Samenwerkingsverband Qinas

What Samenwerkingsverband Qinas does

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas is a Dutch educational cooperative (samenwerkingsverband) statutorily designated to coordinate passend onderwijs (inclusive and special needs education) for the voortgezet onderwijs (secondary education) sector across the Gooi and Vechtstreek region in North Holland. The organization comprises 12 member school boards covering approximately 18,766 students across 8 municipalities (Blaricum, Eemnes, Gooise Meren, Hilversum, Huizen, Laren, Wijde Meren, and one additional), including 473 students in voortgezet speciaal onderwijs (VSO). Qinas issues TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring) admissibility certificates, convenes the Plaatsingsadviescommissie for placement decisions, and operates a regional network of facilities including De Campus (GSF), De Studio (CVO 't Gooi), FOCUS! (Volant), De Villa (AT-scholen), BOOST (Elan), Lokaal 035, and a partnership with Koninklijke Visio for visually impaired students.

Qinas's product surface consists of three operational platforms. Tommy is a digital platform for submitting and managing TLV applications and capacity research registrations. Gameeleon is a professional development platform co-developed with swv Unita offering free training to educators. SteunpuntGV is a jointly operated parent and youth support point providing independent guidance on inclusive education. The Qinas Loket functions as a human-staffed service desk accessible by phone and email on weekdays, serving as the central information touchpoint for schools, parents, and students.

Qinas is a non-profit cooperative funded entirely through Dutch government education budgets allocated to passend onderwijs. The organization charges no fees to schools, parents, or students. Governance rests with an Algemene Ledenvergadering of member school boards and a Commissie van Toezicht, with executive authority held by the directeur-bestuurder. Zeger van Hoffen assumed this role on August 1, 2024, succeeding Stefan ten Brink who served for over seven years. The organization operates with a lean staff of approximately 7 employees, with most public funding flowing through to member schools and facility operators rather than being retained centrally.

Name

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas

Legal name

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas

Website

https://qinas.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas is a Dutch government-funded educational cooperative that coordinates inclusive secondary education for 12 school boards and approximately 18,766 students across 8 municipalities in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region of North Holland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inclusive Education Coordination Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Educational Consultant Case Management & Service Coordination (EDAKACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family-School Collaboration & Inclusion Planning Support (EDAKABAK), Specialized Inclusive / Co-Taught Special Education Programs (EDAKAAAK), IEP/IFSP-Aligned Curriculum & Lesson Materials (EDAGAMAA)

Keywords

• Inclusive education coordination
• Special needs education
• Educational partnership services
• Passend onderwijs
• Student support coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Bussum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public partnership organization (samenwerkingsverband) for inclusive education, Qinas is funded through government educational budgets. Funding is allocated based on student enrollment and special educational needs within the region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas is the regional cooperative that coordinates passend onderwijs (inclusive education) for 12 member school boards and approximately 18,766 students across 8 municipalities in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region. Its core activities include processing TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring) applications for special secondary and practical education, coordinating student placements through the Plaatsingsadviescommissie, delivering professional development to educators via the Gameeleon platform, and providing parent and youth advisory support through SteunpuntGV and the Qinasloket service desk.

Product overview

Samenwerkingsverband Qinas operates as an educational collaboration partnership for the Gooi and Vechtstreek region in the Netherlands, not a traditional technology company. Its core offering consists of coordinating appropriate education across 12 school boards and 18,766 students through several interconnected services: the Qinasloket serves as the central information desk for questions and TLV applications; Tommy provides the digital platform for submitting and processing these applications; Gameeleon offers professional development for educators; and SteunPuntGV provides independent support for parents and youth. The organization also facilitates various regional facilities including BOOST, Lokaal 035, and specialized schools like De Trappenberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tommy Digital platform and login system used by member schools to submit TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring) applications for special secondary education (VSO) and practical education (PRO), as well as for capacity research registrations and placement advisory commission requests.
• Gameeleon Professionalization platform for educational professionals in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region, providing free training, workshops, and lectures on inclusive education and related topics. Co-founded by Qinas and swv Unita and offered free of charge to member school staff.
• SteunpuntGV Parent and youth support point (ouder- en jeugdsteunpunt) jointly established by Qinas and swv Unita, providing independent guidance for youth and parents in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region regarding questions about inclusive education (passend onderwijs).
• Qinasloket The central service desk for all questions regarding appropriate education in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region, accessible by phone (035-526 94 81) and email on weekdays from 9:00-16:00. Handles TLV VSO applications, TLV PRO applications, arrangements requests, and placement advisory commission coordination.
• Regional Educational Facilities Network Network of regional educational facilities (voorzieningen) coordinated by Qinas including De Campus (operated by Gooise Scholen Federatie), De Studio (CVO 't Gooi), FOCUS! (Volant), De Villa (AT-scholen), BOOST, Lokaal 035, and a partnership with Koninklijke Visio, providing specialized education and support services across the region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 19,000 students served across the region
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• swv UnitacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026Joint development of the Gameeleon professional development platform for educators. Unita is the samenwerkingsverband for primary education (po) in the same Gooi and Vechtstreek region, working together with Qinas (vo) to provide coordinated inclusive education support from primary to secondary education.
• SteunpuntGVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint ouder- en jeugdsteunpunt (parent and youth support point) established by Qinas and Unita. Provides independent guidance for youth and parents in the Gooi and Vechtstreek region regarding questions about inclusive education. Website: steunpuntgv.nl.
• Steunpunt Passend OnderwijsminorOthersNational support organization providing resources, training, and guidance for passend onderwijs. Qinas participates in their networks, webinars, and utilizes their resources for professional development and policy guidance.
• L'Oiseau BleuminorOthersOrganization that provides free guidance for students from special secondary education transitioning to MBO, HBO, university, and work. Qinas refers students and families to this service for post-secondary transition support.
• Koninklijke VisiominorOthersNational expertise center for visually impaired people. Koninklijke Visio operates in the Qinas region providing specialized educational support for students with visual impairments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Balans: Dutch parent and advocacy association for children with learning differences; operates in the same ecosystem as Qinas and SteunpuntGV, addressing overlapping parent-facing inclusion concerns.
• Koninklijke Visio: National Dutch expertise center for visually impaired people that delivers specialized educational support within Qinas's region. Comparable as a specialized inclusive-education service provider operating under the same broader Dutch special-needs framework.
• Steunpunt Passend Onderwijs: National support organization providing resources, training, and policy guidance for passend onderwijs - listed as a knowledge partner of Qinas and a broader ecosystem enabler for all Dutch SWVs.
• L'Oiseau Bleu: Dutch organization providing free transition guidance for students from VSO to MBO/HBO/university/employment; Qinas refers families to L'Oiseau Bleu. Operates in adjacent inclusive-education support space.

Broad incumbents

• CED-Groep: Established Dutch educational support and consulting organization providing broader services across schools and SWVs, including professional development and inclusion support - overlapping with Gameeleon's scope but at national scale.

Direct peers

• Samenwerkingsverband VO Midden-Holland: Regional Dutch VO passend onderwijs partnership coordinating TLV applications, placement advisory commissions, and school-board networks with a structurally similar model to Qinas.
• Samenwerkingsverband VO Amsterdam-Diemen: Another Dutch regional VO samenwerkingsverband coordinating passend onderwijs across multiple municipalities and school boards, structurally and operationally comparable to Qinas.
• Samenwerkingsverband Unita: The primary education (PO) samenwerkingsverband for the same Gooi en Vechtstreek region, operating under the same passend onderwijs framework and jointly running SteunpuntGV and Gameeleon with Qinas. Direct strategic partner covering the adjacent PO segment.
• Samenwerkingsverband VO Utrecht: Regional VO passend onderwijs partnership in Utrecht with a similar statutory mandate, coordinating TLV processes, regional facilities, and school-board networks analogous to Qinas's model.

Regional players

• Samenwerkingsverband VO West-Friesland: Neighboring Dutch VO samenwerkingsverband in North Holland covering a different but adjacent geographic territory, providing passend onderwijs coordination with similar scope and structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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