Archipel Academy is the fastest-growing Dutch EdTech company. With the acquisition of the
Class Learning Platform, Archipel Academy now offers an even broader range of features. It
can also provide optimal support to organizations with very complex processes by helping
them develop their personnel and keep staff skills up to date.
In addition to the Class Learning Platform, Archipel Academy is acquiring CLC's employees
and customers. Class started in 1999 and was one of the first learning platforms in the
Netherlands, making it truly pioneering. With over 20 years of experience, the employees
have extensive knowledge and expertise. The employees from CLC will form an expertise
centre within Archipel Academy that will assist clients with issues concerning learning
management systems (LMS) and complex challenges.
‘By adding the Class Learning Platform, we are strengthening our position in the public
sector and taking another step towards becoming the world's leading learning marketplace,
thereby fulfilling our ambition of keeping as many people fit for the future as possible,’ says
Omar Zakaria Fouab, founder and CEO of Archipel Academy.
Archipel Academy and Conclusion Learning Centers have already shared many customers
since the acquisition of Learning Services. Current customers will continue to use the Class
Learning Platform they are familiar with, while they will now also benefit from the content
marketplace that provides access to over 3,000 educators and more than 70,000 training
programmes, sessions, and courses.
Celine van Hulst, director Conclusion Learning Centers: ‘After more than four years as
director of Conclusion Learning Centers, I look back with great pride on what we have
achieved together as an organization and the boundless commitment and loyalty of our
employees. But the market is constantly changing, and Class' growth and development
requires a forward-thinking strategy. Archipel Academy's focus is on learning services, which
is why we decided the Class platform was a better fit for Archipel Academy's strategy. They
offer our customers many new opportunities, including an expanded range of training
programmes and services. For both our employees and the Class Learning Platform, it is a
wonderful next step towards continued growth and development at Archipel Academy.’
