Social hygiene exam with the SVH
Study online for the social hygiene exam. With course + exam, we arrange your SVH exam at an exam location of your choice.
- 40
- multiple-choice questions
- 40 min
- exam time
- 29
- correct to pass
- 10
- working days to your diploma
Course only? € 129 excl. VAT
The exam in English costs €35 extra (excl. VAT). You pay this when you request the exam.

What is the social hygiene exam?
The SVH exam you need as a manager in the hospitality sector (horeca).
The social hygiene exam is run by the Stichting Vakbekwaamheid Horeca (SVH), the foundation that runs the exam. If you pass, you get the SVH diploma and you are entered in the Social Hygiene Register (Register Sociale Hygiëne). With that, you apply for the Social Hygiene Declaration (Verklaring Sociale Hygiëne), which the municipality asks of every manager on an alcohol licence.
It is a computer exam at an exam location: 40 multiple-choice questions with three answers each, and you have 40 minutes. With 29 correct answers, you pass. The questions cover the same topics as the thirteen chapters of the course, from the Alcohol Act (Alcoholwet) to safety.
Bring a valid ID; without it, you cannot take part. The SVH sends your diploma by post, and it stays valid: there is no mandatory renewal.
Prefer to take the exam in English? The SVH also offers the exam in English, for an extra fee (see the prices below).

How we arrange your exam
With course + exam, the SVH exam is included in the price. After the course, you request the exam from us, and you choose the exam location yourself.
Request the exam within three months of your purchase; the exam date itself can be later.
What does the social hygiene exam cost?
Course + exam in one price, or the course only if you book the exam yourself. One-off payment, no subscription.
Course + exam
Course and SVH exam arranged in one go


€ 279excl. VAT
The exam in English costs €35 extra (excl. VAT). You pay this when you request the exam.
- Online course: 13 chapters
- 860 practice questions and 10 practice exams
- Final exam with certificate of completion
- The SVH exam is included in the price
- Take the exam at an SVH location of your choice
- Start right away, with access until you pass
Course only
If you arrange the exam yourself

€ 129excl. VAT
- Online course: 13 chapters
- 860 practice questions and 10 practice exams
- Final exam with certificate of completion
- Start right away, with access until you pass
- You book the exam yourself with the SVH
Want to take the exam in English?
The SVH also offers the exam in English. It costs €35 extra (excl. VAT). You pay this when you request the exam, not at checkout, so it is not part of the prices above.
For businesses
Training more managers?
Course + exam per person, excl. VAT.
- 1–5
- € 279
- 6–10
- € 269
- 11–24
- € 259
- 25+
- € 249
Questions about the exam
Read more about the diploma on the SVH diploma page, and about what you learn on the course page.
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