Z-route
After the start - up class you will go to another track . This can be the Z route, the B1 route or the education route. You have agreed with your client director in which process you will participate. This explanation is about the Z-route. The Z is for self-reliance. You will learn to do as much as possible yourself. You will receive language lessons at a leisurely pace. you go too internship run with an employer or organization. After 800 hours of internship and 800 hours of lessons, you will have a meeting with your client director and you will receive your integration diploma.
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What is it?
After the start-up class and broad intake, you start with the continuation of your integration. There are three routes:
1 B1 Route
The B1 route is aimed at learning Dutch as a second language (Nt2) at language level B1. You will learn about Dutch society, such as history, the education system and healthcare. At the end you will be given an exam with the following components:
- Reading at level B1;
- Listening at level B1;
- Writing at level B1;
- Speaking at level B1;
- Knowledge of Dutch society.
Did you pass this exam and did you participate in other compulsory components of the integration? Then you will receive your integration diploma.
2 The Z Route
This is an intensive process. It consists of activities that match what you can do. You learn the Dutch language as much as possible, if you succeed at A1 level. If necessary, you start the process with learning to read and write. You will also learn how to arrange things yourself in the Netherlands. We support you in finding (volunteer) work or participating in activities that suit your skills. If you follow the Z-route, you will not get an integration exam. There are mandatory parts and you follow 800 hours of lessons and walk 800 hours internship at an organization in Tilburg. If you have done this and have had a final interview with your client director, you have complied with the integration obligation.
3 The Education Route
You start with this route if it appears after a test that further education is your goal.
What is the Z route?
You are in a class with a maximum of 12 other people. You will be taught on various topics. We do this at a leisurely pace and the assignments match your language level. Every week you have 3 lessons of 3 hours and you get homework. You work on practical assignments and you can learn on the computer at home and at school.
You will also do an internship at an employer or organization in Tilburg. Together we will find a place that suits you. We make sure that the lessons and your internship are a good match. Here you can see which internships there are.
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What is the goal?
The goal of the Z-route is that you participate 800 hours in the lessons and 800 hours internship runs. Here you learn as much as possible. If you have done this, the municipality will decide whether you have complied with the integration obligation.
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How long does it take?
About 2 years. You work about 20 hours a week. This includes lessons, internship and homework.
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For who is it?
For status holders who have finished the start-up class. The test and the broad intake should show whether this route best suits your possibilities.
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What does the contact look like?
You have about 3 hours of lessons 3 times a week.
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