Olde Vechte Foundation

Established in 1966, the Olde Vechte Foundation has been functioning as a training center for informal learning for over 40 years in Ommen, the Netherlands.

The Foundation Olde Vechte is an independent organisation situated in Ommen, the Netherlands. The vision of the founders is to create a world that works for everyone out of love, care and cooperation. By supporting people in their personal development, we encourage them to use their freedom and take responsibility in their lives.

In order to realize this, the foundation has created a training centre, where people are able to live, learn and work on their personal development. The board of the foundation are employed professional youth workers to support the trainees in putting their potential into active reality. The trainees can initiate and carry out activities to reach this vision.

The Foundation Olde Vechte is open for everyone, regardless their background, and is not limited by country borders. We see the world as our working dominion. However, our main target group is youth, especially youth with fewer opportunities.

The Foundation is specialized in the method of learning by experience, as a highly effective and accessible way of learning, in which the individual is the centre of the learning process.

Activities of the Foundation consist out of:

 International exchanges for young people
 Individual training placements
 Training courses for formal education
 Internship for students (national and international)
 Training and coaching youth organisations
 Facilitation of training, study sessions and seminars by offering the training accommodation
 International training for youth workers and youth leaders
 Initiating and maintaining an informal network of international youth organisations, called the International Synergy Group
 Composing and controlling the quality of personal development Synergy trainings (basic synergy training, advanced training, training for trainers)
 Coaching and training the trainers of the Synergy trainings