Optional parts MBO two years later in pass / fail scheme
The optional components introduced in MBO last year will count in the fail / pass scheme for students who start their education from the 2020/2021 school year. That is two years later than initially thought.
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Minister Bussemaker recently wrote this to the House of Representatives. The optional parts were introduced last year to make secondary vocational education more flexible. It enables institutions to respond better to developments in the regional labor market, or, conversely, to ease the connection to further education.
Too fast
The House of Representatives had decided that the optional components count towards the fail / fail scheme for students who start from the 2018/2019 school year. That is too fast, say the MBO institutions and the business community together, united in the foundation Samenwerking Vocational Education Business Life (SBB).
The introduction of optional components in MBO entails the necessary logistic and organizational issues.
More time is needed to gain experience with both the design and programming of the optional components, writes Bussemaker. For example, good teaching and examination material is not yet available for part of the electives on offer. Furthermore, the introduction for MBO institutions entails the necessary logistical and organizational issues.
Results list
There is now a lot of work going on with the development of the optional parts. Currently, about 850 optional components have been determined by the minister. 85 percent of this has now been included in the educational offer.
In the meantime, the assessment of the optional components will be stated on the list of results accompanying the diploma.
