Sales Manager (bol)

You'll become a sales manager in a retail store, such as a clothing store, electronics store, or DIY store. If you'd like to continue your studies, you can pursue courses like Business Entrepreneurship, Retail Manager, or Optician. After completing these courses, you can enroll in the second year of the Level 4 Business Entrepreneurship program.

For the first 30 weeks, you'll attend school 4 days a week and do an internship 1 day a week. For the last 10 weeks, you'll attend school 3 days a week and do an internship 2 days a week.

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.

Laptop

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 electives to specialize or broaden your knowledge. For example, in entrepreneurship, management, programming, or a language. You'll receive more information about the electives available during your program. 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.

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

Teachers and students know what's going on at school. You can easily ask your questions using the contact information below. If you contact us during or just before the holidays, you may not receive a response until after the holidays.

WhatsApp
Contact: Judith Smits
Teacher Retail courses: Frank Schönnagel

E-mail
Contact: Judith Smits
Teacher Retail courses: Frank Schönnagel

Social media coordinator
Retail training courses full-time, DM to: @summaretailbol
Retail training bbl, DM to: @summaretailbbl
Student Mei Ubels, DM to: @mei.ubels

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