About the NLBVO
The Dutch Organisation for Professionals in Negotiation (NLBVO) is committed to making negotiations in the Netherlands more effective. Our Registered Negotiators come from the public and private sectors, NGOs and academia. What unites them is the shared conviction that negotiations and cooperation in the Netherlands can and must become more effective.
NLBVO serves as a quality mark for professionals who, in whatever capacity, are committed to advancing effective negotiation in the Netherlands. Finally, NLBVO works to further professionalise (knowledge and skills) its Registered Negotiators by sharing knowledge and developments in the field of effective negotiation.
The NLBVO arose from a clear need in the Netherlands to create a place where professional and trained negotiators can meet.
Are you interested, but do you still have questions or would you like additional information? Please send an email to [email protected].
The NLBVO views negotiation as a process in which the parties involved create value and strengthen their mutual relationship.
Our vision
What does the NLBVO want?
The NLBVO sees negotiation as a profession and believes that much more could be gained from negotiations in the Netherlands if negotiation were recognised as a professional field. Whereas help and specific expertise are often sought for complex legal, HR or communication issues, this is rarely the case for complex negotiations.
The NLBVO wants to change this by offering professional negotiators a platform to unite, a quality mark with which trained negotiators can distinguish themselves and ultimately change the way the Netherlands thinks about negotiation.
What does NLBVO stand for?
NLBVO sees negotiation as more than a game that must be won or something you would rather avoid. We all negotiate every day. At the kitchen table, at work and with friends. It is a process through which you can create value and strengthen relationships through trust and cooperation. To view negotiation in this way, a number of things are necessary:
- Knowing when you are negotiating: recognising the negotiation;
- Knowing how to do it: negotiating effectively;
- Knowing that there are other ways: stepping out of your comfort zone.
Registration
Become a member
If you would like to stay informed about developments in negotiations in the Netherlands, benefit from our network and attend our events at a reduced rate, you can register as a general member by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line “become a member”.
Investment: young people €25, regular members €100 and registered members €200 per calendar year (at the start of the year, members pay for the remaining months of the year. A regular member who joins on 1 July will therefore pay €50).
Procedure for becoming a Registered Negotiator
If you wish to join the NLBVO as a Registered Negotiator, you must, after registering as a general member, demonstrate that you are trained in effective negotiation and/or that you work according to the principles of effective negotiation. We do this to ensure that our Registered Negotiators share the underlying principles of effective negotiation with each other and with us. By registering, you commit to the NLBVO's code of conduct for professional negotiators. Membership of the NLBVO serves as a quality mark for professional negotiators.
By joining the NLBVO, you can participate in various substantive and networking activities, and you also support the aim of changing the way the Netherlands thinks about negotiation, for example through contributions in the media.
Admission
Are you trained and/or do you have extensive experience in negotiation? Then you are eligible for the NLBVO. We require a copy of a certificate of completed training in negotiation skills, e.g. from the Harvard University negotiation programme or a similar course based on Harvard University's philosophy on negotiation. In addition, the NLBVO organises an annual course in effective negotiation that aspiring negotiators can take in order to join.
Selection procedure
Please send your request to [email protected] with the subject line “Become a Registered Negotiator”. After registering, you will be invited for a short intake interview and will receive notification of your admission within 14 days of the interview. If you have any questions about the admission requirements and the training programme, please contact us at the same address.