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The Law on education and
vocational education BES (WEB BES)
In the Law on education and vocational education BES (WEB BES) rules which
are applicable for schools for secondary vocational education and vocational
education for adults are stipulated.
a vocational qualification training is required or could be useful. The senior
secondary education (mbo) primarily focuses on youngsters from 16 years and up,
and has three sectors:
1. economy
2. technology
3. service and healthcare education.
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The Law on education and
vocational education BES
(WEB BES)
ENG
The senior secondary vocational education (mbo) prepares students for
vocational practice or for a continuation study in the professional higher
education (hbo). The education for adults concerns the education that is given
to adults – meaning those that are not obliged to follow compulsory education
any longer. The financing of education for adults is a direct responsibility of the
Public Entity.
Quality criteria
For the education quality requirements are applicable (the ‘what’). These are
applicable for both public and denominational education, and concern among
others instructions for the courses to be followed, the final terms (eindtermen),
the number of hours for education for each year, the educational and qualification
requirements for teachers, the participation and the obligations concerning
planning and reporting.
On Saba the Caribbean Education system (CXC) and the TVET program are
applicable. Therefore the following information is not completely applicable for
vocational education in Saba.
Qualification levels
The senior secondary education (mbo) is focused on the theoretical and practical
preparation on the execution of professions. This concerns professions for which
De opleidingen worden op vier kwalificatieniveaus aangeboden:
• level 1: the assistant training (duration: 0,5 -1 year)
• level 2: the basic vocational training (duration: 2 - 3 year)
• level 3: the vocational training (duration: 2 - 4 year)
• level 4: the management training (duration: 3 - 4 year) and the specialization
training (duration: 1-2 year after diploma of vocational training)
• Level 1: the assistant training educates for simple executing activities. This level
is meant for participants who are not able to obtain a start qualification (level 2),
but this way still can obtain a diploma. This level is intended for those who left
school early so they can get back into basic vocational training with the objective
to obtain a start qualification (level 2) and for participants who are not able to
reach level 2. This still allows them to finish their education with a diploma.
• Level 2: the basic vocational training educates for executing activities which
are somewhat complicated routines and standard procedures. Obtaining a
diploma on this level means that the participant owns a start qualification,
which each citizen should obtain at the minimum.
• Level 3: the vocational training, which makes graduates able to execute
activities completely independently, report to colleagues and control and give
guidance to others by applying standard procedures.
• Level 4: the management training and the specialization training educate to
completely independently executing activities with broad employability and/or
specialization. This level requires independent profession skills such as acting
tactfully and strategically. The employee will have an hierarchical, formal and
organizational responsibility.

Each level requires certain skills or competences. These skills or competences are
prescribed by means of key tasks and work processes. The competences form the
building blocks for a qualification document for each profession.
Learning paths
Principally all training can be followed through two learning paths:
• An profession educating learning path (beroepsopleidende leerweg - bol), in
which the extend of vocational formation for practice lays between 20 and 60%
(formerly this was called learning working);
• A profession guiding learning path teaching (beroepsbegeleidende leerweg -
bbl) in which the percentage of vocational formation for practice is more than
60% (formerly this was called working learning).
Currently only on Bonaire secondary vocational education is present at all levels,
as part of the school for secondary education. On St. Eustatius and Saba secondary
vocational education will be developed on level 1 and – if this is effective according
to the minister of Education Culture and Science (OCW) - eventually also on level 2.
As of the 1st of August 2011 all mbo-trainings level 1 will be transferred from the
SKJ-organization to the institutions who give vocational education with the
objective to better ensure a continuous learning process of junior and senior
secondary vocational education.
Also see folder: • The Law on education and vocational education BES (WEB BES) - Nr. 5.1
This folder is part of a series of folders listed below:
01.0 The educational system of the Dutch Caribbean
02.0 The Law on compulsory education BES
03.0 The Law on primary education BES
03.1 The Law on primary education BES
04.0 The Law on secondary education BES
04.1 The Law on secondary education BES
04.2 The Law on secondary education BES
05.0 The Law on education and vocational education BES (WEB BES)
05.1 The Law on education and vocational education BES (WEB BES)
06.0 Youth social opportunity program in the Dutch Carribbean
07.0 Employment conditions education personnel
08.0 School vacations in Dutch Caribbean
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School board
School management
Teacher
Local government
This folder is a publication of:
Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland, OCW
department
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