Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz

What Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz does

Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz is a non-profit educational institute (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) headquartered in Mainz, Germany, founded in 1974 as the educational arm of the Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz (LSB RLP). The organization has been state-recognized as a provider of continuing education under Rheinland-Pfalz's Weiterbildungsgesetz (WBG) since 1980, giving it a 50-year operating history and access to public funding channels. It serves citizens, sports clubs (Vereine), sports federations, course instructors, and companies across the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, with course offerings spanning health, fitness, digitalization, nutrition, stress management, and sports-related topics. Course content is delivered through multiple formats including in-person seminars, online courses, and the Momentum event catalog, with supporting series such as PraxisImpulse (since 2017) and DIGI-Impulse.

The organization's core technology stack centers on a Moodle-based learning management system branded "Mein Bildungswerk Sport," complemented by an AI-powered course-generation suite called the Kursgenerator (operating at kursgenerator.de) built on OpenAI GPT models that have been iteratively upgraded from GPT-4.1 through GPT-5.5 and most recently GPT-5.1. Supporting infrastructure includes Zendesk for customer support, Microsoft and Adobe Connect for virtual sessions, IONOS for hosting, and Brevo for email marketing. The AI toolchain supports multimodal generation across text, images, and QR codes, and won the state's Weiterbildungspreis 2024 for its applied AI use case in continuing education.

Revenue is generated through a diversified set of channels: course fees from individual participants, the paid "Bildungswerk Karte" membership card, corporate Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) in-house seminars, public institutional funding from the LSB RLP and the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, and subsidies distributed via the QualiScheck program. Membership in the LSB RLP ecosystem provides distribution across hundreds of affiliated sports clubs, while the QualiScheck voucher scheme enables subsidy-driven access for individual learners across the state. The non-profit e.V. structure means surpluses are reinvested in mission rather than distributed, and the organization operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees.

Name

Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz

Legal name

Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.

Website

https://bildungswerksport.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit continuing education organization of the Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz, founded 1974 and state-recognized since 1980, offering health, sports, and digitalization courses to citizens, sports clubs, instructors, and organizations via a Moodle LMS, an AI-powered course generator, and the Momentum catalog.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Continuing Education

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Digital Courseware & Learning Platforms (LMS-Integrated) (MPAJABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid/Blended Classroom & HyFlex Instruction Systems (EDAFABAC)

Keywords

• Adult continuing education
• Sports education programs
• Health and fitness training
• Learning management systems
• Course certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Treis-karden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seminar and Course Fees: Revenue from paid seminars, workshops, and courses across health, fitness, digitalization, nutrition, stress management, and sports topics. Prices vary per event; some courses are free or donation-based, others range from a few euros to standard rates.
2. Bildungswerk Karte (Education Card Membership): Paid membership card offering reduced course prices, exclusive services such as invoice-based payment, and the accumulation of continuing education points. Multiple tiers including a free basic card and a paid 'Silber' (Silver) tier.
3. Corporate BGM and Inhouse Seminars: Tailored inhouse seminars and corporate health management (BGM) services for companies, fire departments, public administrations, and organizations. Custom-priced engagements.
4. Public Funding and Subsidies: State-recognized education provider under Rhineland-Palatinate's continuing education law (WBG). Receives institutional funding and public subsidies as a state-recognized educational organization under the Ministry for Science, Continuing Education and Culture.
5. QualiScheck Voucher: QualiScheck subsidy program allowing citizens to receive financial support toward eligible continuing education courses, potentially generating revenue through subsidy-redemption mechanisms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz is the state-recognized continuing education organization of the Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz, delivering a portfolio of paid courses, seminars, workshops, and travel programs in health, fitness, digitalization, nutrition, and stress management. It operates the Moodle-based 'Mein Bildungswerk Sport' LMS for digital course delivery, the AI-powered 'Kursgenerator' suite for free course content creation, and the Momentum event catalog for public registration across Rhineland-Palatinate.

Product overview

Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz operates as a state-certified continuing education organization under the Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz, offering a multi-channel educational product portfolio. The core offering consists of the Moodle-based LMS platform 'Mein Bildungswerk Sport' hosting structured course content (PraxisImpulse, DIGI-Impulse, club-specific courses), the AI-powered Kursgenerator suite at www.kursgenerator.de providing free tools for course creation, text work, image generation, and public relations, and the Momentum catalog system for public-facing course bookings. The PraxisImpulse monthly content series and DIGI-Impulse quarterly digitalization content are distributed through both the LMS and public web channels, while the QualiScheck funding tool supports participant access. All offerings are integrated with Adobe Connect for live online delivery, Brevo for email communications, and Zendesk for customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PraxisImpulse: Monthly educational content series for course instructors and health enthusiasts featuring exercise instructions, videos, background knowledge and quizzes.
• DigiImpulse
• Momentum
• Kursgenerator

Products and services

• Kurs- und Seminarprogramm (Momentum) Public-facing catalog and registration platform for the organization's continuing education courses, seminars, workshops, and travel experiences. Targets citizens, sports clubs, course instructors, and organizations across Rheinland-Pfalz.
• Kursgenerator (AI Assistants Suite) Free, GDPR-compliant suite of AI assistants for course design, text work, file analysis, image generation, and public relations. Includes form-based course generator, dialogical course generator, free AI work assistant, image concept/generation, hashtag generator, RLP further education expert, prompt generator, and QR-code generator. Uses OpenAI GPT models via a protected interface.
• Mein Bildungswerk Sport LMS Moodle-based learning management system hosting online courses, training materials, and digital content for sports clubs, course participants, and corporate clients. Supports club-specific branded course areas and self-service course access.
• QualiScheck State funding and subsidy program providing financial vouchers to citizens for eligible continuing education courses, managed through a dedicated portal.
• Corporate BGM and Inhouse Seminars Customized corporate health management (BGM), New Work, and digitalization training delivered as inhouse seminars for companies, fire departments, public administrations, and other organizations.
• Bildungswerk Karte (Education Card Membership) Subscription-style membership card providing reduced course pricing, invoice-based payment, and accumulation of continuing education points. Includes a free basic tier and a paid Silver tier.
• Online-Kurse im Sportverein (Partner Club Hosting) Partner-hosted course areas within the Bildungswerk LMS that allow sports clubs to offer branded online courses and training materials to their own members, distributed through a network of partner Vereine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kreis Birkenfeld achieved 4x the average continuing education hours per 1,000 residents compared to the Rhineland-Palatinate state average, demonstrating the effectiveness of Bildungswerk-supported programs.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz (LSB RLP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bildungswerk is operated by (in Trägerschaft of) the Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz, the umbrella organization for sports in the state. This is the parent/trustee relationship that defines the Bildungswerk's mission, reach, and access to the organized sports network. The LSB provides institutional support, governance, and access to member clubs and federations.
• Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Weiterbildung und Kultur Rheinland-PfalzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe state ministry provides institutional recognition and funding as part of the state's continuing education framework (WBG). The Bildungswerk operates as a state-recognized education provider under this ministry's purview.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe Connect is used as the primary platform for online events and seminars. All online synchronous courses use Adobe Connect, which requires only a modern browser on the participant side and offers secure communication with recording capability.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI's GPT models power the proprietary Kursgenerator (course generator) AI tool at www.kursgenerator.de. User queries are anonymized and transmitted via Bildungswerk's own accounts to OpenAI L.L.C. in the USA. Queries and responses are stored alongside IP addresses on Bildungswerk's servers in Germany for service improvement.
• Sports Clubs Network (Partnervereine)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA network of sports clubs host their own course areas within the Bildungswerk LMS, including DJK SV Phönix Schifferstadt, Gesundheitspark Trier, SC Mutterstadt, Sportarena 84 Hermeskeil, SV Becheln, TV Andel, and TV Hambach. These clubs use the Bildungswerk platform to deliver courses to their members.
• Medienanstalt Rheinland-PfalzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Woche der Medienkompetenz' (Media Literacy Week), a state-wide action week for greater media literacy. The Bildungswerk participates as a content provider and event organizer.
• Lotto-Stiftung Rheinland-PfalzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLotto-Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz is a funding partner supporting the Bildungswerk's educational initiatives, visible on course and event materials.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering MOOCs, professional certificates, and LMS-integrated courseware. Comparable in LMS-integrated digital courseware delivery and continuing education positioning, though at vastly larger scale and broader topic range.
• Udemy: Global marketplace for online courses with broad creator-led catalog covering health, fitness, and digital skills. Competes for the same citizen learner segment Bildungswerk targets, with broader topic coverage and no geographic restriction.
• Haufe Akademie: Major German commercial provider of corporate continuing education and digital learning with LMS-based course delivery. Comparable in LMS-based corporate training segment, especially the BGM/inhouse seminar offerings Bildungswerk provides to enterprises.
• Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB) - Bildungswerk: National umbrella organization for German sports with its own education and qualification programs. Sets the framework for instructor licensing (Lizenzsystem) that Landessportbünde like RLP implement; operates at federal rather than state level.

Regional players

• Sportbund Pfalz: Regional sports federation within Rheinland-Pfalz offering training and education to member clubs. Adjacent in mission and geography, with potential overlap in club-facing continuing education services within the same state.

Emerging players

• alfaview: German provider of virtual classroom and video conferencing software for education and corporate training, comparable to Bildungswerk's Adobe Connect-based online course delivery and Moodle LMS ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Bayerischer Landes-Sportverband - Bildungswerk: Educational arm of Bavaria's state sports association, providing continuing education and qualification for sports clubs and instructors. Same Trägerschaft model and mission as the Bildungswerk RLP, just at larger scale in a more populous state.
• Volkshochschule (DVV): German public adult education centers with comparable state-recognized continuing education status, course catalogs spanning health and digital skills, and public funding structures. They compete with Bildungswerk in the citizen continuing education segment beyond sports.
• Landessportbund Nordrhein-Westfalen - Bildungswerk: The educational arm of the Landessportbund NRW, structurally analogous to Bildungswerk des LSB Rheinland-Pfalz: state-recognized continuing education provider for sports clubs in a single German Land. Direct concept peer with overlapping offerings in health, fitness, and instructor qualification.

Others

• Moodle Pty Ltd (Moodle LMS): Provider of the open-source Moodle LMS platform that powers the Mein Bildungswerk Sport learning environment. Enabling technology partner rather than competitor; relevant as the platform foundation for Bildungswerk's course delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bildungswerksport
• Facebookfacebook.com/BildungswerkSport
• Instagraminstagram.com/bildungswerksport
• Xx.com/Bildung_Sport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bildungswerk-sport

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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