Opleidingsschool RPO Rijnmond

What Opleidingsschool RPO Rijnmond does

Opleidingsschool RPO Rijnmond is a Dutch non-profit educational partnership organization (opleidingsschool) that coordinates workplace-based teacher training across the Rijnmond region of the Netherlands. Founded as a recognized partnership of schools, school boards, and teacher training institutions, RPO Rijnmond was accredited by NVAO in 2019 and has since been integrated into Onderwijsregio Rijnmond as of January 1, 2024, one of 27 national precursor regions for educational reform targeting the teacher shortage. The organization connects three teacher training institutions (Hogeschool Rotterdam, ICLON at Universiteit Leiden, and SEC at TU Delft) with more than 60 secondary (vo) and vocational (mbo) schools organized across 16 school boards, structured into three geographic clusters: Voorne-Putten/Rozenburg (VPR), Zuid-Holland Zuid (ZHZ), and Nieuwe Waterweg-Noord (NWN).

The core offering is a structured workplace learning (werkplekleren) program in which student teachers progress through N1-N4 competency levels over four years, supervised by trained werkplekbegeleiders and VELON-registered schoolopleiders in host schools. Supporting programs include transfer meetings (transferbijeenkomsten), peer consultation (intervisie), quarterly workshop afternoons, supervisor training courses (Werkplekbegeleiderscursus and Schoolopleiderscursus), lateral-entry support (zij-instromers), and a curriculum renewal pilot (Nieuw Werkplekleren) launched in school year 2025-2026 across nine schools. Annual events include Jaardag, Rijnmond Connect, and the newly announced RPO Festival (planned for February 2027).

RPO Rijnmond operates on a subsidized non-profit model, receiving structural annual funding from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) as an accredited training school. It does not charge students directly; partner schools provide internship compensation of €100-€400 per month per student. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Governance is exercised by a daily board and general board composed of school administrators and educational leaders, with Hester van de Kuilen serving as project leader since September 1, 2024, and Anders Vink as chairman. Technology use is limited to standard coordination tooling (website, email, LinkedIn, events); no proprietary technology product or AI capability is operated by the organization.

Name

Opleidingsschool RPO Rijnmond

Legal name

RPO Rijnmond

Website

https://rpo-rijnmond.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RPO Rijnmond is a Dutch NVAO-accredited teacher training partnership that coordinates workplace learning for 600+ student teachers annually across 60+ schools, 16 school boards, and three academic partners in the Rijnmond region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC), Staffing, HR, Credentialing & Substitute Management (EDAJAHAH)

Keywords

• Teacher training
• Workplace learning
• Educational partnership
• Secondary education
• Vocational education

Headquarters

HQ city

Barendrecht

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Partnership Funding: RPO Rijnmond receives structural annual subsidies from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) as an accredited training school (recognized by NVAO since 2019). Funding supports activities for joint teacher training and professional development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RPO Rijnmond is a regional teacher training partnership that coordinates a four-year workplace learning program (werkplekleren) placing student teachers from Hogeschool Rotterdam, ICLON (Leiden University), and SEC (TU Delft) in 60+ secondary and vocational schools across the Rijnmond region. The organization provides structured supervision by trained werkplekbegeleiders and schoolopleiders, transfer meetings, workshops, intervision sessions, and supervisor training courses, supporting over 600 students annually under the NVAO-accredited partnership framework.

Product overview

RPO Rijnmond is a regional teacher training school (opleidingsschool) for first and second-degree teacher qualifications, operating as one of two training schools within Onderwijsregio Rijnmond. The organization coordinates workplace learning (werkplekleren) across 60+ secondary and MBO schools, connecting students from three teacher training institutions (Hogeschool Rotterdam, ICLON Leiden, SEC TU Delft). The core offering combines theoretical education with practical training through structured workplace learning at partner schools, supplemented by transfer meetings, workshops, and intervision sessions. Training programs for workplace supervisors and school supervisors form an essential component, along with special programs like vacancy internships (stage in vacature) and the new curriculum pilot (Nieuw Werkplekleren). The organization also hosts annual events including Rijnmond Connect, Jaardag, and the new RPO Festival.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Werkplekleren (Workplace Learning)
• Transferbijeenkomsten (Transfer Meetings)
• Werkplekbegeleiderscursus (Workplace Supervisor Course)
• Schoolopleiderscursus (School Supervisor Course)
• Supportteam Nieuw Werkplekleren (New Workplace Learning Support Team)
• Intervisie (Peer Consultation)
• Workshopmiddagen (Workshop Afternoons)
• Stage in Vacature (Vacancy Internship)
• RPO Festival
• Rijnmond Connect
• Jaardag (Annual Day)
• RPO Academie (RPO Academy)

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of first-year students indicate workplace learning helped clarify if teaching is the right career for them
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Hogeschool Rotterdam - Instituut voor Lerarenopleidingen (IvL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary teacher training institution partner. Provides student teachers who participate in workplace learning at RPO Rijnmond partner schools. Together they developed the Raamovereenkomst Werkplekleren framework replacing annual internship contracts.
• ICLON - Universiteit LeidencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training institution partner providing students for the workplace learning program. Offers professional development opportunities for workplekbegeleiders and schoolopleiders through nascholingsprogramma's.
• SEC - TU DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training institution partner contributing students to the RPO Rijnmond workplace learning network.
• Onderwijsregio RijnmondflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRPO Rijnmond is one of two opleidingsscholen (training schools) within Onderwijsregio Rijnmond, which is one of 27 precursor regions. The region coordinates: Samen Opleiden, Samen Professionaliseren, Arbeidsmarkt en Zij-instroom, and Innoveren en Experimenteren. Formed January 2024.
• SCOOL OpleidingsschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe other accredited teacher training school partner within Onderwijsregio Rijnmond. SCOOL is part of Lentiz Onderwijsgroep and was officially accredited in 2024. The two schools maintain independence while being able to learn from each other.
• Scholengroep PentamajorOthersEducational school group with 8 locations participating in RPO Rijnmond, including Penta Molenwatering, Penta Scala Rietvelden, Penta Rozenburg, Penta Jacob van Liesveldt, Penta De Oude Maas, Penta Hoogvliet, Penta Charles de Foucauld, and Penta Bahûrim.
• ZadkinemajorOthersROC (Regional Training Center) with 8 locations participating in RPO Rijnmond, including vocational education and training programs. Also provides workplace learning opportunities for mbo students.
• ROC ZadkinemajorOthersLarge vocational training institution with 150+ mbo programs in Rotterdam, Spijkenisse, Capelle aan den IJssel, and Schoonhoven. Connected since 2020.
• Insula CollegemajorOthersEducational institution with 3 locations in Dordrecht (mavo, havo/atheneum/gymnasium, vmbo) participating in ZHZ cluster.
• Stedelijk Dalton LyceummajorOthersDalton education school with 4 locations in Dordrecht including ISK (International School), VMBO, and VWO programs.
• Leraar van BuitenminorOthersOrganization supporting lateral entry teachers, collaborated in Week van de Zij-instromer events.
• ROC DaVinciminorOthersROC in Dordrecht and Gorinchem joining Zadkine in the RPO Rijnmond network effective January 2025.
• VOIONminorOthersOrganization that recognized RPO Rijnmond as 'Parel uit de regio' (Pearl from the Region) in 2019.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NVAO (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders): Independent quality assurance body that accredited RPO Rijnmond in 2019. Functions as a regulator / standards-setter for teacher training partnerships, not a commercial peer.
• VOION: Dutch sector organization for secondary education employers; awarded RPO Rijnmond 'Parel uit de regio' in 2019. Functions as a sector coordinator and recognition body rather than a direct competitor.
• Platform Samen Opleiden: National knowledge network and quality framework for opleidingsscholen like RPO Rijnmond. Operates as a thematic peer and ecosystem organizer rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• NOD Opleidingsschool: Dutch opleidingsschool that participated in the 2025 peer review of RPO Rijnmond. Comparable Samen Opleiden-style partnership organization serving another Dutch region.
• ROWF Opleidingsschool: Dutch opleidingsschool that participated as peer reviewer alongside HODOS and NOD. Likely operates a comparable regional teacher training partnership in another part of the Netherlands.
• SCOOL Opleidingsschool: Accredited sibling opleidingsschool within Onderwijsregio Rijnmond, operated by Lentiz Onderwijsgroep. SCOOL serves the same student teachers, partner schools, and school boards — the most directly comparable peer and primary intra-regional competitor.
• HODOS Opleidingsschool: Dutch opleidingsschool that participated in the November 2025 peer review of RPO Rijnmond. Operates a comparable teacher training partnership model under the same national Samen Opleiden framework.

Emerging players

• ICLON - Universiteit Leiden: One of three academic partners providing student teachers to RPO Rijnmond, including second-degree teacher training candidates. Indirect peer as a co-architect of the teacher training pipeline.
• Hogeschool Rotterdam - Instituut voor Lerarenopleidingen (IvL): Primary teacher training institution feeding students into RPO Rijnmond. While not a direct competitor, it defines the academic curriculum and is launching 'Nieuw Werkplekleren' curriculum renewal that RPO schools must adapt to.
• SEC - TU Delft: Third teacher training institution partner supplying students to RPO Rijnmond. Comparable ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but shapes the design of in-school practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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