Welcome to Virtual OV for special education in North Holland

Virtual OV is an innovative Virtual Reality learning platform that helps students in special education travel independently and confidently using public transport. With Virtual OV, students can practice everything needed to travel independently in a safe environment and at their own pace: from planning a trip and checking in and out with a bank card, to transferring and recognizing the correct platform or mode of transport.


For the province of North Holland, we are rolling out Virtual OV free of charge at all schools for secondary special education (VSO) and

Practical Education (PRO) in the regions of North Holland North, Haarlem-IJmond, and Gooi and Vechtstreek.

Available for the following municipality:

Alkmaar     Beverwijk     Bergen     Blaricum     Bloemendaal     Bussum    Den Helder     Dijk en Waard     Drechterland     Eemnes     Enkhuizen     Gooise Meren     Haarlem     Haarlemmerliede     Heemskerk     Heemstede     Hilversum     Hollands Kroon     Hoorn     Huizen     Koggenland     Laren     Medemblik     Opmeer     Schagen     Spaarnwoude     Stede Broec     Texel     Uitgeest     Velsen     Wijdemeren     Alkmaar     Beverwijk     Bergen     Blaricum     Bloemendaal     Den Helder     Dijk en Waard     Drechterland     Eemnes     Enkhuizen     Gooise Meren     Haarlem     Haarlemmerliede     Heemskerk     Heemstede     Hilversum     Hollands Kroon     Hoorn     Huizen     Koggenland     Laren     Medemblik     Opmeer     Schagen     Spaarnwoude     Stede Broec     Texel     Uitgeest     Velsen     Wijdemeren    

The project


Schools in the regions of Noord-Holland Noord, Haarlem-IJmond, and Gooi en Vechtstreek can deploy a Virtual Public Transport set for a period of 14 or 20 weeks per school year, depending on the size of the school and the number of participating students. This offers schools the opportunity to let students practice realistic traffic situations in a safe and innovative way, without the stressful stimuli of real travel.

The school year program


For the 2025/2026, 2026/2027, and 2027/2028 school years, your school can use a Virtual OV set free of charge for 14 or 20 weeks per year, depending on the number of students and your needs. Before the start of the first period, Changefied provides training to successfully implement Virtual OV at your school. In addition, we offer telephone support to teachers and supervisors, including teaching materials, so that you can get the most out of Virtual OV.


Register and more information


Would you like to know how your school can participate in the Province of North Holland's Virtual Public Transport program? Register here or contact us.


We are happy to provide you with all the necessary information and supporting materials so that you can successfully integrate the program into your school.