Name

NIBHV

Legal name

NIBHV B.V. (Nederlands Instituut voor Bedrijfshulpverlening)

Website

https://nibhv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Safety Training & Certification

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding Inspection, QA/QC & NDT Prep Training (e.g., CWI) (EDAOADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD)

Keywords

• Workplace safety training
• Emergency response certification
• BHV e-learning
• Occupational health Netherlands
• Fire safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Certification Fees: NIBHV certifies BHV courses delivered by partner training providers. Training providers pay certification fees per course/exam. Prices are listed per certification type (e.g., basic BHV, refresher, coordinator/head BHV, fire safety manager).
2. Training Materials Sales (Books, E-learning, Presentations): NIBHV operates a webshop selling educational books (e.g., Coördinator/hoofd BHV at €63.55 incl. VAT), PowerPoint presentations (€106.80 excl. VAT), e-learning modules (€17.95 incl. VAT), and training aids. Bulk discounts are available (e.g., 3% for 100+ books, 10% for 500+).
3. Refresher Training for Instructors (Nascholing): NIBHV delivers refresher training programs for certified instructors, at €130 per half-day session. Instructors must complete at least two refresher sessions every two years to maintain their certification.
4. Instructor Registration and Certification Fees: One-time entry fee of €50 for instructor registration. Additional fees apply for certification credentials per course type.
5. Advisory and Custom Training Services: NIBHV provides tailored advisory services to large organizations (universities, prisons, high-risk companies) on BHV or business continuity organization setup and development, translating scientific research into organizational practices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NIBHV is the Dutch knowledge institute for bedrijfshulpverlening (company emergency response / BHV). It develops and maintains the national BHV curricula, examinations, and standardized learning materials, and independently certifies BHV officers, instructors, coordinators, and accredited training providers across the Netherlands. Beyond certification services, NIBHV sells proprietary learning content directly — including e-learning modules, textbooks, PowerPoint presentations, evacuation-plan templates, and advisory tools — through its own webshop and a nationwide network of certified opleiders and instructors.

Product overview

NIBHV (Nederlands Instituut voor Bedrijfshulpverlening) is a Dutch knowledge institute for emergency response and safe working that operates as a certification body and educational content provider. The portfolio consists of a layered product architecture: core educational products include textbooks and e-learning modules for basic and refresher emergency response courses; advanced programs cover team leader (Ploegleider) and coordinator/head (Coördinator/Hoofd BHV) certifications; specialized offerings target fire alarm managers (Beheerder BMI-OAI) and prevention officers (Preventiemedewerker). Supporting infrastructure includes the Mijn NIBHV student dashboard for certificate management and the NIBHV Portaal for training organizations. Instructor certification and mandatory continuing education (Nascholing) programs ensure quality standards across the network of certified training providers. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2025 and has certified over 300,000 emergency response officers through its network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NIBHV Academie: Training programs, masterclasses, workshops, examination and continuing education for emergency response professionals.
• Mijn NIBHV
• NIBHV Opleidersportaal

Quantifiable outcome

• 300,000+ BHV certificates issued annually through NIBHV-certified training providers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• NIPV (Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIPV (formerly NIBRA and part of NBBE) co-founded NIBHV in 1999 and remains a shareholder. NIPV contributes expertise in public safety and conducts scientific research (e.g., smoke dispersal studies) that NIBHV incorporates into its curricula. NIBHV translates NIPV research findings into training materials for BHV officers.
• Het Oranje KruiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHet Oranje Kruis (the Dutch Red Cross equivalent for first aid) co-founded NIBHV and is a shareholder. It contributes first aid expertise and is closely involved in guidelines for BHV and first aid instructors. NIBHV works with Het Oranje Kruis alongside the Red Cross and Reanimation Council on instructor guidelines.
• Brandweer Nederland (Netherlands Fire Service)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Brandweer Nederland ensures that new developments in fire safety and emergency response are incorporated into NIBHV's training curricula. NIBHV translates scientific research and practical insights from the fire service into BHV training materials.
• CAS-BES Training Provider (Bonaire)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNIBHV has an agreement with a local training provider on Bonaire to deliver instructor training and refresher courses specifically designed for the Caribbean Netherlands islands (CAS-BES: Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius, Saba). Certificates issued are valid only for safety courses on the CAS-BES.
• Nederlandse Richtlijnen Reanimatie (NRR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIBHV is closely involved with the Reanimation Council (NRR) for first aid guidelines. Martijn Maas serves as secretary of the NRR, linking NIBHV to the latest resuscitation and first aid standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest TIC companies providing workplace health, safety, and environmental training and certification services to enterprises, comparable to NIBHV's offering but at global scale and breadth across many sectors.
• TÜV Rheinland: TÜV Rheinland is a leading global TIC provider offering occupational health and safety training and certification services to enterprises, partially overlapping with NIBHV's certification and advisory offerings in workplace safety as part of a diversified global portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC company offering HSE training, certification, and advisory services, overlapping with NIBHV's occupational safety training and certification portfolio but as part of a much broader service catalog across multiple industries.
• DEKRA: DEKRA is a global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with substantial workplace safety training and certification offerings, competing for the same enterprise budgets for occupational health and safety compliance training that NIBHV addresses in the Netherlands.

Direct peers

• National Safety Council (NSC): NSC is a US nonprofit that develops workplace safety training content and certifies safety professionals, structurally similar to NIBHV as an independent knowledge institute and certifier for workplace emergency response and occupational safety.
• SSVV / VCA: SSVV operates the VCA (Veiligheid, Gezondheid en Milieu Checklist Aannemers) safety certification system in the Netherlands, an independent certification body model for contractor safety compliance that closely mirrors NIBHV's role certifying BHV training providers and personnel.
• IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health): IOSH is the chartered body for occupational safety and health professionals in the UK, providing training, certification, and continuing education for safety practitioners — directly comparable to NIBHV's independent certification and continuing education mandate for BHV professionals.
• Falck: Falck is a leading Nordic provider of safety training, emergency response services, and workforce safety solutions, with a similar mix of training content, certification, and advisory services to corporate and public clients across multiple European countries.

Emerging players

• NCOI Opleidingen: NCOI is a major Dutch vocational training provider with workplace safety and compliance offerings, representing the type of established Dutch training institution that NIBHV's network of certified opleiders competes with for the same employer training budgets.
• Schouten & Nelissen: Schouten & Nelissen is a long-established Dutch vocational training and professional development provider with safety and compliance offerings, representing the broader Dutch training market that competes for corporate safety-training spend alongside NIBHV-certified opleiders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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