Secondary vocational education - Aruba

Secondary vocational education in Aruba

Aruba's secondary vocational education is called Educacion Profesional Intermedio (EPI). The Colegio EPI offers this education.

Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs

Students complete vocational programmes at Colegio EPI with a Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs. There is one exception: the programme for an Associate of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

: 3 or 4 years.
Content: students take a vocational programme at level 3 or 4. They choose from one of these subject clusters (units):
- Cienca & Technologia, C&T (engineering and ICT);
- Economia (business services);
- Hospitalidad & Turismo, H&T (hospitality and tourism);
- Salubridad & Servicio, S&S (healthcare) .
Language: the programmes are in Dutch, except H&T (which is in English).
Admission requirements: one of the following diplomas:
- Diploma Educacion Profesional Basico at advancement level (doorstroomniveau);
- Diploma Middelbaar Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs; or
- a transition certificate from HAVO 3 to HAVO 4.
Function of the diploma: work. In some cases, graduates get access to higher professional education.
Diploma: Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs (EPI) + level.

We compare an Aruban Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs level 4 to an MBO diploma level 4.

Please note: you can only use this comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to know what the level of this diploma is because you are looking for work, please contact IDW. The diploma also can be compared to another MBO level.

Want to know more?

Do you have questions about a Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs at level 3? Contact the SBB, the expertise centre for foreign qualifications and study programmes at VMBO and MBO level.

Associate of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management

The Colegio EPI offers a vocational programme for an Associate of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

:
- 2 years for students with a Diploma Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs; or
- 3 years for students with a Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs at level 4.
Content: students take a vocational programme with subjects in hotel and restaurant management.
Language: the programme is in English.
Admission requirements: one of the following diplomas:
- a Diploma Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs; or
- a Diploma Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs at level 4.
Function of the diploma: work (as a junior manager in the hospitality sector) or access to a bachelor’s programme in a similar field of study.
Diploma: Associate of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

We compare an Associate of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management to an MBO diploma level 4.

Please note: you can only use this comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to know what the level of this diploma is because you are looking for work, please contact IDW. The diploma also can be compared to another MBO level.