Partnerschap Opleiden in de School

What Partnerschap Opleiden in de School does

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School (POS) is a Dutch non-profit educational partnership founded in 2001 that connects Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie (Fontys Educatie) with over 50 school boards and hundreds of primary schools across five educational regions in the Netherlands: Rond Bommel en Dommel ('s-Hertogenbosch), Midden-Brabant (Tilburg), Limburg Noord (Venlo), Noord-Brabant Oost (Eindhoven), and Rivierenland. Its core mission is to train primary school teachers (pabo students) through workplace learning, with approximately 40% of training occurring at partner schools under the supervision of school-based mentors. The partnership is administered by a small secretariat of around six employees based in Rosmalen, with governance shared among Fontys, Signum Onderwijs (penvoerder for the regular training school), and ATO Scholenkring (penvoerder for the academic training school).

POS delivers four interconnected service domains: Samen Opleiden (collaborative teacher training), Samen Onderzoeken (collaborative research for school development), Samen Professionaliseren (collaborative professional development), and Integrale Kwaliteitsontwikkeling (IKO), a 10-principle quality framework. The technology stack is non-software: it is a methodology, training, and coordination framework supported by specialized programs (learning networks for starting teachers and coaches, feedback cards, study days, intervision meetings, video-based training tools, panel discussions, and the POScast podcast). No proprietary software platform, AI/ML assets, or API layer is indicated.

The organization is funded through public educational budgets and institutional contributions from Fontys and partner school boards rather than commercial pricing. There is no public revenue disclosure. It is not a venture-backed, PE-owned, or publicly traded entity; it is a cooperative partnership structure. Effective January 1, 2026, POS is being absorbed into the government-mandated educational regions (onderwijsregio's), with 2025-2026 serving as a transition year.

Name

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School

Legal name

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School

Website

https://partnerschapopleidenindeschool.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School is a Dutch non-profit educational partnership, founded in 2001, linking Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie with 50+ school boards across five educational regions to train primary school teachers through workplace learning and share quality development methodologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Training and Educational Partnership Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project-Based/Inquiry-Based Learning (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAN)

Keywords

• Teacher training partnerships
• Workplace learning
• School development programs
• Professional development networks
• Educational quality frameworks

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosmalen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership funding: Publicly funded partnership supported by Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie and collaborating school boards. Funding derived from educational institutions and government educational budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School (POS) is a collaborative Dutch educational partnership that connects Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie (Fontys Educatie) with over 50 school boards and hundreds of primary schools across five educational regions. The partnership delivers workplace-based teacher training in which approximately 40% of pabo (primary teacher education) curriculum occurs at partner schools, alongside collaborative research, professional development for starting teachers, and a structured Integral Quality Development (IKO) framework with ten guiding principles.

Product overview

Partnerschap Opleiden in de School is an educational partnership organization (not a software product) comprising Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie and over 50 school boards in the Netherlands. The organization offers four interconnected service domains: Samen Opleiden (collaborative teacher training), Samen Onderzoeken (collaborative research for school development), Samen Professionaliseren (collaborative professionalization), and Integrale Kwaliteitsontwikkeling (comprehensive quality development framework). These core services are supported by specialized programs including learning networks for starting teachers and coaches, study days, intervision groups, feedback methodology tools, panel discussions, video-based training materials, and podcasts. The organization is transitioning from its partnership structure to five educational regions by 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Samen Opleiden (Collaborative Teacher Training)

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fontys Hogeschool Kind en Educatie (Fontys Educatie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Primary educational partner providing teacher training programs. The institution collaborates with over 50 school boards to enable workplace learning for pabo students, with 40% of training occurring in partner schools. Provides training locations in Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Tilburg, and Venlo connected to regional school networks.
• Signum OnderwijscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization (penvoerder) for the regular training school (Opleidingsschool) within the partnership. Holds formal responsibility for coordination of regular training school activities.
• ATO ScholenkringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization (penvoerder) for the academic training school (Academische Opleidingsschool) within the partnership. Holds formal responsibility for coordination of academic training school activities with emphasis on research-based school development.
• School boards (over 50)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 40-50 school boards across regions 's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg, Eindhoven, and Venlo collaborate on teacher training. They provide training locations, mentoring capacity, and professional development opportunities for student teachers and starting teachers.
• Cadans Primair (formerly SKIPOS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool board with bestuurder Hajo Renkema actively involved in quality development within POS. The Inspection of Education assessed quality assurance of Cadans Primair positively across all components.
• Stichting LeerrijkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool board in Tilburg region where basisschoolcoaches organize workshops for student teachers. Schools involved include Rennevoirt, De Elzen, De Stappen, De Sporckt, Klinkers, De Lage Weijkens, De Blokkendoos, De Bloemaert, and De Wichelroede.
• Basisschool De DuizendpootminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary school in Geleen (location Lindenheuvel) that successfully implemented feedback cards methodology from POS for improving feedback culture. Locatieleider Lonneke Damen shared this practice within the partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NHL Stenden - Pabo: Dutch University of Applied Sciences offering pabo programs across multiple campuses with school partnership arrangements. Comparable as another large hogeschool with collaborative primary teacher training structures.
• Thomas More Hogeschool: Dutch University of Applied Sciences operating teacher training programs in the southern Netherlands with school board partnerships. Comparable because of geographic overlap in Brabant region and similar pabo partnership structure.
• Hogeschool Utrecht - Pabo: Large Dutch University of Applied Sciences with a pabo program that operates workplace-based teacher training in partnership with regional primary schools. Comparable because it pursues the same theory-practice integration model with school boards.
• Driestar Educatief: Dutch teacher training institution running its own 'Samen Opleiden' partnership structure with primary schools. Comparable because it operates the same PPP-style collaborative teacher training model in a different Dutch region, competing for the same school board members and pabo students.
• Marnix Academie: Utrecht-based pabo (primary teacher training college) that maintains its own school partnership network for workplace learning. Comparable as another Dutch teacher training institution running parallel partnership structures with primary schools across different regions.
• Hogeschool van Amsterdam - Pabo: Major Dutch pabo provider with its own 'Samen Opleiden' partnership network in the Amsterdam region. Comparable because it operates a similar collaborative teacher training framework at scale with regional school boards.

Broad incumbents

• Platform Samen Opleiden: National Dutch umbrella organization coordinating all 'Samen Opleiden' partnerships across the Netherlands. Comparable as the higher-level body that sets quality standards and frameworks that POS and similar regional partnerships must adhere to.
• NRO (Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek): Dutch national body that funds and coordinates educational research, including teacher training research relevant to POS's academic training school. Comparable as the research-funding and policy-setting counterpart that shapes the academic component of POS's work.

Others

• Voion: Dutch sector organization for HR and workforce development in primary education. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that coordinates professional development, induction programs, and HR support for school boards — overlapping with POS's professionalization mandate.
• CAOP: Dutch advisory and program management organization for the education sector, supporting teacher workforce and HR topics. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that works with school boards and educational institutions on similar teacher development and workforce policy issues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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