Creating conditions that are conducive to professional development is our specialty
KCH consists of four divisions, which all focus on the creation of conditions that encourage professional development. Kenniscentrum Handel (Centre of Expertise on vocational education, training and the labour market for the trade sector) is by far the largest of the four divisions. It contributes to a vocational education infrastructure that facilitates and stimulates professional development of human capital.

Qualifications (diploma requirements) are defined in consultation and close collaboration with representatives of employers and employee organizations, vocational educators and ‘hands-on’ experts. Companies that wish to offer apprenticeships and traineeships are supported in a practical manner so they can properly fulfil their role in the vocational education system.

KCH Examinations, KCH Human Capital Management and KCH International deliver products and services to companies, sector organizations, training institutions, government bodies and individual professionals, which facilitate and encourage the definition, assessment, planning and monitoring of professional development.

In addition to the economic need to manage human capital well in order to ensure continuity and company profitability, KCH also feels that offering opportunities for professional development is a valuable business objective within a broader social perspective.

Kenniscentrum Handel
Kenniscentrum Handel is the Centre of Expertise on vocational education, training and the labour market for the trade sector. Under mandate from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Kenniscentrum Handel performs a number of statutory tasks for the intermediate vocational education system in the Netherlands. Kenniscentrum Handel performs these tasks for the Trade and Commerce sector and, as of 2009, also for manufacturers, suppliers and traders in the Fashion, Interior design, Carpet and Textile sector, known as the MITT sector in the Netherlands.

KCH Examinations
‘Know where you are’ is the motto of KCH Examinations. With aid of the assessment instruments and examinations of KCH Examinations, students of vocational education courses and company employees can determine where they are in terms of their competences, skills and knowledge.

KCH Human Capital Management
KCH Human Capital management (KCH HCM) gives primary consideration to the customer’s requirements (customers may be a business, sector organization, education institution or a government body) and advises and supports the customer in explicitly describing those requirements, finding solutions and achieving concrete results.

KCH International
The world is an economic playing field. The European Union and its Member States want to deploy a resilient and competitive workforce in this arena. Among other things, this requires greater coordination between the vocational education and training (VET) systems of the Member States. Read more...