What RINO Zuid does

RINO Zuid (Stichting Regionaal Instituut voor Nascholing en Opleiding) is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 1984 in Maastricht and headquartered in Eindhoven since 2002, with a second branch opened in Maastricht in 2019. The organization delivers post-academic professional training and continuing education for psychologists, psychotherapists, and pedagogical professionals in the South Netherlands, with international reach via RINO Caribbean (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten). Its core portfolio consists of legally regulated BIG-opleidingen leading to protected Dutch professional titles (GZ-psycholoog, Klinisch Psycholoog, Psychotherapeut, Orthopedagoog-generalist), a 10-month POH-ggz training for primary-care mental health support, broad nascholingsaanbod covering therapeutic modalities (ABFT, EFT, EMDR, CBT, ABC/CoMBI), and customized incompany training for healthcare and social-domain organizations.

The business operates on a blended learning model combining in-person instruction (delivered by 325+ freelance docenten drawn from clinical practice and academia) with an online learning environment (MijnRINO) and partner e-learning content via GGZ Ecademy. Governance is anchored by a board including representatives from four South Netherlands universities (Maastricht University, Tilburg University, Open Universiteit, and a fourth) and healthcare providers, with consortium partnerships (Vereniging LOGO, CPVO) providing nationwide reach. Sub-brands include RINO Caribbean, RINO Premium (enhanced tier), and RINO PLUS Nascholing & Incompany (custom solutions).

Revenue is generated through four streams: open enrollment courses and modules (per-course pricing), multi-year BIG-opleidingen (annual tuition fees, with literature costs averaging approximately €1,000 per program), customized incompany training (multi-year contracts, custom-quoted), and RINO Caribbean training programs. The organization sells sales-led via its website (rinozuid.nl), an inside sales team, and a partner network of praktijkinstellingen that supply practical placements required for completion of the BIG-opleidingen. Approximately 45+ permanent staff support operations alongside the 325+ freelance teaching network.

Name

RINO Zuid

Legal name

Stichting Regionaal Instituut voor Nascholing en Opleiding

Website

https://rinozuid.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RINO Zuid is a Dutch non-profit foundation delivering post-academic BIG-registered psychological and pedagogical training programs (GZ-psycholoog, KP, PT, OG, POH-ggz), continuing education, and customized incompany training for healthcare professionals in the Netherlands and Caribbean region.

Ownership category

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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, Others

Revenue model

1. Open enrollment courses and modules: Individual professionals enroll in accredited modules, courses, and training programs on a per-course or per-module basis. Revenue is generated per enrollment.
2. Incompany / maatwerk training: Organizations commission customized training programs, delivered on-site or at RINO Zuid locations. Pricing is tailored per organization.
3. BIG postacademische opleidingen: Multi-year post-academic professional training programs (GZ-psycholoog, KP, PT, OG, POH-ggz) generating annual tuition fees. Literature costs average approximately €1,000 for the full program.
4. RINO Caribbean training programs: Specialized training programs for the Caribbean region, including Mental Health Professional leergang and POH-ggz certification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RINO Zuid provides accredited post-academic BIG training programs that lead to legally protected Dutch titles for health care psychologists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and orthopedagogues-generalist, alongside the 10-month POH-ggz program for general practice mental health support. The portfolio also includes a broad continuing education (nascholing) catalog, customized incompany trajectories for healthcare and social-domain organizations, and the RINO Caribbean track delivering adapted GGZ training to Caribbean Dutch territories.

Product overview

RINO Zuid is a training institute offering a portfolio of postacademic BIG-registered psychological and pedagogical training programs (GZ-opleiding, KP-opleiding, PT-opleiding, OG-opleiding, POH-ggz), continuing education modules, and customized incompany training programs. The core offering consists of BIG-opleidingen leading to protected professional titles under Dutch law, supplemented by a broad nascholingsaanbod covering therapeutic approaches (ABFT, EFT, EMDR, CBT), methodologies (ABC/CoMBI), and sector-specific training for youth care, elderly care, forensic psychiatry, disability care, and social domain. RINO Zuid operates regionally in the Netherlands (Eindhoven, Maastricht) and internationally through RINO Caribbean, with RINO Premium as an enhanced tier and GGZ Ecademy e-learnings integrated into the offering.

Differentiator

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Brands

• RINO Caribbean: Training organization serving the Caribbean region with mental health education and professional development programs
• RINO Premium
• RINO PLUS Nascholing & Incompany

Products and services

• Opleiding tot Gezondheidszorgpsycholoog (GZ-opleiding) Two-year postacademic training (four years part-time) leading to BIG registration as Gezondheidszorgpsycholoog (Health Care Psychologist), covering the full spectrum of mental health care for individual psychologists.
• Opleiding tot Klinisch Psycholoog (KP-opleiding) Four-year specialization following the GZ-opleiding, training clinical psychologists with advanced diagnostic and treatment expertise for psychologists seeking specialist BIG registration.
• Opleiding tot Psychotherapeut (PT-opleiding) Three-year postacademic training leading to BIG registration as Psychotherapeut, focusing on psychotherapeutic treatments for psychologists and psychiatrists.
• Opleiding tot Orthopedagoog-generalist (OG-opleiding) Two-year postacademic training (four years part-time) for BIG registration as Orthopedagoog-generalist, focusing on pedagogical care for pedagogues and behavioral scientists.
• Opleiding tot Praktijkondersteuner Huisarts GGZ (POH-ggz) Ten-month training for mental health practice supporters working in general practice, focusing on signaling, coordinating, and intervening in mental health care for primary care staff.
• Nascholing & Cursussen Catalog of accredited continuing education modules on post-MBO, HBO, academic and BIG levels, covering psychopathology, treatment methods, supervision, and professional development for healthcare and social-domain professionals.
• Maatwerk & Incompany Trajecten Customized training programs developed for specific organizations, covering themes like cross-border behavior, giftedness, unexplained behavior, supervision, system-oriented work, and sector-specific training for healthcare institutions and municipalities.
• RINO Caribbean Regional training organization with a network of providers, professionals, and experts from ambulatory and clinical mental health care in the Caribbean, offering blended training, continuing education, and incompany training for Caribbean mental health professionals.
• GZ-opleiding Caribbean GZ-psycholoog training adapted for the Caribbean context, covering cultural diversity, working in different languages, and improvisational generalist approaches for Caribbean-based psychologists.
• Mental Health Professional (MHP) Leergang Caribbean Training program for mental health professionals in the Caribbean, focusing on ambulatory care, cooperation with clinical GGZ, and non-verbal experiential interventions.

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vereniging LOGO (VLOGO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014RINO Zuid is one of seven regional RINO institutes that formed Vereniging LOGO in 2014. VLOGO is a governance consortium with each regional institute having a seat on the board. The association aims to improve post-academic psychology education and efficiently use available resources for quality-enhancing activities.
• GGZ EcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ Ecademy is a cooperative of approximately 90 institutions, schools and other training providers sharing knowledge on online education in mental health. Through RINO Zuid, professionals at non-member institutions gain access to GGZ Ecademy's e-modules.
• ZonMwminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRINO Zuid collaborates with ZonMw on training plans for municipalities as part of the Actieprogramma LOKALE initiatieven voor mensen met verward gedrag (AVG) for employees working within municipal domains.
• LocusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRINO Zuid works together with Locus for the CoMBI method in elderly care. Locus independently offers various trainings for professionals working with elderly people with complex behavior.
• Consortium Psychologische Vervolg-Opleidingen (CPVO) / Vincent van GoghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPVO under the governance of Vincent van Gogh provides clinical psychology (GIOS KP) training places in consortium arrangement. Participating institutions include De Rooyse Wissel, GGZ Momentum, and STEVIG/Dichterbij. The cursorisch deel is followed at RINO Zuid Eindhoven or Radboud RCSW Nijmegen.
• Maastricht University, Tilburg University, Open UniversiteitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour universities in South Netherlands are represented on the RINO Zuid board, providing academic oversight and collaboration for BIG-opleidingen. Maastricht University, Tilburg University, and Open Universiteit are specifically mentioned as board representatives.
• Mental Health Caribbean (MHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMHC is the GGZ institution for Bonaire, St-Eustatius and Saba. Together with RINO Zuid, MHC initiated the GZ-opleiding Caribbean program in 2019 to improve mental health care quality and patient rights in the Caribbean region.
• GERIONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRINO Zuid collaborates with GERION on Gedragstherapie bij ouderen (behavior therapy for elderly) training program.
• SkilsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkils arbeidsgerelateerde zorg partners with Zuyderland GGz and RINO Zuid for GZ-opleiding practical placements in the Soma & Psyche department, focusing on persistent physical complaints.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• Spring Instituut: Dutch training institute providing GZ-psycholoog, POH-GGZ and other GGZ continuing education programs in other Dutch regions, directly competing with RINO Zuid for candidates and institutional clients in the BIG and POH-GGZ market.
• RINO Groep: Cooperative umbrella of the other regional Dutch RINO institutes (member organizations of Vereniging LOGO) offering substantially the same BIG-registered GZ-psycholoog, klinisch psycholoog, and psychotherapeut opleidingen in their respective Dutch regions.

Others

• Nederlandse Vereniging van Gezondheidszorgpsychologen (NVGzP): Professional association representing GZ-psychologists and adjacent BIG-titled professionals in the Netherlands, collaborating with RINO Zuid on webinars (e.g., 'Webinar wetenschap in de praktijk') and shaping the demand side of BIG-opleiding enrollment.
• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychotherapie (NVP): Dutch professional association for psychotherapists that accredits training programs and shapes psychotherapeut-opleiding standards, acting as an ecosystem counterpart rather than a direct training competitor to RINO Zuid.
• GGZ Ecademy: Cooperative of ~90 Dutch GGZ institutions and training providers sharing e-learning content in mental health; RINO Zuid distributes its e-modules through this partnership, creating partial overlap as both a content channel and a potential competitor in digital learning.
• Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP): Professional association for psychologists in the Netherlands that sets accreditation standards and runs affiliated training/education initiatives, partnering with RINO Zuid on accreditation and continuing education while not directly competing as a training provider.

Broad incumbents

• Trimbos Instituut: National Dutch knowledge center for mental health and addiction that delivers applied research, training, and continuing education programs to GGZ professionals and institutions, overlapping with RINO Zuid's nascholing and incompany offerings.
• Maastricht University Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience: Academic institution with psychology and neuroscience programs that sits on RINO Zuid's board and supplies academic oversight, but also educates the pre-BIG psychology pipeline feeding RINO Zuid's opleidingen.

Emerging players

• Cure & Care Academy: Dutch training provider offering POH-GGZ and other primary-care mental health certification programs, overlapping with RINO Zuid's POH-ggz opleiding and competing for the same pool of huisartsenpraktijk employees.
• GERION: VU Amsterdam-affiliated training center for elderly care medicine and gerontology that partners with RINO Zuid on 'Gedragstherapie bij ouderen' and competes for the same ouderenzorg professional cohort on adjacent curricula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/rino-zuid

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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