Credential evaluation

SBB only issues declarations for completed approved VET programmes. This means that we do not issue a declaration for the following diplomas:

• certificates or diplomas awarded for courses shorter than 850 study hours
• diplomas or certificates awarded for higher education or secondary education programmes
• diplomas awarded by private educational institutions
• uncompleted training courses or modular certificates

You start an application by clicking on the green button ‘Application form’. You have to fill in the application form and upload a copy of your identity document, the diploma you request a declaration for and the list of subjects for that diploma. At the end of the application form, you have to pay € 57 via iDeal.

SBB processes your application within four working weeks. The processing period starts as soon as SBB has received all required documents and the payment.

If SBB cannot process your application, you will receive a refund of € 30. The administration fee of € 27 is not refundable.

Een aanvraag doet u door op de groene knop 'Aanvraagformulier' te klikken. U vult het aanvraagformulier in en uploadt een kopie van uw legitimatiebewijs, het diploma waar u een verklaring voor wil ontvangen en het bijbehorende vakkenoverzicht. Aan het einde van uw aanvraagformulier betaalt u € 57 via iDeal.  

SBB behandelt uw aanvraag binnen vier werkweken. De behandeltermijn gaat in zodra alle benodigde documenten en de betaling zijn ontvangen door SBB. 

Kan SBB uw aanvraag niet in behandeling nemen? Dan ontvangt u € 30 terug. De gemaakte administratiekosten van € 27 ontvangt u niet terug.

Standard descriptions of old VET diplomas are available for a number of diplomas in the care and welfare sector. This states, among other things, the level within the current qualification structure with which the course can be compared, as well as the professional context.

Which diplomas give entitlement to use the title of Personal Healthcare Assistant (Verzorgende Individuele Gezondheidszorg, VIG)?

Which professions are regulated varies from one EU Member State to another. Do you want to know if a profession is regulated in the Netherlands or in another EU member state? Check the European Commission database. Here you will find an overview of regulated professions and competent authorities by country.

Anyone who wants to work in a regulated profession must apply to the competent authority. The contact details of the authority can be found in the database. Every EU Member State has an assistance centre (AC) that provides information. In the Netherlands, this is Nuffic. The Credential Evaluation and Educational Comparison Department of SBB cooperates with Nuffic and is the contact point for VET professions.

Regulated training courses are aimed at the practice of a specific profession. Anyone who has completed a regulated training course in the Netherlands and wants to work in a regulated profession in another EU Member State is, in principle, eligible for professional recognition, even if the profession is not regulated in the Netherlands. The competent authority in the country of establishment will assess whether the training received meets the access requirements for the profession.

Vocational courses at VET qualification levels 3 and 4 that are approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science are regulated courses. This also applies to all approved 3-year and 4-year vocational courses at VET level that were offered until 1999/2000. By training with a special structure, we mean regulated training for a profession that is regulated as well.