Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato

What Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato does

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato is a Dutch social employment services organization headquartered in Apeldoorn, with a secondary office in Heerde. Founded in 2017, it is commissioned by the municipalities of Apeldoorn, Epe, and Heerde under the Dutch Participation Act (Participatiewet) to help people with barriers to the labor market find sustainable paid work. The organization also serves regional employers seeking to fulfill inclusive hiring and SROI/PSO obligations. Operations are organized around approximately 130 FTE staff, including six sector-specialist employer consultants and a team of job coaches and consulenten. It is governed by a board of councilors from the three commissioning municipalities and led by General Director Ellen Kaal.

Lucrato delivers an integrated portfolio of services rather than a technology product. Core offerings include Werkleerlijnen (structured learning-and-work pathways across Healthcare, Hospitality and Catering, Green/Garden, Cleaning, Security, and Event Security), Beschut Werk (sheltered employment for candidates needing sustained support), the ArbeidsDiagnosecentrum (vocational assessment), Jobcoaching, Werkfit (work-readiness preparation), and Werkervaringsplekken (work experience placements). Underlying technology is limited to a content website, standard CRM-style employer-candidate matching handled by named consultants, and a sub-brand catalog (Dienstencatalogus) updated annually. No proprietary AI, data platform, or software products are disclosed.

The business model is government-funded managed services. Revenue is derived from municipal contracts and subsidies under the Participatiewet, including financing for sheltered employment (beschut werk). Employer counterparties (e.g., BAM, Circulus, SDD, DROS, Foenix, Aventus, Bakkerij Zonnehoeve) are placement destinations that consume Lucrato's candidate pipeline and coaching capacity rather than paying customers. Lucrato is also a partner of Werkcentrum VeluweStedendriehoek, extending its reach across 14 municipalities alongside UWV, VNO-NCW Midden, FNV, and CNV. The organization holds ANBI (public benefit) status and RSIN 001299931, reflecting formal governance under Dutch law rather than venture-backed or private-equity ownership.

Name

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato

Legal name

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato

Website

https://lucrato.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato is a Dutch social employment organization commissioned by the municipalities of Apeldoorn, Epe, and Heerde under the Participatiewet to help people with barriers to the labor market find sustainable paid work, delivering sheltered employment, learning pathways, job coaching, and employer-matching services across the Veluwe region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supported Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM), Job Readiness Training & Soft Skills Development (EDAKANAD)

Keywords

• Supported employment services
• Vocational rehabilitation programs
• Job coaching services
• Sheltered work programs
• Workforce reintegration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded social employment services: Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato receives funding from the municipalities of Apeldoorn, Epe, and Heerde to provide employment services under the Participatiewet. The organization helps people with barriers to employment find sustainable work and matches them with regional employers. Revenue is derived from municipal contracts and possibly subsidies for supported employment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato is a government-commissioned social employment organization that helps people with barriers to the labor market find sustainable paid employment under the Dutch Participation Act (Participatiewet). It serves the municipalities of Apeldoorn, Epe, and Heerde by offering sector-specific work-learning tracks (Werkleerlijnen), protected work (Beschut Werk), vocational assessment via its ArbeidsDiagnosecentrum, job coaching, work-readiness training (Werkfit), and work-experience placements. It also supports regional employers with inclusive hiring, outsourced work, and fulfillment of SROI/PSO social procurement obligations.

Product overview

Werkleerbedrijf Lucrato is a social employment services organization operating as a unified service portfolio, not a technology product platform. The organization offers an integrated system of employment support services for job seekers with barriers to the labor market and employers seeking inclusive hiring. Core services include sector-specific Werkleerlijnen (learning paths) covering Healthcare, Hospitality, Green/Garden, Cleaning, and Security sectors; Beschut Werk (protected employment) for those needing workplace support; ArbeidsDiagnosecentrum for vocational assessment; Jobcoaching for ongoing employment support; Werkfit for work readiness preparation; and Werkervaringsplekken for practical work experience. These services are delivered through municipalities Apeldoorn, Epe, and Heerde under the Dutch Participation Act (Participatiewet).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Werkleerlijnen: Work-learning tracks including Zorg (Healthcare), Horeca en Catering (Hospitality), Groen (Green), Schoonmaak (Cleaning), Beveiliging (Security), and Evenementbeveiliging (Event Security)
• ArbeidsDiagnosecentrum
• Beschut Werk
• Werkfit

Products and services

• Werkleerlijnen (Learning Paths) Sector-specific learning and work programs covering Healthcare (Zorg), Hospitality and Catering (Horeca en Catering), Green/Garden (Groen), Cleaning (Schoonmaak), Security (Beveiliging), and Event Security (Evenementbeveiliging) that combine practical work experience with structured learning for job seekers with a distance to the labor market.
• Beschut Werk (Protected Work) Supervised employment for people requiring extra support and guidance in the workplace. Candidates become Lucrato employees and can be assigned to regional employers in a sheltered working arrangement.
• ArbeidsDiagnosecentrum (Work Diagnosis Center) Assessment center that diagnoses the work capabilities of job seekers and provides recommendations on suitable employment paths and the level of support required, serving both candidates and employers.
• Jobcoaching Personal on-the-job coaching services supporting candidates in finding and maintaining sustainable paid employment, including coaching plans and progress reporting, also offered to employers hiring through Lucrato's programs.
• Werkfit Work-readiness program that prepares job seekers with barriers to employment for the labor market by developing practical skills, building work rhythm, and strengthening self-confidence.
• Werkervaringsplekken (Work Experience Places) Temporary work-experience placements with regional employers that allow job seekers to gain practical work experience as a stepping stone toward sustainable employment.
• Werk Uitbesteden (Outsourced Work) Service for employers to outsource work activities to Lucrato, enabling them to fulfill SROI/PSO social procurement obligations while receiving supervised production or service output.

Named customers7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Werkcentrum VeluweStedendriehoekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLucrato is a partner of Werkcentrum VeluweStedendriehoek, the regional employer service point for the labor market region Stedendriehoek and Noord-Veluwe. This collaboration involves 14 municipalities, UWV, VNO-NCW Midden, FNV, CNV, and local work enterprises, working together to achieve the 'banenafspraak' (jobs agreement) and serve the broad target group from the Participatiewet.
• AventuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership with Aventus (MBO institution) for Michelle's trajectory. Michelle follows Entree MBO niveau 1 at Aventus while doing practical hours at Lucrato, combining learning with working in a small-scale, safe environment.
• Bakkerij Zonnehoeve van 's Heeren LoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial enterprise partnership where Michelle started her trajectory within day care, working on structure, work rhythm, and self-confidence before transitioning to further education and work experience at Lucrato.
• FoenixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoenix is a kringloop (second-hand store) and reintegration company offering work experience places for people with distance to the labor market. Pepijn started in their timber workshop as part of his reintegration trajectory.
• CirculusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironment/waste management company where Pepijn received a trial placement after Foenix, and subsequently obtained a paid position. Also mentioned in context of intensified collaboration with Lucrato (news item).
• SDDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRonald van Huffelen started as a 3D Print Operator at SDD through Lucrato's reintegration program. SDD provided a trial day where Ronald discovered he enjoyed the work and could perform the tasks.
• BAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company BAM employs Jill as a 'vakman wegenbouw' (road construction tradesperson). Sjoerd Wartena, bedrijfsleider at BAM, explains they use Lucrato to find talented people and fulfill SROI obligations.
• DROS schoonmaakdienstenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleaning services company where Merel works via sheltered work (beschut werk) arrangement. Employer Elise and teammanager Nicole help Merel utilize her talents effectively.
• BlueviewminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNews item mentions 'Samen sterk: Blueview en Lucrato!' indicating a collaborative partnership in the region.
• OmnizorgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization with news item 'Samen aan de slag: Lucrato en Omnizorg' indicating collaboration between Lucrato and Omnizorg.
• EcolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNews item mentions Ecolution receiving PSO-3 certificate, indicating a relationship with supported employment services.
• Gemeente EpecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Epe, one of the three municipalities (along with Apeldoorn and Heerde) that commission Lucrato's services. Provides work experience places in collaboration with various parties for residents under the participatiewet.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baanbrekers: Baanbrekers is a Dutch Werkleerbedrijf and SW-bedrijf operating in the Stedendriehoek (Deventer/Zutphen) labor-market region, directly adjacent to Lucrato's Veluwe territory. It runs an essentially identical model of municipal-contract funded reintegration, Beschut Werk, jobcoaching, and sector learning paths under the Participatiewet, making it the closest geographic comparable.
• DitzWel: DitzWel is a social employment organization serving the Foodvalley/Regio Ede-Wageningen area, also commissioned by multiple municipalities under the Participatiewet. It delivers sheltered work, reintegration, and learning paths comparable to Lucrato's portfolio and competes for the same Dutch social-employment funding pool in Gelderland.
• WSD (Werk en Scholing voor de regio Den Bosch): WSD is one of the larger Dutch social employment organizations, serving multiple municipalities in the 's-Hertogenbosch region with Beschut Werk, jobcoaching, and reintegration services under the Participatiewet. It is a comparable scale peer running essentially the same business model as Lucrato but in North Brabant.
• Diamant Groep: Diamant Groep is a Dutch Werkleerbedrijf operating in the Heerhugowaard/North Holland region, providing sheltered employment, reintegration, jobcoaching, and learning paths under municipal Participatiewet contracts. It is a like-for-like operating model peer to Lucrato, albeit in a different province.

Regional players

• Laborijn: Laborijn is the Werkleerbedrijf/SW-bedrijf for the Achterhoek region (Doetinchem area), operating the same Participatiewet model with municipal contracts, Beschut Werk placements, and sector learning paths. It serves a different Gelderland sub-region than Lucrato but is structurally and operationally comparable.

Broad incumbents

• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): UWV is the national Dutch employee insurance agency that also administers unemployment benefits, disability assessments, and labor-market services across the country. It is the broad public-sector incumbent in the same labor-market reintegration space as Lucrato, but with a much wider mandate and centralized national scale.
• Randstad Nederland: Randstad is the largest general staffing and recruitment firm in the Netherlands, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR services across all sectors. While its commercial focus differs from Lucrato's Participatiewet mission, it overlaps on workforce matching and employer placement services and dwarfs Lucrato in scale.
• Tempo-Team Nederland: Tempo-Team is a major Dutch staffing and recruitment firm (part of Randstad Group) offering temporary and permanent placement across many sectors. It is not a direct competitor in the protected-employment/Participatiewet segment but operates in the overlapping labor-market services space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lucratowerk
• Facebookfacebook.com/WerkleerbedrijfLucrato
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lucrato

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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