Regionaal opleidingencentrum

The former Niels Stensen Lyceum in Utrecht is now the ROC Midden Nederland

A Regionaal opleidingencentrum (also Regionaal opleidingscentrum , ROC, in German: regional training center ) is a specific educational institution in the Netherlands . Institutions of the vocational branch Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (MBO, in German: advanced vocational training ) work together with adult education.

The ROCs emerged in the 1990s when most of the MBO schools merged. Around five hundred MBOs became around fifty ROCs.

See also

• Education system in the Netherlands

Web links

• MBO Raad (Dutch)
• ROCnieuws.nl (Dutch)