Im on just about the same route as others i figure. Study IT/software development/engineering for 2 years, then spend another 4 to get a bachelor’s in software engineering.
And then hopefully get a job in japan after spending 2 years or so in a company here in the Netherlands.
But here’s the thing; the school im planning to follow this course on is not a school in the traditional sense. (building with name, classes etc) it’s some form of online school and it’s called LOI.
it **is** government approved and the initial software development course gets you internationally recognised certificates from Databases SQL foundation, ITIL and CompTIA Linux+. (don’t know what these are) and the course to get a bachelor’s is also government approved – thus legitimate
**the issue**
my country is iffy as fuck in everything. uptight as hell. if you don’t “doen zoals het hoort/zoals iedereen het doet” (do as is normal/everybody else does) which even applies to the type of schooling you get, there’s a chance your certificate will be seen as “not real” because it’s not an actual **physical** school with a name attached to it such as “the university of Amsterdam”
would companies/immigration have an issue with the fact the education isn’t “traditional” or is it really just the degree + experience they’re after
Thank you for answering.
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**A degree is a degree right?**
Im on just about the same route as others i figure. Study IT/software development/engineering for 2 years, then spend another 4 to get a bachelor’s in software engineering.
And then hopefully get a job in japan after spending 2 years or so in a company here in the Netherlands.
But here’s the thing; the school im planning to follow this course on is not a school in the traditional sense. (building with name, classes etc) it’s some form of online school and it’s called LOI.
it **is** government approved and the initial software development course gets you internationally recognised certificates from Databases SQL foundation, ITIL and CompTIA Linux+. (don’t know what these are) and the course to get a bachelor’s is also government approved – thus legitimate
**the issue**
my country is iffy as fuck in everything. uptight as hell. if you don’t “doen zoals het hoort/zoals iedereen het doet” (do as is normal/everybody else does) which even applies to the type of schooling you get, there’s a chance your certificate will be seen as “not real” because it’s not an actual **physical** school with a name attached to it such as “the university of Amsterdam”
would companies/immigration have an issue with the fact the education isn’t “traditional” or is it really just the degree + experience they’re after
Thank you for answering.
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If you’re getting a bachelor’s degree then it doesn’t matter if the school is “traditional”, at least as far as immigration is concerned.
Degree pedigree is absolutely a thing here when it comes to hiring. Probably not a huge issue for something like IT, because there’s a major worker shortage, but it still might come into play with some employers. Having a bunch of certs will definitely help.
One potential point of concern, however:
>my country is iffy as fuck in everything. uptight as hell. if you don’t “doen zoals het hoort/zoals iedereen het doet” (do as is normal/everybody else does)
You’re aware that Japan is going to be worse in that regard? The Netherlands is a hotbed of libertines and anarchy compare to Japan when it comes to conformity.
Just make sure that your school is an accredited university and not a “diploma mill” that sells worthless degrees for money. Immigration will baulk at the latter.