Level of diplomas
In the tables below you can find the level of Nepali diplomas. You cannot derive any rights from it.
Working in the Netherlands
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Studying in the Netherlands
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| Diploma | Comparable to |
|---|---|
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Certificate – Secondary Education Examinations, Grade-10 (from 2017 onwards) |
a diploma |
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Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (before 2017) |
a VMBO-T diploma |
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Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) with a pass for:
(from 2017 onwards) |
a diploma |
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Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) with a pass for:
(from 2017 onwards) |
a HAVO diploma with vocational subjects |
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Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI-XII) (from 2022) |
Please contact us for a credential evaluation |
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Migration Certificate – Higher Secondary Secondary Education Board Examinations with a pass for:
|
a HAVO diploma |
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Migration Certificate – Higher Secondary Secondary Education Board Examinations with a pass for:
|
a HAVO diploma with vocational subjects |
| Bachelor’s degree ( : 3 years) | 3 years of or 1 year of |
| Bachelor’s degree (duration: 4 years) | an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO |
| Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least 5 years) | a WO bachelor's degree |
| Bachelor of Education (duration: 1 year) | usually an HBO bachelor's degree |
| Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) | a WO bachelor's degree |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Please contact us for a credential evaluation |
| Master's degree | Please contact us for a credential evaluation |
| Master of Philosophy (MPhil) | a WO master's degree |
Please note:
- You can find information about the Dutch diploma's on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
- You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
- SBB evaluates foreign diplomas and training at VMBO and MBO level. The evaluation may vary if the SBB evaluates the diploma for admission to VET schools or for work in the Netherlands.
VMBO-T
Preparatory vocational secondary education – theoretical programme (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs - theoretische leerweg, VMBO-T). A VMBO-T diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 4-year programme of vocational secondary education (theoretical programme).
HAVO
Senior general secondary education (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs, HAVO). A HAVO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 5-year programme of general secondary education.
Duration
The official length of the full-time programme (not part-time) without study delay.
HBO
Higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). HBO is more oriented towards professions in specific areas than WO, and has traditionally been offered at universities of applied sciences (hogescholen).
WO
Research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). WO is oriented more towards theory and research than HBO, and has traditionally been offered at research universities (universiteiten).