BEP — Independent Route
The Professional Traineeship (BEP) is a separate department within the Architects' Register. We guide participants who want to obtain their Professional Traineeship certificate through the independent route.
Various steps
The independent route can be started at any time during the year and roughly consists of 5 steps:
1 — Registration
2 — Online first meeting
3 — Online interim meeting
4 — Final meeting in The Hague
5 — Certificate presentation and registration as an (interior)architect, urbanist, landscaper
For detailed information, please refer to the Manual Independent Route BEP
Step 1 and 5 are handled by the Architects' Register. Upon activation of your account, you will have access to the portal of the Independent Route of the BEP.
Meetings
The committees of the independent route conduct meetings with participants every month, except during the summer vacation. During the meetings, your Personal Progress Plan (PPP), logbook, and completed modules are discussed. Your mentor is required to be present at the first and interim meeting. You can request an interview via your personal page in the portal.
Registration
In order for us to process your registration for the Professional Traineeship and for your eventual registration in the architects' register, you need to send a certified copy of your diploma (on paper) by post to the Architects' Register. A certified copy of the diploma is a copy on which an original certification stamp and a signature/initial of the educational institution, a notary, or a municipal secretariat are placed. It is also possible to visit the Architects' Register with the original diploma.
Once we have received and processed all documents correctly, you can start your Professional Traineeship. You will also get access to your personal digital environment. There you will find all necessary documents, forms, and manuals. For background information and the requirements, please refer to the Regeling Beroepservaringperiode. (Only Dutch)
Questions about the content of the BEP?
Costs
The costs for the independent route are
€255 as of January 1, 2025, for the registration and €665 per interview.
Additionally, the costs for modules are at your own expense.
If you cancel a scheduled interview within a month before the interview or do not show up, we will be obliged to charge €160.
Invoices are always sent in the name of the candidate. It is not possible to send an invoice in the name of the employer.
More information can be found in the payment terms.
Modules
In the context of 'lifelong learning,' it is mandatory to follow further education or 'modules' during the professional experience period. For the independent route, a minimum of 2 modules is assumed, at least 1 per year. These modules can be freely chosen: training sessions, workshops, or courses. An advantage of taking modules from the 'official' providers is that they are usually very specifically aimed at (partially) achieving the final terms. This is not always the case with other modules. Choose topics that interest you or areas you’d like to deepen your knowledge in. The goal is to step out of the office, meet new people, hear different perspectives, and get inspired.
Continuing learning is mandatory after registration. This marks the beginning of meeting this requirement.
You can request approval for modules via the portal.
Look here for possible funding:Werktuig voor Ontwikkeling – PPO
Providers of Modules
BNA
TU Delft
BNI
BNO
Bouwlokaal
Providers of lectures, symposia, workshops en events
Arcam
Architour
Het Nieuwe Instituut
DSL
The Berlage
RCE
Het Schip
Erfgoedstem
WUR
ITHA
Independent school for the city
PONT Academy