What Opleidingsschool Noordermarke does

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke is a collaborative teacher training partnership (opleidingsschool) based in Steenwijk, Netherlands, that connects 14 secondary schools across the Drenthe and Overijssel provinces with four higher education institutions (Windesheim, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, and NHL Stenden). The organization prepares pre-service teachers through workplace learning (werkplekleren), placing student teachers inside partner schools where they are supervised jointly by school-based workplace supervisors and institute-based mentors under a "driehoek" (triangle) coordination model. Its training methodology is built on three pillars — nieuwsgierigheid (curiosity), beweging (movement), and samenwerking (collaboration) — and is codified in published pedagogical artifacts including the Theoretisch Kader, the Speelkaarten card game, and the Infographic Studentenbegeleiding.

The portfolio of offerings includes signature annual events such as the Onderwijscafé (informal networking and professional development sessions) and the Samen Opleidendag (joint training day hosted at partner institutions), plus the modular Noordermarketraining program for workplace supervisors. Since 2025, Noordermarke has operated as part of onderwijsregio Noorderwijzer, a broader regional network of training schools in the northern Netherlands. The entity is governed by programme leader Ellen van Opzeeland and has no disclosed proprietary technology, software products, or commercial offerings.

The business model is non-commercial: Noordermarke is funded through institutional partnerships and Dutch government educational funding rather than through pricing of products or services to external customers. There is no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no investor base, and no M&A activity. As a partnership organization rather than a commercial enterprise, growth is measured in expansion of the institutional partner network, codification of the training methodology, and geographic consolidation within the northern Netherlands region.

Name

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke

Legal name

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke

Website

https://noordermarke.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke is a Dutch teacher training partnership in Steenwijk connecting 14 secondary schools and 4 higher education institutions across Drenthe and Overijssel to prepare student teachers through collaborative workplace learning and mentorship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Steenwijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke runs a partnership-based teacher-training programme for prospective secondary-school teachers. It combines workplace learning delivered inside 14 partner secondary schools with theoretical learning delivered by 4 partner higher-education institutions, organised around three pillars: opleiden (training), onderzoek (research), and verbinden (connection). It also offers supporting workplace-supervisor training (Noordermarkt training) and pedagogical resources such as the Speelkaarten Noordermarke card set and the Theoretisch Kader Noordermarke framework.

Product overview

Opleidingsschool Noordermarke is a teacher training partnership network that operates as a collaborative platform connecting teacher training institutions with secondary and vocational schools in the northern Netherlands. Rather than a traditional software product company, it provides a structured pedagogical ecosystem centered around the Noordermarke training approach. The portfolio includes the Speelkaarten card game as a visual pedagogical tool, infographic resources for student supervision, theoretical frameworks, the signature Onderwijscafé networking event format, annual Samen Opleidendag training days, and the Noordermarketraining program for workplace supervisors. The organization functions as part of the broader onderwijsregio Noorderwijzer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opleidingsschool Noordermarke Teacher Training Programme

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Carmelcollege EmmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements for student teachers. Carmelcollege Emmen participates in collaborative training activities including the annual Samen Opleidendag.
• Esdal CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements for student teachers in the region.
• CS Vincent van Gogh AssencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Assen location.
• Volta BeilencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership under CS Vincent van Gogh for workplace learning placements.
• Linde College WolvegacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Wolvega.
• SG Eekeringe SteenwijkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Steenwijk.
• RSG Tromp Meesters SteenwijkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Steenwijk.
• Roelof van Echten College HoogeveencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Hoogeveen.
• CSG Dingstede MeppelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Meppel.
• De Nieuwe Veste Coevorden en HardenbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Coevorden and Hardenberg.
• Hondsrug College EmmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Emmen.
• RSG ter ApelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in ter Apel.
• RSG Wolfsbos HoogeveencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school partnership providing workplace learning placements in Hoogeveen.
• Hogeschool WindesheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution providing teacher training accreditation and institute-based supervision for student teachers. Hosts the annual Samen Opleidendag at its Zwolle campus.
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity providing teacher training programs and academic oversight for student teachers in the partnership.
• Hanzehogeschool GroningencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences providing teacher training programs and institute-based supervision.
• NHL Stenden HogeschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences providing teacher training programs and student placement coordination.
• Onderwijsregio NoorderwijzerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional educational network that Noordermarke is part of, coordinating educational initiatives across the northern Netherlands region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG): Research university and Noordermarke partner providing academic oversight for student teachers in the partnership. Comparable as an academic institution delivering teacher training at the university level within the same regional ecosystem.
• Hanzehogeschool Groningen: University of Applied Sciences and core Noordermarke partner providing teacher training programs and institute-based supervision. Comparable as a regional HEI involved in the Samen Opleiden framework with overlapping student-teacher placement activity.
• Hogeschool Windesheim: Major Dutch University of Applied Sciences and core Noordermarke partner, providing teacher training accreditation and institute-based supervision. Operates its own teacher-training programs and is directly comparable as an institutional HEI partner in the same regional consortium.
• Onderwijsregio Noorderwijzer: Parent regional educational network that Noordermarke is part of since 2025, coordinating multiple opleidingsscholen across the Northern Netherlands. Operates in the same regional space with comparable mission and institutional partners.
• NHL Stenden Hogeschool: University of Applied Sciences and core Noordermarke partner, providing teacher training programs and student placement coordination in the Northern Netherlands. Comparable as an institutional HEI delivering teacher training through workplace-learning partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• VO-raad: Dutch sector association representing secondary school boards, including several Noordermarke partner schools. Operates broadly across the Dutch secondary education landscape and shapes the policy environment in which Noordermarke operates.
• Samen Opleiden (National Program): National Dutch framework and umbrella program that Noordermarke operates within. Samen Opleiden coordinates all regional opleidingsscholen across the Netherlands, making it the closest broad incumbent against which Noordermarke is benchmarked.
• Lerarenopleidingen.nl: National platform/information portal for Dutch teacher-training programs. Comparable as the broader national infrastructure within which Noordermarke's student-teacher recruitment and placement activity occurs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aspirant-opleidingsschool-noordermarke

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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