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De Academie voor Beeldende Vorming ( Academy of Fine Art in Education) of the Amsterdam School of the Arts (AHK)  offers the only independent Fine Art teacher training course in The Netherlands. You will be trained in order to become a professional, motivated and committed teacher by following the four-year bachelor’s teaching course in Fine Art and Design. Based on your own  fascination with art and culture, you learn to coach others and to guide them through the world of art practice and visual culture.

The Academie voor Beeldende Vorming is part of the Amsterdam School of the Arts. Some 2700 students are currently studying at the AHK in six faculties and two workplaces for theatre & dance and film. Most of the faculties of the Amsterdam School of the Arts are situated in the centre of the city. The Academie voor Beeldende Vorming is situated at the Hortusplantsoen 2 ( in the centre of Amsterdam).

Amsterdam occupies a central position within the world of art and culture in the Netherlands. The cultural allure of the city is also widely recognised throughout the world.
The Academie voor Beeldende Vorming and the city of Amsterdam will broaden your horizons in many ways. 

After obtaining your degree, you are entitled to call yourself a Bachelor of Fine Art in Education (BFA Ed). This allows you to teach the visual disciplines at any level from primary school to higher professional education, as well as to give cultural and artistic education (CKV) at levels 1, 2 and 3. It also allows you to teach outside the school system, for example in cultural institutions.

There are around 350 students at the Academy of Fine Art in Education. Thirty theory and practice tutors provide the training, assisted by eight technical instructors.

As the course is entirely taught in the Dutch language and the hands-on training is done in Dutch schools. Foreign students who do not know Dutch cannot study at the Academie voor Beeldende Vorming. There is an exception for exchange students, who are guest-students for a short period of time.

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