MBO wants to be completely open to students under 18
After the summer holidays, secondary vocational education schools want to provide full education to students up to the age of 17 without the five feet away. Just like what will happen in secondary schools after the summer. It concerns about 165 MBO students. “Why is one 17-year-old student allowed to go to school and students in MBO not?”, Says AObdriver Tamar van Gelder.
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Shortly after Prime Minister Rutte's press conference, the AOb together with secondary vocational education institutions, other unions and student organizations a statement to the cabinet. 'By linking the age limit up to and including 17 years to the type of education, the cabinet is in fact creating inequality of opportunity for MBO students', the parties write.
Distance
Rutte made yesterday known that students up to the age of 18 no longer have to keep their distance from each other in secondary schools. However, they must keep their distance from the teaching staff. Rutte: "Logically this means that we will let go of the meter and a half for the entire group up to the age of 18." Rutte said about secondary vocational education, higher vocational education and university education that the XNUMX meters distance will still apply at those schools after the summer.
Van Gelder: “This concerns one third of MBO students under the age of 18. So if you have obtained a VMBO-T diploma and are moving on to HAVO, you can simply go to school. If you want to do an MBO course, you will only be able to receive partial lessons and especially online. With the distance rules, it is estimated that 25 percent of the school buildings can be used. ” In addition, schools must make local agreements about lesson times, so that there is not too much pressure on public transport, according to Van Gelder.
If you have obtained a VMBO-T diploma and are transferring to HAVO, you can go to school as usual. If you are going to do an MBO course, you will partly receive lessons
Deprivation
This puts MBO students at a disadvantage compared to their peers. The same applies to students who follow adult education and thus follow the same program as secondary school students, but at an MBO institution. “It's not right,” says Van Gelder. The organizations therefore plead with the cabinet to be fully open to all first-year students. “A good start is extremely important for students to build the relationship with their school. It prevents premature failure. ”
