Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act in practice

Program

This is an interactive course with plenty of opportunity to practice and for asking questions. The topics:

  • Background of the Whistleblower Protection Act
  • The EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers
  • The Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
  • The roles of adviser/confidential counsellor, HR, reporting channel and (coordinator of) investigators
  • Who is really impartial/independent?
  • The benefits of a good speak-up culture
  • Good practices
  • Coordinating investigations

Target audience

  • Ethics & Compliance Officers
  • Integrity Coordinators
  • Whistleblowing Reporting Officers
  • Confidential counsellors who want to know more about the new legislation
  • HR-Managers
  • Privacy Officers
  • Investigators and Auditors
  • Members of Works Councils

Date, time and location

The program will consist of two parts from 09.00 till 13.00 and from 13.30-17.30.

The training schedule for 2026 is as follows:

  • March 19, 2026: Utrecht
  • June 18, 2026: Amsterdam
  • September 29, 2026: Utrecht
  • December 15, 2026: Rotterdam

The training sessions are scheduled under the condition that the minimum number of participants is reached. You will be notified about this at least 7 days in advance. The trainer is Geert Vermeulen (see below).

Would you rather attend an online or English language training? The next English language webinar training will be planned when a sufficient number of people have indicated their interest. You can fill in the form below and indicate in the comments section that you would like to attend the English language webinar training. This training will be conducted by Geert Vermeulen. You can also indicate that you are interested in an in-company training.

Price

€595 (ex VAT), including sandwiches for lunch and a drink afterwards.

€495 (ex VAT) for the English language webinar training.

About the teacher

Geert Vermeulen is an experienced ethics & compliance professional. He has been the Chief Compliance Officer at two multinationals, where he coordinated hundreds of whistleblower reports. He is the former chairman of the Dutch Compliance Officers Association and regularly writes and speaks on compliance and integrity. In 2020, he received the National Compliance Award. Shortly thereafter, he founded De Integriteitscoördinator/The Integrity Coordinator, an external coordinator of whistleblower procedures. Geert also wrote the first draft of the brochure ‘Internal Investigations’ for the Dutch Whistleblowing Authority.

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The course will be provided in the Dutch language. Please indicate in the comments section if you prefer to participate in an online training or an English language training; this is also possible.

More and more often we also provide custom-made in-house training. You can also indicate that you are interested in this in the contact form below.