Pædagogisk Vikarbureau

What Pædagogisk Vikarbureau does

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau (PVB), founded on October 1, 1998 by Morten Berg and Rasmus Thornval, is a Danish nationwide staffing agency specializing in the placement of qualified pedagogues, pedagogical assistants, teachers, social workers, and childcare personnel. The company operates from five regional offices (Copenhagen headquarters plus Aarhus, Vejle, Aalborg, and Odense) covering all Danish regions, and serves Danish municipalities, public daycare institutions, folkeskoler, special schools, residential and treatment institutions, municipal social services departments, and — through a statedstanding partnership with the Danish Red Cross Asylum division — asylum centers. The portfolio is organized under the PVB master brand with a series of specialized sub-brands: Kavaleriet (social worker staffing, acquired 2018), Børn & Unge Indsatsen (children and youth intervention), PVB Trivsel (special-needs support), PVB Undervisning (teacher staffing), PVB Flygtninge og Asyl (refugee/asylum staffing), Solist (solo specialist support for distressed residents), and PVB Pasning & Babysitting (childcare for families, hotels, and corporate clients). Underlying the placement workflow is the ENA Portal, which job seekers use to create profiles and apply for assignments and which institutional clients use to post vacancies and manage staffing digitally; the portal supports the company's stated one-hour fill capability for pedagogical requests and 24/7 phone-based service.

PVB operates a sales-led, direct-distribution GTM motion: account and relationship managers proactively approach municipalities and public institutions to secure temporary staffing agreements, while an internal recruiter pool matches pre-screened qualified candidates to specific assignments. The company acts as employer of record for its deployed temps, handling payroll, pensions, and compliance under collective agreements with Dansk Erhverv, BUPL, SL, PMF, LFS, and Dansk Socialrådgiverforening. PVB is a privately held Aktieselskab (A/S) with CVR 10 09 13 57, wholly owned within the Edda Group portfolio of staffing brands following the founders' leadership transition; revenue is generated via temporary staffing placement fees billed to institutional clients, with privately negotiated per-day or hourly bill rates (pricing is not publicly disclosed). The company is GDPR-compliant and — via Edda Group — a signatory to the UN Global Compact, and it does not publicly disclose revenue figures.

Name

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau

Legal name

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau A/S

Website

https://pvb.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau (PVB) is a Danish nationwide staffing agency founded in 1998 that supplies qualified pedagogues, teachers, social workers, and childcare staff to municipalities, schools, daycare institutions, and humanitarian organizations across Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pedagogical and Social Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private-Duty Caregiver Staffing Agencies (HSABAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Pedagogical staffing services
• Temporary education staffing
• Social worker staffing
• Municipal staffing agency
• Childcare and teaching temps

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederiksberg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary staffing placement fees: PVB earns revenue by supplying qualified temporary staff (pedagogues, teachers, social workers, childcare assistants) to Danish municipalities, daycare institutions, schools, and other organizations. The company acts as the employer of record for its temporary workers, handling payroll, pensions, and compliance, and charges clients for the staffing service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau (PVB) is a Denmark-wide staffing agency that supplies qualified pedagogues, pedagogical assistants, pedagogical aides, teachers, social workers, childcare providers, and special-needs specialists to municipalities, daycare institutions, schools, treatment homes, social services, Red Cross asylum centers, hotels, corporate clients, and private families. The company acts as the legal employer of record for its temporary workforce, handling recruitment, screening, payroll, pensions, and collective-agreement compliance, and matches workers to both short- and long-term assignments via direct sales and the ENA Portal.

Product overview

Pædagogisk Vikarbureau (PVB) is a nationwide staffing agency operating as a single unified platform with multiple specialized service modules. The core offering is the PVB brand itself, which provides pedagogical, teaching, and social worker staffing across Denmark. Supporting the main brand are two key sub-brands: Kavaleriet (specializing in social worker staffing for municipalities) and Børn & Unge Indsatsen (focusing on children and youth interventions). The portfolio is organized into distinct service modules including PVB Pædagogik (general pedagogical staffing), PVB Undervisning (teaching staffing), PVB Trivsel (wellbeing and special needs support), PVB Pasning & Babysitting (childcare services), PVB Flygtninge og Asyl (refugee and asylum staffing), and Solist (solo specialist support for residential institutions). These services cover the full spectrum of educational, social, and childcare staffing needs with five offices nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kavaleriet: Specialized staffing agency providing social workers (socialrådgivere) to municipalities across Denmark. Part of PVB-koncernen with focus on social-professional area.
• Børn & Unge Indsatsen
• PVB Trivsel
• PVB Pædagogik
• PVB Undervisning
• PVB Flygtninge og asyl
• Solisttilbud
• PVB Pasning & Babysitting

Products and services

• Pædagogisk Vikarbureau (PVB) — Pedagogical Staffing The primary PVB staffing brand supplying qualified pedagogues, pedagogical assistants, and pedagogical aides to day and residential institutions across Denmark; covers both short-term and long-term placements with urgent-fill capability within one hour.
• PVB Pædagogik Pedagogical staffing service providing qualified pedagogues, pedagogical assistants, and aides to day, residential, and special institutions in Denmark, with the ability to deliver a temp within one hour.
• PVB Undervisning Teaching staffing service providing qualified and unqualified teachers covering all grade levels (primary school, middle school, upper school), including special education and after-school programs (SFO/fritidsdelen), with focus on professional standards.
• PVB Trivsel (Wellbeing & Special-Needs Staffing) Wellbeing and special-needs staffing service using specially trained pedagogues experienced in support tasks in daycare and school settings, including support for children with special needs, autism, and ADHD; more than 25 years of sector experience.
• PVB Pasning & Babysitting Childcare and babysitting service offering experienced childcare providers for families, hotels, and businesses; covers emergency childcare, regular daycare pickups, participation in activities, evening/event babysitting, and on-site corporate childcare.
• PVB Flygtninge og Asyl (Refugee & Asylum Staffing) Refugee and asylum staffing service providing personnel with competencies suited to asylum centers, including internal daycare, schools, and club programs; longstanding collaboration with Røde Kors Asyl.
• Solist (Specialist Solo-Pedagogue Staffing) Solo specialist staffing service providing experienced and competent temps to support citizen and staff wellbeing — particularly for 24-hour institutions with residents needing extra resources during distress or where individuals do not fit the institution's target group; covers day, evening, and night shifts.
• Kavaleriet (Social Worker Staffing) Specialized nationwide staffing agency providing qualified social workers to Danish municipalities across child and family services, disability services, psychiatric support, and employment services; consultants have years of authority experience.
• Børn & Unge Indsatsen (Children & Youth Intervention Services) Specialized sub-brand within PVB providing targeted interventions and staffing for vulnerable children and young people, including specialized support services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Urgent staffing requests can be filled within one hour
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• KavalerietcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PVB acquired Kavaleriet in 2018. Kavaleriet is a nationwide temp agency specializing in the social work sector, delivering qualified social workers to Danish municipalities. It operates as a sister brand under the PVB Group and is run by the same leadership team.
• Edda GroupcoreOthersPVB is a brand within the Edda Group portfolio. The founders Morten Berg and Rasmus Thornval have passed leadership to new management, and PVB operates as part of the Edda Group. As part of Edda Group, PVB participates in UN Global Compact and shared ESG initiatives.
• Røde Kors Asyl (Red Cross Asylum)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVB has a long-standing and extensive collaboration with the Danish Red Cross Asylum division (Røde Kors Asyl). PVB supplies pedagogical staff to Red Cross internal daycare institutions, schools, and club programs at asylum centers, as well as social work staff. This is a significant and ongoing partnership demonstrating deep sector expertise in asylum and refugee support.
• Dansk Erhverv (Danish Employers' Association)coreOthersPVB is a member of Dansk Erhverv and has adopted the applicable collective agreements in the private temp sector. This membership underpins PVB's compliance with Danish labor standards.
• BUPL, SL, PMF, LFS, Lærernes Centralorganisation (including DLF)coreOthersPVB has collective agreements and agreements with the Danish Union of Early Childhood Educators (BUPL), the Social Educators Denmark (SL), the Danish Private School Association (PMF), the Municipal Workers Union (LFS), and the Teachers' Central Organization including DLF (Danish Teachers' Association). These agreements cover pedagogical temp workers, teacher temp workers, babysitters, and social workers.
• Dansk Socialrådgiverforening (Danish Association of Social Workers)coreOthersKavaleriet (PVB's social work division) has adopted the collective agreement with the Danish Association of Social Workers (Dansk Socialrådgiverforening), one of the few temp agencies in the sector to do so. This ensures that temporary social workers receive proper employment terms.
• UN Global CompactmoderateOthersAs part of Edda Group, PVB is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, an international CSR program for companies worldwide. PVB publishes annual reports on concrete actions and goals for improving efforts within the main principles of the Global Compact.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• TNG: Swedish staffing and recruitment group serving public-sector and education employers across the Nordics — comparable institutional buyer base and vertical exposure to PVB.
• Poolia: Sweden-based professional staffing firm with Nordic reach, active in public-sector and education-related placements — adjacent vertical and similar institutional buyer profile to PVB.
• Capus: Norwegian staffing and recruitment firm with public-sector and education expertise — adjacent Nordic market with similar customer profile and pedagogical/social-work placement mix to PVB.
• StudentConsulting: Nordic staffing agency focused on students and young professionals, with placements in schools, daycare, and municipal services — competes with PVB on entry-level educational and childcare assignments.
• Academic Work: Nordic staffing firm specializing in graduate and student placements, with meaningful presence in education and teaching assignments — overlaps with PVB's pedagogical and teaching verticals in neighboring markets.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing incumbent with a Danish presence (Randstad Denmark) serving public institutions, schools, and social-services employers — overlaps with PVB in education and government staffing but on a much broader portfolio.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader (Adecco/Akkodis) operating across Denmark with broad public-sector and education staffing offerings; competes with PVB on volume and breadth rather than specialist pedagogical depth.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing firm with a Danish operation covering public-sector, education, and care staffing — competes for the same institutional clients as PVB but with a wider occupational mix.

Direct peers

• Moment: Moment is a Danish staffing and recruitment firm with a strong public-sector and education focus, directly competing with PVB for municipal, pedagogical, and teaching assignments across Denmark. It is also referenced via PVB's own contact records.
• Dedicare: Nordic specialist staffing firm focused on healthcare, social work, and education placements across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark — directly comparable vertical mix to PVB's social-work and special-needs staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kavaleriet
• Facebookfacebook.com/paedagogiskvikarbureau

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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