What ALP Dillingen does

ALP Dillingen (Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung Dillingen) is the central teacher training and personnel management academy of the Free State of Bavaria, operating as a government agency within the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture. Founded in 1995 (with its public website live since October 1995) and headquartered at the historic former Jesuit university campus in Dillingen an der Donau, the institution is mandated to deliver continuing professional development to teachers, school leaders, counselors, and other educational personnel across all Bavarian school types (Grundschulen, Mittelschulen, Realschulen, Gymnasien, Berufliche Schulen).

The academy delivers training through a multi-format ecosystem anchored by FIBS (Fortbildung in bayerischen Schulen), the state registration and administration portal, and BayernCloud Schule (ByCS), the state's communication and collaboration platform for schools. Supporting infrastructure includes lernraum.zukunft (an innovative learning space), a professional film studio completed in 2025, asynchronous Selbstlernkurse, moderated live eSessions, blended learning programs, and ByLKI, a teacher-facing AI chatbot. Specialized offerings span qualification programs in counseling, IT, evaluation, supervision, vocational education, ethics, and German as a Second Language (DaZ), alongside modular personnel management programs (Modules A/B/C) for school leadership, supervision, and seminar training.

ALP Dillingen is primarily funded through state appropriations from the Bavarian Ministry of Education, with teacher training programs delivered free of charge to participants. A secondary revenue stream consists of publication sales (books and teaching materials). Operational scope is contained within Bavaria, with limited federal-level engagement through the Bund-Länder-Initiative 'Digitales Lehren und Lernen' (DigitalPakt 2.0). The organization is led by Direktor Bernhard Stegmann and, per firmographic data, falls within an 11–50 employee range that likely underrepresents the broader pool of Akademiereferenten, instructors, and administrative staff.

Name

ALP Dillingen

Legal name

Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung Dillingen

Website

https://alp.dillingen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALP Dillingen is Bavaria's central state teacher training academy, operating under the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture to deliver continuing professional development across all school types via in-person, eLearning, and blended formats, anchored by the FIBS portal and BayernCloud Schule platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development & Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Instructional Practice Reference (Pedagogy, Curriculum Methods for Educators) (EDAGAGAL)

Keywords

• Teacher continuing education
• Professional development training
• School leadership training
• Educational eLearning platforms
• State education personnel management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dillingen an der Donau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: ALP Dillingen operates as a government agency within the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, receiving public funding for its core mandate of teacher training and personnel development.
2. Publication Sales: Sale of educational publications including books and teaching materials for classroom use. Publications are available for order through the website and can in some cases be downloaded free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ALP Dillingen is the central Bavarian state academy for teacher continuing education and school personnel management, delivering multi-format professional development courses (in-person, eLearning, blended learning, moderated eSessions) across all school types and subjects. It supports teachers, school leaders, counselors, and school psychologists through qualification programs, specialized training (e.g., Deutsch als Zweitsprache, IT, leadership), and proprietary digital platforms including FIBS, BayernCloud Schule, lernraum.zukunft, and ByLKI. It also publishes educational materials and reports for the Bavarian education system.

Product overview

ALP Dillingen (Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung) operates as Bavaria's central teacher training institution, offering a multi-format professional development ecosystem. The core platform is FIBS (Fortbildung in bayerischen Schulen), a comprehensive training portal for course discovery, registration, and application management. This integrates with BayernCloud Schule (ByCS), the state-provided platform for school operations including messaging, collaboration tools, and video conferencing. The organization delivers training through four primary formats: in-person courses at the Dillingen academy (Präsenzformate), self-paced online courses (Selbstlernkurse), live online sessions (eSessions), and hybrid programs (Blended Learning). Supporting infrastructure includes lernraum.zukunft, an innovative learning space for modern teaching methods, and ByLKI, an AI assistant for teachers. Specialized programs span qualification courses for counseling, IT, evaluation, supervision, and subject-specific areas, alongside personnel management training for school leadership. Publications including academic reports and lighthouse topic brochures complement the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FIBS: Fortbildung in bayerischen Schulen - The training portal for continuing education in Bavarian schools
• BayernCloud Schule (ByCS)
• lernraum.zukunft
• ByLKI
• Leuchtturmthemen

Products and services

• FIBS (Fortbildung in bayerischen Schulen) Central training portal for continuing education in Bavarian schools, providing course search, registration, and application management for teachers across all school types (Grundschulen, Mittelschulen, Realschulen, Gymnasien, Berufliche Schulen). Serves as the statewide registration and administration system for all teacher training.
• BayernCloud Schule (ByCS) State-provided digital platform for teaching, communication, collaboration, training, organization, and administration in Bavarian schools, bundling tools like Messenger, Drive, Office, Web Portal, videoconferencing, and educational applications. Deployed across Bavarian schools.
• lernraum.zukunft Highly flexible learning environment for modern teaching and learning methods, enabling educators to develop and test forward-looking didactic concepts in practice at the Dillingen campus.
• ByLKI (Bayerische Lehrkräfte-KI) AI assistant for Bavarian teachers providing intelligent support for educational tasks including lesson planning and resource creation, plus an AI competence center for teacher training in AI use.
• Selbstlernkurse (Self-Learning Courses) Asynchronous online training courses delivered via ALP's central learning platform, covering topics including AI systems, digital competencies, Education for Sustainable Development, and specialized subject areas.
• eSessions Live online training sessions including moderated online seminars, produced in ALP's professional film studio, enabling real-time interactive teacher training.
• Lehrerfortbildung (Teacher Continuing Education Programs) Comprehensive teacher continuing education programs covering all Bavarian school types and subject areas, delivered through in-person, eLearning, blended, and live online formats. Includes topic-specific training, language instruction, counseling skills, and digital competencies.
• Qualifizierungslehrgänge (Qualification Programs) Structured multi-session qualification programs for specialized roles including counseling, IT/informatics, system administration, evaluation, supervision, vocational education, radiation protection, traffic safety, and ethics.
• Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ) Program Second language German training program for teachers, including continuing education courses and a 2-year qualification leading to the First State Examination as supplementary subject (Zweites Staatsexamen).
• Personalführungs-Lehrgänge (Personnel Management Programs) Training programs for school leadership, school supervision, and seminar education, organized into Modules A, B, and C for different career stages.
• Publikationen (Publications) ALP-published educational materials including lighthouse topics (Leuchtturmthemen) brochures from various departments and academic reports, available for order through the website with free domestic shipping or download.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus (Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ministry serves as the parent organization for ALP Dillingen, providing strategic direction and funding for the state teacher training program. The ministry organizes events such as the Altphilologentagung in cooperation with ALP.
• Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISB is another central Bavarian educational institution focused on curriculum development (LehrplanPLUS), educational materials, and school quality. Collaborates with ALP on educational initiatives and information sharing.
• German UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversities are invited to cooperate with ALP on research projects under the Bund-Länder-Initiative 'Digitales Lehren und Lernen' (DigitalPakt 2.0).
• Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal ministry providing funding for the Bund-Länder-Initiative 'Digitales Lehren und Lernen' supporting research projects in teacher education.
• Bayerischer Landesbeauftragter für den DatenschutzminorOthersBavarian data protection authority overseeing compliance with GDPR and Bavarian Data Protection Act. Participants have complaint rights with this authority.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Institut für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung (DIPF): German federal institute for international educational research with broader scope than ALP Dillingen, but overlapping in educational quality research and teacher training research. Serves as a broader incumbent in the German educational research and teacher PD ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für schulische Qualitätsentwicklung (NLQ): Lower Saxony's central state institute for school quality development and teacher training. Operates as a comparable state-level academy delivering teacher continuing education, qualification programs, and digital learning support.
• LISUM Berlin-Brandenburg: State institute for schools and media serving Berlin and Brandenburg, responsible for teacher training and school quality development. Comparable to ALP Dillingen as a state-level teacher PD institution with multi-format programs.
• LISA Sachsen-Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt's state institute for school quality and teacher training. Comparable in providing statewide teacher PD, qualification courses, and school leadership training across all school types.
• Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB): Bavaria's central state institute for curriculum development (LehrplanPLUS), educational materials, and school quality research. ALP Dillingen's explicit strategic partner and closest collaborator within Bavaria, with overlapping teacher-facing content.
• Pädagogisches Landesinstitut Rheinland-Pfalz: Rhineland-Palatinate's pedagogical state institute, providing teacher training, curriculum support, and digital learning resources. Comparable to ALP Dillingen in delivering multi-format teacher PD at the state level.
• Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Hamburg (LI): Hamburg's state institute for teacher training and school development. Directly comparable as a city-state-level teacher PD and school leadership training institution.
• Landesamt für Schule und Bildung Sachsen (LaSuB): Saxony's state office for schools and education handling teacher training, school supervision, and educational administration. Comparable to ALP Dillingen as a state-level educational authority.
• Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie (HeLa): Central state teacher training and personnel management academy for the German state of Hesse. Directly comparable to ALP Dillingen in mandate, structure, and service portfolio, including in-person training, eLearning, and qualification programs for teachers and school leaders.

Others

• Cornelsen Verlag: Germany's largest educational publisher providing textbooks, digital learning materials, and teacher resources. Comparable in serving the German teacher market with educational content and professional development resources, though as a private publisher rather than a state training academy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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