VCLB regio Genk

What VCLB regio Genk does

VCLB regio Genk is the Genk-region department of Vrij CLB Limburg vzw (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding), a Belgian non-profit association (BE 0410.537.751) operating as the designated student-guidance center for 341 schools and more than 118,000 students across Limburg province. The entity is governed under Flemish decree, which mandates that every school in Flanders work with a CLB, and is structurally embedded in the broader Vrij CLB Netwerk — a federation of 31 centers employing nearly 3,000 professionals and serving more than 800,000 students nationally. Across Limburg the operating entity runs four regions (Noord, Oost, Zuid, West) encompassing nine department offices; the Genk department itself falls under Regio Oost and is co-located with the legal registered seat (maatschappelijke zetel) at Emiel Van Dorenlaan 147, 3600 Genk.

The core service is free interdisciplinary student guidance covering four domains: health (systematic medical examinations and vaccinations), wellbeing (bullying prevention, mental-health support), learning (study support and learning-disorder assistance), and study/career direction. Delivery is staffed by mixed teams of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and pedagogues operating under statutory professional confidentiality. Access is multi-channel: in-person at department offices, by phone, email, Smartschool (the standard Flemish educational communication rail), and through CLB Chat, an anonymous digital channel available Monday-Thursday afternoons and evenings. Adjacent offerings include Team Veerkracht (a preventive resilience-training program), Wegwijs in het secundair onderwijs (a cross-network secondary-education navigation tool co-developed with the GO! and KOZ CLB networks), and crisis/urgent-assistance routes. Technology stack is non-proprietary, comprising standard school management systems plus Smartschool and CLB Chat integrations; no AI, predictive analytics, or proprietary data products are disclosed.

The revenue model is government-subsidized: Vrij CLB Limburg is funded through Flemish education subsidies and provides all services free of charge to students, parents, and schools — there are no fees, tiers, or commercial contracts. Governance is by a board of directors (raad van bestuur) chaired by Rik Bloemen, with General Director Jessie Schrijvers leading operations and regional directors overseeing the four geographies. As a vzw the entity is member-based rather than shareholder-owned, and no public filings, ticker, or external capital structure are present.

Name

VCLB regio Genk

Legal name

Vrij CLB Limburg vzw

Website

https://vclblimburg.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VCLB regio Genk is the Genk-region department of Vrij CLB Limburg vzw, a Flemish-mandated non-profit student guidance center offering free interdisciplinary health, wellbeing, learning, and career counseling to 118,000+ students across 341 schools in Limburg, Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Guidance Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ), Behavioral Intervention & PBIS Supports (Tiered, Gen Ed) (EDAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Student counseling services
• School health monitoring
• Educational guidance center
• Student wellbeing support
• Youth vaccination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Genk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded public service: Vrij CLB Limburg operates as a non-profit vzw (association) providing free student guidance services funded by government education subsidies. Services are provided free of charge to all students, parents, and schools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VCLB regio Genk, as part of Vrij CLB Limburg vzw, provides free student guidance services covering four domains: health (systematic medical check-ups and vaccinations), wellbeing (bullying prevention, mental health support), learning (learning support and learning disorder assistance), and study/career choice guidance. Services are delivered through school partnerships, in-person department offices, anonymous online chat, and digital platforms to students, parents, and schools across the Limburg province.

Product overview

Vrij CLB Limburg is a non-profit organization (vzw) providing free student counseling services across Limburg, Belgium. The organization operates as a single unified service (not a platform architecture) consisting of student counseling, health monitoring, and wellbeing support delivered through 9 departments across 4 regions. Core services include: systematic health examinations and vaccinations, learning support and study guidance, wellbeing and mental health support (including bullying prevention), career and study direction counseling, and crisis intervention services. The main products are: the student counseling service itself, CLB Chat (anonymous chat support), Team Veerkracht (resilience training), and Wegwijs (educational navigation tool). Services are provided in Dutch and are accessible to all students, parents, and teachers free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leerlingenbegeleiding (Student Counseling Services)
• CLB Chat
• Team Veerkracht
• Wegwijs in het Secundair Onderwijs
• Maatschappelijk Werk (Social Work Services)
• Verpleegkundige Diensten (Nursing Services)
• Psychopedagogische Begeleiding (Psycho-pedagogical Counseling)
• Dringende Hulp (Urgent Assistance)

Quantifiable outcome

• 118,000+ students guided annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wegwijs in het secundair onderwijs (3 CLB-netwerken samenwerking)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 3 CLB networks in Limburg (Vrij CLB, GO! CLB, and KOZ CLB) collaborated to develop an online platform 'Wegwijs in het secundair onderwijs' for parents and students transitioning to secondary education. This joint initiative provides comprehensive information about secondary school choices.
• Veerkracht ProgrammacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam Veerkracht develops group-based training programs customized for students aimed at strengthening their resilience and social skills. This is a preventive offering developed internally by Vrij CLB Limburg.
• Vrij CLB NetwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrij CLB Limburg is part of the Vrij CLB Netwerk, a network of 31 student guidance centers with nearly 3000 employees supporting more than 800,000 students across Belgium. The network provides shared resources, best practices, and collaborative initiatives.
• 341 Partner Schools (Limburg)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVrij CLB Limburg maintains formal partnerships with 341 schools across the Limburg province, serving as the designated student guidance center for these institutions. Each school works exclusively with their assigned CLB department.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Integrale Jeugdhulp: Flemish integrated youth care system coordinating broader child- and youth-welfare services beyond the school-based CLB mandate. Comparable in its multidisciplinary, government-funded service model, but addresses a wider and more acute case mix.
• OCMW / Sociaal Huis: Belgian Public Centers for Social Welfare providing municipal-level social assistance, financial aid, and welfare coordination. Comparable in free public-service delivery and social-work scope, but anchored to municipal welfare rather than educational settings.
• CAW - Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk: Flemish network of centers for general welfare work providing social support, counseling, and crisis intervention across broader age groups. Comparable in its multidisciplinary social-services approach and free public-service model, but extends beyond the school-based mandate.
• CGG Vlaanderen: Flemish centers for mental health care providing psychological and psychiatric treatment services. Overlaps with Vrij CLB Limburg on mental-health and wellbeing support, but operates a clinical treatment model for diagnosed populations rather than school-based prevention.

Emerging players

• Awel: Flemish anonymous helpline for children and young people offering listening, support, and referral. Functionally comparable to CLB Chat — both provide low-threshold, anonymous digital access — but operates as a third-party hotline rather than an embedded school-mandated service.
• Onderwijskiezer: Flemish online educational guidance tool helping students and parents with school and study choice. Overlaps with Vrij CLB Limburg's study-direction guidance function but operates as a digital-only resource rather than an in-person multidisciplinary service.

Direct peers

• Vrij CLB Antwerpen: A sister Vrij CLB regional center covering Antwerp province under the same network mandate. Identical operational model, service portfolio, and governance structure, serving as the closest internal benchmark for Vrij CLB Limburg.
• GO! CLB Netwerk: The second of the three mandated CLB networks in Flanders, serving GO! (community/government) schools with the same student guidance mandate. It is directly comparable to Vrij CLB Limburg in service scope, regulatory position, and target population, but operates across the GO! school network.
• Vrij CLB Oost-Vlaanderen: Another regional Vrij CLB center covering East Flanders, with the same multidisciplinary student guidance mandate and free-service model. Comparable scale and operating structure to Vrij CLB Limburg.

Others

• Smartschool: Flemish educational communication platform used by Vrij CLB Limburg as a key distribution channel to schools. Not a competitor but a critical infrastructure partner whose platform decisions affect the organization's reach and digital workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/veerkracht_vrijclblimburg
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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