{"id":20911,"date":"2022-12-14T10:46:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T09:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/electives-mbo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:19:44","slug":"electives-mbo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/electives-mbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Electives mbo"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":11649,"parent":21163,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20911","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"During the mbo training your child can follow electives. What kind of subjects are these? 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Topics include making choices, taking decisions, ways to work independently and ways to solve problems. Mbo schools decide which electives they offer.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How much time does the elective part take?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The elective part is 15 percent of the training. The hours your child spends on an elective vary per mbo level. An elective part is 240, 480 or 720 hours. A student who does an entry training, an mbo level 1, spends 240 hours on it. For a basic vocational training (mbo level 2) there are 480 hours for electives. 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