Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO

What Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO does

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO is a Dutch regional educational cooperative (samenwerkingsverband) established under the country's "passend onderwijs" (inclusive education) framework. It coordinates support services for 172 primary and special education schools across eight municipalities in the Twente East region of the Netherlands: Enschede, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Haaksbergen, Borne, Oldenzaal, Losser, and Dinkelland. The cooperative is organized into three sub-regions (Plein Midden Twente, Enschede, Noord-Oost Twente) to maintain short communication lines with parents, schools, and municipal authorities. Its core function is to ensure that every child in the catchment receives appropriate educational placement, including those requiring extra or specialized support, by mediating between parents and schools, processing toelaatbaarheidsverklaring (TLV) applications, and allocating support resources across the network.

The organization is funded through Dutch government educational budgets and does not charge member schools directly; it is not a commercial entity and has no customers in the traditional sense. Daily leadership rests with Director Ans Hilberink, with governance from a five-member Board (Raad van Bestuur) chaired by Peter Breur and a five-member Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht). The technology footprint is modest: a corporate website, an online parent support portal (Oudersteunpunt), a digital resources platform for schools (Digitale Werkplaats), and a Kindkans portal for processing TLV applications and arrangements. There is no proprietary product, no SaaS offering, no AI/ML capabilities, and no commercial go-to-market motion.

The cooperative lists approximately eight core staff in the firmographic data, though the public "Wie is wie" page enumerates approximately 20–30 individuals across governance, process management, secondary education functionary, and stakeholder council roles. Distribution is purely regional and direct: through the three sub-regional offices and the central contact point in Hengelo. There are no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents, no awards, and no integration partnerships disclosed. The entity is a publicly mandated, government-funded operational coordinator with a structurally fixed regional footprint.

Name

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO

Legal name

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO

Website

https://swvtwenteoostpo.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO is a Dutch regional educational cooperative coordinating inclusive (passend onderwijs) support for 172 primary and special education schools across eight municipalities in the Twente East region, funded by government educational budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Coordination

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies) (EDAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Special Education & Related Services (IEP Delivery Online) (EDAJADAG), Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Inclusive education coordination
• Primary education support
• Special needs education
• Educational consortium services
• Passend onderwijs support

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Government educational funding: As a public educational cooperative (samenwerkingsverband), SWV Twente Oost PO is funded through government educational funding mechanisms. They coordinate and allocate support resources to member schools in their region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO is a regional educational cooperative that coordinates inclusive (passend) education support across 172 primary and special education schools in eight municipalities of the Twente Oost region in the Netherlands. The organization facilitates cooperation among schools, parents, and municipalities, processes toelaatbaarheidsverklaringen (eligibility statements) for special education placements, mediates between parents and schools, and operates a parent support point (Oudersteunpunt) and a digital resource platform (Digitale Werkplaats) for schools.

Product overview

Samenwerkingsverband Twente Oost PO is a regional cooperative organization for primary and special education in the Twente Oost region of the Netherlands, serving 172 schools across eight municipalities. It does not offer a commercial technology product or SaaS platform. Its services consist of coordination, mediation, and advisory support for inclusive education — connecting schools, parents, and municipalities to ensure every child receives appropriate educational placement. The organization operates three sub-regions (Deelregio Plein Midden Twente, Deelregio Enschede, and Deelregio Noord-Oost Twente) and provides resources including a parent support portal (Oudersteunpunt), a digital workshop platform for schools (Digitale Werkplaats), and administrative/contact services. There are no standalone commercial products, modules, or technology offerings to enumerate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passend onderwijs coordination Core coordination service ensuring every child in the Twente Oost region receives an appropriate educational placement, either in regular primary education or special education, across 172 schools and 8 municipalities.
• Oudersteunpunt (Parent Support Point)
• Digitale Werkplaats (Digital Workshop)
• Mediation and advisory services

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Municipalities in Twente East regioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWV Twente Oost PO works closely with the municipalities in their coverage area (Enschede, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Haaksbergen, Borne, Oldenzaal, Losser, and Dinkelland) to ensure appropriate educational provision for all children in the region. This collaboration is fundamental to their mission of inclusive education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Samenwerkingsverband Waterland: Dutch regional samenwerkingsverband serving primary schools in the Waterland region north of Amsterdam. Provides the same inclusive-education coordination and TLV-processing services under the same national passend onderwijs framework.
• Samenwerkingsverband PO Zuid-Kennemerland: Dutch regional samenwerkingsverband for primary education in the Zuid-Kennemerland region. Shares the same legal structure, government funding model, and coordination responsibilities across member schools and municipalities.
• Samenwerkingsverband Passend Onderwijs 30-06 PO Haaglanden: Regional Dutch SWV coordinating inclusive primary education in the Haaglanden region (The Hague area). Comparable in mandate, services, and governance structure to SWV Twente Oost PO.
• Samenwerkingsverband PO De Eem: Regional Dutch samenwerkingsverband coordinating passend onderwijs for primary schools in the Amersfoort/Eem region. Operates under the same national mandate with the same TLV-processing and member-coordination model, making it a structurally identical peer.

Others

• CED-groep: Dutch educational support organization providing consulting and tools for schools on inclusive education, special needs, and student support. Functions as a service provider to SWVs and member schools, making it an ecosystem participant.
• Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (NJI): National Dutch knowledge center for youth health, development, and upbringing. Not a direct peer, but works closely with regional SWVs on inclusive education policy and special needs support, making it a closely adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Ouders & Onderwijs: Dutch national organization supporting parents in education matters, including inclusive education and special needs placements. Operates parent support services that overlap with SWV Twente Oost PO's Oudersteunpunt.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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