Name

VIBO BKLO De Brem

Legal name

VIBO Vrij Instituut voor Buitengewoon Onderwijs

Website

https://ov2.vibo.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Secondary Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education Transportation & Accessibility Services (EDAJAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism Classroom & School Program Support (Inclusion/Resource) (EDAKAKAC), Special Education Paratransit & On-Demand Ride Services (EDAKAOAC)

Keywords

• Special secondary education
• Special needs schooling
• Vocational training tracks
• Paramedical support services
• Sheltered employment preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Oud-Turnhout

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government-funded education: As a public special education school in Belgium (BuSO OV2), the school operates as part of the VIBO network and is government-funded. Education is provided free of charge to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

VIBO BuSO OV2 delivers government-funded special secondary education (Buitengewoon Secundair Onderwijs, Opleidingsvorm 2) to students with moderate/severe intellectual, motor/multiple, and autism spectrum disabilities (Types 2, 4, 9). The offering is structured as Phase 1 (4 years of general and social formation) and Phase 2 (3-4 years of employment-oriented training) with three specialization tracks—Production, Green Care, and Textile Care—supported by an embedded paramedical team and individualized care groups. Education, together with school bus transportation for eligible students, is provided free of charge to families.

Product overview

VIBO BuSO OV2 is a special secondary education school (Buitengewoon Secundair Onderwijs, type 2) located in Oud-Turnhout, Belgium. The school operates two educational phases: Phase 1 focuses on general and social education (approximately 4 years), while Phase 2 provides work-oriented training (approximately 3-4 years) with three specialization tracks (Production, Green Care, and Textile Care and Maintenance). The school organizes its students into care groups (learning, structure, or socio-emotional) and provides paramedical support through an integrated team. The institution serves students with Type 2 (moderate/severe intellectual disabilities), Type 4 (motor/multiple disabilities), and Type 9 (autism spectrum) educational profiles. The school also provides free student transportation via school bus for eligible students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BuSO OV2 - Fase 1 (Algemene en sociale vorming) Phase 1 of the BuSO (Buitengewoon Secundair Onderwijs) OV2 program focuses on general and social education, lasting approximately 4 school years, with emphasis on social adjustment while building toward vocational readiness. Designed for students with Type 2, 4, and 9 disability attests.
• BuSO OV2 - Fase 2 (Arbeidsgerichte vorming) Phase 2 of the OV2 program delivers work-oriented education lasting approximately 3-4 school years, including practical lessons, individual internships, and alternating internships, with three available specialization tracks (Production, Green Care, Textile Care). Designed for students with Type 2, 4, and 9 disability attests progressing toward sheltered or supported employment.
• PRODUCTIE (Production track) Production specialization within Phase 2 of OV2, focusing on practical work skills and preparation for employment in production environments, including sheltered workshops (maatwerkbedrijven).
• GROENZORG (Green Care track) Green Care specialization within Phase 2 of OV2, focusing on horticultural and environmental care skills aligned with sheltered workshop and supported employment opportunities.
• TEXTIELVERZORGING EN ONDERHOUD (Textile Care and Maintenance track) Textile Care and Maintenance specialization within Phase 2 of OV2, focusing on textile care and maintenance skills for sheltered workshop and supported employment environments.
• Zorggroepen (Care groups) Students are divided into three care groups based on their primary needs: learning groups (extra attention for learning skills), structure groups (emphasis on clarity and predictability), and socio-emotional groups (focus on wellbeing to enable learning).
• Paramedisch team (Paramedical team) Multidisciplinary in-house support team comprising social nurses, speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists who deliver integrated support within the classroom and through individual/small-group interventions.
• Leerlingenvervoer (Student transportation) Free bus transportation organized by the school for eligible students between home and school, plus support for public transportation reimbursement for qualifying students, removing access barriers for families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates prepared for supported employment in maatwerkbedrijven (sheltered workshops) or regular employment

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CLB (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB provides student guidance services and works closely with the school on student welfare, career guidance, and specialized support referrals.
• External healthcare servicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school collaborates with external healthcare providers when more specialized help is needed for students requiring additional support beyond what the internal paramedical team can provide.

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Don Bosco Onderwijs: Larger Belgian Catholic education network with BuSO and broader K-12 programs. Comparable as an established Flemish private-school operator with special-education offerings, though broader in scope.
• Koraal Groep: Dutch special-education and youth-care group operating multiple VSO campuses and integrated therapy services. Comparable integrated multidisciplinary model at greater scale.
• CED-Groep (Rijdende School): Larger Dutch special-education and youth-care operator running multiple VSO campuses with employment-oriented tracks (groen, productie, textiel). Same end-market and pedagogy, broader scale.

Direct peers

• Sint-Gregorius (Gent): Belgian Catholic BuSO school offering OV2-type education (Type 2 intellectual disabilities) with work-oriented Phase 2 specializations. Comparable Flemish-region BuSO operator.
• De Kade (VSO): Dutch VSO school providing special secondary education and work-oriented training to students with intellectual/multi disabilities — functionally analogous to OV2.
• VIBO (Vrij Instituut voor Buitengewoon Onderwijs): The parent organization running BuSO schools across Turnhout and Oud-Turnhout. Directly comparable as the same network providing Type 2/4/9 special secondary education with paramedical support in Belgium.
• Koninklijk Instituut Woluwe (KI Woluwe): Brussels-based BuSO school providing special secondary education across similar disability profiles (Type 2, 4, 9) with integrated therapy teams — directly comparable mission and student cohort.
• Kasterlinden: Belgian BuSO school in the Brussels region offering Type 2, 4 and 9 education with comparable two-phase (social formation + work-oriented) curriculum structure.
• Het Prinsenhof: Dutch special-education school (SO/VSO) operating in neighboring Netherlands with comparable multi-disability profile, integrated paramedical staff, and work-oriented vocational tracks.

Others

• Maatwerkbedrijven (sheltered workshop sector): Federation of Flemish sheltered workplaces (green care, production, textile) where BuSO OV2 graduates are placed. Downstream channel/buyer of VIBO's employment outcomes rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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