What TQM does

TQM Training & Consulting is a German professional training and consulting brand operated as a Marke (brand) of TALENTUS GmbH, headquartered in Wiesbaden and active since 1995. It delivers scheduled seminars, multi-day certification courses, in-house corporate training, and consulting engagements across six core topic areas: QM Automotive & VDA QMC, Qualit\u00e4tsmanagement, Lean Management & Six Sigma, Produktsicherheit, Elektrosicherheit, and F\u00fchrung & Management. As an official VDA QMC license partner, TQM is one of a limited set of non-OEM providers authorized to issue VDA QMC qualification certificates for Automotive Core Tools, VDA 5, VDA Band 2, Reifegradabsicherung, and process auditor programs. The company also offers a three-level Lean Six Sigma certification path (White / Yellow / Green / Black Belt), an internal Black Belt standard conformant with ISO 13053-2011, and member status in the European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D).

The underlying delivery model combines classroom instruction, group work, workshops, role-plays and Minitab\u00ae-based statistical exercises with modern topics such as AI in quality management, AI in lean management, agile methods (Scrum, Kanban), shopfloor management, and digital process management 4.0. Delivery is multi-channel: open in-person seminars in Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Heilbronn, Neckarsulm, Leipzig and other German cities; live online seminars; in-house training at customer sites; and consulting mandates following a Bef\u00e4higungsprinzip (empowerment principle). The trainer pool consists of a network of 15+ certified senior consultants and trainers, many with VDA QMC trainer licenses, DGQ certifications, Six Sigma Master/Black Belt credentials, and EOQ Lead Auditor qualifications.

TQM operates a B2B sales-led GTM with publicly listed per-seminar pricing (e.g., QMB €1,395; ACT €2,800; Six Sigma Green Belt €1,995; APQP €1,090; PPAP €690), volume discounts of 10% for additional participants, 10% combo discounts for paired courses (e.g., QMB + Internal Auditor producing a QMA certificate), and quote-based pricing for inhouse and consulting work. Revenue streams include open seminar fees, inhouse training, consulting, Six Sigma project acceptance / certification (€495 per person), re-examination fees, and free newsletter/lead-gen programs. Demand generation runs through an SEO-optimized Lexikon (glossary), blog, free webinars, newsletter, the 2026 program catalog, and cross-promotion with sister brands FFB, FFD, FFF, and ASI (WEKA Akademie f\u00fcr Sicherheit) within the TALENTUS GmbH 'Markenwelten' structure. Day-to-day leadership rests with Stefan Wolff as Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer.

Name

TQM

Legal name

TALENTUS GmbH

Website

https://tqm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TQM Training & Consulting, a brand of German TALENTUS GmbH (est. 1995), provides B2B training and consulting in quality management, automotive QM (VDA QMC licensed), lean management and Six Sigma to German automotive suppliers, manufacturers, and service organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training & Consulting

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Mapping & Improvement (SIPOC, VSM, BPM) (EDABAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid) (EDABAHAA), Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence (SQL, BI Tools, Reporting) (EDABAFAD), Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Quality management training
• Lean six sigma certification
• Automotive QM consulting
• VDA QMC licensed training
• Continuous improvement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Open Seminar Fees (catalog seminars): Public, scheduled seminars (1-5 day intensive seminars and certificate courses) with publicly listed per-attendee prices plus VAT. Discounts: 10% for second and additional participants; 10% combo discount when booked with related courses. Examples: QMB €1,395; PPAP €690; APQP €1,090; ACT €2,800; Six Sigma White Belt €295; Six Sigma Green Belt €1,995.
2. Inhouse Corporate Training: Customized in-house training delivered at the customer's premises, either with standard seminar content adapted to the company or fully customized programs. Quote-based, plus 10% volume discount for additional participants.
3. Consulting Services: Project consulting services supporting companies in implementing QM, lean, and process improvements following an "empowerment principle" (Befähigungsprinzip) — from project strategy through implementation to establishment. Quote-based.
4. Six Sigma Project Acceptance / Certification: Per-project acceptance and certification for Green Belt or Black Belt at €495 + VAT per person, required to obtain the Six Sigma certificate. Optional upgrade coaching available.
5. Re-Examination Fees: Re-take fees for failed exams (e.g., €100 net for re-examination after failing QMB, VDA QMC online lernkontrolle €100 net / in-person €200 net).
6. Free Newsletter / Marketing-List Subscription: Email newsletter subscription that delivers seminar highlights, regional events, working aids, tips, and exclusive offers — a top-of-funnel demand-gen asset that supports paid enrollments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TQM Training & Consulting is a brand of TALENTUS GmbH that delivers professional training seminars, multi-day certificate courses (Ausbildungen), customized in-house corporate trainings, and consulting services focused on quality management, automotive QM (under VDA QMC license), lean management, and Six Sigma. Offerings are delivered as scheduled open in-person seminars across major German cities, live online seminars, on-site customer trainings, and project-based consulting, using methodologies such as classroom instruction, group work, workshops, Minitab-based statistical exercises, agile (Scrum/Kanban), shopfloor management, and emerging AI-in-QM / AI-in-Lean topics.

Product overview

TQM Training & Consulting is a brand of TALENTUS GmbH, organized as a portfolio of training topic areas (Themengebiete) plus cross-cutting services rather than a single software product. The Themengebiete — QM Automotive & VDA QMC, Qualitätsmanagement, Lean Management & Six Sigma, Produktsicherheit, Elektrosicherheit, and Führung & Management — each contain multiple seminar topics and are complemented by structured certification programs (Ausbildungen) such as Qualitäts-Manager, Lean Six Sigma, and Prozessauditor. Customized Inhouse-Trainings and Consulting (QM Automotive, VDA-licensed) sit alongside these. Supporting content assets include the TQM-Lexikon (online glossary) and TQM-Methodenkarten (method cards). A newsletter and free webinars drive lead engagement. TQM operates as a VDA QMC lizenzpartner (license partner) for automotive standards-based seminars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TQM: Quality management, QM Automotive / VDA QMC, lean management, Six Sigma, product safety and leadership training and consulting brand operated under TALENTUS GmbH.
• FFF (Forum für Führungskräfte / fff-online.com)
• FFB (ffb-seminare.de)
• FFD (ffd-seminare.de)
• ASI (asi-seminare.de)

Products and services

• QM Automotive & VDA QMC Open Seminars Portfolio of VDA QMC-licensed open seminars for automotive QM, covering Audit Management, Prozessaudits, IATF 16949, Automotive Core Tools (ACT), Core Tools Methoden, Produktsicherheit & -integrität, Schadteilanalyse Feld, and Informationssicherheit. Delivered as scheduled in-person and live online seminars in major German cities. Customers include automotive OEMs, Tier-N suppliers, and engineering teams needing licensed automotive QM competence.
• Qualitätsmanagement Open Seminars Portfolio of open seminars covering general quality management fundamentals, quality methods, supplier management, sustainability & environmental management, energy management, FMEA methodology, industry standards (ISO 9100, ISO 13485), and a dedicated sub-topic on AI in Quality Management (KI im Qualitätsmanagement). Includes a 1-day AI in QM workshop where participants build their own AI assistance for QM use cases. Customers are quality managers, quality officers, internal auditors, and process managers in production and service organizations.
• Lean Management & Six Sigma Open Seminars Portfolio of open seminars on Lean Management basics, Lean methods, Six Sigma (White/Yellow/Green/Black Belt), Lean Six Sigma, and AI in Lean Management (KI im Lean Management). Includes a Lernfabrik (learning factory) simulation. Customers are Yellow/Green/Black Belts, Lean Managers, KVP/CI managers, Six Sigma project leaders, Master Black Belts, and production/process engineers pursuing operational excellence.
• Produktsicherheit Seminars (ASI sister brand) Seminars on product safety operated under the ASI (WEKA Akademie für Sicherheit) sister brand, including CE-Koordinator training, the new EU Machinery Regulation (EU-Maschinenverordnung), risk assessment for safe machine design and construction, safety-integrated automated guided vehicles (FTS), and mobile Technical Documentation 4.0 in mechanical engineering. Customers are CE coordinators, safety engineers, risk assessors, and machine builders needing EU compliance.
• Elektrosicherheit Seminars (ASI sister brand) Seminars on electrical safety, including testing of e-charging stations and charging cables and the recurring annual instruction (Jahresunterweisung) for electrical specialists in vehicle technology (VEFK) to maintain technical expertise. Customers are Verantwortliche Elektrofachkräfte (VEFK), electrical specialists, and operators of e-charging infrastructure.
• Führung & Management Seminars (FFF sister brand) Leadership and management seminars operated via the FFF (Forum für Führungskräfte) sister brand, covering Artificial Intelligence, communication, personality development, production, leadership, project management, and tools & methods. Customers are executives, managers, and project leaders across industries seeking soft-skill, leadership, and project management competence.
• Ausbildungen (Certificate Programs) Multi-day certificate courses (Zertifikatslehrgänge) including Ausbildung zum Qualitäts-Manager, Nachhaltigkeits-Manager, Lean Experte, Lean Six Sigma, Supply-Chain-Manager/-in, certified Prozessauditor, Qualitätsvorausplaner (QVP) and Bemusterungsverfahren, Energie-Manager, and ISO/IEC 42001 Auditor/-in. Award recognized joint certificates such as Qualitäts-Manager (TÜV), QMA, QMF, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Customers are professionals pursuing formal certification and corporate customers qualifying multiple employees.
• Inhouse-Trainings Customized in-house training delivery at the customer's premises: standard seminars from any topic area can be run on-site at the customer, or training can be fully tailored to the customer's specific operational situation. Quote-based pricing with 10% volume discount for second and additional participants. Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Projektabnahme are predominantly offered as inhouse events. Customers are enterprises and mid-market companies seeking cost-efficient qualification of multiple employees at one site.
• Consulting Services Management consulting applying an enablement principle (Befähigungsprinzip / empowerment principle): TQM consultants support and accompany customer change initiatives from project strategy through implementation to establishment in the company, including QM Automotive and VDA-licensed consulting mandates. Quote-based. Customers are enterprises seeking implementation support alongside training to ensure follow-through.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% discount for the second and each additional participant in open seminars
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, moderate and minor.

• VDA QMC (Verband der Automobilindustrie — Qualitäts Management Center)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTQM is an official VDA QMC license partner, authorized to deliver VDA-licensed automotive seminars and to issue VDA QMC qualification certificates. Licensed courses include Automotive Core Tools (ID 415), Core Tools for Process/System Auditors (ID 417), VDA 5 (ID 471), VDA Band 2 PPF (ID 410), and Reifegradabsicherung für Neuteile (ID 602). The VDA QMC logo is shown on the TQM homepage. This is TQM's most strategic partnership, as it underpins the entire automotive QM business line.
• TALENTUS GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTALENTUS GmbH is the parent company of which TQM is a brand ('eine Marke der TALENTUS GmbH'). TALENTUS provides shared infrastructure (Impressum, AGB, Datenschutzerklärung) and cross-brand promotional opportunities with sister brands FFB, FFD, FFF, and WEKA Akademie für Sicherheit (ASI). All cross-brand webinar/program lead flows route via talentus.de.
• WEKA Akademie für Sicherheit (ASI)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister brand under TALENTUS GmbH; WEKA Akademie für Sicherheit (asi-seminare.de) delivers the Produktsicherheit and Elektrosicherheit seminar portfolio that TQM cross-references in its navigation (CE-Koordinator, Risikobeurteilung, EU-Maschinenverordnung, E-Ladestationen, VEFK). Cross-promoted on the TQM website.
• WEKA Media (Qualitätsmanager AKTUELL)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerTQM bundles a 6-month free subscription to WEKA Media's Qualitätsmanager AKTUELL PDF edition and the qm-aktuell.com mediathek with several seminars (QMB, Basiswissen, Qualitäts-Assistenz, Agiles QM). Cross-promoted to WEKA shop.
• European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D)moderateOthersTQM is a member of the ESSC-D expert network for Six Sigma professionals. The ESSC-D logo is displayed on TQM's Six Sigma Black Belt course page. This membership signals community recognition and supports talent acquisition.
• FFB Seminare / FFD Seminare / FFF OnlineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister brands under TALENTUS GmbH; cross-promoted as part of the 'Markenwelten' on the TQM website (ffb-seminare.de, ffd-seminare.de, fff-online.com) covering related topic areas.
• VDI/VDE GMA (Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik)minorOthersTQM senior consultant Dr. Raphael Benner is a member of the VDI/VDE GMA 7.24 Big Data and 7.27 STEPS 4.0 committees working on VDI 3714 and VDI 4000 guidelines.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Management Circle AG: Management Circle is a German B2B seminar and conference provider active in quality management, lean, Six Sigma, automotive QM and leadership. Closely comparable business model to TQM (open seminars, inhouse, multi-channel) and overlapping mid-market customer base.
• DGQ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität): DGQ is the leading German quality association and runs its own DGQ-certified auditor and QM training programs (referenced in TQM trainer credentials). Directly comparable on DGQ-auditor, QMB and quality-method curriculum and competes for the same German QMB/auditor audience.
• VDI Wissensforum: VDI Wissensforum delivers technical seminars for engineers including quality, automotive and Six Sigma topics in Germany. Comparable target buyer (technical QM and operations professionals) and pricing model, with the VDI brand giving it strong recognition in the engineering community.
• Steinbeis Business Academy: Steinbeis runs certified management and technical qualification programs through its Steinbeis Transfer Institute network, covering quality, lean and Six Sigma. Comparable to TQM on certificate-based training targeting German mid-market enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• TÜV SÜD Akademie: TÜV SÜD's training arm offers QM, Lean, Six Sigma, IATF 16949 and automotive core-tools seminars in Germany with a much larger brand and corporate budget. Direct overlap with TQM on automotive QM and quality certifications, but operates as part of a much broader inspection/certification portfolio.
• DEKRA Akademie: DEKRA's training division offers QM, automotive quality and Lean/Six Sigma certifications to enterprises and individuals in Germany. Comparable curriculum and customer base to TQM, but with a wider corporate-services footprint including safety, EH&S and electrical training.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: TÜV Rheinland's Akademie delivers ISO 9001, IATF 16949, automotive core-tools, Lean and Six Sigma training across Germany. Comparable to TQM in catalog and target audience, but with a substantially larger brand, international footprint and corporate training infrastructure.
• IHK继续教育 (IHK Weiterbildung): The DIHK/IHK chamber network offers certified QM and quality-management Weiterbildung across Germany. Comparable catalog and certificate-granting authority to TQM, with strong local presence in TQM's target cities but a much broader training portfolio beyond QM/Lean.

Regional players

• Quality Austria: Quality Austria is the Austrian national certification and training body for QM, offering ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and Six Sigma training. Comparable curriculum and QMB/auditor certifications to TQM but operating primarily in Austria and not a direct competitor in German cities.

Emerging players

• Bitkom Akademie: Bitkom Akademie runs digital and AI training for German enterprises, including AI-in-management curricula. Partial overlap with TQM's newer AI-in-QM and AI-in-Lean offerings; comparable audience (German enterprises) and certificate-based business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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