Bureau Meesterschap Assen

What Bureau Meesterschap Assen does

Bureau Meesterschap Assen is a privately held Dutch education advisory and training bureau headquartered at Zwedenlaan 12 in Assen, Netherlands, operating for more than 15 years in the primary, secondary, and special-needs education (PO/VO/SO/SBO) market. The company is owned and directed by Roelof van den Berg MBA and operates through a network of approximately 46 FTE staff and more than 60 named education professionals, including trainers, coaches, advisors, interim managers, and orthopedagogues.

The firm's service portfolio spans four pillars: (1) Training & Education, with more than 30 Post-HBO, Post-MBO, and short-course programs (including Taalcoördinator, Rekencoördinator, Specialist Jonge Kind, KLOS 2.0, Kwaliteitscoördinator IB+, and Van Meesterschap naar Leiderschap) registered with CPION, CRKBO, and Schoolleidersregister PO; (2) Advisory & Guidance, encompassing coaching, supervision, assessments, audits, and school-level improvement trajectories using proprietary instruments such as the Bekwaamheidskompas and the WWO Werkbeleving & Werkklimaatonderzoek; (3) Recruitment & Interim, placing interim bestuurders, directeurs, teamleiders, orthopedagogen, kwaliteitscoördinatoren, and HR advisors, plus executive search for bestuurders and toezichthouders; and (4) Symposia & Conferenties, including the flagship annual Symposium Het Jonge Kind (EUR 250–295 per seat) and joint events such as the Symposium Hoogbegaafdheid (300+ attendees). The company's distribution relies on direct sales across the Netherlands through in-company customization and open-enrollment courses, with a multi-channel marketing footprint across website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and email newsletter, supported by the ELO learning environment and Meesterlijk Bekwaam portal.

Pricing ranges from EUR 295 per short-course or symposium seat to EUR 8,950 per participant for the eight-month flagship leadership program, with most advisory and in-company engagements delivered under custom quotes. Customers span three segments: individual education professionals, schools at the team level, and school boards and supervisory boards (besturen and Raden van Toezicht) at the governance level. The firm shows no external institutional investment or parent company and operates as an owner-managed Dutch private limited company (BV-style entity) focused exclusively on the Netherlands education market.

Name

Bureau Meesterschap Assen

Legal name

Bureau Meesterschap

Website

https://bureaumeesterschap.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bureau Meesterschap Assen is a privately held Dutch education advisory and training bureau serving primary, secondary, and special-needs schools across the Netherlands with Post-HBO training, school-level advisory, executive interim and recruitment services, and proprietary instruments such as the Bekwaamheidskompas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Consulting and Training Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audit, Inspection & Quality Compliance (Internal Auditing, CAPA) (EDABAKAN), Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit) (EDAHADAG)

Keywords

• Education consulting services
• Teacher training programs
• School advisory services
• Education professional development
• Interim education management

Headquarters

HQ city

Assen

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. Training & Opleiding: Revenue from open enrollment and in-company training programs, courses, and professional development programs for educators. Offerings include Post-HBO diplomas, certifications, and short training courses across topics such as language, mathematics, pedagogy, leadership, and coaching. Pricing varies from per-person course fees to comprehensive multi-module programs costing several thousand euros per participant.
2. Advies & Begeleiding: Revenue from advisory and guidance services at individual, school, and board levels. Includes coaching, supervision, assessments, career guidance, audits, and custom advisory trajectories. Services are tailored to client needs and priced via custom quotes.
3. Interim Services: Revenue from providing interim professionals including interim bestuurders (board members), interim directeurs, interim teamleiders, interim orthopedagogen, interim kwaliteitscoördinatoren, and interim HR advisors. Professionals have years of experience in education and are matched to client needs.
4. Werving & Selectie: Revenue from recruitment and selection services for school boards and education organizations, focused on executive and leadership positions including bestuurders (board members), directeurs, and toezichthouders (supervisors).
5. Symposia & Conferenties: Revenue from organizing and hosting symposia, conferences, workshops, masterclasses, and studiedagen. The annual Symposium Het Jonge Kind is a flagship event with ticket pricing at EUR 295 per person (early bird EUR 250).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bureau Meesterschap delivers accredited professional development training, school-level advisory, interim management, and executive recruitment services to Dutch primary, secondary, and special education institutions. Offerings span Post-HBO and Post-MBO diploma programs (language, mathematics, behavior, audit, leadership), tailored in-company coaching and supervision, classroom observation via the proprietary Bekwaamheidskompas, and placement of interim bestuurders, directeurs, and specialists.

Product overview

Bureau Meesterschap is a comprehensive education consulting firm offering a multi-service portfolio centered on four core pillars: Training & Education (with over 30 specialized programs), Advisory & Guidance (at individual, school, and governance levels), Recruitment & Interim Staffing, and Executive/Supervisory Network services. The company provides professional development programs including language and math coordinator certifications, early childhood specialization (KLOS 2.0, Specialist Jonge Kind), audit training, coaching certifications, and leadership programs (Van Meesterschap naar Leiderschap). Notable proprietary offerings include the Bekwaamheidskompassen (Competence Compasses) observation instruments for teacher evaluation, the ELO learning platform, and the Meesterlijk Bekwaam online portal. The company also organizes regular symposia and conferences, notably the annual Symposium Het Jonge Kind.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training & Opleiding Comprehensive portfolio of accredited professional development programs and Post-HBO/Post-MBO diplomas for educators in primary, secondary, and special education. Covers language, mathematics, citizenship, digital literacy, behavior, young-child education, audit, coaching, communication, and didactics.
• Advies & Begeleiding Advisory and guidance services at individual, school, and governance levels including coaching, supervision, assessments, audits, and tailored support for educational organizations.
• Werving & Interim Recruitment and interim staffing services providing schools with qualified directors, bestuurders, supervisors, quality coordinators, and HR advisors.
• Bestuur & RvT Netwerk Network and support services for educational executives and supervisory boards, including training, interim executive placement, advisory services, and assessments for governance-level professionals.
• Taalcoördinator Post-HBO Opleiding Post-HBO accredited program training language coordinators to lead and develop language education within schools, officially accredited by CPION without conditions.
• Rekencoördinator Post-HBO Opleiding Post-HBO training program for mathematics coordinators to develop and lead math education programs in schools, registered in CPION Register.
• KLOS 2.0 Opleiding Early childhood education training program led by Janet de Vink, combining recent research theories with daily classroom practice for educators working with young children.
• Specialist Jonge Kind Post-HBO Opleiding Post-HBO program training specialists in early childhood education, focusing on evidence-informed approaches to young child development and learning environments.
• Kwaliteitscoördinator (IB+) Opleiding Post-HBO program transforming intern begeleiders into quality coordinators, focusing on quality management, teacher professionalization, and educational support structures.
• Bekwaamheidskompassen (Competence Compasses) Proprietary development-oriented observation instruments for classroom or flash visits, providing development points and used for baseline, interim, and final measurements of teacher performance across PO, VO, SO, and childcare settings.
• Auditopleiding Zicht op Onderwijs Training programs for educational auditors at PO, SBO/SO, and VO levels, registered in both CPION Register and Schoolleidersregister PO.
• Symposia & Conferenties Organization of workshops, masterclasses, conferences, and symposia on educational topics, including the annual Symposium Het Jonge Kind and Symposium Hoogbegaafdheid (held with 300+ participants in cooperation with Samenwerkingsverband PO 20.01).
• Leraarondersteuner Post-MBO Opleiding Post-MBO program training teaching assistants to support educators in classroom settings, registered in CPION Register.
• Intern Begeleider Post-HBO Opleiding Post-HBO program training internal counselors to support student welfare and educational quality within schools, registered in CPION Register.
• Gedragscoördinator Opleiding Training program for behavior coordinators specializing in student behavioral support and intervention.
• Bouwcoördinator Post-HBO Opleiding Post-HBO program training phase coordinators to lead educational development across school phases.
• Van Meesterschap naar Leiderschap Opleiding Eight-month intensive leadership development program for experienced school directors, offered in partnership with The LMS Group, accredited by Schoolleidersregister PO. Priced at EUR 8,950 per person including arrangement, materials, and use of electronic learning environment.
• WWO Werkbeleving & Werkklimaatonderzoek Proprietary valid and reliable instrument to map professional well-being and work climate in schools, operationalized in six categories: work circumstances, collegial support, workload, relationship with leadership, tension research, and stress sensitivity. Includes individual interviews using statements, reporting, conclusions and recommendations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 education professionals attended the jointly organized Symposium Hoogbegaafdheid, demonstrating large-scale event execution capability.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FC GroningenminorOthersBureau Meesterschap is a sponsor of FC Groningen and through this sponsorship has access to a number of football tickets. These tickets are also available for use by clients and relations of Bureau Meesterschap. This serves as a client entertainment and relationship maintenance arrangement.
• Stichting PresentminorOthersBureau Meesterschap is a sponsor of Stichting Present. Stichting Present has the mission to 'build a bridge between people who want to give and people who can be helped by this'. Volunteers of Stichting Present help weekly to support people with a request for help in the municipality of Assen.
• Koninklijke Militaire Kapel 'Johan Willem Friso' and Regimentsfanfare 'Garde Grenadiers en Jagers'minorOthersBureau Meesterschap is a member of De Vereniging van Vrienden (Association of Friends) of the Koninklijke Militaire Kapel 'Johan Willem Friso' (Royal Military Band) and Regimentsfanfare 'Garde Grenadiers en Jagers'. The Royal Military Band is one of three professional military harmony orchestras of the Dutch armed forces, providing music for military ceremonies and state affairs. The band uses music as a communication medium to gain more support from civil society.
• The LMS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe opleiding 'Van Meesterschap naar Leiderschap' is offered as a collaboration between Bureau Meesterschap and The LMS Group. The LMS Group provides experienced leadership trainers who co-deliver the six-module, eight-month program for school directors. This is a co-development and co-delivery partnership for a flagship leadership development program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KPC Groep: KPC Groep is a Dutch education advisory and training organization providing school leader development, team coaching, and curriculum support to PO/VO schools — overlapping closely with Bureau Meesterschap's advisory and training pillars.
• Sardes: Sardes is a Dutch education advisory organization focused on school improvement, leadership development, and policy advisory for primary and secondary education, operating in the same niche as Bureau Meesterschap.
• Oberon: Oberon is a Dutch education research and advisory firm that supports schools and school boards with evaluation, policy advice, and professional development — comparable to Bureau Meesterschap's Advies & Begeleiding services.
• CPS Onderwijsontwikkeling en advies: CPS is a Dutch onderwijsadvies bureau offering professional development, school advisory, and training to primary and secondary schools, directly competing with Bureau Meesterschap in the same Dutch teacher PD market.
• Itinera (formerly APS): Itinera is a Dutch education training and development institute serving school leaders and teachers across PO, VO, and MBO, providing in-service training and Post-HBO programs comparable to Bureau Meesterschap's portfolio.

Regional players

• Het Publieke Domein: Het Publieke Domein is a Dutch consultancy providing advisory and interim management for public sector organizations including education — comparable to Bureau Meesterschap's interim bestuurder/directeur placement and governance advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• PO-Raad: PO-Raad is the Dutch trade association for primary education school boards, providing sector-wide support, governance resources, and PD infrastructure — overlapping with Bureau Meesterschap's Bestuur & RvT advisory scope at a sector level rather than individual school level.
• VOION: VOION is the Dutch sector organization supporting HR and professional development across the entire VO (secondary education) sector — broader in mandate but overlapping with Bureau Meesterschap's leadership and PD advisory offerings.

Emerging players

• Quriuz: Quriuz (formerly Mosae/Lerarenportaal) is a Dutch platform supporting teacher professional development and school leadership — partial overlap with Bureau Meesterschap's PD programs, with a more digital-leaning delivery model.
• ICLON - Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching: ICLON provides teacher training and professional development for secondary educators, including Post-HBO programs — comparable in target audience and accreditation scope but anchored in an academic institution rather than a private bureau.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bmeesterschap
• Facebookfacebook.com/bureaumeesterschap.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bureau-meesterschap-assen
• Instagraminstagram.com/bureaumeesterschap

Compliance4 records

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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