Career opportunities
An ESP diploma opens doors worldwide. You are ready to work as an independent physiotherapist, with strong skills in care, collaboration and innovation. Whether you choose hospitals, private practice or sport teams, your Dutch-trained degree is recognised across the globe. With RIBIZ registration, you can also use your protected professional title in the Netherlands and abroad.
After completing the ESP programme, you can work independently and think critically as a professional physiotherapist. You are trained to work at higher professional education level in 7 areas, set by the Royal Dutch Association for Physical Therapy(opens in new window):
- Healthcare provider
- Health promoter
- Collaborator
- Organiser
- Reflective professional
- Innovator
- Communicator
Where can you work?
Physiotherapists work in hospitals, private practices, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes, health centres and with sport teams. With a Dutch-trained degree, you can work in many countries worldwide.
RIBIZ register
Graduates with the relevant diploma can register in the RIBIZ register. RIBIZ is part of the CIBG, an agency of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Registration allows you to use the protected professional title in the Netherlands and abroad. It also gives access to registration in other EU countries and beyond. Some countries may have extra requirements. ESP can provide details and connect you to our international network of alumni and clinicians.