Horeca Stichting Nederland (HSN) Reviews 5,104

I followed the English HACCP course. Everything was explained nicely and it was easy to follow! Very well made course.

The course is well organized, the book in combination with the videos made the exam fell like a piece of cake. Gabriëlla made the subjects fun and easy to learn.

I found the video training was a very good tool in order to learn the contents in a more entertaining way.

Really helpfull the video training, good explanation, on the point with examples and easy to remember the important things.
Definitly recommend it.

Goeie instructies en fijne les stof

The online training was really helpful! I successfully got my diploma and the online videos helped me a lot to memorise the most important information for the exam.

Sometimes educational materials are often dull, boring, and monotonous. This is particularly challenging when you need to take an exam in a new country where you are not fluent in the language.
A big thank you to Gabriella for her highly positive, detailed, and emotionally engaging presentation and the study materials she provided, which I enjoyed thoroughly. You guys are doing a fantastic job, and I deeply appreciate all your efforts and dedication. I wish you a continued stream of successful students, and to the students, I hope you pass your exam. It was very informative, interesting, and enjoyable. Thank you so much.

I followed the video training of HSN for SHV, had a great experience! Without any other preparation, I passed my exam with 37/40. Very easily digestible information, clear examples, straight to the point and all with a funny presentation (thanks Gabriella!)

The trainings were clear, concise, and easy to follow. All the videos, both from Gabriëlla giving her own experiences (with a good joke or anecdote added here and there to keep us engaged) and the performers acting out case studies and situations were very well made!

With the videos in Dutch with English subtitles, you're also able to learn a fair amount of Dutch Horeca and some legal jargon. Dat vind ik essentieel als je van plan bent carrière te maken in de Nederlandse Horeca!

The test exams were crucial in helping me prepare for the big day - a lot of the questions are current (albeit in different forms), and really help you both confirm that you grasp the subject matter, and learn to think fast.

Great experience overall!!

The combination of online training, examples, the book, and the practice exams is perfect and sufficient for everyone to get ready for the exams. Apart from the exam questions, there were multiple cases that this training will help me in my daily work and how to deal with several issues. I, personally, needed 20h of studying and practice the exams.

Even for english speakers, it's an easy learning journey with entertaining videos and useful tools to practice afterwards. Totally recommended!

It was very informative. I liked the way you explain the theme more informal than I expected. It was helpful that you made that many examples of behaviour of guests and employees now I know better how to react in different situations. Thank you

Recommend this course (I did the English version). The whole course is short - under 4 hours with content well structured and broken down into easily digestible mini topics. For each topic the communication and information shared is concise and clear, rather than being an overwhelming information overload.
The course teacher is also good humoured and generally engaging which also makes it enjoyable!

The training videos were very effective. I spent an afternoon going through the provided materials and notes, and that was enough support for me to pass the exam. The terms in the subtitles were translated accordingly along with the terminologies applied in the actual exam, and that's how you know the efficiency of the English course. I also got very fast and heartwarming customer service during and after all the processes.

Another summer, another diploma! Allergenes class, this time all in dutch! Videos are very clear and you can learn new dutch keywords that will help you during final exam. I think those trainings should be done from all kitchen teams, they should be mandatory to work safe and guarantee safe meals

The videos were easy to follow, even though it was in Dutch, I was following everything with English subtitles. I liked that you can adjust the speed, since it's easier for me. Also, having some question at the end and having practice exams made it easier.

Great videos! Very helpful for the exams.
Better than having to read the book. I started with the book and got bored fast but Gabrielas videos were very helpful and easy to follow! My experience to the examination centre was also good ! Helpful and polite employees and friendly environment. You can have a coffee before your exams!
Overall highly recommended!
Thanks Gabriela for calling me and congratulate me :) .

The program overall is very educational and helpful when preparing you for your certification!
They did their best to create a fully English version of the Social Hygiene course. The book was easy to read and follow. The videos were in Dutch but with English subtitles and on-screen text so I was still able to follow it well when I needed to take notes.
The mock-exams were also very helpful to understand what information is deemed most important and the wide range of questions allowed me to think about what I learned overall, instead of chapter by chapter.
There were also more realistic questions on what could/need to be done, which helps put the information into perspective on what might one see in their company.
Overall, the complete course was very helpful for me as I am an international who did not fully understand the details of the Dutch Horeca system. I appreciate it being in English as that also helped me understand the laws and regulations better than a google translate could.

The video training covered very accurately what would be required to get you through the exam. Touched on all the subject topics in good balance. One naturally needs to apply common sense and logic from the training videos in hand with the book however the videos make everything align much easier and hence the exam in my opinion was easy to manage and pass. Two days full study with the videos and reference to the book.