Part-time education, vacation and leave
Part-time education and leave are subject to the collective labor agreement and the personnel information of the SBOH on the website www.sboh.nl. The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute also has a number of additional rules, as stated below.
During your training, you can find more information in the ELE Electronic Learning Environment, where you can also find how to submit an application.
Working hours uitklapper, klik om te openen
A full-time postgraduate student works 38 hours a week: 31.5 hours in the practice and 6.5 hours of in-house training. The practical hours are inclusive of the hours of shifts in a general practice center. If there is no in-house training, these hours are spent in the practice. Self-study takes place in the postgraduate students' own time.
Parental leave uitklapper, klik om te openen
You are entitled to unpaid parental leave if you take care of a child under age eight. The training will be extended proportionally: the rules for compensation of training time are identical to the rules for working part time. Full parental leave can only be taken in consultation with the General Practice Training Institute.
You accrue no vacation rights during hours of parental leave. All other terms and conditions and the application form can be found on the SBOH website.
Part-time education uitklapper, klik om te openen
In consultation with the trainer/internship supervisor, the general practice training program can be attended part-time. In a number of cases, full-time presence is required:
- during the 1st year introductory period
- during national training provided by the Netherlands General Practice Training Institute
- during the Youth Healthcare course in the 1st and 3rd years
- during STARTclass in the 2nd year
Part-Time Education Year 1 And Year 3
In the 1st and 3rd years, basically all part-time percentages between 70 and 100% are possible. Whatever the percentage, a postgraduate student must work in the practice at least three days a week. The percentage applies for the entire year and may only be changed during the year in exceptional cases. In the event of a part-time percentage of more than 80%, compensation will be given at the end of the training. Students must be present on two Wednesdays during the year to take the national general practice knowledge test (first week of April and October).
Part-Time Education Year 2
Different rules apply to part-time education in the 2nd year. During the Chronic Care and GGZ internships, you can work part-time percentages between 84.21% (32 hours a week) and 100%. The internship will not be extended; compensation will be given at the end of training.For the Clinical Internship, a part-time option of 70% applies.In that case, the internship lasts 9 instead of 6 months.
Applications
Applications for part-time education can be submitted using the SBOH form. You will receive this at the start of the program as part of the "onboarding kits". Applications for part-time education must always be made to the year assistant of your academic year.
Example of part-time work uitklapper, klik om te openen
| Employment percentage | full-time | 90% | 84.21% | 80% | 70% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working hours/week | 38.0 | 34.2 | 32 | 30.4 | 26.6 |
| In-house training hours/week | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Practice hours/week | 31.5 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 23.9 | 20.1 |
| Example of practice days At least 3 a week | 4 practice days: 3 x 8 hours + 1 x 7.5 hours | 4 practice days: 3 x 7.5 hours + 1 x 5.2 hours | 3 practice days: 3 x 8.5 hours | 3 practice days: 2 x 8 hours + 1 x 7.9 hours | 3 practice days: 2 x 7.3 hours + 1 x 5.5 hours |
| Part-time compensation per study year | None | 5.2 weeks | 8.1 weeks | 10.4 weeks | 15.6 weeks |
Vacation uitklapper, klik om te openen
It has been agreed in the collective labor agreement that a full-time postgraduate student has 228 vacation hours a year.
Important information:
- Vacation hours are taken in consultation with the (internship) trainer and the lecturers.
- Vacation days cannot be transferred to the next study year.
- Every calendar year, up to 6 days of education may be missed because of vacation and up to 2 days because of illness.
- Any additional missed training days are compensated by replacement activities at the postgraduate student's initiative, but in consultation with the lecturers.
- Up to 5 working days can be taken off as individual days off; this may include no more than 1 study day.
When are you not allowed to take vacation days?
There are a number of periods during which you cannot take vacation days: These are:
- the 1st year introductory period
- the first 6 weeks and the final 3 weeks of the study period in the general practice (1st and 3rd year).
- during national training provided by the Netherlands General Practice Training Institute
- days of the national general practice knowledge test (1st week of April and October, usually on a Wednesday)
- the Youth Healthcare course in the 1st and 3rd years
- multiple-day part-time education.
In the 2nd year, different vacation conditions apply because of the nature and organization of the internships. You will be informed about this during your study.
Other leave uitklapper, klik om te openen
In addition to the above forms of leave, the collective labor agreement also has the options of unpaid leave or extraordinary leave.
Unpaid leave can only be taken in consultation with the department. The following conditions apply:
- Interruption of no more than 6 months
- Only if doing well in the program and after obtaining a GO assessment
- General practice internships may not be interrupted
- It is organizationally feasible, application term at least 6 months