Don Bosco Verviers

What Don Bosco Verviers does

Don Bosco Verviers (legal name: Institut Don Bosco Verviers) is a Catholic secondary school located at Rue de Hodimont 34, 4800 Verviers, in the Wallonia region of Belgium. It is operated within the global Salesian-Don Bosco educational network and offers a secondary-school curriculum oriented toward vocational and technical qualification, organized around a Tronc Commun (common core) followed by six filière (track) specializations covering mechanical/automotive, wood/construction, welding/metalwork, social services, and related trades. The school also offers a seventh-year specialization in automotive maintenance (Car-Pass formation) and has signaled the reintroduction of a first-degree (1er degré) general secondary program.

The institution is staffed by approximately 18 employees (teaching and administrative) under the direction of Directrice Sandrine Spronck. Operationally it functions as a subsidized educational institution within the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, meaning its core revenue model rests on per-student public operating subsidies supplemented by regulated parental tuition (minerval) and ancillary fees. Student lifecycle administration is supported by the Cabanga platform, while recruitment and institutional communication are conducted via a WordPress-hosted website and annual open-house events.

The school's strategic posture is that of a stable, community-anchored vocational educator: it maintains its existing six-track catalog, refreshes its curriculum for each academic cycle, and uses open-house recruitment to fill cohorts. There is no indication of M&A activity, capital raising, geographic expansion beyond its Verviers catchment, or significant technology-enabled differentiation. Its principal strategic signals in the public record are catalog-level (new curriculum year, reinstatement of the 1er degré) rather than market-level moves.

Name

Don Bosco Verviers

Legal name

Institut Don Bosco Verviers

Website

https://donboscoverviers.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Don Bosco Verviers is a Catholic secondary school in Verviers, Belgium, operated within the Salesian-Don Bosco network, offering vocational and technical tracks (mechanical, wood, welding, social services) plus a reinstated first-degree program to local Walloon students under Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles accreditation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Verviers

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Institut Don Bosco Verviers is a Belgian Catholic Salesian secondary school that delivers differentiated first-degree education (1er Degré) plus six vocational and technical qualification tracks: Wood (Bois), Electricity (Électricité), Mechanics (Mécanique), IT (Informatique), and Construction. Programs combine general coursework with hands-on workshop training and lead to CEB, technical qualification, and professional qualification certifications, including optional 7th-year specializations.

Product overview

Institut Don Bosco Verviers is a Belgian secondary vocational and technical education institution offering a differentiated first degree (1er Degré) and a portfolio of six vocational/technical program tracks. These consist of Bois (woodworking/cabinetmaking), Électricité (electrical installation), Mécanique (mechanics/welding), Informatique (IT/computer science), and Construction (masonry/construction). Programs follow a dual structure across Technique de qualification (technical diplomas) and Professionnelle de qualification (professional/vocational diplomas), with multiple year-levels and optional 7th-year specializations. The institution is built on WordPress CMS and maintains a Cabanga platform link for student management. No standalone commercial product, API, or SaaS platform is offered beyond the educational programs themselves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 1er Degré (First Degree Differentiated) Differentiated first-degree secondary education program offering general coursework leading to the CEB certification, complemented by discovery activities for the vocational trades taught at the institute. Targeted at students aged 12-14 in observation years 1D and 2D.
• Bois (Woodworking and Carpentry Programs) Woodworking vocational programs including a Technician in Wood Industries qualification (Technique de qualification) and a 7th-year Kitchen Designer specialization, alongside professional-level Interior and Exterior Joinery training.
• Électricité (Electrical Programs) Electrical vocational programs covering Electromechanical Technician (Technique de qualification), Residential/Industrial/Tertiary Electrician Installer (Enseignement professionnel), and 7th-year specializations in Electrical Installations and Technical Equipment Maintenance.
• Mécanique (Mechanical Programs) Mechanical vocational programs including Electromechanics (Technique de qualification), 3-year Professional Mechanic, Professional Welder (cordon d'angle specialization), and two 7th-year complement qualifications in Welding and Technical Equipment Maintenance.
• Informatique (IT and Computer Science Programs) IT vocational program offering a Technician in IT qualification (Technique de qualification) covering hardware and software maintenance, networking, system administration, and end-user support across PC, Mac, and diverse operating system platforms.
• Construction (Construction and Masonry Programs) Construction vocational programs including Construction and Public Works Technician (Technique de qualification), Mason (Enseignement professionnel), and a 7th-year Building Renovation and Conservation Worker qualification covering foundations, formwork, reinforcement, concrete work, waterproofing, insulation, and demolition.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Athénée Royal de Verviers: Public technical secondary school located in the same city (Verviers) as DBV, offering overlapping technical and vocational tracks. Closely competes with DBV for the same local student pool in the Verviers area.
• Institut Don Bosco Liège: Another Salesian Catholic technical secondary school in Wallonia offering multi-trade vocational programs (mechanics, electricity, construction, etc.). Directly comparable as a sister Don Bosco institution in the same Belgian educational network targeting similar student demographics.

Broad incumbents

• IFAPME Wallonia: Wallonia's principal public apprenticeship and continuing vocational training network for trades (electrical, construction, mechanics). While focused on adult/apprentice training rather than secondary education, it is a major adjacent provider in the same vocational-education sector.
• Institut Saint-Joseph (Ciney / Jambes): Catholic technical secondary school in Namur province offering similar vocational tracks (mechanics, electricity, construction, woodworking). Comparable Catholic alternative to DBV in a different Walloon geography.
• CEFA (Centre d'Education et de Formation en Alternance): Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles network of alternating learning (school + workplace) centers that deliver vocational qualifications similar to those offered by DBV. They serve as the public-sector alternative for students pursuing dual-track vocational credentials.

Regional players

• Don Bosco Halle / Don Bosco Bruxelles: Other Salesian Don Bosco network secondary schools operating in different Belgian regions. Comparable Catholic-technical format but located outside Wallonia and thus not in direct competition with DBV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/don-bosco-verviers

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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