Huis naar Werk

What Huis naar Werk does

Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant, formerly operating as Huis naar Werk and rebranded on 11 November 2025, is a regional public-private employment service center headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with a secondary office in Bladel. It serves the 21 municipalities of the Zuidoost-Brabant labor market region, including Eindhoven, Veldhoven, Valkenswaard, Best, Bladel, and surrounding communities, providing a uniform service portfolio for three primary constituencies: job seekers and individuals seeking development, employers and HR professionals, and young people (with a separate track for youth). Core offerings include career guidance, retraining and upskilling, learning-work trajectories (leerwerktrajecten), Dutch language learning, walk-in consultation hours (inloopspreekuur), and employer-facing services such as recruitment support, retention programs, and the proprietary Talentensleutel methodology for learning and development in the SMB (mkb) sector. The Talentensleutel methodology, developed internally, has been adopted by all Werkcentra in Brabant, indicating institutional standardization across the province.\n\nThe technology footprint is modest and centered on service delivery rather than software productization. Service channels comprise a primary website (werkcentrumzuidoostbrabant.nl), a digital question-submission portal, the Leerbanenmarkt.nl platform for labor market professionals to post and find learning-work positions, and physical walk-in consultation locations across the region. The organization does not publish an API, SDK, or mobile app, and there is no evidence of AI/ML capabilities. Distribution is hybrid: scheduled appointments and drop-in consultations serve as the primary service delivery mode, with social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), email newsletters, and events (employer days, talent festivals, including the Brabant zoekt Talent Festival 2025) supporting awareness and outreach.\n\nThe business model is entirely publicly funded through regional government cooperation agreements; services are free to end users (job seekers and employers) and not monetized via fees or commercial contracts. The organization is embedded in a broad partnership ecosystem that includes 21 municipalities, the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV), major trade unions (CNV, FNV), the employers' organization VNO-NCW, vocational education partners (SBB, Summa), and regional labor market organizations (Ergon, KempenPlus, WSD, RSV PVO). It is not a venture-backed or privately-held company in the conventional sense, and no funding rounds, M&A, revenue, or headcount disclosures are available. The 2026 Brainport Inclusieve Werkgever award and the launch of a national Werkcentrum campaign (March 2026) indicate external recognition and rising institutional significance.

Name

Huis naar Werk

Legal name

Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant

Website

https://huisnaarwerk.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant (formerly Huis naar Werk) is a publicly funded regional employment service center serving 21 municipalities in the Dutch Zuidoost-Brabant region, providing free career guidance, retraining, Dutch language learning, and employer recruitment support to job seekers, employers, and youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment and Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Employment services
• Career guidance
• Workforce development
• Job placement support
• Inclusive hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding / Government Grants: Organization is publicly funded through regional government cooperation agreements. Services are free to end users (job seekers and employers). Funded by municipalities in the Zuidoost-Brabant labor market region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Huis naar Werk (now operating as Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant) is a regional public-private employment service center that provides free career guidance, job search assistance, retraining/upskilling programs, Dutch language learning, recruitment support, and inclusive hiring services. The organization serves job seekers, individuals seeking development, and employers across 21 municipalities in the Zuidoost-Brabant region of the Netherlands.

Product overview

Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant (formerly Huis naar Werk) is a regional employment service center offering a unified service portfolio for job seekers, employees seeking development, and employers in the Zuidoost-Brabant region. The core offering consists of person-to-person employment assistance services including career guidance, Dutch language learning, retraining programs, and learning-work trajectories for job seekers. For employers, the center provides recruitment support, talent development methodology (Talentensleutel), and inclusive hiring programs. The services are delivered through physical walk-in consultations, appointments, and the digital platform Leerbanenmarkt.nl. All services are provided free of charge to users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hulp bij werkvragen (Help with work questions)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 employers reached at a single event on opportunities of working with newcomers

Named customers2 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gemeente BergeijkcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network, one of 21 municipalities served.
• Gemeente BestcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network, one of 21 municipalities served.
• Gemeente BladelcoreOthersMunicipality partner and location of secondary office.
• Gemeente EerselcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente EindhovencoreOthersPrimary municipality partner and headquarters location.
• Gemeente Heeze-LeendecoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente NuenencoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente OirschotcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente Reusel-De MierdencoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente Son en BreugelcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente ValkenswaardcoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente VeldhovencoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• Gemeente WaalrecoreOthersMunicipality partner in the Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant network.
• CNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade union partner providing labor market expertise and network support.
• ErgoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional labor market organization partner in the Werkcentrum network.
• FNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor trade union partner providing labor market expertise.
• KempenPluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner organization for labor market services.
• RSV PVOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for employment and reintegration services.
• SBB (Samenwerkingsorganisatie Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership connecting vocational education with business sector.
• SummacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner for training and development programs.
• UWVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Employee Insurance Agency partner for unemployment and disability services.
• VNO-NCWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor employers' organization partner for business and labor market policy.
• WSDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional social services organization partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Leerbanenmarkt.nl: The Werkcentrum's own dedicated digital platform for learning-work positions (leerbanen), aimed at labor market professionals. Listed in the company's own product portfolio as a 'digital platform' product, included here as a self-reference peer for the digital sub-channel of the same operating entity.
• Ergon: Listed as a strategic regional partner of Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant, Ergon is a regional labor market organization focused on reintegration and inclusive employment in the Eindhoven region. Comparable function (helping people with barriers to employment find work) but operates as a separate specialized entity rather than as the consolidated Werkcentrum hub.
• Werkcentrum Noord-Amsterdam: A sibling Werkcentrum in the national network, officially opened in March 2026 by Minister Aartsen. Operates the same community-led, publicly-funded model of career advice, job matching, and employer services as Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• UWV Werk.nl: The Dutch public job-matching platform operated by UWV, providing online job search, employer postings, and candidate-company matching. Comparable to the Werkcentrum's job-seeker and recruitment services as a direct channel for the same target audiences, though delivered as a national self-serve platform rather than regional advisor-led service.

Others

• VNO-NCW: The Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers, listed as a strategic partner of Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant. Represents the employer side of the labor market that the Werkcentrum serves; comparable in influence on labor market policy and employer engagement, but functions as an advocacy and policy body rather than a direct service provider.
• SBB (Samenwerkingsorganisatie Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven): Dutch knowledge center for vocational education and the labor market, listed as a strategic partner of Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant. Comparable in facilitating the connection between vocational training and employer demand (overlapping with the Werkcentrum's learning-work and reskilling programs), but focused on qualification frameworks rather than direct job placement.

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team Nederland: Major Dutch staffing and HR services provider covering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and workforce development. Competes with the Werkcentrum for employer-side recruitment demand, particularly in technical and administrative roles, but operates commercially across the country.
• Randstad Nederland: The Netherlands' largest private staffing and recruitment firm, operating across permanent placement, temporary staffing, and HR services. Comparable to Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant in offering recruitment and selection support to regional employers, but as a commercial, multi-geography incumbent rather than a publicly-funded regional center.
• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): The Dutch national Employee Insurance Agency that administers unemployment benefits and runs Werk.nl, the largest public employment service platform in the Netherlands. UWV is a direct strategic partner but also a broader incumbent operating nationally across the same employment-service and labor-market reintegration functions as Huis naar Werk / Werkcentrum Zuidoost-Brabant.

Regional players

• Gemeente Amsterdam (Werkcentrum / Werkbedrijf): Amsterdam's municipal employment service infrastructure (often branded as Werkcentrum or Werkbedrijf), providing career guidance, training, and employer-matching services within a single major-city labor market region. Highly comparable operating model, but serving a different (urban, Randstad) labor market region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Werkcentrumzuidoostbrabant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huis-naar-werk
• Instagraminstagram.com/werkcentrumzuidoostbrabant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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