"Integration Course 'encounter much criticism

Refugees Netherlands presented a short version of the naturalization exam. In the sample there were questions raised as Which colony of the Netherlands became independent just after World War II? And Was the King of Spain at the time of William of Orange, Protestant or Catholic? Also boast the participants about where the King of Netherlands live and where the money from the tax goes.

ANSWERS

The trial shows that sank more than 64 percent of the participants. The questions should not be connected to the current zeitgeist and do not fit well into an integration exam where foreigners need to acquire knowledge about the Dutch society. "What we want to demonstrate the test is that the quality of some of the questions are not good," said a spokesman for Refugees Netherlands. "Questions can be interpreted in various ways and there are several possible answers."

"Trivial questions," Mathilda Ostend writes on the Facebook page of Metro. "In order to become, there is something else needed than knowing where the king lives."

"These are questions that can not even answer a large part of the native Dutch" says Nilgün Öztürk-Pehlivan. That is Jeanette polisher with her. "If I were a Dutch colleague would ask these questions, then the result would be regrettable. Some do not even know who was William of Orange. "

COMPLAINTS

Since January 1, 2013 includes the integration examination of the parts Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and the Dutch Society Knowledge. If someone his or her residence permit received after January 1, 2015, the examination component person should also do Guidance on the Dutch labor market.

According to Han Entzinger, professor of migration and integration studies at Erasmus University of Rotterdam, there are many questions between where his eyebrows frowning."Integration should include tests of elementary and wetkennis geographical and historical facts, rather normative questions such as what to do if your mother is forgetful," Enntzinger said. "In each examination there are passages where about can be discussed, but with regard to the integration exam I often hear similar complaints."

EXAM

Figures from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) shows that in 2014 15 684 civic integration examination took part in the official integration exam. These eventually managed 10.774 participants.

For asylum is not allowed moreover for integration, as they are still in the asylum procedure.Only after obtaining a residence permit, they are required to take the exam.

Els Anchor / Source: Metronieuws.nl/ © Photo: Reuters / Roos Koole