Sales & Business Relations

After your studies, you can move on to higher professional education, for example to the Small Business or Retail Management programme. Or you can work in the business world, for example at wholesalers, suppliers of software, etc. Usually you will work in a sales department or in a commercial service department.

You will learn with us in modules of ten weeks. In each module, you will be introduced to a new theme, where you will gain broad knowledge and experience. Examples of themes are ‘The customer’ or ‘The market’. Around that theme, you will learn the theory and the necessary skills such as: entrepreneurship, critical thinking and personal leadership (soft skills). For each theme, you will have to deal with guest speakers from the business world, company visits or you will do an assignment at one of our apprenticeships. In this way, you develop important skills and your professional attitude: that is the desired attitude that an employer requires from an employee. What you learn, you immediately apply in the business world!

Create the course that suits you
Our courses consist of a basic part, a profile part and a number of elective parts. With electives you can broaden or deepen your education. You can even take modules from other economics courses that appeal to you. Or you can speed up. For example, have you already acquired certain necessary skills through work experience? Then together we will look at what that means for your learning path. With us, you are in charge of your own learning process!

Learning is not just something you do in the classroom
The nice thing about learning something new isn’t just that you grow as a person. When you study with us, we encourage you in every way possible to become the best. How you learn with us varies: of course you learn in the classroom and from apprenticeships. You will also learn from home (digitally) where you work independently or in groups on assignments.

Personal guidance
During the training, a lot of attention is paid to personal guidance. This is done, among other things, through conversations with study career counsellors. But you can also spar with lecturers or fellow students. Good guidance gives you the opportunity to get the most out of your education. There is also room for solving problems you encounter. We’re here for you!

You can start a middle management course (level 4) if you have one of the following prerequisites:

• diploma vmbo framework vocational learning pathway, mixed learning pathway, theoretical learning pathway or equivalent;
• MBO level 2 diploma (basic vocational training);
• MBO level 3 diploma (vocational training);
• Certificate of transition from 3 havo / vwo to year 4;
• other diploma or certificate recognised by the government on the basis of a ministerial regulation.