Canisius Campus Dortmund

What Canisius Campus Dortmund does

Canisius Campus Dortmund gGmbH is a Catholic Academy for Healthcare Professions (Katholische Akademie für Gesundheitsberufe) registered in Dortmund, Germany. It is structured as a non-profit gGmbH owned by a consortium of Catholic healthcare operators — SLG, SJG, KLW, MKS St. Paulus GmbH, Johanniter GmbH, Caritas Altenhilfe Dortmund GmbH, and CariPro — and primarily trains nursing and surgical-care personnel for those shareholders as well as the broader North Rhine-Westphalia region.

The academy's core products are three state-recognized vocational programs: the three-year Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann (generalist nursing) qualification serving roughly 700 enrolled students, the one- to eighteen-month Pflegefachassistenz (nursing assistance) program, and the three-year Operationstechnische Assistent (OTA / surgical technician) program launched in 2023. These are augmented by a Bachelor Pflege dual track in cooperation with FH Münster and HFH Hamburg and a portfolio of continuing-education courses covering palliative care, hygiene, sterilization (DGSV-aligned), endoscopy reprocessing, OR nursing, and Praxisanleitung. Infrastructure comprises a consolidated 6,000 m² campus at Kirchderner Straße 45a (since January 18, 2021) with Skills Labs, smartboard-equipped classrooms, and an on-site 41.8 kWp photovoltaic system.

Revenue mechanics center on tuition-based vocational training funded via shareholder healthcare institutions (which employ graduates), supplemented by continuing-education fees, AZAV-accredited measures (enabling employment-agency funding), and Bildungsurlaub-eligible courses under § 9 AWbG. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer enrollment through the campus website, complemented by channel partnerships with regional hospital systems for practical placements. The organization holds DIN EN ISO 9001 quality certification, AZAV certification, and § 10 AWbG recognition as a continuing education provider at Bezirksregierung Arnsberg.

Name

Canisius Campus Dortmund

Legal name

Canisius Campus Dortmund gGmbH

Website

https://canisiuscampus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Canisius Campus Dortmund gGmbH is a Catholic Academy for Healthcare Professions in Dortmund, Germany, delivering state-recognized vocational training in generalist nursing, nursing assistance, and surgical technology, plus dual Bachelor degree pathways and continuing education for regional Catholic healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Vocational Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nursing Assistant (CNA) & Patient Care Technician (PCT) (EDAOAJAB), Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF), Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Nursing vocational training
• Healthcare continuing education
• Surgical technician training
• Nursing assistant training
• Dual study nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition-based Vocational Training: Vocational training programs for nursing professions, funded primarily through partnerships with healthcare institutions (shareholders) who employ graduates. Students receive practical training at partner facilities while attending theoretical education at the campus.
2. Continuing Education Courses: Professional development and continuing education courses for healthcare workers including specialized certifications, refreshers, and advanced training programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Canisius Campus Dortmund gGmbH operates a Catholic Academy for Healthcare Professions that delivers state-recognized vocational training in nursing (Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann), nursing assistance (Pflegefachassistenz), and operating theatre assistance (Operationstechnische Assistent/OTA), plus a dual Bachelor Pflege program with FH Münster and HFH Hamburg. The academy supplements these vocational tracks with a continuing education portfolio covering practice supervision, OR nursing, palliative care, hygiene, sterilization, endoscopy, and supplementary caregiver training for working healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Canisius Campus Dortmund gGmbH operates as a Catholic Academy for Health Professions offering a comprehensive portfolio of vocational training programs and continuing education for the healthcare sector. The core educational offerings include three main training programs: the 3-year generalist nursing program (Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann) serving approximately 700 students, the Pflegefachassistenz (nursing assistant) program, and the Operationstechnische Assistent (surgical technician) OTA program. A dual study option allows students to combine nursing training with a Bachelor of Science degree in partnership with FH Münster and HFH Hamburg. The continuing education division provides specialized professional development including Praxisanleitung (practice supervision), OP nursing specialization, Palliative Care, hygiene officer training, sterilization technician courses, endoscopy specialist training, and caregiver supplementary education. The institution serves its own shareholders as well as the broader Dortmund region, operating from a 6,000 square meter facility with modern skills labs and smartboard-equipped classrooms since consolidating to a single location in January 2021.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann (Generalist Nursing Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 700 students currently enrolled in nursing programs since January 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fachhochschule Münster (FH Münster)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for dual study program 'Bachelor of Science Pflege dual'. Students complete semesters 1-5 as distance learning with study materials plus six-day presence phases at FH Münster, followed by three full-time semesters after completing nursing certification. Leads to dual qualification: vocational nursing certificate and academic bachelor's degree.
• HFH - Hamburger Fern-HochschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for dual study program in Therapy and Nursing Sciences. Eight-semester part-time program combining vocational training with academic studies. First phase runs parallel to vocational education, second phase accompanies professional work. Leads to Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) qualification.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sterilgutversorgung (DGSV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing education programs aligned with DGSV guidelines and standards for sterilization supply management and endoscopy reprocessing. Certification courses follow DGSV curriculum requirements.
• Bildungsurlaub NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing education programs meet requirements of § 9 AWbG and are recognized as eligible for educational leave (Bildungsurlaub) in NRW. Employees can claim paid educational leave for participation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Klinikum Dortmund - Bildungszentrum: The municipal hospital's own training academy in Dortmund provides nursing and healthcare training, directly competing for the same metropolitan applicant pool as Canisius Campus.
• Lukas Bildungszentrum: Catholic-affiliated healthcare education provider in the broader NRW region, with similar mission and programs. Directly relevant as a competitor for students and partner facilities in the regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Bildungszentrum: Helios Kliniken's in-house training academies provide nursing and allied-health vocational training nationwide. Comparable in program content and employer-sponsored model, but backed by a large private hospital chain.
• Asklepios Bildungszentrum: The hospital group's educational arm offers nursing and OTA training across multiple German states. Comparable as a healthcare-affiliated training provider, but at much larger scale and as part of a broad hospital operator.

Others

• DGSV (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sterilgutversorgung): Standards body whose curriculum Canisius Campus follows for sterilization and endoscopy training. Comparable as a content/standards partner, and indirectly as a competitor through other DGSV-accredited schools.

Direct peers

• Diakonie Bildungszentrum: Protestant counterpart to Caritas networks, operating nursing and care schools with similar employer-sponsored consortium models. Directly comparable in mission, scale, and clientele, with the main difference being confessional affiliation.
• Malteser Bildungsakademie: Catholic-affiliated healthcare and nursing education provider with similar offerings in vocational nursing training and continuing education. Comparable in shareholder/employer model and student demographic.
• Caritas Bildungszentrum: Caritas operates similar Catholic-affiliated nursing and healthcare vocational schools across Germany, often with comparable structures (gGmbH, shareholder model, religious affiliation). Directly comparable in terms of programs, target students, and employer partnerships.

Emerging players

• Katholische Stiftungshochschule München (KSH): Catholic university offering Bachelor's programs in nursing and allied health. Comparable in the dual-study pathway and Catholic affiliation, but operates at university level rather than vocational school.
• Fachhochschule Münster (FH Münster) - Nursing Programs: Already a partner of Canisius Campus for the dual Bachelor program, but also competes as an academic pathway for nursing students in NRW. Comparable in the Bachelor-level offering and student demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pflegeschule
• Instagraminstagram.com/canisiuscampus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canisius-campus-dortmund

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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