What Hoom Opleidingen does

Hoom Opleidingen is the training and education arm of Energie Samen, a Dutch non-profit cooperative organization headquartered in Utrecht. It delivers certified Energiecoach training programs and a portfolio of deepening courses designed to build a national cadre of energy coaches who advise Dutch homeowners, renters, and energy-poor households on sustainable housing, insulation, heat pumps, thermal imaging, indoor air quality, and heat stress. The curriculum is co-developed with Milieu Centraal and structured around small live cohorts (maximum 12 participants) delivered through the Energie Samen Academy online learning environment (leeromgeving.energiesamen.nu), with graduates receiving an official Energiecoach certificate.

The organization operates as part of the broader Energie Samen ecosystem, which also offers the Econobis CRM platform, regional cooperative support, policy advocacy, and member services to Dutch energy cooperatives and municipalities. Its go-to-market is community-led: training is promoted and delivered through member energy cooperatives across the Netherlands, supplemented by LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, monthly newsletters, webinars, and annual events such as Open Energiedag. Revenue is generated primarily through training program fees, cooperative membership dues, and ancillary tooling such as Econobis; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. To date, more than 3,500 energy coaches have been trained, with flagship programs such as Energiecoach voor woningeigenaren and Energiecoach voor energiearmoede each exceeding 1,000 completers.

Name

Hoom Opleidingen

Legal name

Energie Samen

Website

https://hoom.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hoom Opleidingen, the training arm of Dutch non-profit cooperative Energie Samen, delivers certified Energiecoach programs and deepening courses for a national network of 3,500+ energy coaches serving Dutch homeowners, renters, municipalities, and energy-poor households.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Program Fees: Revenue generated from energy coaching and training programs offered to individuals and organizations. Programs include Energiecoach training (8 weeks, 30 hours), Energiecoach for energy poverty (6 weeks, 20 hours), and various deepening training courses. Fees appear to be quote-based as contact is via email.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hoom Opleidingen is the training division of Energie Samen, a Dutch energy cooperative. It delivers certified Energiecoach training programs and specialized deepening courses that prepare individuals, social workers, and cooperative staff to advise homeowners, renters, and energy-poor households on sustainable housing, energy savings, insulation, heat pumps, and the energy transition. Programs are delivered live by experienced coaches (max 12 participants) with an accompanying online learning environment (leeromgeving.energiesamen.nu).

Product overview

Energie Samen is a Dutch energy cooperative organization that operates a training and education platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of courses and certifications for energy coaching and sustainable energy transitions. The core offerings include several energy coach certification programs (for homeowners, energy poverty households, and social workers) and an energy handyperson training. These foundational programs are complemented by specialized deepening training modules covering topics such as communication skills, heat stress, air quality, thermal imaging, insulation, and heat pumps. The organization also provides professional development courses for energy cooperative operations including local energy sharing, cooperative neighborhood facilitation, organizational strength training, and municipal collaboration programs. The training delivery includes both live sessions and online learning management system (leeromgeving.energiesamen.nu), with group sizes capped at 12 participants for personalized attention. The programs are developed in collaboration with Milieu Centraal, and participants receive official Energie Samen certificates upon completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energiecoach voor woningeigenaren An 8-week part-time training program (30 hours total) that certifies participants as energy coaches for homeowners, advising them on sustainable home improvements.
• Energiecoach voor energiearmoede A 6-week part-time training program (20 hours total) that certifies participants to help households struggling with energy costs gain control over their energy bills.
• Energiecoach voor sociaal werkers Training program for social workers to provide energy coaching services to vulnerable households.
• Energieklusser Training program that prepares participants to assist residents with practical energy-saving measures in their homes.
• Coöperatief Buurtbegeleider Training program for effective and sustainable cooperation between municipalities and energy cooperatives, focusing on neighborhood facilitation.
• Lokaal Energie Delen Training for project leaders to identify and leverage opportunities for bringing local energy supply and demand together within energy communities.
• Krachttraining Training program that enables participants to examine and strengthen the social aspects of their energy community for better cooperative operation.
• Training Opgroeiruimte Training program for effective and sustainable collaboration between municipalities and energy cooperatives, focused on growth and development.
• Verdiepingstraining Gespreksvaardigheden A 2-week training (8 hours total) that teaches advanced communication skills for energy coaches.
• Verdiepingstraining Hittestress A 2-evening training (4 hours total) that teaches how to manage heat in homes to prevent overheating.
• Verdiepingstraining Luchtkwaliteit A 1-evening training (4 hours total) covering indoor air quality assessment and improvement.
• Verdiepingstraining Warmtebeelden A 2-week part-time training (6 hours total) teaching thermal imaging techniques for energy assessments.
• Verdiepingstraining Isolatie Advanced training covering insulation assessment and improvement strategies for energy coaches.
• Verdiepingstraining Warmtepompen Advanced training covering heat pump technology and installation considerations for energy coaches.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3500+ trained energy coaches in the Netherlands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Milieu CentraalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA strategic partnership between Energie Samen and Milieu Centraal offering three basic training programs for energy coaches and energy klussers to guide residents in the most appropriate way. Milieu Centraal provides expertise and credibility in environmental advice, while Energie Samen delivers the training through its network of experienced coaches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Milieu Centraal: Dutch environmental-advice organization and explicit strategic partner on Energie Samen's three basic training programs. Provides consumer-facing energy and sustainability guidance, overlapping directly with the Energiecoach curriculum and target audience.
• Hier opgewekt: Dutch support program for local renewable energy initiatives, working directly with energy cooperatives and municipalities. Comparable customer base (cooperatives, municipalities, local energy-transition actors) and overlapping mission to professionalize local energy initiatives.
• ISSO: Dutch knowledge institute developing training, standards, and publications for building services and energy systems. Comparable because it also delivers structured professional training for installers and advisors in the Dutch building energy sector.
• NIBE (Netherlands Institute for Building Biology and Ecology): Dutch institute offering courses and certifications in sustainable building, healthy indoor environments, and energy-efficient construction. Highly comparable as a training and certification body operating in the same Dutch sustainable-housing knowledge domain.

Broad incumbents

• Klimaatverbond Nederland: Dutch network of municipalities focused on climate and energy policy. Comparable because it sits at the same intersection of municipalities and energy-transition execution that drives demand for Energie Samen's Opgroeiruimte and Buurtbegeleider training.
• Natuur & Milieu: Dutch environmental NGO combining advocacy, public information, and partnership programs on sustainability. Comparable as a Dutch non-profit operating in the same environmental-awareness and consumer-energy domain.
• Energie Nederland: Dutch trade association representing energy companies and utilities. Comparable as a membership-organization structure serving the Dutch energy sector, though its members are utilities rather than cooperatives.

Emerging players

• TKI Urban Energy: Dutch innovation program supporting public-private partnerships in built-environment energy. Comparable because it funds and disseminates knowledge to municipalities and consortia in the same Dutch energy-transition ecosystem.
• Holland Energie Hout: Smaller Dutch training/advocacy initiatives around local sustainable energy. Represents emerging players that could expand into Energiecoach-style certification programs targeting the same cooperative and homeowner segments.

Others

• Stichting De Groene Sleutel: Dutch sustainability-focused foundation adjacent to community and education initiatives in the environmental space. Relevant as an adjacent ecosystem participant in Dutch community-driven sustainability training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@energiesamen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hoomopleidingen
• Instagraminstagram.com/energie.samen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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