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Diploma	Comparable to
Dakhil Certificate	a diploma
Secondary School Certificate	a VMBO-T diploma
Secondary School Certificate (Vocational)	a diploma
Alim Certificate	a diploma
Higher Secondary Certificate (Business Management)	an diploma level 3
Higher Secondary Certificate (Vocational)	an MBO diploma level 3 or 4
Diploma in Engineering	an MBO diploma level 3 or 4
Higher Secondary Certificate with the business studies group	a HAVO diploma with vocational subjects
Higher Secondary Certificate with the humanities group	a HAVO diploma
Higher Secondary Certificate with the science group	a HAVO diploma
Pass bachelor's degree	3 years of or 2 years of
Honours bachelor's degree	an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO
Professional bachelor's degree ( : 4 years)	an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO
Professional bachelor's degree (duration: 5 years)	usually a WO bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Education	Please contact us for a credential evaluation.
Master's degree	Please contact us for a credential evaluation.
Master of Philosophy	a WO master's degree

Source

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).

MBO

Secondary vocational education (middelbaar beroepsonderwijs, MBO). MBO prepares pupils for the professional practice or further study. This type of education follows on from VMBO; its duration will depend on the chosen qualification. MBO comprises 4 levels (I-IV). Read more on the website of SBB.

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.

VWO

Pre-university education (voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs, VWO). A VWO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 6-year programme of pre-university education. VWO is the highest level of general secondary education available in the Netherlands.

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).

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).