REGE mbH Bielefeld

What REGE mbH Bielefeld does

REGE mbH (Regionale Personalentwicklungsgesellschaft) is a 100% municipally-owned non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH) established in 1992 by the City of Bielefeld, Germany, to execute the city's labor market policy mandate. With more than 130 employees, the organization delivers a portfolio of publicly funded employment, integration, and youth services — including municipal labor promotion (Kommunale Arbeitsförderung), neighborhood personnel development (Personalentwicklung im Quartier) through four neighborhood offices in disadvantaged districts, school-based social work at 27 schools, the KAoA career orientation coordination program across all Bielefeld schools, the REGEconsult employer advisory line, and programs targeting women, seniors, and single parents. Service beneficiaries include long-term unemployed individuals, migrants and refugees, youth transitioning to vocational training, single-parent families, and local employers across the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

The organization operates as a designated municipal operator rather than a technology or commercial enterprise. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; the 'dito' digital information tool functions as a content resource rather than a software product. REGE holds CERTQUA certification (since 2012) for quality management in education and personnel services, GDPR compliance, and accessibility conformance with BITV 2.0. Its technology profile is therefore administrative — standard CRM/case management, website, and SSL infrastructure — rather than a productized platform.

REGE's revenue model is exclusively public-sector: project-based subsidies and commissioning fees from the City of Bielefeld, the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (MAGS NRW), and the European Union (ESF, AMIF, Erasmus+). Services are delivered free of charge to all end beneficiaries. The go-to-market motion is community-led and institutionally driven — no commercial sales function exists. Marketing and demand generation operate through the municipal mandate, school and neighborhood presence, recurring public events such as the Bielefelder Nacht der Berufe, and the Stadt Bielefeld's official channels. Customer concentration is structurally High, as the City of Bielefeld is both sole owner and primary commissioner.

Name

REGE mbH Bielefeld

Legal name

Regionale Personalentwicklungsgesellschaft (REGE) mbH

Website

https://rege-mbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

REGE mbH is a 100% municipally-owned non-profit in Bielefeld, Germany, executing the city's labor market policy through employment counseling, youth career orientation, school-based social work at 27 schools, and four neighborhood offices, funded entirely by public sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal and Public Funding: REGE mbH is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Stadt Bielefeld (City of Bielefeld) and operates as a non-profit municipal entity (gemeinnützige GmbH). Revenue is generated through public funding contracts from the city of Bielefeld, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit), the Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld, and European Union funds (ESF, AMIF, Erasmus+). Services are provided free of charge to end beneficiaries (job seekers, youth, employers). Revenue is received as project-based public subsidies and commissioning fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

REGE mbH is a municipal employment and social services organization that delivers labor market policy programs on behalf of the City of Bielefeld. It provides job placement, career counseling, vocational qualification, school-based social work, youth career orientation, neighborhood development, and corporate consulting services. The organization serves job seekers, youth, families, and local employers across the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

Product overview

REGE mbH is a municipal employment and social services organization (Regionale Personalentwicklungsgesellschaft) offering a portfolio of interconnected programs organized under five main service areas: Kommunale Arbeitsförderung (municipal labor promotion), Personalentwicklung im Quartier (neighborhood personnel development), Jugend with Jugendberufshilfe (youth career assistance) and Kommunale Koordinierung (KAoA career orientation coordination), Soziale Arbeit an Schulen (school social work), and REGEconsult (corporate consulting). Key sub-services include the Vereinbarkeitslotse (work-life balance advisory), MY TURN (women's employment program), Aktiv ALT (senior participation), dito (digital information tool for immigrants), and the (Allein)Erziehend guide for single parents. The organization operates as a non-profit subsidiary of the City of Bielefeld since 1992, serving job seekers, employers, youth, and families through counseling, coaching, qualification, and job placement services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REGEconsult: A service division offering advice to companies on work-life balance and successful integration of employees.
• Kommunales Integrationsmanagement (KIM)

Products and services

• Kommunale Arbeitsförderung (Municipal Labor Promotion) Municipal labor promotion services offering job placement, coaching, qualification, and continuing education support for unemployed individuals, migrants, and those with family challenges in the Bielefeld region.
• Personalentwicklung im Quartier (Neighborhood Personnel Development) Personnel development services operating in city quarters, focusing on improving living conditions, employment opportunities, environmental micro-projects, and local employer networking across four Quartiersbüros.
• Jugendberufshilfe (Youth Career Assistance) Youth career assistance helping adolescents transition from school to vocational training through counseling, coaching, and qualification programs offered at youth job agencies and schools.
• Soziale Arbeit an Schulen – Mittendrin (School Social Work) Social work services deployed at 26 primary schools and one special education school, with 27 social workers providing counseling, mediation, and support for students and parents on-site.
• REGEconsult (Corporate Consulting) Consulting services for companies and employees focusing on work-life balance optimization and successful integration of new hires, offered to local employers.
• Vereinbarkeitslotse (Work-Life Balance Advisory) Work-life balance advisory service helping companies and employees improve reconciliation of professional and private life, targeting small, medium, and large enterprises.
• KAoA – Kommunale Koordinierung (Career Orientation Coordination) Coordinated career orientation program ('Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss' – No Exit Without Transition) organizing standardized professional orientation from secondary level I in North Rhine-Westphalia schools.
• Kommunales Integrationsmanagement (KIM) Municipal integration management program supporting communes in North Rhine-Westphalia with bundling of complex integration challenges for immigrants and refugees.
• MY TURN – Frauen erobern den Arbeitsmarkt (FEA) Program promoting educationally disadvantaged women with migration backgrounds and access difficulties to the labor market through tailored support offers.
• Aktiv ALT – Am Leben Teilhaben (Active Aging) Project for people aged 60 and older who wish to remain active in retirement, providing participation opportunities in the Bielefeld north area.
• dito – Digitales Informations-Tool (Digital Information Tool) Digital information tool providing language and employment counseling information for advising immigrants.
• Wegweiser (Allein)Erziehend in Bielefeld (Single Parents' Guide) Guide providing relevant information, contact addresses, and support services for topics including childcare, household management, and livelihood security for single parents in Bielefeld.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32% of 58 project youth who completed school entered apprenticeships; 63% moved into vocational training pathways (Family Project, Baumheide).
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core, core and minor.

• Stadt Bielefeld (City of Bielefeld)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREGE mbH is a 100% owned municipal subsidiary of the Stadt Bielefeld. The city is both the founder, owner, and primary commissioning client. REGE executes the city's municipal labor market policy mandate, receives core funding, and collaborates closely with the city's Social Affairs Department (Sozialdezernat) and other municipal departments.
• Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeldflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jobcenter is a key public commissioning and funding partner. REGE implements employment programs funded under SGB II, including the Teilhabechancengesetz (§16i), coaching for long-term unemployed, and integration management for job seekers referred by the Jobcenter.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Federal Employment Agency provides funding and referrals for employment programs including AVGS (Activation and Placement Vouchers) coaching, vocational training support, and KAoA career orientation standards coordination.
• AWO Kreisverband Bielefeld e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in the 'Kompetenzwerk Arbeit und Sprache' project (commissioned by the Jobcenter) and in BuS – berufsbezogene Sprachförderung. AWO provided language course delivery while REGE managed coordination, job market integration support, and networking activities.
• Stiftung Bethel proWerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Hêvî' project (2017) for the integration of refugees. Stiftung Bethel proWerk provided employment support within their network while REGE delivered family coaching services.
• Solid Road (Nimwegen, Netherlands)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation partner for 'A peek into the kitchen' (2019–2022) and 'Share your Skills' (2022–2024). Both projects addressed skills shortages and integration of migrants through cross-border exchange of best practices between Bielefeld and the Netherlands, co-funded by Erasmus+.
• Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und FreisingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation partner in 'Integration durch Wissen' (2019–2022), which supported third-country nationals with educational and integration services. REGE continued the project independently in Bielefeld from July 2022 to January 2023.
• IN VIA Augsburg e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in the 'FIDA & FEDA' project (2020–2022) which supported third-country nationals in understanding and exercising their right to equal opportunities.
• Evangelische Frauenhilfe in Westfalen (Beratungsstelle Theodora)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ProBAT project (Prostituierten-Beratung, Armutsbekämpfung und Teilhabe) and 'Hilfe-Lotsinnen' project addressing women in poverty prostitution in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Theodora handled exit counseling while REGE provided educational and family support.
• Psychologische Frauenberatung e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Hêvî' project, providing psychological counseling as part of the multi-partner refugee integration program coordinated by the Jobcenter.
• All Bielefeld Schools and BerufskollegscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREGE coordinates KAoA (Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss) across all Bielefeld schools, provides school-based social work at 27 schools, and operates transition management programs. This long-standing cooperation with the entire school landscape is foundational to REGE's youth services.
• Bielefelder Unternehmen (Local Employers Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 163 companies in Bielefeld have cooperated with REGE across various youth career programs, providing internships, Ausbildungsplätze (training positions), Betriebsbesichtigungen (company visits), and Ausbildungs-Speed-Datings. Employers also benefit from REGE's recruiting and onboarding consulting services.
• Bielefelder Kammern (IHK and HWK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) and HWK (Chamber of Crafts) are key partners in youth career orientation, apprenticeship placement, and training initiatives including 'EQ plus Sprache' and KAUSA initiatives.
• Netzwerk W (Work-Life Balance Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerREGE helped establish and maintains the Netzwerk W online platform (netzwerk-w-owl.de), which brings together experts from authorities, institutions, and companies to promote work-life balance and career re-entry support across Ostwestfalen-Lippe.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency): Germany's federal employment agency that funds KAoA coordination, AVGS coaching, and vocational training support that REGE delivers. Operates at national scale as the umbrella funder and indirect "employer" of REGE's labor market services.

Others

• IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld (Industrie- und Handelskammer): Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce that is a key REGE partner in apprenticeship placement, EQ plus Sprache, and KAUSA programs. Provides overlapping services in employer-facing workforce development and career orientation.
• Stiftung Bethel (v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel): Major Bielefeld-based social services foundation that partnered with REGE on the Hèvèe refugee integration project, providing employment support for people with disabilities and social disadvantages. Operates complementary services to overlapping beneficiary groups.
• Jobcenter Arbeitplus Bielefeld: Local jobcenter that is REGE's primary commissioning partner for SGB II employment programs, AVGS coaching, and §16i employment schemes. Functions as a quasi-customer and closest operational interface for REGE's adult employment services.

Direct peers

• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Bezirk Ostwestfalen-Lippe: Major German welfare organization with active cooperation agreements with REGE (e.g., Kompetenzwerk Arbeit und Sprache), delivering adjacent social services to similar target groups in Bielefeld including migrants, families, and people in need.
• LASA Brandenburg (Landesagentur für Struktur und Arbeit Brandenburg GmbH): Brandenburg's state-owned labor market and structural development agency, providing employment promotion, qualification, and EU project management. Closest functional analog to REGE at the state level in eastern Germany.
• Diakonie Werk Westfalen: Protestant welfare services organization providing employment and integration services in the region, including refugees and long-term unemployed. Comparable in mission, target population, and public-funding reliance.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Paderborn e.V. Regional Caritas welfare organization covering the Bielefeld area, providing migration counseling, family support, and employment-related social services to the same beneficiary populations REGE serves.
• GFAW Hessen (Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmarktförderung und Beschäftigung Hessen mbH): State-level public labor market promotion company in Hessen, operating municipal labor market and qualification programs under public ownership. Directly comparable to REGE in mission, structure (public GmbH), and service portfolio (employment coaching, qualification, integration).

Regional players

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Bielefeld: Public adult education center in Bielefeld delivering language courses, integration courses, and qualification programs — overlapping with REGE's language, integration, and qualification offerings for the same local population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about REGE mbH Bielefeld