CLB-Kempen

What CLB-Kempen does

CLB-Kempen (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding Kempen), operating under the trade name Vrij CLB Kempen, is a Flemish student guidance center organized as a non-profit association under the Belgian legal form vzw Verbint, headquartered at Hellekensstraat 2a, 2200 Herentals, Belgium. The organization delivers free, government-funded student counseling services across the Kempen region through five regional offices in Geel, Herentals, Hoogstraten, Mol, and Turnhout, employing nearly 200 multidisciplinary staff including psychologists, pedagogues, social workers, medical doctors, and paramedical personnel. Its mandate is established under the decreet betreffende de leerlingenbegeleiding (Flemish student guidance decree), which funds services entirely through the Flemish government.

The organization's service portfolio spans four mandated domains: learning and studying support, educational career guidance, psychological and social well-being counseling, and preventive healthcare including systematic medical examinations, vaccinations, hearing and vision screenings. It operates using codified evidence-based methodologies such as Handelingsgericht Werken (HGW), ICF-CY, and Signs of Safety, and is a member of the Vrij-CLB-Netwerk federation of free student guidance centers in Flanders. Digital touchpoints include the CLB-Kempen website and the CLBChat anonymous counseling platform, the latter operated as part of a consortium with other CLB centers.

CLB-Kempen serves four primary customer segments — students from primary and secondary schools (including part-time learners), parents, teachers and school staff, and school directors — with service delivery handled through direct consultations at branch offices, on-site visits to partner schools, and online resources. The director is Ilse Vandepoel, and regional operations are coordinated by branch coordinators at each location. The organization maintains ongoing institutional partnerships with AP Hogeschool, VWVJ, KULeuven, and the Flemish government, and conducts annual Centrumraad convenings and periodic satisfaction surveys (Indicatorenproject) with partner schools. All services are provided at no cost to end-users, and no commercial revenue model is in operation.

Name

CLB-Kempen

Legal name

vzw Verbint

Website

https://vclb-kempen.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLB-Kempen (Vrij CLB Kempen) is a Flemish non-profit student guidance center operating five regional offices in the Kempen region of Belgium, delivering free, government-funded counseling and preventive healthcare services to primary and secondary school students, parents, and teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Guidance Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAKAL

Special Education Staffing & Contracted Providers (Paras, Therapists, Specialists)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Education Services

SECONDARYEDAKACAF

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Consulting & Coordination

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Individualized Education Program (IEP) & Special Education Consulting

SECONDARYEDAKACAG

504 Plan Consulting & Disability Accommodations (School-Based)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Individualized Education Program (IEP) & Special Education Consulting

Keywords

• Student guidance services
• Educational counseling
• Preventive school healthcare
• Student welfare services
• School partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Herentals

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Student Guidance Services: CLB-Kempen is a government-funded organization providing free student counseling services to schools, students, and parents in the Kempen region. Services are fully subsidized by the Flemish government under the decreet betreffende de leerlingenbegeleiding (student guidance decree). No revenue is generated from direct payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CLB-Kempen (Vrij CLB Kempen) is a Flemish Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (Student Guidance Center) that provides free, government-funded student counseling services to schools, students, and parents in the Kempen region of Belgium. Services span four domains: learning and studying, educational career guidance, mental health and social well-being, and preventive healthcare including medical examinations, vaccinations, and hearing/vision screenings. The organization operates from five regional offices (Geel, Herentals, Hoogstraten, Mol, Turnhout) staffed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, pedagogues, social workers, and physicians.

Product overview

Vrij CLB Kempen is a Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (Student Guidance Center) that operates across five locations (Geel, Herentals, Hoogstraten, Mol, Turnhout) providing free student guidance services. The organization offers a unified service portfolio centered on four core domains: learning and studying, educational career guidance, psychological and social well-being support, and preventive healthcare including medical examinations. Services are delivered through direct student counseling, teacher support materials, parent resources, and digital tools including CLB Chat. The center also maintains school partnerships through coordination councils and provides employment opportunities across its locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vrij CLB Kempen Student Guidance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful vision screening program detecting amblyopia before irreversible age threshold (8-9 years)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• vzw VerbintcoreOthersThe organizing authority (inrichtende macht) of Vrij CLB Kempen. Located at Korte Begijnenstraat 22, 2300 Turnhout. Responsible for governance and oversight of the CLB organization.
• Vrij-CLB-Netwerk (vclb-koepel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB-Kempen is part of the Vrij CLB Network, a federation of free student guidance centers in Flanders that shares best practices, standards, and policy positions.
• CLBChat ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative chat service for students across CLB centers. CLB-Kempen participates in the expanded CLBChat service available Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu 14u-21u for anonymous student consultations.
• AP Hogeschool (AP University of Applied Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird-year Applied Psychology students from AP Hogeschool collaborated with Vrij CLB Kempen to develop materials for teachers to strengthen executive functions in kindergarten children.
• Partner Schools NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExtensive network of primary and secondary schools (vrije and gemeentelijke) across the Kempen region served by CLB-Kempen through cooperation agreements. Includes schools in Geel, Herentals, Hoogstraten, Mol, Turnhout and surrounding areas.
• Vlaamse overheid / Flemish GovernmentcoreOthersGovernment funding body under the decreet betreffende de leerlingenbegeleiding. Provides mandates for systematic contact moments, vaccinations, and student screening programs including the new hearing screening program developed in cooperation with KULeuven.
• VWVJ (Vlaamse Wetenschappelijke Vereniging voor Jeugdgezondheidszorg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with VWVJ and KULeuven on the new hearing screening program using SPIN-test for detecting noise-induced hearing damage in teenagers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• AWEL (kinderen- en jongerentelefoon): Flemish confidential helpline and chat for children and youth. Overlaps with CLB-Kempen's CLBChat offering on anonymous student support, but is a wider-purpose youth channel rather than a school-mandated guidance provider.
• Jongeren Advies Centrum (JAC): Flemish youth support center offering counseling for young people on well-being, legal, and social issues. Partial overlap with CLB-Kempen's student guidance scope but oriented to broader youth services rather than school-based four-domain guidance.
• Centrum voor Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg (CGG) Kempen: Regional mental health provider in the same Kempen geography offering clinical psychological and psychiatric care. Overlaps with CLB-Kempen on mental health and well-being but operates a clinical rather than school-based, preventive model.

Direct peers

• Vrij CLB Midden-Limburg: Sister Vrij CLB center in Limburg delivering the same mandated student guidance services under the Vrij CLB Network (vclb-koepel). Comparable scale, structure, and funding model to CLB-Kempen.
• Vrij CLB Antwerpen: Another Vrij CLB center in the Flemish free-school network that delivers the same four-domain student guidance services (learning, career, mental health, preventive healthcare) under the same decreet betreffende de leerlingenbegeleiding. Direct peer operating an identical model in a different region.
• Vrij CLB Zuid-West-Vlaanderen: Flemish Vrij CLB peer operating in West Flanders; delivers the same mandated services and shares the vclb-koepel governance and CLBChat consortium with CLB-Kempen.
• Centrum Leerlingbegeleiding Brussel (Vrij CLB Brussel): Brussels-based Vrij CLB center providing the same government-mandated student guidance services. Comparable mandate and operating model, distinct geography.
• GO! CLB: The public-network counterpart to the Vrij CLB centers, providing equivalent student guidance services to schools in the GO! onderwijs community. Operates the same government-mandated four-domain model and is a direct substitute for families and schools that overlap with CLB-Kempen's territory.
• Vrij CLB Oost-Brabant (Hageland): Another Vrij CLB Network member providing identical student guidance services in the Hageland region. Comparable headcount, four-domain framework, and government funding structure.

Others

• Onderwijsinspectie Vlaanderen: Flemish government inspectorate that oversees quality of education and, by extension, student guidance cooperation. Not a peer in service delivery but a regulatory counterpart that shapes CLB-Kempen's operating standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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