Programmes

• Are you currently an academic (WO) bachelor's student?

  Educatieve minor (in Dutch only)

  Are you interested in a teaching certificate? Choose the Education Minor in your third year and obtain a (limited) second-degree teaching qualification, which is linked to your bachelor's degree. This enables you to work as a teacher in the first three years of HAVO/VWO and VMBO-T.

  Note: our teacher training programmes are taught only in Dutch and train you to become a teacher in secondary school education in the Netherlands. We therefore require our students to have a proficiency of the Dutch language at a professional level (NT2-programma II) and to live in the Netherlands during the programme (in order to attend lectures and practice at Dutch secondary schools).

• Have you (almost) completed your academic bachelor’s degree?

  Educatieve module (5 months)  (in Dutch only)

  Start with the Education Module (immediately) after completing your bachelor's degree. Within five months, you obtain a limited second-degree teaching qualification that allows you to start teaching in the first three years of HAVO/VWO and VMBO-T.

  Master Educatieve specialisatie in de Bètawetenschappen (in Dutch only)

  Would you like to share your passion for the natural sciences with students? Become a teacher in secondary education! This programme allows you to obtain a master's degree in the natural sciences and a first-degree teaching qualification in Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics within two years.

  Note: our teacher training programmes are taught only in Dutch and train you to become a teacher in secondary school education in the Netherlands. We therefore require our students to have a proficiency of the Dutch language at a professional level (NT2-programma II) and to live in the Netherlands during the programme (in order to attend lectures and practice at Dutch secondary schools).

• Are you (almost) in possession of an academic master’s degree (or doctoral degree)?

  Leraar Voorbereidend Hoger Onderwijs in de Taal- en Cultuurwetenschappen (1 year) (in Dutch only)

  After completing your master’s degree, choose the one-year academic teacher training programme. You obtain a first-degree teaching qualification and may therefore teach one of the following school subjects to all years of secondary education:

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Greek and Latin Language and Culture
  • Latin Language and Culture
  • Dutch

  Leraar Voorbereidend Hoger Onderwijs in de Mens- en Maatschappijwetenschappen (1 year) (in Dutch only)

  After completing your master’s degree, choose the one-year academic teacher training programme. You obtain a first-degree teaching qualification and may therefore teach one of the following school subjects to all years of secondary education:

  • General Economics
  • Business Economics
  • History
  • Geography
  • Social Science
  • Religion and Philosophy

  Leraar Voorbereidend Hoger Onderwijs in de Bètawetenschappen (1 year) (in Dutch only)

  After completing your master’s degree, choose the one-year academic teacher training programme. You obtain a first-degree teaching qualification and may therefore teach one of the following school subjects to all years of secondary education:

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Computer Science

  Educatieve module (5 months) (in Dutch only)

  Start with the Education Module (immediately) after completing your bachelor's degree. Within five months, you obtain a limited second-degree teaching qualification that allows you to start teaching in the first three years of HAVO/VWO and VMBO-T.

  Lerarenopleiding voor zij-instromers (in Dutch only)

  Find a job at a secondary school and do your training as a lateral entrant. In a maximum of two years, you obtain a certificate of competence that is equivalent to a first-degree teaching qualification. Your training is paid for by your school's lateral entry subsidy.

  Note: our teacher training programmes are taught only in Dutch and train you to become a teacher in secondary school education in the Netherlands. We therefore require our students to have a proficiency of the Dutch language at a professional level (NT2-programma II) and to live in the Netherlands during the programme (in order to attend lectures and practice at Dutch secondary schools).

• Do you have a second-degree teaching qualification from a university of applied sciences (HBO) and would you like to obtain a first-degree teaching qualification in the same school subject?

  First, you follow a pre-master’s programme of about 30 EC within one academic year. After finishing the pre-master’s programme, you can start one of the two-year master’s programmes. You are entitled to about 30 EC exemptions in your master’s for didactic courses. In the 30 EC that are freed up, you may have to take courses that provide knowledge specific for your school subject.

  Master Educatieve specialisatie in de Bètawetenschappen. (in Dutch only)

  Would you like to share your passion for the natural sciences with students? Become a teacher in secondary education! This programme allows you to obtain a master's degree in the natural sciences and a first-degree teaching qualification in Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics within two years.

  Note: our teacher training programmes are taught only in Dutch and train you to become a teacher in secondary school education in the Netherlands. We therefore require our students to have a proficiency of the Dutch language at a professional level (NT2-programma II) and to live in the Netherlands during the programme (in order to attend lectures and practice at Dutch secondary schools).

• Are you already working as a teacher in upper secondary education and in possession of a master's or doctoral degree, but unqualified?

  Lerarenopleiding voor zij-instromers (2 years) (in Dutch only)

  Would you like to obtain your first-degree teaching qualification for senior secondary education in no more than 2 years? Then choose a customized programme that combines teaching with studying. An assessment is part of the admission criteria. The government provides attractive subsidies for this programme.

  Note: our teacher training programmes are taught only in Dutch and train you to become a teacher in secondary school education in the Netherlands. We therefore require our students to have a proficiency of the Dutch language at a professional level (NT2-programma II) and to live in the Netherlands during the programme (in order to attend lectures and practice at Dutch secondary schools).

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