What does the KNM exam entail?

Work and Income

• Know how to look for (new) work quickly and efficiently
• Understand the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Be able to deal with discrimination at work

Manners, values and norms

• Understand how people in the Netherlands interact with each other
• Be able to deal with customs, values and norms that may be different from your own
• Understand the purpose and customs of cultural associations and sports associations

Living

• Be able to find a home
• Be able to request energy supplies and means of communication (e.g., telephone and television) for the home
• Understand what the standards are in the Netherlands for how you treat your home, garden and garbage

Health and health care

• Know how to use family doctors
• Know how pharmacies and dentists work
• Understand how health insurance works

History and geography

• Knowledge about Dutch history
• Knowing which past events are sensitive in the Netherlands, such as World War II
• Having geographic knowledge of the Netherlands

Bodies

• Understand what services the municipality provides
• Be able to deal with taxes
• Know what duties the police have

State structure and rule of law

• Knowing how to act according to the Dutch constitution
• Being able to deal with the separation of church and state
• Keeping to the law

Education and parenting

• Being able to use the Dutch education system
• Taking responsibility for your own minor children
• Knowing how much education costs and being able to apply for provisions to pay for these costs, such as study financing