Name

LEWA

Legal name

LEWA Qualifizierungs GmbH

Website

https://lewa-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Langensalza

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices34 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Training (Bildungsgutschein): Revenue generated from government-funded training programs financed through the Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit), Jobcenter, and pension insurance providers. LEWA is AZAV-certified, enabling it to deliver publicly funded vocational training programs. Programs can be funded up to 100% through education vouchers.
2. Participant Training Fees: Fees collected from individual participants not covered by government funding, or for additional services beyond standard program curricula.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LEWA Qualifizierungs GmbH delivers AZAV-certified vocational training and qualification programs for professional drivers, including commercial driver's license acquisition (LKW C/CE, Bus D/DE, PKW B) combined with BKrFQG module-based continuing education. Programs are delivered at 25+ locations across Germany in cooperation with certified partner driving schools, with up to 100% funding available through government education vouchers (Bildungsgutschein) issued by the Agentur für Arbeit and Jobcenter.

Product overview

LEWA Qualifizierungs GmbH is a vocational training and qualification company operating across 25+ locations in Germany, specializing in transport and logistics education. The core offering consists of professional driver training programs (Berufskraftfahrer-Ausbildung) that combine driver's license acquisition (Classes C/CE for trucks, D/DE for buses, B for cars) with vocational qualifications. Additional offerings include module-based continuing education (BKrFQG Modulschulung), accelerated basic qualification courses (Beschleunigte Grundqualifikation), and supplementary training programs such as forklift operation (Gabelstaplerausbildung), warehouse logistics (Lagerlogistik), hazardous goods handling (ADR-Gefahrgutschulung), and care assistant training (Betreuungskraft-Pflege). The company operates as an AZAV-certified education provider offering government-funded programs (up to 100% funding through Bildungsgutschein).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Berufskraftfahrer-Ausbildung LKW (Professional Truck Driver Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• High job placement rate for participants after training completion
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DEKRA-Certification GmbHcoreOthersDEKRA provides AZAV and ISO 9001:2015 certifications required for LEWA to operate as a government-funded training provider. This certification is the fundamental regulatory requirement enabling all of LEWA's business activities.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency)coreOthersGovernment funding body providing Bildungsgutschein (education vouchers) to eligible participants. LEWA delivers AZAV-certified programs that can be fully or partially funded through these vouchers.
• JobcentercoreOthersLocal government employment offices that provide funding for training programs to unemployed individuals through Bildungsgutschein.
• Partner Driving SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of AZAV-certified driving schools across Germany that conduct practical driving license training integrated into LEWA's qualification programs. These partners deliver the driving license components of training programs in all regions where LEWA operates.
• KURSNET (bildungsagentur.de)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederal Employment Agency's training course database where LEWA lists its programs for potential participants to discover and search courses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA Akademie: DEKRA Akademie is the training arm of DEKRA SE, one of Germany's largest certification and vocational training providers. It offers Berufskraftfahrer qualification, BKrFQG modules, and AZAV-certified programs across many sites — directly competing with LEWA in transport/logistics retraining, but operating at much larger scale and a broader certification portfolio.
• ADAC Fahrschule: ADAC Fahrschule is the driving school arm of ADAC, Germany's largest automobile club, operating at scale across multiple cities. While it is more retail/B2C-focused than LEWA's government-funded model, it competes for the same driving-school customer pool and brand-aware participants.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: TÜV Rheinland Akademie offers AZAV-certified vocational retraining including Berufskraftfahrer and BKrFQG modules at multiple German sites. Like DEKRA and TÜV SÜD, it competes with LEWA for the same government-funded retraining demand pool, but with a wider product catalog beyond driving.
• TÜV SÜD Akademie: TÜV SÜD Akademie is a major German vocational education provider offering AZAV-certified retraining including transport/logistics, technical, and safety programs. It is comparable to LEWA in regulatory positioning and program mix, but operates with significantly broader geographic and vertical reach.

Emerging players

• combitraining GmbH: combitraining is a smaller but comparable AZAV-certified German Bildungsanbieter offering Berufskraftfahrer and BKrFQG programs. It is a relevant emerging peer to LEWA in the same funding regime, though with a smaller geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie: DAA is one of Germany's largest AZAV-certified education providers operating hundreds of locations and offering Berufskraftfahrer, BKrFQG, and adjacent vocational retraining. It is a direct peer to LEWA in regulatory positioning and customer mix, but at substantially greater geographic and vertical scale.
• WBS TRAINING AG: WBS TRAINING is a large AZAV-certified German retraining provider with multiple sites offering transport, logistics, and commercial driving qualifications funded by Bildungsgutschein. Comparable to LEWA in funding model, target customer (unemployed/job seekers), and program mix.
• BBQ Berufliche Bildung GmbH: BBQ is a major AZAV-certified German Bildungsträger offering Berufskraftfahrer retraining, BKrFQG modules, warehouse logistics, and forklift training across multiple sites. It is one of LEWA's closest direct competitors in the government-funded transport retraining segment with a comparable multi-vertical curriculum.
• bfw (Berufsfortbildungswerk): bfw is a major German Bildungsträger providing AZAV-certified vocational retraining, including Berufskraftfahrer and BKrFQG modules, with hundreds of locations nationwide. It directly overlaps with LEWA's government-funded retraining model and transport/logistics focus.

Regional players

• Fahrschule.de / Driving School Networks: Germany has a fragmented landscape of independent driving schools, many of which are now part of regional networks or platforms like Fahrschule.de. These compete with LEWA in the Class B/C/CE practical training layer that LEWA outsources to partners, and represent both a partner supply and a competitive threat.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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