pilot code of conduct incoming mobility VET level 4

Due to the measures relating to the corona virus, the office of the secretariat of the National Commission and of the administrator of the register of the Pilot Scheme Code of Conduct Incoming Mobility VET level 4 is closed and cannot be reached by telephone either. Both are easily accessible via info@internationalstudy.nl.

Internationalisation of education is essential for acquiring knowledge, skills and professional competencies and contributes highly to the personal development and identity-building of students.

In a four-year pilot scheme, the ministers of Education, Culture and Science, and Economic Affairs would like to explore the possibilities for relaxing the admission policy for level 4 studies in Vocational Education and Training (VET, Dutch: mbo). In cooperation with the umbrella organizations of VET, which are the MBO Council, the AOC Council and the Netherlands Council for Training and Education (NRTO), a text for the Code of Conduct and the Rules and Regulations has been drafted and conditions for taking part in the pilot scheme have been set. The Code of Conduct VET level 4 came into force on 1 February 2017. At that moment, the first international participants will start. The pilot lasts for limited time and ends on 1 January 2024.

The Code of Conduct contains agreements made by (representatives) of institutions in vocational education and training about working with international participants, for example on the information to this group and on the (language) requirements the participants must meet before they can be enrolled in the institution.

The government requires the educational institution to sign the Code of Conduct before granting a residence permit to an international non-EU participant. This website contains the list of institutions that have committed themselves to the Code of Conduct VET level 4.