Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd

What Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd does

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd (SKJ) is a Dutch non-profit foundation established in 2013 that operates the official professional quality register for youth and family practitioners in the Netherlands. It is designated by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) and the Ministry of Security and Justice as the authoritative registration body for youth social workers, family support workers, orthopedagogues, psychologists, and related disciplines, and it administers three professional chambers. As of end-2025, the register held 65,222 active professionals and the foundation processed 669 complaints in 2025 under a formal disciplinary regime.

SKJ's core product is a public, online professional register, supported by an initial-registration workflow, a periodic re-registration cycle, a credential-verification service used by municipalities and employers, and a complaints and disciplinary machinery that runs against the professional codes co-developed with sector associations BPSW, NVO, and PSYNIP. The technology stack is operational rather than productized — a member-facing portal, an employer/municipality verification interface, and a case-management system for the disciplinary process — and the foundation is ISO 9001:2015 certified for the 2025–2028 cycle and operates in compliance with GDPR/AVG.

Revenue is generated through registration and re-registration fees paid by individual professionals, with the foundation operating on a cost-recovery, non-distribution basis typical of a Dutch stichting under a quasi-regulatory mandate. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is headquartered at Churchilllaan 11 in Utrecht and employs 51–100 staff. Recent operational developments include a new functiehuis (job/role framework) rollout, ISO 9001:2015 certification, the appointment of Pauline van Schie as director effective January 1, 2026, and the withdrawal of the EVC quality standard on January 9, 2026 following detected fraud.

Name

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd

Legal name

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd

Website

https://skjeugd.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd (SKJ) is a Dutch non-profit foundation designated by the ministries of Health (VWS) and Security and Justice that operates the official professional quality register for Dutch youth and family care practitioners, covering 65,222 registered professionals as of end-2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sector Professional Registry Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Registration, Recordkeeping & Public Registry Authorities (EDADAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health) (HLAJAMAE)

Keywords

• Professional registry services
• Youth sector registration
• Professional supervision
• Credential verification
• Quality accreditation framework

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilthoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Registration Fees: SKJ charges registration and re-registration fees to youth professionals who wish to be registered in the official SKJ register. The registration validates professional competence for working in complex and risky situations with youth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd (SKJ) operates the officially recognized professional quality registry for HBO and WO-educated youth professionals working in complex and risky situations in the Netherlands. It administers statutory registration and re-registration, maintains a publicly searchable credential verification register, runs a professional supervision and complaints/disciplinary system, and curates an accredited training and education portal under the Kwaliteitskader Jeugd quality framework. The foundation is recognized by the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Minister of Security and Justice.

Product overview

Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd (SKJ) operates a unified professional registry platform for youth professionals in the Netherlands. The core offering is a web-based registration and professional supervision system comprising several integrated components: Mijn SKJ (the personal professional portal for managing registration), the SKJ-Register (public directory for verifying credentials), Professioneel Toezicht (complaints and disciplinary supervision handling), the Scholing portal (accredited training search and enrollment), and the Informatiebank (knowledge base). These modules are supplemented by the Registratiewizard (guided application tool) and the SKJ-Webinar series (educational content). SKJ maintains three registration chambers — for youth and family professionals, orthopedagogues, and psychologists — and administers professional codes of conduct for these groups under the Kwaliteitskader Jeugd quality framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Registration and Re-registration (Statutory SKJ Registration)
• Mijn SKJ (Personal Registration Portal)
• SKJ Public Register
• Professioneel Toezicht (Professional Supervision)
• Scholing (Accredited Training Portal)
• Kwaliteitskader Jeugd (Youth Quality Framework)

Quantifiable outcome

• 65,222 registered professionals (end 2025, 4% growth)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BPSW (Beroepsvereniging van Professionals in Sociaal Werk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPSW provides the professional code for social work professionals that applies to SKJ-registered youth and family professionals and youth care workers since January 1, 2022.
• NVO (Nederlandse Vereniging van Orthopedagogen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVO provides the professional code for orthopedagogues, one of the professional groups registered with SKJ.
• PSYNIP (Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSYNIP provides the professional code for psychologists, one of the professional groups registered with SKJ.
• EVC Stelsel (EVC-standard owners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with EVC (Erkenning van Verworven Competenties) system owners regarding the 'vakbekwame hbo jeugd- en gezinsprofessional' standard which was withdrawn in January 2026 due to irregularities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BIG-register (CIBG): The Dutch statutory register for healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, psychologists, etc.), administered under ministry oversight. It is the closest direct analogue to SKJ in structure: a government-recognized professional registry with public verification, mandatory registration, and disciplinary processes — but operating in the broader healthcare domain.
• KABIZ: Kwaliteitsregistratie en Accreditatie Beroepsbeoefenaren in de Zorg runs quality registries and accreditation for allied health and social-care professionals in the Netherlands. It is directly comparable to SKJ in mission (professional quality assurance), recurring fee model, and stakeholder base (employers, municipalities, professionals).
• Nederlands Register Vroedvrouwen / KCKZ: KCKZ operates the Dutch quality register for midwives and other perinatal professionals. Comparable to SKJ as a profession-specific quality registry with public verification, re-registration requirements, and complaints handling in a Dutch healthcare-adjacent domain.
• Registerplein: A Dutch platform hosting multiple professional registers for social and youth-care professionals. It is a competing/parallel registry mechanism and is directly comparable to SKJ's public register and re-registration function in the same Dutch social-domain market.
• Stichting Keurmerk Fysiotherapie: Dutch quality mark and registry for physiotherapy practices and professionals. Directly comparable to SKJ as a Dutch foundation operating a quality registry with public verification, annual fees, and stakeholder engagement with health insurers and municipalities.

Emerging players

• NIP (Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen): The Dutch professional association for psychologists and one of SKJ's core partners supplying the professional code. It is comparable as a profession-specific body in the youth-care domain and represents an alternative center of gravity for the same professionals SKJ registers.
• NVO (Nederlandse Vereniging van Orthopedagogen): Dutch professional association for orthopedagogues and SKJ's partner for the professional code governing its orthopedagogue chamber. Directly comparable in serving the same professional population and shaping registration requirements in Dutch youth care.
• BPSW (Beroepsvereniging van Professionals in Sociaal Werk): The Dutch professional association for social-work professionals, providing the professional code for SKJ-registered youth/family professionals since 2022. Comparable as a stakeholder in the same youth-care registration ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• RGS (Registratiecommissie Geneeskundig Specialisten): The Dutch registration commission for medical specialists under the KNMG, running statutory registration and re-registration for physicians. Comparable as a larger, more established Dutch professional registry with similar structure (statutory mandate, chambers, re-registration cadence).
• KIWA Nederland: A leading Dutch certification and quality assurance body (ISO certification, scheme owner) and an external auditor of SKJ's ISO 9001:2015 system. Comparable in providing quality framework infrastructure for Dutch regulated professions and operating in adjacent accreditation/registry services.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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