Your route into security
How to become a security officer in Netherlands
Check your eligibility
- Meet the police screening requirements for security work.
- Obtain the accepted Beveiliger qualification or a recognised equivalent.
- For a work-based BBL course, arrange the required placement with a recognised learning company.
Choose the learning route
Compare BBL work-based and BOL school-based programmes and arrange any required placement.
Complete qualification requirements
Pass the required vocational and SVPB assessments.
Employer requests permission
The employer applies for police permission and the employee identity document; trainee arrangements have specific limits.
Training in Netherlands
What training do you need?
Beveiliger 2 through a recognised MBO programme with the relevant SVPB examinations. Check the qualification code and transition arrangements for programmes beginning after 1 August 2026.
How long is the training?
Examples range from one year for the ROC Midden Nederland adult BBL route to two years for a BOL school route.
How much does it cost?
Training providers in Netherlands
Training provider
ROC Midden Nederland
Beveiliger 2, adult BBL route
- Course duration
- One year; employment of at least 24 hours a week required by this provider
- Published price
- €314 statutory 2026/27 fee plus approximately €530 books; employer contribution €1,250
Work-based vocational route. Verify placement eligibility, qualification code and current intake.
Check course detailsTraining provider
ROC van Twente
Beveiliger 2 BOL
- Course duration
- Two years
- Published price
- €1,511 annual tuition for adults aged 18+ from August 2026; materials and uniform extra
School-based route in Enschede. Age and funding rules affect the student's actual cost.
Check course detailsPrices and availability are checked on the dates cited. Directory inclusion identifies a source to investigate; confirmed partnerships are agreed separately.
Security guard & officer pay
How much do security guards earn in Netherlands?
The 2026 collective table shows €17.37 gross an hour at the first step of scale 3, used for qualified Beveiliger A; the table gives €2,502.03 per four weeks at 144 hours. The trainee scale and experience steps differ.
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Compare hours, gross or net pay, overtime and benefits. Wage floors and occupational medians describe different measures.
Before you take your next step
- The limited trainee permission is tied to the training and employer arrangements.
- Qualification programmes change from August 2026; confirm the applicable SVPB assessment route.
- The earnings figure is a collective scale point.
Official sources and course information
- Justis qualification requirements
- Employer permission
- SVPB examinations and transition
- Adult BBL provider
- 2026 salary table
Reviewed 2026-09-16. Follow the current instructions for your precise role and work location.