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RITHA Practitioner training

In this RITHA training you will gain insight into identifying and guiding the sometimes not yet visible abilities and educational needs of gifted children, adolescents and adults within care or education settings.

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General

What is the RITHA Practitioner training?

For more than 25 years, uu77 has offered the training to become an ECHA Specialist in Giftedness. The course has been intensively developed and evolved within the RadboudCSW into a state-of-the-art course in the field of giftedness: the Radboud International Training on High Ability, or RITHA for short. This training can be followed online or 'blended' in Nijmegen (uu77), Eindhoven (in collaboration with RINO Zuid), Amsterdam (in collaboration with ). 

Within the RITHA Practitioner program you will follow three educational blocks in twelve months on the fundamentals and core themes of and scientific insights about giftedness. You will also learn the skills needed to translate science into practice. Upon completion, you may decide to develop further within the RITHA Specialist program. 

Upon completion of this training:

  • You are familiar with the latest scientific insights in the field of giftedness;
  • You are able to identify (sometimes not yet visible) possibilities and educational needs of the gifted and highly gifted;
  • Do you have evidence-based skills to guide (highly) gifted children, adolescents or adults;
  • Have new contacts and have expanded your professional network;
  • You will receive the RITHA Certificate (uu77) and the ECHA Certificate ();
  • Will be able to advance to the RITHA Specialist program. 

Training location and language of instruction

The programmes scheduled in 2025 in Amsterdam and Nijmegen have an open registration and will be taught in Dutch. Abroad we work with international partners and institutes to offer the RITHA Training as an in-company training. If you are interested to train teachers, counselors or policy makers within your organisation to discover, recognize and challenge talents? Then please feel free to to discuss the possibilities.

Admission requirements

  • A completed college or university education or an equivalent level of thinking and working ability;
  • A compelling motivation
  • A job in education, educational guidance or care or within a professional environment where giftedness and/or talent development is a theme;
  • Proficiency in English 
    (For programmes taught in Dutch passive reading skills are required)

Then the RITHA Practitioner programme is for you.

This training within your organization?

We also offer our training and courses in-company. We would be happy to inform you about the possibilities. 

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024 - 361 25 11

Starting dates

08 September 2025
City
Nijmegen (RITHA Practitioner basisprogramma)
Costs
€7,900
VAT-free
Yes
Educational method
Combination of on-site and online
Main Language
Dutch
Sessions
08 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
09 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
10 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
01 October 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
06 November 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
18 November 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
09 March 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
10 March 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
14 October 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
Teacher(s)
Prof. A.J.M. Hoogeveen (Lianne)
Dr A.C.S. Mathijssen (Sven)
10 September 2025
City
Amsterdam (RITHA Practitioner basisprogramma)
Costs
€7,900
VAT-free
Yes
Educational method
Combination of on-site and online
Main Language
Dutch
Sessions
10 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
11 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
12 September 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
06 October 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
06 November 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
20 November 2025, 4 pm - 5 pm
04 March 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
05 March 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
09 October 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
Teacher(s)
Prof. A.J.M. Hoogeveen (Lianne)
Dr A.C.S. Mathijssen (Sven)

Factsheet

Type of education
Education
Entry requirements
hbo- or university degree; a job in which giftedness is an issue
Study hours
420
Study load (ECTS)
15
Result
Certificate
Organisation
Radboud Centre Social Sciences

Contact information

Do you have a question about this training? Or do you doubt that this training suits you? Please contact the training coordinator: radboudcsw [at] ru.nl (radboudcsw[at]ru[dot]nl) or tel. 024 - 361 25 11. 

Structure of the training

The RITHA Practioner program in Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Rotterdam and Amsterdam consists of 80% online meetings and 20% on-site seminars. The program consists of three blocks and has a duration of 12 months. The program concludes with a Field Study. The study load is 420 hours (15 EC), where we assume an average study load of 10-12 hours per week. 

More information?

In the brochure you will find detailed information about the content and program of this course. For the application you will be temporarily redirected to an external website: 

Cover brochure Radboud International Training on High Ability

Prof. dr. Lianne Hoogeveen

Prof. dr. Lianne Hoogeveen, as endowed professor of Identification, Support and Counseling of Talent at uu77, is involved in both initial and postgraduate education on giftedness. For example, she is a lecturer in the Department of Pedagogical Sciences, and she is the programme director of the Radboud International Training on High Ability (RITHA). She also conducts scientific research in the field of educational adjustments for students with (very) high (intellectual) abilities. As a researcher, she is affiliated with the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI) of uu77 and collaborates in research and education with colleagues from various domestic and foreign universities. As a GZ-psychologist, she counsels and treats children, adolescents and adults at . 

prof. dr. A.J.M. Hoogeveen (Lianne)

People should not be labeled as "gifted. The question should always be: what does this particular child, adolescent or adult need and how can we best provide it? For example, what are the needs of a child who has above-average complex thinking? We need professionals who are able to recognize the talent who are under-challenged and then know how best to deal with that

Sven Mathijssen

Dr. Sven Mathijssen is the Vice Programme Director of the International Advanced Master in Gifted Education and Care and the Radboud International Training on High Ability (RITHA). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Talent, a popular-scientific journal on giftedness, and a general committee member of ECHA. He studied Psychology (Child & Adolescent track) at Tilburg University, interning at Psychology Practice Frumau (now PPF Centrum voor Hoog Ontwikkelings Potentieel) and the Center for the Study of Giftedness (). After graduating, he worked as a developmental psychologist at CBO Talent Development until 2019. As an external PhD candidate at Tilburg University, Sven analyzed human figure drawings of highly intelligent children. His ongoing research focuses on developing a screening instrument to identify talents and educational needs of young children (4-6 years) requiring services beyond the standard curriculum. 

Janneke Berendsen-Hulshof

is senior lecturer at RITHA and trainer/teacher at . 

Cost

The cost of this course can be found in the editions and is exempt from VAT. Prices are subject to change.

This amount includes:

  • Enrollment, registration and administration fees.

It is possible to pay in installments. Please contact the course coordinator for this: radboudcsw [at] ru.nl (radboudcsw[at]ru[dot]nl) or tel. (024) 361 61 63. 

Enrollment

This course is suitable for participants with a (minimum) college level of thought and work. If you have any doubts about this, please contact the course coordinator: radboudcsw [at] ru.nl (radboudcsw[at]ru[dot]nl) or tel. (024) 361 61 63. Then we can discuss together whether this course suits you.

Selection procedure

There will be a selection procedure based on CV and short motivation. Within ten working days you will receive a decision on your admission. After you have been admitted, you will receive the application form to finalize your registration.

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Thank you for your interest in the Radboud International Training on High Ability (RITHA), an ECHA qualified programme in the field of giftedness. 

Selection procedure

Using the form below, you can apply for the selection procedure using your CV and a short motivation. Also indicate when you would like to start the training, and whether you want to register for the RITHA Practitioner basic programme (12 months) or the RITHA Practitioner basic programme + RITHA Specialist follow-up programme (24 months). By registering for both programmes at the same time, you ensure yourself of a training place and benefit from the best price.

After completing the form, you will receive an automatic confirmation. You will receive feedback on your admission within 10 working days. During school holidays, this may take longer due to absence of colleagues. Do you have any questions/remarks or did you not receive an automatic confirmation? Please contact us via radboudcsw [at] ru.nl.

Please note! Registering for the selection procedure does not mean registering for the programme. If you are eligible for the programme, you will receive the application form to finalise your application.

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