Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG - Abklärung Ausbildung Integration

What Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG - Abklärung Ausbildung Integration does

Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG - Abklärung Ausbildung Integration is a Swiss non-profit association (Verein APPISBERG, CHE-102.396.643) founded on 26 November 1965 in Männedorf, Canton of Zurich, and currently operating with 45 employees across three locations (Männedorf headquarters, Zürich, Sargans). Its core function is the vocational assessment (BEFAS), training, social-pedagogical housing, and labor-market integration of youth and young adults (primarily aged 14-25) with physical, psychological (notably psychiatric), or learning difficulties, plus vocational-medical assessments for migrants and refugees. Service delivery spans ten in-house occupational training and production workshops (electronics, mechanics, carpentry, logistics, ICT, gardening, kitchen, facility management, domestic economy, application development) that simultaneously function as educational environments and as contract-work providers, alongside residential Wohngruppen (32 places), on-site case management, and supported job placements in partner companies across the primary Swiss labor market.

The business model is a hybrid of publicly funded tariff services and earned commercial revenue. The primary funding mechanism is recurring IV (disability insurance) tariff contracts with 11 cantonal IV offices, which reimburse assessment, training, integration, and residential services at official rate schedules; supplementary revenue streams include contract work performed by the workshops (26% growth in 2021), donations and fundraising (including a CHF 500/panel solar Patenschaften sponsorship model under the 648-panel photovoltaic installation commissioned in August 2023, plus crowdfunding via Raiffeisen's Lokalhelden platform), participant/IV contributions to residential services, and nominal association membership fees (CHF 50 individual / CHF 100 collective annually). Customers are principally government institutions (cantonal IV offices, the Canton of Graubünden migration authority) and end-user persons/families, with enterprises such as Sensirion AG, Hotel Boldern, Alterszentrum Wiesengrund, Sercon GmbH, WeLoveYouLove.ch, and Pleasant Plants serving as apprenticeship-host and contract-work partners. The organization is ISO 9001:2024 certified and serves German-speaking Switzerland exclusively.

Name

Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG - Abklärung Ausbildung Integration

Legal name

Verein APPISBERG

Website

https://appisberg.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swiss non-profit (Verein APPISBERG) competence center providing vocational assessment, training across ten occupational fields, social-pedagogical housing, and labor-market integration services for young people with special needs, primarily funded by cantonal disability insurance tariffs and supplemented by workshop contract work and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adult Learner Support Services (Advising, Case Management, Wraparound Supports) (EDAAABAJ), Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK), Disability & Chronic Condition Care Coordination (EDALAFAI)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Disability employment training
• Apprenticeship placement programs
• Vocational assessment services
• Supported employment coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Männedorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IV Tariff-Based Services: Core revenue is generated through IV (disability insurance) tariff contracts with cantonal IV offices. APPISBERG provides assessment, training, integration, and residential services reimbursed according to official IV rate schedules. Revenue from IV tariffs is the primary funding mechanism.
2. Contract Work / Production Revenue: The organization's ten vocational workshops (electronics, mechanics, carpentry, logistics, ICT, gardening, kitchen, etc.) perform customer contract work generating production revenues. The 2021 annual report noted 26% growth in contract work revenue. Revenues fund both operational costs and training activities.
3. Participant Contributions: Participants may contribute to costs of housing (including social-pedagogical Wohngruppen and hotellerie), which are in part covered by IV or borne by participants/families.
4. Donations and Fundraising: APPISBERG receives charitable donations and fundraising revenues to support infrastructure, equipment upgrades (e.g., CNC machines, photovoltaic panels, beds/mattresses), and special projects. Donations are tax-deductible as the organization is exempt from inheritance and gift taxes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG is a Swiss non-profit vocational integration center providing interdisciplinary vocational assessment (BEFAS), structured vocational training across ten occupational fields (electronics, mechanics, carpentry, logistics, ICT, horticulture, kitchen, facility management, housekeeping, application development), supported employment and job coaching, and social-pedagogical residential care. Services are delivered primarily to youth and adults with physical or psychological impairments and are funded through cantonal disability insurance (IV) tariff contracts.

Product overview

Kompetenzzentrum APPISBERG operates as an integrated service organization offering vocational assessment (BEFAS), vocational training across ten occupational fields (Elektronik, Gärtnerei, Hauswirtschaft, Informatik, Küche, Logistik, Mechanik, Schreinerei, Technischer Dienst, Applikationsentwicklung), and vocational integration services. The organization combines training in its own production/service units with placements in partner companies, supported by residential living options (Sozialpädagogisches Wohnen, Hotellerie). Services include contract work (Auftragsarbeiten), IT services, and an organic nursery with seasonal seedling sales. The portfolio is coordinated through Case Management & Job Coaching, with the shared goal of integrating participants into the primary Swiss labor market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BEFAS Vocational Assessment
• Ausbildung im APPISBERG (In-House Vocational Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of apprenticeship exam candidates pass annually, with average grades of 4.8–5.0 (vs. minimum passing grade of 4.0)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amt für Migration und Zivilrecht Kanton GraubündencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020After a successful pilot in 2020, APPISBERG entered a framework contract with the Amt für Migration und Zivilrecht Kanton Graubünden for vocational-medical assessments of migrants and recognized refugees. Six assessments were conducted in 2021. The partnership was renewed for 2022 and the service is being extended to additional cantons.
• SwissmechaniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining model partnership for vocational education in the mechanics/technical trades. APPISBERG collaborates with Swissmechanic on training pathways and apprenticeship models for young people with special needs.
• Hotel BoldernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for technical maintenance services. In December 2021, APPISBERG signed an agreement with Hotel Boldern for enhanced cooperation on technical building maintenance, including janitorial services and security, creating a new service line under the Facility Management department.
• Sensirion AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnology company hosting ICT EFZ apprentices from APPISBERG. Fabian Pulver completed his apprenticeship through APPISBERG and transitioned to Sensirion, receiving a permanent position. APPISBERG job coaches support both the trainee and Sensirion supervisors throughout the apprenticeship.
• Alterszentrum Wiesengrund, StäfaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElderly care facility that hosted Michelle Torres for her Hauswirtschaft EFZ apprenticeship. The facility offered her a permanent position after her apprenticeship, demonstrating successful labor market integration.
• WeLoveYouLove.chminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline retailer partnered with APPISBERG's logistics department for fulfillment and shipping services. The partnership enables mutual growth and development for both organizations.
• Sercon GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT services company partnered with APPISBERG for ICT apprenticeships. Kevin Idrizaj worked at Sercon during his second year and transitioned fully in his third apprenticeship year while continuing to reside at APPISBERG.
• Pleasant PlantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart-up collaborating with APPISBERG's horticulture department. Described APPISBERG as operating at 'very high quality standards' and engaged in ongoing production partnership.
• RegioFloracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPPISBERG acts as a pilot operation for RegioFlora, which works on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) to develop criteria and quality standards for regional plant material. APPISBERG contributes practical production experience to the development of future certification guidelines for regional ecotype plant material.
• InfoFloraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational center for information on Swiss flora. APPISBERG collaborates with InfoFlora as part of its regional wild plant production initiative, contributing to biodiversity conservation efforts.
• BioterraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss association for natural gardening and horticulture. Partnership supports APPISBERG's Bio-Gärtnerei in the exchange of knowledge on organic plant production and biodiversity.
• Raiffeisen Schweiz (via Lokalhelden platform)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPPISBERG launched a joint crowdfunding campaign with Raiffeisen Schweiz through the Lokalhelden platform to fund investments in the Bio-Gärtnerei's regional wild plant production, including seed collections, drainage, irrigation, and website development.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Stiftung Wendepunkt: Swiss foundation running vocational integration measures (assessment, work training, supported employment) and contract work for people with social or psychological challenges, comparable to APPISBERG's BEFAS assessment and partner-company placement offerings.
• Stiftung Bächtelen: Bern-based foundation offering vocational preparation, apprenticeships (PrA/EFZ) and integration for young people with special needs, combining in-house workshops and partner-company placements. Shares the integrated assessment-training-residential-coaching model with APPISBERG.
• Werkheim Wetzikon: Wetzikon-based institution providing work and housing for people with disabilities, combining sheltered workshops with vocational training. Compares directly to APPISBERG's residential-plus-workshop model and IV funding base in the German-speaking Swiss plateau.
• Jobfactory Basel: Basel-based non-profit providing vocational preparation, apprenticeships, and supported employment for disadvantaged youth, partly via in-house training operations. Comparable target population (youth with barriers) and Swiss IV/public-funding reliance.
• Stiftung Battenberg: Biel-based non-profit operating vocational integration workshops (mechanics, carpentry, horticulture, etc.) for people with disabilities, with similar IV funding and supported-employment focus. Comparable in workshop-based training approach and Swiss regulatory context.
• Brühlgut Stiftung: Non-profit foundation in Winterthur offering vocational assessment, training, and integration for people with disabilities, with in-house workshops across multiple trades. Operates almost identically to APPISBERG in mandate, funding mix (IV tariffs), and target population, making it the closest comparable organization.
• Stiftung Papp (Praxis Arbeit Plus Perspektive): Bern-based foundation running vocational preparation and supported-employment programs for people with special needs, similar intake model via IV offices, and parallel focus on primary-labor-market integration.
• Gemeinnützige Werkstätten und Wohnstätten (GWB) Bern: Bern-area non-profit operating workshops (wood, metal, textiles, gardening), supported housing, and integration services for people with disabilities under IV mandates. Comparable workshop-based training and contract work model.
• Stiftung WBK (Wohn- und Bürozentrum für Körperbehinderte): Foundation in Winterthur providing vocational integration, supported employment, and residential services for people with physical disabilities under IV funding. Highly comparable in service mix (assessment, training, job coaching, residential) and Swiss-German operating context.

Regional players

• Verein Sprungbrett (Ostschweiz): Eastern-Switzerland NGO providing vocational preparation, training, and integration for youth with special needs, with comparable use of in-house operational units and external partner placements. Differentiated by regional focus (Ostschweiz) overlapping with APPISBERG's Sargans branch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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