Ivoc

What Ivoc does

IVOC vzw – IREC asbl is the sole paritarian sectoral training fund (opleidingsfonds) for the Belgian fashion and confection industry, serving companies and employees falling under joint committees PC 109 (clothing workers) and PC 215 (clothing employees), typically identifiable by RSZ numbers starting with 038. Headquartered at Leliegaarde 22, 1731 Zellik, Belgium, the organization operates a bilingual legal structure — IVOC vzw for Dutch-speaking operations and IREC asbl for French-speaking operations — and is governed by paritarian social partners: the employers' federation Creamoda and the trade unions ACV Metea, Algemene Centrale ABVV, and ACLVB. Its core delivery is a portfolio of 200+ training courses covering Mode-Confectie-Textiel, personal skills, languages, commercial topics, quality, HR, finance, and logistics, of which 13 carry VOV (Vlaams OpleidingsVerlof) recognition. Training is delivered in classroom, virtual classroom (Zoom, Teams, Webex), and webinar formats, with administrative access delivered through a self-serve web application branded 'Mijn login' for managing training plans, subsidy balances, and personal Leerrekening budgets.

The organization's business model is that of a sectoral non-profit funded by employer contributions via the PC 109/215 joint committee mechanism and co-financed by the Flemish Government (VOV at €14.91/hour/employee, max €1,863.75/employee/school year) and the Belgian Federal Government (Expeditie youth program). Companies access a sectoral opleidingskrediet of €2,000 plus €60/employee/year with reimbursement rates of €25/hour for formal and informal training, capped at €500/employee/year. Beyond training, IVOC runs an interconnected suite of services: NEEDle-UP (job matching service), Young Patterns (under-26 career platform), Expeditie (talent analysis and competency passports for youth), Duaal Leren (dual learning program with €2,000 sector premium for employers and ~€500-€700/month learner allowance), Groeiproject (50% co-funding of consultant fees up to €2,500/year for ISO certification, 5S, sustainability, onboarding), JUST START (Open Hiring-style inclusive recruitment), and Op Weg Naar Werk (job-seeker pathway via VDAB with up to €200 stage and €200 job premiums). A 6-person coordination team in Zellik handles the operating layer, with the service published across the ivoc.be, irec.be, leerrekening.be, modeopleidingen.be, youngpatterns.be, and modeleerkracht.be web properties, supported by LinkedIn and Facebook outreach, four newsletters, and a Calendly online appointment channel.

IVOC's commercial value to its members is the bundling of free training, multi-channel subsidy administration, recruitment matching, and youth pipelines — all gated by eligibility into PC 109/215 and administered through a single Mijn login portal. The customer base spans small-to-mid-market Belgian fashion and confection employers (visible logos include Spirit Promotional Clothing, Tricobel, Plumka, Dutra, The Cotton Group, and Autruche), with expansion into job-seeker and under-26 segments via VDAB and Bruxelles Formation. As a paritarian institution financed by sectoral contributions and government co-funding rather than fee-bearing SaaS contracts, IVOC is structurally insulated from typical SaaS churn dynamics, but is correspondingly constrained in scaling velocity by the pace of social-partner governance and regulatory fund-flow decisions.

Name

Ivoc

Legal name

IVOC vzw – IREC asbl

Website

https://ivoc.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IVOC vzw – IREC asbl is the sole paritarian sectoral training fund for the Belgian fashion and confection industry, providing free training, subsidies, and employment services to companies and workers under joint committees PC 109 and PC 215.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sectoral Workforce Training and Development

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADALAI

Workforce, Employability & Youth Skills Partnerships

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYEDADALAC

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPADANAM

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• Sectoral training fund
• Fashion industry training
• Workforce development services
• Vocational training subsidies
• Job matching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zellik

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sectoral Training Fund: IVOC is a sectoral training fund (paritair opleidingsfonds / fonds de formation sectoriel) for the Belgian clothing and confection industry (PC 109 and PC 215). It is financed through sectoral funds contributed by member companies in the industry. Services (training, subsidies, job matching) are provided free of charge to eligible companies and workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IVOC is the Belgian sectoral training fund (paritair opleidingsfonds) for the fashion and confection industry operating under joint committees 109 and 215. It delivers more than 200 vocational training courses, administers financial subsidies (Sectoraal Opleidingskrediet, Vlaams OpleidingsVerlof, Groeiproject), and runs employment services (NEEDle-UP job matching, Young Patterns youth program, Duaal Leren, JUST START inclusive hiring) to companies and workers in the Belgian clothing and confection sector.

Product overview

IVOC is a training institute (opleidingsfonds) for the Belgian fashion and confection industry operating under joint committees 109 and 215. The organization functions as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected services: core training offerings (Opleidingsaanbod) with over 200 courses covering fashion, personal skills, languages, and business topics; financial support mechanisms including the Opleidingsportefeuille (sectoral training credit), Vlaams OpleidingsVerlof (VOV) subsidies, and Leerrekening individual training budgets; and employment services including NEEDle-UP job matching, Young Patterns youth program, Expeditie career expeditions, Duaal Leren dual learning, and JUST START inclusive hiring. These products work together to provide a comprehensive ecosystem supporting companies and workers across training, financing, and employment needs in the Belgian clothing and confection sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEEDle-UP: Job service connecting job seekers and companies in the fashion and confection industry
• Young Patterns
• IVOC-leerrekening
• Just Start

Products and services

• Opleidingsaanbod (Training Portfolio)

Quantifiable outcome

• 860 registered company trainings under VOV in school year 2024-2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CreamodacoreOthersCreamoda is the employers' organization within the Belgian fashion and confection industry. As one of the social partners governing IVOC, Creamoda represents employer interests in the joint committees 109 and 215 and participates in the governance and approval of IVOC's training plans and subsidies.
• ACV MeteacoreOthersACV Metea is a trade union (associated with ACV-CSC) that is one of the social partners governing IVOC for the Belgian clothing and confection industry, representing worker interests in joint committees 109 and 215.
• Algemene Centrale ABVVcoreOthersAlgemene Centrale ABVV (General Confederation of Belgian Labour) is a trade union sector organization for the textile industry that serves as a social partner governing IVOC.
• ACLVBcoreOthersACLVB (Algemene Centrale van het Liberale Vakverbond) is a liberal trade union serving as a social partner in the governance of IVOC.
• Bruxelles FormationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBruxelles Formation is the Brussels public employment and training service. Xavier Thomas (IVOC project coordinator) is responsible for the partnership with Bruxelles Formation, which focuses on French-language training offerings and collaboration with French-language fashion education.
• Vlaamse Overheid (Flemish Government)coreOthersThe Flemish Government funds the Vlaams OpleidingsVerlof (VOV) program, providing €14.91/hour/employee subsidies for workplace training. IVOC administers VOV on behalf of the Flemish Government for the fashion and confection sector.
• Federal Government of BelgiummajorOthersThe Belgian Federal Government provides financial support for the Expeditie youth program, enabling IVOC to offer these expeditions free of charge to companies and young participants.
• VDABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVDAB (Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding) is the Flemish public employment service. Job seekers can follow professional training in fashion and confection through VDAB, with IVOC providing sector-specific support, matching, and financial premiums.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ivocopleidingadvies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivoc

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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