Uaz

What Uaz does

ÜAZ Waren gGmbH is a German non-profit vocational training and career orientation center headquartered at Warendorfer Straße 18, 17192 Waren (Müritz), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Founded in 1990 as the Verein zur Förderung des Überbetrieblichen Ausbildungszentrums Waren e. V. and converted to a gemeinnützige GmbH in 2017, the organization operates four regional offices in Waren (Müritz), Schwerin, Rostock and Stralsund. It is governed by seven shareholders including Mecklenburger Metallguss, Werbe-Licht Dr. Jahn, Wogewa, Stadtwerke Waren, Möwe Teigwarenwerk and the municipality of Waren (Müritz), with Stefan Hertwig and Andreas Jadatz serving as Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer). Its customer base comprises school students in career orientation, young adults and career changers, migrants and refugees, and local SMEs in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte needing contract apprenticeship training.

The service portfolio is organized in three pillars: (1) Berufsorientierung/Berufsvorbereitung including BOM, Praxistage and BvB programs; (2) Team Gewerblich-Technisch delivering AZAV-certified contract training (Auftragsausbildung) and continuing education in metal, electrical and welding trades via a DVS-certified welding course center; and (3) Team Dienstleistung offering partial qualifications in hospitality, AEVO trainer aptitude, caregiver (Betreuungskraft) qualification, and BAMF-funded German orientation courses in cooperation with BilSE. Supplementary operations include the teenotel boarding facility (Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 10), the 2024-converted Interaktionszentrum, and rentable seminar and training rooms. Major project lines include the ESF Plus-funded DeinZ! and PerZu!, KAUSA-Landesstelle Mecklenburg-Vorpommern MyLife, and the 2025 JOBvision-funded AusbildungZukunftMV.

The business model blends public funding, fee-based services and facility rental. Revenue is sourced from ESF Plus 2021-2027 grants, Bundesagentur für Arbeit and Jobcenter MSE program funding, BAMF and BMBF project grants (JOBSTARTER plus, JOBvision, KAUSA), individual course fees (e.g., AEVO at €450, Betreuungskraft at €1,622.40), Auftragsausbildung contracts with local SMEs, seminar room rental and teenotel accommodation. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven—federal employment agencies, jobcenters and eight regional school partners deliver participants; no paid advertising or social media marketing is identified. The technology footprint is minimal: HubSpot CRM for contact management, with no mobile app, no API and no proprietary software or AI/ML capability.

Name

Uaz

Legal name

Überregionales Ausbildungszentrum Waren gGmbH

Website

https://ueaz-zukunft-gestalten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ÜAZ Waren gGmbH is a German non-profit vocational training center in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern delivering AZAV-certified career orientation, continuing education, and contract apprenticeship training in metal, welding, hospitality and care trades for youth, migrants, and SMEs across four regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded vocational training programs: ESF Plus Program 2021-2027 funding, Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) programs including Berufsvorbereitende Maßnahme (BvB), Jobcenter MSE funding, BAMF (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge) funding for integration courses, and BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) program funding including JOBSTARTER plus and JOBvision projects.
2. Course and training fees: Fee-based continuing education courses including Ausbildereignung (AEVO) preparation course at 450 EUR, Betreuungskraft qualification at 1,622.40 EUR, and various modular courses in metalworking, welding, and hospitality with pricing dependent on modules. Also Auftragsausbildung (contract training) fees from companies.
3. Facility rental income: Rental of seminar and training rooms (Schulungsräume) to businesses and organizations for corporate training, conferences, and events. Rooms equipped with meeting technology, wheelchair accessible, and flexibly bookable.
4. Internat/boarding facility: teenotel boarding accommodation for students of RBB Müritz and ÜAZ participants during vocational training periods. Revenue from room rental with breakfast included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ÜAZ Waren gGmbH is a non-profit regional vocational training center that delivers publicly funded career orientation (BOM), vocational preparation (BvB), contract apprenticeship training (Auftragsausbildung) in metal/electrical/welding trades, continuing education (AEVO, care worker, hospitality partial qualifications), and migrant integration services. It also rents seminar rooms and operates the teenotel boarding facility for training participants.

Product overview

ÜAZ Waren gGmbH is a vocational training and education center offering a unified portfolio of interconnected services centered on career orientation, vocational preparation, and professional training. The core offerings include Berufsorientierung/Berufsvorbereitung programs (BOM, Praxistage, BvB), supplemented by specialized projects like DeinZ! and PerZu! for individualized career support. The commercial-technical division provides AZAV-certified contract training (Auftragsausbildung) and continuing education (Weiterbildungen) in metalworking and welding. The service team offers partial qualifications in hospitality, trainer aptitude courses (AEVO), German language orientation courses, and caregiver qualifications. Additional services include teenotel boarding accommodation and seminar room rentals. The company also operates statewide projects including KAUSA MyLife (migration integration) and Au.Zu.MV (training resilience) in cooperation with regional partners like IBB Online Akademie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Berufsorientierung/Berufsvorbereitung (Career Orientation and Vocational Preparation) Career orientation and vocational preparation services for school students (Klassenstufe 8+), job seekers, and young adults without qualifications, covering Berufsorientierungsmaßnahmen (BOM), Praxistage practical workshop days, and Berufsvorbereitende Maßnahmen (BvB). Funded by the Federal Employment Agency and Jobcenter MSE and delivered in partnership with regional schools.
• Auftragsausbildung / Verbundausbildung (Contract and Joint Apprenticeship Training) Contract training for local SMEs in the metal, electrical, and welding trades, providing apprentice supplemental training for industrial mechanics, metal technology specialists, machining mechanics, and electronics. Covers Prüfungsvorbereitung and prevents Ausbildungsabbrüche for companies unable to provide all apprenticeship content in-house.
• Team Gewerblich-Technisch - Weiterbildungen (Continuing Education in Metalworking and Welding) AZAV-certified continuing education courses in metalworking (joining, manual machining, cutting/forming, CNC basics) and welding (E-welding, MAG, WIG, flame cutting) delivered at the DVS-certified welding school.
• Teilqualifikation im Gastgewerbe (Partial Qualification in Hospitality) Modular partial qualifications in hospitality trades for adults over 25 without a professional qualification, enabling completion of full vocational qualifications through external examination per §45 BBiG. Module-dependent pricing, with Förderung possible through the Bundesagentur.
• Ausbildereignung (AEVO) Instructor Aptitude Preparation Course Compact preparation course for the instructor aptitude examination covering four fields of vocational action: planning, preparing, conducting, and completing training. Price: 450.00 EUR including materials, plus separate IHK examination fees.
• Qualifizierung Betreuungskraft (Care Worker Qualification) Caregiver qualification course covering communication, care support, emergency procedures, housekeeping, nutrition, mobility exercises, and a practical internship in care facilities. Price: 1,622.40 EUR including materials.
• Erstorientierungskurs Deutsch lernen (German Language Orientation Course for Migrants) German language orientation course for refugees and migrants covering everyday topics including health, work, kindergarten/school, shopping, and housing, delivered in cooperation with BilSE-Institut.
• DeinZ! - Deine Zukunft! (Individual Career Orientation Program) Individual measure combination program for career orientation, potential recognition, individualized career path planning, application training, socio-pedagogical support, and practical competency development, funded by ESF Plus and Jobcenter MSE.
• PerZu! - Perspektiven entdecken, Zukunft gestalten! (Career Orientation Program) Career orientation program featuring practical exploration in commercial-technical, service (hospitality/cleaning), and horticulture/agriculture sectors, with company visits and networking events, funded by ESF Plus and Jobcenter MSE.
• KAUSA - Landesstelle Mecklenburg-Vorpommern MyLife (Migration Vocational Integration Support) Statewide support service for youth and parents with migration backgrounds and companies regarding dual vocational training and integration, operating from four locations including Waren (Müritz), funded by BMBF.
• Au.Zu.MV - Ausbildung.Zukunft.MV (Vocational Training Resilience Project) Vocational training resilience project to strengthen dual apprenticeship in SMEs, prevent training dropouts, and adapt training to digital and sustainable transformation, funded as a JOBvision project.
• teenotel Boarding Accommodation Boarding accommodation for students of RBB Müritz and ÜAZ participants during vocational theory or practical training periods. Single and double rooms with private bathrooms, self-catering facilities, laundry, and pedagogical supervision near Lake Müritz.
• Seminar- und Schulungsräume (Seminar and Training Room Rental) Rental of seminar and training rooms equipped with presentation technology, wheelchair accessible, and variably bookable for corporate training, conferences, and events, with optional catering through the Müritz-Catering partnership.
• IBB Online Akademie (Cooperative Distance Learning Site) Distance learning and online training course offerings from IBB (Institut für Berufliche Bildung) made available at the ÜAZ Waren location, providing access to IBB's continuing education catalog as a local partner site.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive practical orientation across multiple vocational fields (metal, electrical, hospitality, agriculture)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor industrial manufacturer and founding shareholder of ÜAZ Waren gGmbH. Provides industry perspective and connection to metalworking sector employment opportunities. Website: mecklenburger-metallguss.com
• Werbe-Licht Dr. Jahn GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal advertising/lighting company and shareholder of ÜAZ Waren gGmbH. Contributes to strategic governance of the training center.
• Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Waren mbH (Wogewa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal housing company and shareholder providing real estate perspective and community connections.
• Stadtwerke Waren GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal utility company and shareholder providing utility sector perspective and infrastructure connections.
• Möwe Teigwarenwerk GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal pasta manufacturer and shareholder providing hospitality/food industry connections and employment opportunities.
• Stadt Waren (Müritz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government and shareholder providing civic leadership and community development perspective.
• IBB (Institut für Berufliche Bildung)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIBB Online Akademie offered at ÜAZ Waren location since 2020. ÜAZ serves as local partner location providing access to IBB's diverse continuing education offerings. Additional info at ibb.com/standort/ibb-waren-warendorfer-str
• BUW Neubrandenburg e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for Berufsorientierungsmaßnahmen (BOM) since school year 2024/2025. Jointly conducts career orientation programs with ÜAZ at regional schools.
• Müritz-CateringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred catering partner for seminar room and training facility rentals. Provides food service for corporate events and conferences held at ÜAZ premises.
• BilSE-Institut für Bildung und ForschungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for BAMF-funded Erstorientierungskurse (German language learning) starting 2023. BilSE provides educational content and ÜAZ delivers at local facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA Akademie: DEKRA Akademie is a major incumbent offering AZAV-certified vocational retraining, continuing education, and integration courses nationwide. Larger scale and broader portfolio, but directly comparable on the public-funded vocational segment.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: TÜV Rheinland Akademie delivers continuing education, vocational training, and certification programs across Germany. Operates as a broad incumbent in the AZAV-funded segment with significant overlap in technical training.
• bfw (Berufsförderungswerk): bfw is a nationwide vocational rehabilitation and training provider offering AZAV-certified measures. Larger incumbent with overlapping focus on metal, electrical, and welding trades plus career orientation for job seekers.

Direct peers

• Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie (DAA): DAA operates nationwide AZAV-certified vocational training, retraining, and integration courses funded by the Federal Employment Agency. Direct peer in the same public-funded continuing education segment, with similar career-changer and migrant integration focus.
• IBB (Institut für Berufliche Bildung): IBB is one of Germany's largest private vocational education providers, operating online and at partner locations — including at ÜAZ's Waren site since 2020. Directly comparable as a continuing-education and vocational training provider targeting adults and career changers.
• maxQ. im bfw: maxQ specializes in vocational training and continuing education for healthcare, social services, and trades — directly comparable as an AZAV-certified, public-funded provider focused on career changers and unemployed adults.
• BilSE-Institut für Bildung und Forschung: BilSE is a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-based education provider and existing ÜAZ cooperation partner for BAMF-funded Erstorientierungskurse. Directly comparable as a regional vocational and integration training provider.
• BUW Neubrandenburg e.V. BUW is a regional vocational education provider in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and existing ÜAZ cooperation partner for Berufsorientierungsmaßnahmen. Directly comparable as a regional peer in the same funding and program segment.

Regional players

• Handwerkskammer Ostmecklenburg-Vorpommern: The regional chamber of crafts offers continuing education and apprenticeship services across the same Mecklenburg-Vorpommern geography. Comparable in mission (vocational training for trades) but operates as a public-law institution rather than gGmbH.
• Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft (various regional chapters): Bavaria's bbw is the most prominent example; equivalent Wirtschaftsakademie chapters exist across German states. Provides employer-networked vocational training for SMEs — directly comparable model to ÜAZ's Auftragsausbildung for local companies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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