Applying to teach in the Netherlands with foreign qualifications

Are you a teacher with qualifications gained outside the Netherlands? Do you want to work in education in the Netherlands? In that case, you must apply for recognition of your qualifications. This is only possible if the qualifications you attained have the same value as corresponding qualifications in the Netherlands. With this recognition you can teach in basisonderwijs (primary education) and voortgezet onderwijs – VO (secondary education). Or in beroepsonderwijs en volwasseneneducatie –BVE (vocational education and adult education).