Forta Training

What Forta Training does

Forta Opleidingen (Forta Training) is a Dutch professional training institute founded in 2010 and headquartered at Westblaak 94, Rotterdam, Netherlands. It specializes in accredited continuing education and professional development for youth care and mental health (jeugd- en ggz) professionals, including psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists, and youth care workers. The institute is a wholly owned subsidiary of FORTA (Forta Groep), a Dutch network of independent mental-health treatment labels that includes PSYTREC, Human Concern, and Dokter Bosman. Forta Opleidingen employs 11-50 core staff and draws on a network of 100+ qualified instructors to deliver training.

The curriculum spans more than a dozen evidence-based therapy and assessment categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CGT), Schema Therapy, EMDR, trauma treatment, ACT/Mindfulness, child-youth-system interventions, diagnostic skills, severe psychiatric conditions (EPA), supervision, positive psychology, and e-health/innovation. Course offerings are accredited by 16+ Dutch professional bodies and quality registers (including FGzPt, NVvP, VEN, VSt, VGCt, V&VN, Registerplein, LV POH-GGZ, SKJ, NIP/NVO, NVRG, VSR, VVS, NBTP, and CRKBO), making completion valid for professional (re)registration. The institute also jointly develops specialized programs with partners, notably the "Gedachten Uitpluizen" CBT program for psychotic symptoms co-developed with Stichting Cognitie en Psychose. Forta Opleidingen holds ISO 9001 certification since 2018 (audited by DEKRA) and CRKBO registration.

The business operates a dual go-to-market. Individual professionals enroll directly through the website (fortaopleidingen.nl), phone, or email for scheduled courses, with payment available in three monthly installments at no additional cost. For organizations, an incompany/maatwerk motion targets mental-health clinics, youth-care organizations, and healthcare institutions with groups of typically 8-14 employees; programs can be drawn from existing curriculum or fully customized. Training is delivered in person at 15+ Dutch cities, synchronously online via Zoom, or on-site at client organizations. Over 15 years, the institute has certified 10,000+ participants. Revenue is generated from course fees, group incompany engagements, and accredited program enrollment; individual course pricing is not publicly disclosed, and cancellation carries a €60 administrative fee plus tiered percentage penalties. The underlying technology stack is conventional — Zoom for delivery, HubSpot for website/CRM, and Mailchimp for newsletter marketing — with no AI/ML components disclosed.

Name

Forta Training

Legal name

Forta Opleidingen

Website

https://fortaopleidingen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forta Opleidingen is a Dutch accredited training institute, founded in 2010, that delivers continuing education in evidence-based mental-health therapies to psychologists, therapists, and youth-care professionals across the Netherlands via in-person, online, and customized incompany formats.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Mental Health Training and Continuing Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Onboarding Program Design, Enablement & Train-the-Trainer (EDABAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursing Assistant (CNA) & Patient Care Technician (PCT) (EDAOAJAB)

Keywords

• Mental health training
• Professional education
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Continuing education
• Youth care training

Headquarters

HQ city

South Holland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: Revenue from individual enrollment in scheduled training courses. Courses range from short workshops to multi-week programs. Payment can be made in full or in three monthly installments at no extra cost.
2. Incompany Training: Customized training delivered at client organization locations or online. Programs can be tailored from existing curriculum or developed specifically for the organization. Group-based pricing.
3. Accredited Education Programs: Programs accredited by professional associations enabling participants to earn continuing education credits for (re)registration purposes in their respective fields.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forta Opleidingen (Forta Training) is a Dutch professional training institute that delivers accredited continuing education programs for mental health (GGZ) and youth-care professionals. Its portfolio covers evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CGT), Schema Therapy, EMDR, trauma treatment, ACT/Mindfulness, child/youth/system interventions, diagnostic skills, and supervision. Programs are delivered through three modalities: scheduled open-enrollment classroom courses at 15+ locations across the Netherlands, live online training via Zoom, and customized incompany / maatwerk (bespoke) programs for organizational teams.

Product overview

Forta Opleidingen is a training institute offering a comprehensive portfolio of mental health education programs for youth and mental health (jeugd- en ggz) professionals. The offering includes multiple training categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CGT), Schema Therapy, EMDR, Trauma Treatment, ACT/Mindfulness, Child/Youth/System interventions, Diagnostic Skills, Serious Mental Illness (EPA), Supervision, and Positive Psychology. Training is delivered through three modalities: regular classroom-based courses at locations across the Netherlands, fully online programs via Zoom, and customized Incompany/Maatwerk (custom) programs delivered at client organizations. The institute has been operating for 15 years and has trained over 10,000 participants, with programs accredited by major professional associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Enrollment Mental Health Training Programs
• Incompany Trainingen (In-Company Group Training)
• Maatwerk Opleidingen (Bespoke Training Programs)
• Supervisie Programma's (Supervision Programs)
• Gedachten Uitpluizen Opleiding (CBT for Psychotic Symptoms)
• Online Training via Zoom

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FORTA (Network of GGZ Labels)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForta Opleidingen is part of FORTA, a network of independent mental health labels including PSYTREC, Human Concern, and Dokter Bosman. FORTA provides accessible and high-quality treatments for psychological and psychiatric conditions.
• Meesters in de Psychologie (MIDP)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerActive collaboration with MIDP to support future psychologists in their careers. MIDP provides referral discounts to their members for Forta Opleidingen courses.
• Stichting Cognitie en PsychoseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of Gedachten Uitpluizen (CGT for clients with psychotic symptoms) training programs. The methodology was originally developed for schizophrenia clients and expanded to all psychotic symptoms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimbos Instituut: Trimbos is the Netherlands' national mental health knowledge center, providing training, e-learning, and certification for GGZ professionals - a broader incumbent with overlapping CPD offerings but a wider research and policy mandate.
• Netherlands Institute for Health and Welfare (NIGZ): NIGZ is a broader Dutch public-health training and education organization that delivers CPD for healthcare and welfare professionals, with partial overlap in youth and mental health training segments.

Direct peers

• Academie voor Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg: A Dutch GGZ-focused academy offering post-graduate training for mental health professionals, directly comparable to Forta's accredited CPD model for psychologists, therapists, and psychiatrists.
• PsyFora (formerly PPO): PsyFora is a Dutch training and conference organization for psychological and psychiatric professionals, offering accredited courses and masterclasses - a direct competitor for the same pool of CPD hours.
• 2Move: 2Move is a Dutch training provider focused on cognitive behavioral therapy and evidence-based mental health treatments, serving psychologists and therapists with accredited courses - directly overlapping Forta's core CBT, EMDR, and youth care portfolio.
• Spring Instituut: Spring Instituut is a Netherlands-based training and development organization for mental health and social work professionals, offering accredited courses and supervision - a close peer in target market and CPD delivery model.
• RINO Groep: RINO Groep is the largest Dutch institute for post-graduate training of mental health professionals (GGZ), offering accredited CBT, EMDR, schema, and systemic therapy courses - the most directly comparable competitor to Forta Opleidingen in both curriculum and target customer.

Emerging players

• Mindler (Swedish digital therapy provider): Mindler is a digital mental health provider operating across Europe (including Netherlands) that increasingly trains and upskills clinicians in iCBT and digital modalities - an adjacent emerging player whose training arm could overlap with Forta's E-health curriculum.
• Centrum voor Kinderpsychologie en Pedagogiek: A Dutch training and treatment center specializing in child and youth psychology education - a partial-overlap peer relevant to Forta's "Kind, Jeugd en Systeem" training category.
• EMDR Europe Association: EMDR Europe is the European association governing EMDR training standards and accreditation across Europe; it provides and certifies EMDR courses that overlap with Forta's EMDR training portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forta-opleidingen

Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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