Industrial Product Design Technician (bol)

As an Industrial Product Design Technician, you'll work independently or at companies that develop and/or manufacture products. These include design agencies, furniture manufacturers, or playground equipment manufacturers. With your diploma, you can continue your studies at universities of applied sciences (IPO, Rotterdam, Venlo, Arnhem, The Hague), Design Academy, Interior Design, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.

You'll start your program with a general foundation year. Therefore, when registering, select 'Engineering Technician'.
In this foundation year, you'll explore all areas of engineering. Practical assignments will give you plenty of room to explore and experiment. After the first year, you'll choose the direction that suits you best:

• Energy and sustainable installations 
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Industrial product design

An internship is an important part of your education, which is why you do an internship at a company in all years of study.

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.

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.

Mathematics and physics in your (exam) package are recommended.

Do you have a senior general secondary education (HAVO) diploma? Then you may be eligible to enroll in the second year of the program.

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. Feel free to ask your questions to our teachers and/or students using the contact information below: 

WhatsApp
Trainers Kellie van de Kerkhof

E-mail
Team Leader Bart van Eemeren

Instagram
DM to @summaengineering

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