2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award of the Journal of Workplace Learning
2016
Winner of the ‘European VET Researcher’ Award of the European Commission for life time commitment to and achievement of Vocational Education and Training Research. Handed out by European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen on December 9, 2016.
2016
Appointed (in retrospect) ‘Honorary Member’ of the Vocational Education and Training Research Network (VETNET) by the Council of the European Educational Research Association (EERA).
2016
Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Service to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group (SIG) Workplace Learning (WPL)
2016
Agricultural Extension Education Leadership Award for the ‘highly innovative accomplishment for Agricultural Research, Education and Services’, of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, on January 27.
2015
Exceptional Service Award for organizing the conference for the Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education in Wageningen University, April 28-May 2
2011
Honorary Member of the Vocational Education and Training Network of the European Educational Research Association
2008
Outstanding Paper Award Winner Journal of Workplace Learning 2008 for the publication ‘Competence development of entrepreneurs in innovative horticulture’ (Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007, Vol. 19, issue 1, pp. 32-44) by Martin Mulder, Thomas Lans, Jos Verstegen, Harm Biemans and Ypie Meijer
2007
Outstanding Service Award from the Asia Pacific Educators Association for Agriculture and Environment
2006
Honorary Scientist at the Rural Development Administration in the Republic of Korea in the field of competence development in agriculture
1999
Training Award – Dutch Association of Training Professionals (NVO2)
