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Turn your studies into experience.

Start with what your school needs, find a host who can give it to you, agree it in writing, and leave with evidence.

Sources read 17 October 2026. Rules and windows change: check the authority named.

In short

  • Your school decides whether a placement fits.
  • The host should be a recognised learning company.
  • Agree supervision, hours and any allowance in writing.

Ask first

These bodies decide. Check with them before you rely on any step.

Colegio EPI (institution, opens another site)Department of Education (official source, opens another site)

Your timeline

  1. Bring your school's brief

    Know your programme, the period and hours you must complete, the learning goals and how you are assessed. Your school decides whether a placement fits; a host's offer is not school approval.

    Colegio EPI (institution, opens another site)

  2. Find a recognised host

    Vocational work placements (BPV) are carried out at a learning company recognised by PEL (Platform Education & Labor). Colegio EPI asks every company that takes one of its students to be registered with its Stagebureau as an erkend leerbedrijf. Ask your school for its list, then look for internship listings here and approach employers directly.

    Department of Education (official source, opens another site)Colegio EPI (institution, opens another site)

  3. Agree it in writing

    In vocational education the agreement is the beroepspraktijkovereenkomst (BPO). DEA's policy lists the BPV agreement and insurance among the tasks of the school's BPV office. Ask the host who will supervise you, what you will do, your hours and whether there is an allowance. Do not assume housing or pay.

    Department of Education (official source, opens another site)

  4. Collect evidence as you go

    Keep examples of your work, feedback and the skills you practised, with permission where needed. They are what turns a placement into a line on your CV.

  5. Turn it into a profile and a skill level

    Describe what you did, how independently you did it and what you learned. Then see which skills it supports and at which level.

Sources and checks 2 sources · checked 16 October 2026 · next review 14 April 2027
  1. 1 Colegio EPI · Stagebureau (opens another site) Institution · Verified · Read in full.
  2. 2 Departamento di Enseñansa (DEA) · BPV policy, June 2025 (opens another site) Official · Verified · Read in part (definitions, recognised learning companies, agreement).

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