Civic integration process
When you start your civic integration process ('inburgering'), the municipality where you live invites you for an interview. You will take a Learning Ability Test (LBT). Then the client supervisor of the municipality will make a personal plan for integration and participation (PIP) together with you. This plan contains which route you will follow to integrate and the arrangements for your integration route. There are 3 integration routes: the 'zelfredzaamheidsroute' (self-reliance) route, the 'B1-route'(including a fast track) and the onderwijs (education) route.
Have you been advised to follow the 'onderwijsroute' (education route) by the municipality?
If so, you can join the Taalschakeltraject Amsterdam of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA). This is a Language and Prepatory programme. During this 'onderwijsroute' you prepare yourself for a continuation education in mbo, hbo or wo.
What do you learn during the 'onderwijsroute'?
You will learn Dutch, English and subjects like history, mathematics and physics. To prepare you as well as possible for your next study, we offer you customization and personal guidance. It is meant to give you a good start in the Netherlands, to study successfully and then do work that suits you. With our education we contribute to equal opportunities for everyone, wherever you were born, whatever background you have.
Applying for the TSA onderwijsroute
Citizens can apply through Your municipality's client supervisor will apply for you. It is not possible to apply on your own.
Are you in the Netherlands for family reunification?
Then you can apply on your own. Here you will find more information about integrating through the education route or a language course at VU Amsterdam. You will pay for your own integration, possibly with a DUO loan. Sometimes the municipality will pay for you, then they will apply for you.
The costs are not the same for everyone. At the VU, you can follow the fast B1-route and the 'onderwijsroute' with a DUO loan. How much it costs depends on your level of Dutch and English, and the number of courses you will be taking. Mail to: aanmelding.nt2-tsa@vu.nl.
Onderwijs route Language and Preparatory Program Amsterdam
The Language and Preparatory Program (Taalschakeltraject) is for status holders who will integrate into the Netherlands from 1 January 2022.
Are you a newcomer and eligible for the onderwijs (education) route?
Then the municipality's customer manager will register you. The email address is only for questions, for example, if you are a family migrant.