Demonstrating work experience

What is relevant work experience for Social Hygiene?

You can prove that you have worked in a company where alcoholic beverages are served or where (strong) alcoholic beverages are sold for home use.

Demonstrating of foreign work experience can be done in the following ways:

1. You have been self-employed or manager for three consecutive years;
2. You have been employed for two consecutive years as a self-employed person or as a manager and you can prove that you have followed a training course for this purpose, which has been completed with a certificate recognised by the Member State or which has been fully recognised by a competent professional body;
3. You have been self-employed or manager for two consecutive years and you can prove that you have been employed as an employee for at least three years;
4. You have worked as a worker for three consecutive years and you can prove that you have followed a training for this purpose, which has been completed by a certificate recognised by the Member State or which has been fully recognised by a competent professional body.

In cases 1 and 3, work may not have been completed more than ten years before the date of submission of this application. Demonstrating the work experience is form-free.

Supporting documents

Supporting documents that the Committee may request for the assessment of work experience abroad:

• A copy of a valid identity document;
• A CV stating who the applicant is, including the education that the applicant has followed and completed;
• A document certified by the employer that clearly describes what the applicant's activities are or have been (must meet the requirements as described in the Alcohol Act). With this document, you must be able to demonstrate compliance with at least one of the four ways listed above. Possible evidence includes:
  • an employer's statement; 
  • an employment contract;
  • a letter of appointment.

How does assessing work experience abroad work?

After we have received all the documents, we will inform the Lcsh of your application and its progress. The Lcsh assesses whether the relevant work experience meets the attainment targets laid down in the Alcohol Act.

Make sure your application is complete to avoid delays in the assessment.

Have you not gained enough relevant work experience and do you still want to be registered in the Register of Social Hygiene? Then obtaining an Lcsh recognised diploma by following a (short) course is a possibility. You can then reapply with your new diploma. 

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