Tutoring companies 'booming' due to corona and NPO money
The number of homework counseling and tutoring companies has grown enormously in recent years. In 2022, there will be 61 percent more of these types of companies compared to five years earlier, according to the latest figures from the Chamber of Commerce.
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In addition to the corona arrears, the increase is related to the money from the National Education Program (NPO), says Marianne Zuurendonk, chair of the National Association for Study Guidance Institutes (LVSi) in a press release.
In 2017 there were still 3396 tutoring companies listed in the Trade Register, at the beginning of this year there were more than 5400. Although more and more tutoring companies have been added since 2017, the increase is strongest from 2020, when the pandemic started. Last year, the number of companies grew by 13 percent, the fastest growth in five years.
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Number of homework and tutoring companies | 3396 | 3679 | 3988 | 4322 | 4804 | 5462 |
Source: Figures per year are in January, Chamber of Commerce
Provinces
Tutoring companies are not evenly distributed across the country. The province of Zeeland has the lowest number with 91 companies in 2022, followed by Drenthe with 95. In North Holland there is more demand for tutoring, in this province there will be a total of 1255 companies in 2022. According to the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) almost half (46 percent) of all tutoring companies are located in North and South Holland and the Randstad has the most tutoring companies. According to the Chamber of Commerce, more tutoring companies can be found here, because the average income is higher.
Zeeland has the fewest tutoring companies, North Holland the most
'We have good teachers and good education in the Netherlands,' says Zuurendonk. “But there is a lot of pressure. Sufficient attention for the individual is difficult.' The pandemic has only increased demand as teachers have been quarantined, classes have been digital and backlogs have increased. 'The tutoring sector has cleverly responded to this', says Zuurendonk.
In the Netherlands we have good teachers and good education. But there is a lot of pressure
Taking advantage
Earlier on said AOb-chairman Tamar van Gelder said that the NPO money, which schools received in 2021 and must use within two years, would mainly benefit from tutoring agencies. Due to the teacher shortage, the work pressure and the cancellation of classes due to corona, there are no people to be found.
The Education Council warned in an opinion recently also that public and private education are becoming more intertwined. The AOb is concerned about that. Jelmer Evers, AObdirector, said significant investments are needed because the teacher shortage and high workload are decreasing the quality of education. 'Parents are looking for alternatives because the public version is not sufficient.'
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