Foreign students:

• High School or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or equivalent diploma
• good command of English (IELT or similar)

Dutch students:

• vmbo-diploma theoretische leerweg, gemengde of kaderberoepsgerichte leerweg Bij voorkeur met examen in economie en/of wiskunde en naast Engels een tweede vreemde taal
• Overgangsbewijs van 3 naar 4 havo/vwo
• Engels met tenminste een 7 als eindexamencijfer of als gemiddeld cijfer Engels op de meest recente cijferlijst

If you are eighteen or older, Dutch law states that you have to pay a tuition fee. For the school year 2020-2021 this is €1.202,00.

When you come to see us for your application interview (intake) we ask you to bring your personal file. This should contain a letter of motivation, a questionnaire on our school and your expectation of the study load. We ask you this because we believe that it is important that you know what you may expect. When you join the International Stream you will need a certain level of English. You will need to demonstrate this by doing the Cambridge test, and you must have at least 7 points on your latest diploma.

• teamwork and perseverance
• hospitality orientation
• good social skills
• creativity and ability to improvise
• excellent English skills
• numerical skills

Learning by doing is an important part of this programme. During your entire study programme, you will do an internship for a total of 1,760 hours. MBO students often receive a (small) internship allowance,

In the first year, you do an internship in a restaurant for 160 hours. Halfway through the third year, you will go on an internship for a whole year, six months of which are required to be done abroad. The school will arrange that for you. You can indicate your preference in terms of country and we will then carefully look at which internship positions are best suited for you.

The school values our students’ safety so check our [Q&A page on Corona][1] to get an update on the latest information on Internships (abroad)

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The programme contains a mix of theory lessons, internships and practical lessons. Although it is offered in varied forms, you should keep in mind that there will be days in which you follow 6 hours of theory lessons like:

• Entrepreneurship (including both Business Economics and Accounting)
• Management (You learn to supervise in the practicals, but you are also taught the necessary knowledge in the theory lessons).
• Cooking and Serving (including theory lessons about knowledge of goods, knowledge of drinks, serving techniques and how to be hospitable and follow the rules of etiquette).
• Rooms Division Management
• Spanish or German or French (Only Spanish in the International Stream)
• Numeracy
• Dutch
• Citizenship and Career Orientation

Homework is also part of the programme. You also have to keep track of your own diary (agenda) and make sure you finish everything on time. But then again, you are being trained as a manager, so it is only logical that first you have to learn to “manage” yourself.

In the first year, you follow instruction lessons on an average of 1 day a week and then, after the Christmas holidays, you will be working for approximately 3 to 4 weeks in our own restaurants, kitchens, front office, housekeeping and banqueting departments.

You can follow the entire study programme in English. We call this the “International Stream”. You have to take an English test in advance to get into the programme. There is also a bilingual study programme for those students who want to start the first year in Dutch and then follow the programme in the second year, half in English and half in Dutch. In that case, simply register for the Dutch study programme.

Please note: there is a requirement for passing National Dutch language Central Exams to complete this program.