About SBB

Student en praktijkopleider bakkerij

Students receive the best possible practical training with prospects of a job, and companies can employ professionals that they need, now and in the future. These are the objectives of the Cooperation Organisation for Vocational Education, Training and the Labour Market (SBB). Within SBB, vocational education and training (VET) and the labour market cooperate at national, sectoral and regional level.

Legal tasks

As required by the Dutch Act on Adult and Vocational Education, SBB works together with VET schools and the labour market on executing the following legal tasks:

  • we advise, accredit and coach work placement companies

  • we develop and maintain the qualification structure

  • we provide research and information on the labour market, work placement and efficiency of VET-programmes

We also advise the minister of Education, Culture and Science on linking vocational education with the job market.

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