AIHR

Academy to Innovate HR

Abbreviation	AIHR
Founder	Erik van Vulpen Nando Steenhuis
Type	Online education
Headquarters	Netherlands
Area served	Worldwide
Services	HR professional development, online learning
Key people	Erik van Vulpen (Co-founder)
Website	www.aihr.com

AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR) is a global online education company founded in the Netherlands that specializes in professional development for HR professionals. In 2021, AIHR placed second in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in the Netherlands. ^{[1] [2]} It subsequently appeared in the Financial Times FT 1000 list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies for five consecutive years. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

AIHR publishes research on trends and competencies in Human Resources, some of which has been referenced in industry and academic publications. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

T-Shaped HR competency model

Van Vulpen and Veldsman (2022) developed what academic literature describes as the AIHR T-shaped HR professional competency model, a framework outlining future-fit competencies for HR professionals in technology-enabled workplaces. ^[13] The model conceptualizes HR capability development as combining broad foundational competencies, such as business acumen, data literacy, digital agility and people advocacy, with deep expertise in specific HR domains, including talent acquisition, learning and development, people analytics and organizational development. ^[11]

See also

• Human resource management
• People analytics
• Digital transformation

References

1. "Otrium, AIHR en Storage Share zijn snelst groeiende technologiebedrijven van Nederland". MT/Sprout (in Dutch). 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
2. "Amsterdam-based Otrium voted winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 again; 21 of the 50 startups are from the Dutch capital". Silicon Canals. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
3. "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2022". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
4. "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2023". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
5. "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2024". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
6. "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
7. "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
8. "HR leaders urged to co-lead AI shift in 2026". Human Resources Director. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
9. "Future-Proofing Your HR Career From AI Risk - 55 Jobs Ranked". HRMorning. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
10. Ltd, People Matters Pte. "The need for learning will only increase: Erik van Vulpen, co-founder AIHR". People Matters. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
11. Coetzee, Melinde; Veldsman, Dieter; Potgieter, Ingrid L.; Ferreira (2025-04-04). "Future-proof human resource competencies as synergetic boosters of workplace stewardship capability". SA Journal of Human Resource Management. 23 (0): 9. doi: 10.4102/sajhrm.v23i0.2862 . Retrieved 2026-02-16.
12. "Which HR roles are most likely to be replaced by AI?". Human Resources Director. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
13. Veldsman, Dieter; Coetzee, Melinde (2022). "Professional personas and capabilities of the future people practitioner: A thematic review". SA Journal of Human Resource Management. 20 (0): a2017. doi: 10.4102/sajhrm.v20i0.2017 . Retrieved 2026-02-19.