General Quality Associate Degree in Social Educational Care Work Is it in your DNA to help people? Are you ready to make a social commitment, dedicating your time and talents to help client groups with specific care needs? Why not go for the Associate Degree in Social Educational Care Work at Howest? Depending on your situation, you can choose a two- or three-year model track. This programme is only available in Dutch. Find out more here. Quality assurance in every programme Quality assurance is embedded in the daily operation of our entire programme. We continuously and systematically improve the quality of each course. The involvement of students, field professionals and alumni is crucial here. Social Educational Care Work is a new Programme and had an Initial Accreditation in 2020 conducted by NVAO. U can find the report here (in Dutch). In 2025-2026 the programme will have an accreditation by the NVAO. Recent graduates of the Social Educational Care Work programme have stated that they were satisfied with the quality of the training they received. Graduate satisfaction is monitored every year with an exit survey completed upon graduation. Click here to see a review of satisfaction figures.