• You hold an EU residency permit.
• Your diploma was issued in an EEA member state or Switzerland.
• Your level of expertise in your field is the same as as that of the vocational training programme you intend to teach, or higher.
• You have teaching skills at the level of a specialist programme or middle-management training programme, or higher.

• You hold an EU residency permit.
• Your diploma was issued in an EEA member state or Switzerland.
• You are eligible to work as an MBO instructor in the country where your diploma was issued.

If you cannot apply online, use the 'Recognition of EU professional qualifications for senior secondary vocational education (mbo) instructors' form to apply for recognition of your professional qualification.

• Recognition of EU professional qualifications for senior secondary vocational education (mbo) instructorspdf, 224kb

If you would like to work as an instructor occasionally or temporarily, please use the ‘Temporary or occasional services of EU professional qualifications for instructors in senior secondary vocational education (mbo)’ form to register.

• Temporary or occasional services of EU professional qualifications for instructors in senior secondary vocational education (mbo)pdf, 252kb

The procedure to recognise your foreign professional qualification is as follows:

• You submit a form requesting recognition of your professional qualification. The supporting documents you need to include are specified on the form.
• In relation to your diploma, DUO may consult Nuffic Link opent externe pagina  or make enquiries with the relevant authorities in the country where the diploma was issued.
• If these authorities are unable to verify your diploma, we require a statement from your educational institute confirming that you graduated successfully.
• We will inform you of the decision.
• If we reject your application, you can lodge an objection.

The procedure to register temporary or occasional work is as follows:

• You submit the registration form. The supporting documents you need to include are specified on the form.
• DUO makes enquiries about your diploma with the relevant authorities in the country where the diploma was issued.
• If these authorities are unable to verify your diploma, we require a statement from your educational institute confirming that you graduated successfully.
• We will inform you of our decision.
• If your registration is accepted, you will receive a letter confirming the registration. You will then be eligible to work as an instructor in MBO.
• If we reject your registration, you can lodge an objection.