WerkgeversServicepunt (WSP) Midden-Brabant

What WerkgeversServicepunt (WSP) Midden-Brabant does

WerkgeversServicepunt (WSP) Midden-Brabant, which completed integration into Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant effective January 2025, is a regional public employment service organization headquartered at Burgemeester Brokxlaan 1680 in Tilburg, Netherlands. It operates as a publicly funded one-stop hub serving 16 municipalities in the Midden-Brabant region (including Tilburg, Waalwijk, Dongen, Oisterwijk, Goirle, Gilze en Rijen, Heusden, Hilvarenbeek, Baarle-Nassau, and Alphen-Chaam), delivering free advisory services to both job seekers and employers. Its service portfolio includes the Rangeerterrein career orientation platform, Banenmarkt job fairs, Maatjeswerk/MAATjesWERK personal coaching, Harrie-training for inclusive employment of colleagues with work limitations, the Talentensleutel HR advisory instrument, plus Loopbaanadvies, Scholingsadvies, Jobhunting, Praktijkleren, and a biweekly Jobshop drop-in service.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology products; its digital surface is built on standard web publishing tools (website at werkcentrummiddenbrabant.nl plus LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook channels) and a partner directory maintained on the Leerbanenmarkt.nl platform co-developed with SBB. Core technical assets are programmatic frameworks rather than software — structured orientation tracks, employer coaching curricula, and cross-organizational referral processes that link municipalities, UWV, educational institutions (Yonder, SVMT, Bouwmensen, Sity Academy), trade unions (FNV, CNV), employer organizations (VNO-NCW), and social workplace partners (KikMaat, Diamant-groep, RefugeeTeam, Techniekcoalitie Brabant).

The business model is fully publicly funded. There is no pricing — all services are free at the point of use for job seekers and employers — and revenue derives from municipal contributions across the 16 participating municipalities and from UWV and other public labor market partnerships. Outcomes are reported in placement metrics rather than financial terms: examples include 12 of 13 Kansrijk 2.0 graduates transitioning to employment at Amarant, 4 of 5 Maatjeswerk participants finding employment within two months, and approximately 25 Groen Xtra placements of candidates with a target group indication. Leadership is led by Manager Saskia de Kort and MAATjesWERK Coordinator Kristel Kepers.

Name

WerkgeversServicepunt (WSP) Midden-Brabant

Legal name

Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant

Website

https://wspmiddenbrabant.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant is a publicly funded regional employment service hub in Tilburg, Netherlands, serving 16 municipalities by providing free career counseling, job fairs, employer advisory, and inclusive-hiring programs to job seekers and employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Administration of Human Resource Programs (9231)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Transition, Re-entry & Employability Support (Mid-career, Returnships) (EDAAAKAN), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Regional employment services
• Workforce development programs
• Job matching services
• Career advisory services
• Labor market intermediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Employment Services: As a publicly funded regional employment service center, Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant provides free services to both job seekers and employers. The organization is funded through municipal government and public labor market partnerships. Services including career counseling, employer advisory, job matching, training programs, and employer events are offered at no charge to end users.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WSP Midden-Brabant operates as the central employment hub for the 16 municipalities of the Midden-Brabant region, offering free advisory, intake and job-matching services to job seekers, employers and individuals seeking development. As of January 2025, the organization has been integrated into Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant, consolidating programs such as Banenmarkt, Jobshop, Maatjeswerk, Harrie-training and Talentensleutel under a single regional public employment service brand based in Tilburg.

Product overview

Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant operates as a unified employment services platform offering a comprehensive suite of services for both job seekers and employers. The core offerings include the Werkcentrum platform itself, the Rangeerterrein career orientation system, Banenmarkt job matching services, Maatjeswerk/MAATjesWERK coaching programs, and Harrie-training for inclusive employment. Supporting services include Talentensleutel HR tools, Loopbaanadvies career counseling, Scholingsadvies education guidance, Jobhunting support, Praktijkleren work-based learning, and Jobshop temp agency drop-in sessions. These products function as an integrated ecosystem supporting employment, training, and career development across municipalities in the Midden-Brabant region of the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Intake and Advisory Conversations

Quantifiable outcome

• Kansrijk 2.0 program produced 13 graduates, of which 12 transitioned to employment at Amarant healthcare provider
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeente TilburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeente Tilburg is a key municipal partner of Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant. The municipality collaborates on workforce development programs, supports job seekers with a distance to the labor market, and participates in joint initiatives such as the Ontwikkelpad Kinderopvang (Childcare Development Pathway) and the Kansrijk program for status holders. The municipality contributes through its account managers for the business labor market and its Werkgeversdienstverlening (Employer Services) team.
• UWVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUWV (Employee Insurance Agency) is a core public labor market partner of Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant. UWV advisors work alongside Werkcentrum staff to match job seekers with disabilities or health limitations (Wajong, WIA) with employers. UWV also provides information sessions on work permits and dismissals and contributes to sector-specific development pathways.
• Yonder | School voor Zorg en WelzijncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYonder is an educational partner specializing in healthcare and welfare training. It collaborates with Werkcentrum on orientation programs, the Kansrijk trajectory for status holders, and NT2 (Dutch as a Second Language) programs. Yonder helps job seekers explore careers in healthcare and provides bridging education.
• SBB (Stichting Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBB connects vocational education with business and is a key partner in developing work-based learning and apprenticeship programs. SBB collaborated on the Leerbanenmarkt.nl platform launch and continues to support the exchange of learning positions between the Werkcentrum network and educational institutions.
• FNVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFNV is one of the largest trade unions in the Netherlands and appears as a partner organization supporting Werkcentrum activities, contributing to collective bargaining and worker rights awareness in the regional labor market.
• CNVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCNV is a trade union partner collaborating with Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant on labor market initiatives and worker support services in the region.
• VNO-NCWminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVNO-NCW is the largest employers' organization in the Netherlands and serves as a partner in the Werkcentrum network, providing access to employer members and contributing to labor market policy discussions.
• De WevercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Wever is a major healthcare and elderly care organization in Tilburg that collaborates intensively with Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant on workforce development. De Wever participates in the CIO (Collega in Ontwikkeling) trajectory for side entrants, offers practice learning opportunities for Rangeerterrein participants, and has partnered on the groepsdetachering (group detachment) program at its Zandstaete location resulting in multiple permanent placements.
• SVMT (Stichting Vakopleiding Metaal Tilburg)Strategic or Co-development PartnerSVMT is the metal trade vocational training foundation serving as the business vocational school for the metal sector in Tilburg. SVMT collaborates with Werkcentrum on orientation days for the metalworking sector, hosting groups of interested candidates in their classrooms to learn about metalworking professions and career paths. The partnership supports side entrants and young people exploring technical careers.
• BouwmensencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBouwmensen is an association of construction and infrastructure training companies providing practical vocational mbo programs. Partnering with Werkcentrum, Bouwmensen hosts orientation days for construction sector careers, welcoming Werkcentrum-referred candidates to explore the sector and potentially start apprenticeship trajectories.
• Diamant-groepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiamant-groep is a social workplace organization in the Tilburg region. It collaborated with Werkcentrum and the municipality of Tilburg on the innovation and sustainability tour with Groen Xtra, resulting in nearly 25 placements of candidates with a target group indication in green space maintenance work.
• KikMaatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKikMaat is a social workplace integration organization providing on-site coaching and support for participants in group detachment programs. KikMaat works with Werkcentrum, De Wever, and the municipality of Tilburg on the groepsdetachering program at Zandstaete De Wever, providing intensive workplace coaching that has led to multiple paid detachment contracts and direct hires.
• Grensinformatiepunt (GIP) Baarle-NassauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Border Information Point in Baarle-Nassau specializes in cross-border employment situations where workers live in Belgium and work in the Netherlands. GIP provides free advisory services to employers and employees dealing with social security, tax, and employment regulations for frontier workers.
• UWV-EURES CrossborderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe EURES Crossborder team within UWV provides specialized support for frontier workers living in Belgium and working in the Netherlands. They partner with Werkcentrum to advise employers on cross-border employment regulations and support related hiring processes.
• Techniekcoalitie BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechniekcoalitie Brabant is a regional coalition of government, education, and business working to attract, train, and retain technical professionals in Brabant. The organization collaborates with Werkcentrum's Rangeerterrein to match technically-oriented candidates with vacancies in the technical sector. Labor market coaches from Techniekcoalitie receive CVs from Rangeerterrein candidates and provide targeted job placement support.
• RefugeeTeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRefugeeTeam specializes in supporting refugees and status holders in their integration into the Dutch labor market. The organization collaborates with Werkcentrum on programs including the painting trajectory (schilder-leerwerktraject) for status holders, providing intensive coaching and matching participants with regional painting companies for trial placements.
• AmarantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmarant is a healthcare organization providing care to people with intellectual disabilities. Partnering in the Kansrijk 2.0 program, Amarant provides practical learning locations where participants gain experience in disability care while earning their certificate as assistant caregiver. The first Kansrijk cohort produced 12 successful placements at Amarant out of 13 graduates.
• Sity AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSity Academy developed the training curriculum for the painting trajectory for status holders in collaboration with regional painting companies and the schildervakschool. The training combines theory and practice to prepare participants for trial placements in the painting sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team (Adecco Netherlands): Major Dutch staffing agency participating directly in Werkcentrum's Jobshop service. Comparable as a regional player in temporary and permanent placement, with broader commercial reach and digital matching capabilities.
• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): National Dutch employee insurance agency and public employment services operator. Functions as both a core partner of Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant and a broader incumbent providing unemployment benefits, WW/WIA/Wajong administration, and direct job-matching services across the Netherlands.
• ADG Dienstengroep: Large Dutch staffing and HR services group. Comparable for employer-side recruitment, inclusive hiring (including Banenafspraak-related placements), and large-volume candidate matching at regional and national levels.
• Randstad Nederland: Largest private staffing and HR services firm in the Netherlands. Competes for the same employer vacancy-matching and candidate-placement workload, especially at scale, while serving a broader portfolio beyond regional workforce-development mandates.

Direct peers

• Werkcentrum Utrecht: Regional public employment service hub serving the Utrecht region. Closely comparable model integrating municipalities, UWV, and partner organizations for job seeker and employer services - effectively the same product/offering in a different geography.
• Werkcentrum Den Haag: Regional public employment service hub for The Hague region. Same centraal loket model with comparable job matching, employer advisory, and workforce development programming targeted at regional labor market gaps.
• Werkcentrum Groot-Amsterdam: Regional public employment service hub for the Amsterdam area. Operates the same Dutch "Werkcentrum" model as a centraal loket partnering with municipalities, UWV, and employers to provide job matching, training, and career support.

Emerging players

• RefugeeTeam: Dutch specialist organization supporting refugee and status-holder integration into the labor market. Direct co-development partner of Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant on Kansrijk trajectories; comparable focus on a specific vulnerable cohort the Werkcentrum also serves.

Others

• Gemeente Tilburg (Municipality of Tilburg): Lead municipal partner and co-funder of Werkcentrum Midden-Brabant. Comparable as a public-sector entity administering local labor market programs, including its own Werkgeversdienstverlening team and account managers for the business labor market.
• Leerbanenmarkt.nl / SBB: National platform for work-based learning and apprenticeship matching operated in partnership with SBB. Werkcentrum is a direct co-development partner; comparable on the work-based learning pathway and apprenticeship-matching use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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