Internships and exams take place in MBO where possible
In MBO, students' exams and internships also continue as much as possible. Education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said this. However, schools must adhere to all RIVM security measures and, for example, take exams online.
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Yesterday afternoon, Minister of Education Arie Slob announced that he the exams in secondary education want to continue as much as possible. Shortly thereafter followed a letter from his fellow minister containing measures for MBO. AObdirector Tamar van Gelder calls on education staff from MBO to pass it on to the union especially if there are uncertainties, questions or agreements that do not work well in practice. The AOb can then inform the minister.
Priority
Like primary and secondary schools, MBO schools are closed for education until April 6. MBO teachers should try to teach their students remotely as much as possible, Van Engelshoven explains again her letter know. Yet there are exceptions made *Read the extra explanation of the ministry about the measures in MBO for preparing for exams, for example, because the ministry wants them to continue as much as possible. Especially the students who can obtain a diploma this school year, must give priority to the MBO institutions.
Especially students who can get a diploma this school year are priority
The school board determines how the exams are conducted. They must, however, take into account the strict rules of the RIVM. For example, schools can opt for online oral exams and for examinations at the internship or at another location.
Masterclasses
The same applies to the internships: they must continue as much as possible, provided that the measures of the RIVM allow this. This will not work for students who work at a training company in the hospitality industry, because the government will close all restaurants until April 6. If a work placement company ceases activities in a BOL training, the vocational training program in which students sit at school for 4 days and do an internship for 1 day, it is up to the education team to see whether the student can complete the learning objectives and practical assignments in a different way, without make all internship hours. If this is not possible, the internship must be made up later.
For students of BBL courses where they work 4 days and go to school for 1 day, they often have an employment contract with their training company. These internships should also continue as much as possible, provided all safety requirements are met.
Registration
For new students, the minister is shifting the final registration date for a study program by one month to 1 May. MBO schools will also have more time to issue binding study advice. This school year they can still give this up to twelve months after the start of the training. A negative advice is only possible if the student's progress is insufficient across the board, but many schools will not be able to administer all exams and therefore will not have a complete picture.
The minister emphasizes that the agreements and their details are still 'work in progress' and that they are being supplemented.
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