Vrij CLB Limburg

What Vrij CLB Limburg does

Vrij CLB Limburg vzw is a non-profit student guidance center (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding) headquartered at Emiel Van Dorenlaan 147, Genk, Belgium, operating 9 regional departments across 4 regions (Noord: Pelt, Bree; Oost: Genk, Maasmechelen; Zuid: Hasselt, Tongeren-Borgloon, Sint-Truiden; West: Beringen, Houthalen). Founded in 2021 and part of the broader Vrij CLB Netwerk (31 centers, ~3,000 employees, 800,000+ students nationwide), the organization provides mandated student counseling across four domains: health (systematic medical screenings and vaccinations), well-being (bullying intervention, crisis support), learning (learning difficulties, study support), and study/career choices. It serves approximately 118,000 students in formal partnership with 341 schools in the Limburg province, supported by a multi-disciplinary team of 360-380 staff.

The service portfolio combines in-person departmental counseling with digital touchpoints, including the cross-network CLB Chat (clbchat.be) anonymous online chat (Mon-Thu 14-21h), the Team Veerkracht resilience-training program with its dedicated portal and Instagram channel, the Wegwijs in het Secundair Onderwijs information platform co-developed with the two other CLB networks in Limburg, and a methodology library portal. The underlying clinical framework is the Handelingsgericht Werken 7-step diagnostic methodology, applied across specializations covering identity, social skills, stress regulation, conflict resolution, and OKAN (non-Dutch speaking newcomer) integration.

Vrij CLB Limburg is entirely publicly funded through the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training (Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming) and provides all services free of charge to students, parents and schools; it generates no direct fee revenue. The entity is registered as a Belgian non-profit association (vzw, BE 0410.537.751) under the Enterprises Court of Antwerp, Tongeren division. Leadership is led by general director Jessie Schrijvers, with Rik Bloemen chairing the board, supported by 4 regional directors and an Expertise Cel leadership triad. Go-to-market is community- and partnership-led via mandated school relationships, with no commercial sales motion and no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or private equity ownership.

Name

Vrij CLB Limburg

Legal name

Vrij CLB Limburg vzw

Website

https://vrijclblimburg.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Vrij CLB Limburg is a Belgian non-profit student guidance center serving 118,000+ students across 341 schools in Limburg via 9 regional departments, delivering free mandated counseling on health, well-being, learning, and study/career choices as part of the Vrij CLB Netwerk.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Guidance Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

School Counseling & Guidance Services (Academic/Social-Emotional) (EDAJALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG), Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL), College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways) (EDAJALAE), Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Student guidance services
• School health services
• Educational counseling
• Student well-being support
• Learning difficulty support

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: As a government-mandated student guidance center (vzw), Vrij CLB Limburg operates completely free of charge for all users. Services are funded through public educational funding mechanisms, not through direct revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vrij CLB Limburg is a Flemish student guidance center (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding) that delivers mandated, free student counseling across four domains — health (medical examinations, vaccinations), learning (learning difficulties and study support), well-being (bullying, emotional support, crisis intervention), and study/career orientation — through a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and pedagogues. Services are accessed through 9 regional departments across Limburg and online via the CLB Chat platform, supporting more than 118,000 students in partnership with 341 schools.

Product overview

Vrij CLB Limburg operates as a Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (student counseling center) with 9 departments organized across 4 regions in Limburg, Belgium, supporting approximately 118,000 students in partnership with 341 schools. The organization provides student counseling services organized around four core domains: health (systematic medical screenings and vaccinations), learning (study support and remediation), well-being (bullying prevention, crisis intervention), and career guidance (study direction choices). The product portfolio includes CLB Chat (an anonymous chat service), Team Veerkracht (a resilience-building program with class sessions, consultative coaching, and webinars), Wegwijs in het Secundair Onderwijs (an online secondary education guidance platform), and Veerkracht Webnode Portal (a methodology and resource library). All services are provided free of charge to students, parents, and educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Team Veerkracht: A team within Vrij CLB Limburg that develops group-focused resilience training for students, focusing on strengthening their resilience and social skills as a preventive offering.

Products and services

• CLB Chat Anonymous chat service available Monday through Thursday (14:00–21:00) for students, parents, and educators to seek confidential counseling support without needing to identify themselves. The service is operated jointly across CLB centers in Belgium and is accessible via clbchat.be.
• Team Veerkracht Preventive group-based resilience-training program offering class sessions, consultative coaching, webinars on resilient parenting, and practical regulation techniques to strengthen student resilience and social skills. The program is a dedicated sub-brand of Vrij CLB Limburg with its own website (veerkracht.vrijclblimburg.be) and Instagram presence.
• Wegwijs in het Secundair Onderwijs Online information platform jointly developed by the three CLB networks in Limburg, providing guidance and information for parents and students navigating secondary education choices.
• Veerkracht Webnode Portal Dedicated web portal for Team Veerkracht offerings, including class session information, consultative coaching, webinars, practical regulation methods, and a methodology library covering topics such as OKAN (Newcomer) support, identity, social skills, stress regulation, and conflict resolution.
• Mandated Student Guidance (four domains) Core mandated student guidance service delivered across four domains: health (systematic medical examinations and vaccinations), well-being (bullying intervention, anxiety support, crisis intervention), learning (learning disorder support and study remediation), and study/career orientation. Provided free of charge through 9 regional department offices across Limburg.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 118,000 students guided annually in Limburg alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Schools in Limburg (341 schools)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFormal partnership with 341 schools across Limburg where Vrij CLB provides mandated student guidance services. Schools are required by law to work with a CLB. Annual cooperation agreements are established with school directors, including contact details for regional CLB directors and protocols for crisis situations, infectious disease reporting, and systematic student contact moments.
• Vrij CLB NetwerkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrij CLB Limburg is part of the Vrij CLB Network, comprising 31 centers with nearly 3,000 employees serving more than 800,000 students across Belgium. The network provides shared resources, best practices, central support, and collective advocacy for student guidance services.
• Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en VormingcoreOthersVrij CLB Limburg operates under the Flemish Ministry of Education mandates, providing legally mandated student guidance services. The organization follows Ministry guidelines for systematic contacts, medical examinations, infectious disease protocols, and special education support.
• CLB Chat ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrij CLB participates in the CLB Chat service (clbchat.be), an anonymous online chat platform shared across CLB centers in Belgium, allowing students and parents to seek confidential guidance outside school hours.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• Agentschap Opgroeien: Flemish agency providing preventive well-being support to children and young people, including the 'Huizen van het Kind'. Comparable as a publicly funded, regionally organized provider of child/youth guidance and family support services in Flanders.

Emerging players

• Sense.info (NJFS): Dutch online information platform for youth sexual health and well-being run by the Rutgers/Soa Aids Nederland/Fiom consortium. Comparable as a digital-first, anonymous, public-interest support channel for students, addressing overlapping well-being topics with CLB Chat.
• Kinderpsychiatrisch Centrum (e.g., UPC KU Leuven): Specialized child and adolescent psychiatry units at university hospitals in Belgium. Comparable as higher-acuity downstream providers that CLBs refer into for clinical mental-health cases, sharing the K-12 student population.

Direct peers

• GO! CLB: One of the three statutory CLB networks in Flanders, providing the same mandated student-guidance services to schools affiliated with the GO! (community education) network. Closest direct competitor for school mandates in overlapping regions.
• CLB Chat Consortium: Multi-center consortium operating the anonymous CLB Chat service that Vrij CLB Limburg co-runs. Comparable as a cross-network digital student-support channel within the Flemish CLB system.
• Onderwijsraad CLB (Vlaamse Onderwijsraad): The third statutory CLB network affiliated with the Vlaamse Onderwijsraad, delivering the same mandated four-domain guidance services (health, learning, well-being, study/career). Direct peer competing for school mandates and government funding in Limburg and other provinces.
• Centra voor Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg (CGG): Regional mental-health centers providing ambulatory psychological and psychiatric care across Flanders. Comparable as publicly funded providers of outpatient mental-health services to children, adolescents, and families — often receiving referrals from CLBs.

Regional players

• KINDL Gezondheidszorg (school health services, NL): Dutch regional school-health provider delivering preventive medical screenings and health guidance to school-age children. Comparable as a publicly funded, regionally organized school health/well-being provider operating under a different national mandate.
• Onderwijsinspectie: Flemish education inspectorate overseeing school quality and policy compliance. Comparable as a Flemish government agency operating within the same education-policy ecosystem that funds and regulates CLBs.

Broad incumbents

• Vrij CLB Netwerk: Parent network of 31 CLB centers across Flanders, employing nearly 3,000 staff and serving 800,000+ students. Directly comparable as the operating umbrella that Vrij CLB Limburg belongs to, sharing the same legal mandate, methodology, and funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/veerkracht_vrijclblimburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vrij-clb-limburg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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