Enterprising furniture maker/(ship) interior builder (bol)

After completing this program, you can work in the furniture, shipping, or interior design industries, for example, as a product designer, product developer, work planner, manager, or project supervisor. You can also pursue further studies, for example, with a higher professional education program such as Design Academy, Furniture Designer, Construction Engineering, Construction Technology, Construction Technology Teacher, or Technical Business Administration. You can also broaden your career field and switch to the carpentry industry or timber trade.

In addition to your classes at school, you'll complete an internship each year. In years 1 and 2, you'll complete a 10-week internship. In years 3 and 4, you'll complete a 20-week internship. These internships focus on your specialization: designing and shaping furniture and interior products, work planning, management, or entrepreneurship.

The Education and Examination Regulations (OER) of a course specify what you will be doing in which period, how much time is spent on this and an overview of the exams that will be taken. Find the OER for your course here.

Search by your Crebo number (see the box on the right of this page) to view the OER for the current academic year. This will give you a general idea of what's expected of you when you start the program. The OER for the upcoming academic year will be available in July.

The statutory tuition fee for the 2026-2027 school year is €1.511. Check DUO.nl for possible student financing.

For an estimate of the additional costs for this course, please see mbowebshop.nlEvery year, by July 1st, all school fees for the following academic year are announced there. To actually order, you must log in with your Summa account.

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For many courses, students cannot do without a laptop. See the overview whether this applies to your course and download the correct specifications.

During your studies, you choose one or more elective subjects to specialize or to gain broader training. For example, about entrepreneurship, management, work preparation, or design. During your studies, you'll receive more information about the electives you can take. Each elective concludes with an exam. Read more about elective courses.

Study in figures provides clear information about this program and its job prospects. Want to learn more about these figures? Then check out this explanation.

For the vocational training (level 3) and middle management training (level 4) you must meet one of the following conditions:

• You have a diploma in pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) with a pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track, a theoretical pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track, or a mixed pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track.
• You have an (older) diploma from lbo, vbo, mavo or mavo-vbo.
• You have a basic vocational training diploma (level 2) or a diploma from another vocational training course (level 3).
• You have proof that you successfully completed the first three years of pre-university or senior general secondary education (havo) or pre-university education (vwo). Or you have another diploma or certificate recognized by the government.

If you have a level 3 vocational training diploma in the same field, you can complete the course in 2 years.

If you choose the Work Preparation specialization, a 3-year training course is possible to connect to higher professional education.

You will be invited to an introductory meeting where you will get to know the school and we will see if this course is a good fit for you.

Teachers know what's going on at school. Feel free to ask your questions to our teachers using the contact information below:

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Trainers Ron Rooijackers

E-mail
Trainers Ron Rooijackers

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DM to @summa_interieuradvies

It is also possible to attend a walk-along day, tour, or open house. You can find all activities in our calendar.