Information about SCC (VCA)

The Dutch Occupational Safety and Health Act obliges employers to see to the safety of third parties on company grounds. As such, clients may demand that company personnel hold the Basic Elements of Safety SCC diploma. They can further require supervisors to have obtained the Safety for Operational Supervisors diploma. Figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that there is a pressing need to pay more attention to working safely. More than 150,000 working people are involved in industrial accidents every year. Knowledge of the various safety-related regulations is a precondition for working in a safe and responsible manner. You can prove that you have the necessary expertise by obtaining the SCC (VCA in Dutch) diploma.

The NIBHV (Dutch Institute for In-house Emergency Response) is recognised by ECABO (Centre of Expertise on Vocational Education, Training and the Labour Market) as a SCC  examination centre and is authorised to issue SCC diplomas. There are two ways of taking the examination: either at local educational institutes or by participating in the walk-in examinations that are periodically organised in various places throughout the Netherlands.

The NIBHV also publishes training materials for instructors and participants in its SCC training courses.

 

SCC exams
The NIBHV organises walk-in exams at various locations throughout the Netherlands, as well as exams for companies and trainers at any desired location.

• Walk-in exams
Thursdays, once every 3 weeks in Bergen op Zoom at 7 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC, Safety for Intermediaries and Supervisors SCT

Thursdays, even weeks Meppel, 7 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC, Safety for Intermediaries and Supervisors SCT
Rotterdam, 7 PM: Basic SCC and 8 PM Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC
Velsen Noord, 7 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC, Safety for Intermediaries and Supervisors SCT

New, from March 1,  2012
Fridays, odd weeks Eindhoven, 4 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC
Hilversum, 4 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC
Rotterdam, 4 PM: Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC|

• On-site exams for companies and trainers
The NIBHV also offers on-site examinations. The SCC ‘Exam Bank', ECABO, has set a number of standard examination times. Please find a schedule of the set examination times below. You may also choose to deviate from the standard times and register for an exam at a different time. This involves additional costs.

Set examination times for Basic SCC and Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC
Monday to Friday: 4 PM and 7 PM.

Safety for Intermediaries and Supervisors SCT:  Monday to Friday: 4 PM and 7 PM. 

Rates
Please note: all prices are exclusive of VAT.


The Basic Elements of Safety exam consists of a written test comprising 40 multiple choice questions. To pass, examinees must answer 28 questions or more correctly.


The Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC exam consists of a written test comprising 70 multiple choice questions. To pass, examinees must answer 49 questions or more correctly.
 
• Walk-in exam rates
Price per examinee: € 63,75

• On-site exam rates
Standard examination time
At a minimum of 10 examinees: € 63,75 per examinee.
At more than 20 examinees: please contact us for a quotation.
 
Deviating examination time
For a minimum of 10 examinees: € 63,75 per examinee.

For more than 20 examinees: please contact us for a quotation.

These rates apply from 1 March 2012 and may be subject to amendments and price changes.

Exam registration
Please register for a walk-in exam or an on-site exam using the registration form that you can download from this page.

The NIBHV reserves the right to move exams to a different location or a different date in the event of an insufficient number of registrations. If the number of examinees is too large, SCC exams may take place at different times.


Registration terms
• On-site exams
The registration term for on-site exams is 7 working days.
We charge € 125 per exam for registrations for examinations within 7 working days.
The examination can be cancelled free of charge up to 7 working days before the examination date. We charge € 125 for cancellations within 7working days of the exam.

• Walk-in exams
You may register for walk-in exams up until the examination date, provided that there are places available.
Walk-in exams in languages other than Dutch are subject to the 7 working days rule. We charge € 125 for cancellations within 7 working days of the exam.