What Praktikon does

Praktikon is a Dutch research partner headquartered in Nijmegen that supports organizations in (jeugd)zorg, onderwijs, and gemeenten with the systematic measurement, discussion, and improvement of service quality and effectiveness, anchored by its proprietary "meet-spreek-verbetercyclus" (measure-discuss-improve cycle) methodology. Its core product is BergOp, a web-based software platform that gives clients access to more than 400 validated questionnaires (including OBVL, VGFO, VSOG, VMG, BESTE, B-toets, EMPO, and Exit-Vragenlijst Jeugdhulp) and that handles distribution, analysis, and interpretation of responses. The offering is extended by a portfolio of sub-brands: SWIS Suite and Veiligheidsmonitor for school behavior and safety monitoring, Kwaliteitskader VA for explanatory-analysis quality in youth care, Ben ik Tevreden? for quality-of-life measurement in intellectual-disability care, Kwestion for telephone-based client interviews, QlikSense-powered Outcome Dashboards, a set of physical "Bijdehandjes" explanation cards, and a training catalog. Praktikon monetizes through a mix of BergOp subscriptions, custom research and dashboard projects, training programs, and small unit-priced materials, selling direct to enterprise and municipal buyers in the Netherlands; it holds NEN 7510 certification for healthcare information security and operates a research consortium model with partners including Radboud Universiteit, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NJi, Movisie, and NRO-funded education groups.

Name

Praktikon

Legal name

Praktikon

Website

https://praktikon.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Praktikon is a Dutch research partner that sells the BergOp questionnaire platform, outcome dashboards, and consulting/training services to youth care providers, schools, and municipalities to measure and improve service effectiveness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth care and education outcome measurement software

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Test Item Banks, Question Authoring & Assessment Design Tools (EDAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Survey, Formative Assessment & Classroom Response (Quizzes/Polls) Tools (EDAFADAN)

Keywords

• Youth care research
• Outcome measurement software
• Education assessment platform
• Questionnaire library
• Social services dashboards

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Professional Services: Praktikon provides research services, questionnaire development, dashboard creation, and training programs to organizations in youth care, education, and municipalities.
2. BergOp Platform Access: BergOp is a web-based software platform offering access to 400+ questionnaires, likely provided on a subscription basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Praktikon develops and operates the BergOp web-based platform, through which Dutch youth care providers, schools, and municipalities access more than 400 validated questionnaires to systematically measure, discuss, and improve the quality and effectiveness of their services. The offering combines software (BergOp, SWIS Suite, Veiligheidsmonitor, Ben ik Tevreden?, Outcome Dashboards, Kwestion), an in-house questionnaire portfolio (OBVL, VGFO, VSOG, VMG, BESTE, B-toets, EMPO, ZO!), applied research studies, and training programs built around the meet-spreek-verbetercyclus methodology.

Product overview

Praktikon operates as a research partner for youth care, education, and municipalities, offering a unified ecosystem centered on the BergOp platform. BergOp serves as the core web-based platform for questionnaire administration, analysis, and interpretation, providing access to over 400 validated questionnaires. Supporting modules include SWIS Suite for school behavioral insights, Ben ik Tevreden? for quality-of-life measurement, Veiligheidsmonitor for school safety monitoring, Kwestion for telephone-based client interviews, and Outcome Dashboards for visualizing care effectiveness indicators. The offering also encompasses an extensive portfolio of validated questionnaires (BESTE, B-toets, EMPO 3.1, OBVL, VGFO, VSOG, VMG, VG&O, VHG, ZO!) and professional training services. Together these products form the 'meet-spreek-verbetercyclus' (measure-discuss-improve cycle) methodology for quality improvement across care, education, and government sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BergOp: Webbased software for sending, analyzing, and interpreting questionnaires for youth care and education. Access to more than 400 questionnaires.
• Kwestion
• SWIS Suite
• Veiligheidsmonitor
• Kwaliteitskader VA
• Ben ik Tevreden?

Products and services

• BergOp Web-based software platform for distributing, analyzing, and interpreting questionnaires in Dutch youth care and education. Provides subscribers access to more than 400 validated questionnaires covering child and family characteristics, parenting stress, and youth self-regulation.
• SWIS Suite Software suite providing schools with insight into student behavior and the school climate, including safety monitoring capabilities, for use by primary and secondary education institutions.
• Ben ik Tevreden? Measurement tool that assesses and supports improvement of quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities, used by care providers serving this population.
• Veiligheidsmonitor Safety monitoring tool providing schools with insight into students' sense of safety and identifying areas for improvement within the school environment.
• Kwestion Service that collects research data from clients of healthcare institutions through structured telephone interviews, supplied to youth care and healthcare providers for outcome research.
• Kwaliteitskader VA Quality framework for explanatory analysis in Dutch youth care, developed through a Delphi study with an expert panel to assess the quality of explanatory analysis in practice.
• Outcome Dashboards Interactive outcome dashboards built with QlikSense that visualize indicators such as client dropout, client satisfaction, and goal achievement for youth care providers and municipal commissioners.
• Praktikon Questionnaire Portfolio (BESTE, B-toets, EMPO 3.1, Exit-Vragenlijst Jeugdhulp, OBVL, VGFO, VHG, VMG, VSOG, ZO!) Validated Dutch questionnaires for measuring child and family characteristics, parenting stress, family functioning, parenting behavior, and youth self-regulation in educational settings, including OBVL, VGFO, VSOG, VMG, BESTE, B-toets, EMPO 3.1, Exit-Vragenlijst Jeugdhulp, VHG, and ZO!.
• Training Services Training programs covering questionnaire usage, learning from effects at team and organizational level, product-specific training, and custom training solutions for professionals in youth care, education, and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• IAG (Intensive Ambulatory Family Treatment) research showed statistically significant annual decreases in problem behavior and parenting burden over 20 years (2000-2019), with medium-sized effects

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KBA NijmegenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBA Nijmegen collaborated with Praktikon on research into sexual boundary violations in education, combining their expertise in the education sector.
• HAN Lectoraat Werkzame Factoren in de Jeugd- en OpvoedhulpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAN Lectoraat partnered with Praktikon to research collaboration with support figures in youth care, examining how support from a chosen person from the young person's own network can be utilized.
• Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (NJi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPraktikon contributed research to the NJi's comprehensive report on youth mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis, working alongside 20+ research institutions. Also collaborated on wijkteams (community teams) tools.
• SEJNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPraktikon staff Milou Golbach and Nina Esmeijer facilitate a youth panel (Jongerentafel) for SEJN, where experienced youth contribute to discussions about questionnaires and data use in youth care.
• BOEG (Bovenregionaal Expertisenetwerk Gelderland)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBOEG commissioned Praktikon and HAN to research collaboration with support figures in youth care.
• Radboud UniversiteitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered in developing the Kwaliteitskader VA (Quality Framework for Explanatory Analysis in youth care), bringing academic research expertise.
• Rijksuniversiteit GroningencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Kwaliteitskader VA research project, contributing to the Delphi study with expert panel.
• MolendriftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the Kwaliteitskader VA for explanatory analysis in youth care.
• Beweging van NulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the Kwaliteitskader VA for explanatory analysis in youth care.
• MovisiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Praktikon, NJi, VanMontfoort, and PI Research to develop the 'Wijkteams Werken met Jeugd' website, bundling knowledge and tools for community teams.
• VanMontfoortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Praktikon, NJi, Movisie, and PI Research on the wijkteams tools website for youth community teams.
• PI ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Praktikon, NJi, Movisie, and VanMontfoort on the wijkteams tools website for youth community teams.
• Consortium Traumasensitief OnderwijscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPraktikon partnered with Pluryn, Koraal, Orion, and De Loodsboot in the Traumasensitief Onderwijs consortium, developing implementation handbook for trauma-sensitive education in schools. Project was funded by NRO (Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Movisie: Dutch knowledge institute focused on social issues including youth, welfare, and care. Direct peer — partnered with Praktikon on wijkteams tools and operates in overlapping social-services research and tooling space.
• Augeo Foundation: Dutch expertise center focused on safe upbringing and resilience of children, conducting research and developing tools for youth professionals. Direct peer — operates in the same Dutch youth care measurement and intervention space as Praktikon.
• Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (NJi): National Dutch knowledge institute for youth that conducts research, develops frameworks, and advises municipalities on youth policy. Directly comparable to Praktikon as both operate in Dutch youth care research and policy, and are even co-development partners on COVID-19 wellbeing studies.
• PI Research: Dutch research firm conducting practice-oriented evaluation studies in youth care and education. Direct peer — collaborated with Praktikon on wijkteams tools for community teams and serves overlapping municipal and care clients.
• BMC Onderzoek: Dutch research and consultancy firm conducting applied social research for municipalities, healthcare organizations, and education. Direct peer — comparable mission of providing research-driven insights to Dutch public-sector clients in similar verticals.
• VanMontfoort: Dutch research and consultancy organization that evaluates youth care interventions and supports municipalities. Direct peer — partnered with Praktikon on wijkteams tools and operates in the same evidence-based youth care measurement niche.
• Significant (formerly Publieke Zaak): Dutch applied research and advisory firm focused on the social domain, healthcare, and public administration. Direct peer — comparable practice-oriented research offerings aimed at Dutch municipalities and care organizations.

Broad incumbents

• TNO: Major Dutch applied scientific research organization operating across health, youth, education, and social domains. Broad incumbent — much larger and broader than Praktikon, but overlaps in youth care effectiveness research and tool development.
• Qualtrics: Global enterprise survey and experience management platform with strong foothold in academic and healthcare research. Broad incumbent — competes with BergOp's questionnaire delivery, analysis, and dashboarding at the platform layer, though without Praktikon's domain-specialized validated questionnaires.
• SWIS (Educational & Community Supports, University of Oregon): Originator of the SWIS (School-Wide Information System) suite that Praktikon's SWIS Suite is built upon. Broad incumbent — provides the underlying PBIS/SWIS methodology and platform that Praktikon localizes for Dutch schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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