PTC Associate

Name

PTC Associate

Legal name

PTC Associate B.V.

Website

https://ptcassociate.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PTC Associate is a Dutch professional services firm that applies criminology, psychology, and pedagogy to youth crime prevention, serving municipalities, schools, and government organizations across the Netherlands via its proprietary 'De Preventieve Leerkracht' methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roermond

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: PTC Associate generates revenue through providing professional services including guidance for youth, preventive interventions, research, and training, as well as support and advisory services to schools, municipalities, and organizations within the youth development and youth safety domain.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PTC Associate is a Dutch professional services firm that provides evidence-based guidance, preventive interventions, research, training, and advisory services to municipalities, schools, and organizations working on youth safety and at-risk youth. Its core deliverable is the proprietary methodology "De Preventieve Leerkracht" (The Preventive Teacher), which combines pedagogical, criminological, and psychological insights to create safe environments and prevent youth criminality. Services span direct youth group trajectories (e.g., The Get Up Project!), one-on-one school-based guidance, independent research and analyses, professional training and lectures, and organizational support including European tender writing.

Product overview

PTC Associate is a service-based organization operating in the youth safety and criminology domain, not a software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of services organized around their core methodology 'De Preventieve Leerkracht' (The Preventive Teacher), which serves as the foundation for their work. The offering includes direct youth guidance services (Dienstverlening), research and analyses, professional training and lectures, and organizational support services. They work with municipalities, schools, and various organizations across the Netherlands, with a focus on preventive approaches to youth criminality and at-risk youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Preventieve Leerkracht: The organization's core sustainable preventive methodology that combines pedagogical and criminological insights to provide youth with a safe and promising environment for development.

Products and services

• Dienstverlening (Youth Guidance Services) A service portfolio of youth-focused interventions for municipalities and schools, including preventive group programs (e.g., The Get Up Project!), low-threshold one-on-one guidance at schools, and individual ambulatory custom trajectories for at-risk youth.
• Onderzoek & Analyses (Research and Analyses) Independent applied research services including target group analyses, monitoring, effect research, process evaluations, and the design of data-driven intervention systems for organizations in the youth safety domain.
• Trainingen & Lezingen (Training and Lectures) Professional training and lectures for youth-sector professionals such as police, youth workers, street coaches, and youth BOAs, translating scientific insights into concrete practical tools.
• Organisaties (Organizational Advisory and Support) Advisory, intervention development, quality assurance, (European) tender writing, and research support for government organizations and public-sector bodies in the youth safety domain.
• De Preventieve Leerkracht (The Preventive Teacher) The proprietary preventive methodology that combines pedagogical and criminological insights to provide young people with a safe and promising environment, while equipping professionals with tools to signal and act preventively in daily practice.
• Brugfunctionaris (Bridge Functionary) for Primary Education A bridge-functionary service for primary education that connects schools, parents, and external institutions to address youth issues holistically, developed in response to demand from schools already trained in De Preventieve Leerkracht.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 400+ professionals in school year 2024/2025

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zuyd HogeschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences partnership providing academic credibility and potential research collaboration in youth development and safety domain.
• Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with VU Amsterdam for scientific knowledge integration in criminology and youth safety research.
• Universiteit van AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with UvA for scientific knowledge integration in youth development and prevention domain.
• VNG (Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Association of Dutch Municipalities, featured in VNG Magazine for Prevention with Authority program in Kerkrade.
• Politie LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Police Limburg on youth safety and crime prevention initiatives.
• Openbaar MinisteriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Public Prosecution Service for youth safety and crime prevention coordination.
• Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en WetenschapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Education, Culture and Science - participated in Weapons and Youth congress organized by OCW.
• Provincie LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government partnership for youth safety initiatives in Limburg province.
• Stichting School & VeiligheidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation for School & Safety partnership for educational safety initiatives.
• FontyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuest lectures delivered at Fontys Hogeschool for Applied Psychology students on youth, safety, and prevention.
• Stichting Aanpak Straat- en Schoolveiligheid (SASS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with VIOS approach organization for street and school safety.
• Youth ForceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth-focused partnership organization.
• CCV (Centrum voor Criminaliteitspreventie en Veiligheid)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Weapons and Youth congress with CCV.
• Open UniversiteitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented at Prevention with Authority symposium organized by Open University.
• Handhaving NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Dutch enforcement organizations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• CombiCoach: Dutch youth coaching and support organization; comparable to PTC Associate as both provide school- and municipality-oriented youth guidance services in the Netherlands.
• JENS (Jongeren in Eerstelijns Noordelijk Zuid-Limburg): Regional Dutch youth support organization operating in Limburg providing youth coaching and family support; comparable to PTC Associate as both deliver youth guidance and prevention services to schools and municipalities in the same Limburg region.
• Combibrug: Dutch youth services organization bridging schools, families, and external institutions; comparable to PTC Associate as both deliver front-line youth support interventions to schools and municipalities.

Direct peers

• Stichting Halt: National Dutch organization providing preventive interventions and program-based responses to juvenile crime and misbehavior; directly comparable to PTC Associate as both deliver school- and municipality-oriented youth crime prevention services in the Netherlands.
• Centrum voor Criminaliteitspreventie en Veiligheid (CCV): Dutch center for crime prevention and safety, organizing the Weapons and Youth congress and supporting municipalities on prevention programs; comparable to PTC Associate as a public-sector-facing youth safety and prevention services provider in the Netherlands.
• Stichting School & Veiligheid: Dutch foundation supporting schools on safety, behavior, and prevention topics; directly comparable to PTC Associate as both target the same Dutch school segment with preventive training and methodology implementation.
• Jeugdcoach Nederland: Dutch network of youth coaches supporting schools and municipalities with youth guidance; comparable to PTC Associate given their shared focus on school-based youth coaching and prevention services in the Netherlands.
• TulpTraining: Dutch training provider delivering youth-related professional development; comparable to PTC Associate given overlap in training, lectures, and methodology implementation for Dutch schools and municipalities.
• Stichting Aanpak Straat- en Schoolveiligheid (SASS / VIOS): Dutch organization specializing in street and school safety approaches (VIOS method); directly comparable to PTC Associate given their overlapping focus on Dutch school safety methodology, prevention, and municipality-facing services.

Broad incumbents

• Andersson Elffers Felix (AEF): Established Dutch consultancy serving public sector clients on policy, education, and youth issues; comparable to PTC Associate at a broader scale as both deliver advisory, research, and program support to Dutch municipalities and ministries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ptc-associate

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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