Berufsförderungswerk Halle (Saale) gGmbH

Name

Berufsförderungswerk Halle (Saale) gGmbH

Legal name

Berufsförderungswerk Halle (Saale) gGmbH

Website

https://bfw-halle.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies) (EDAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assistive Technology & Learning Accommodations Tutoring (AAC, text-to-speech, note-taking tools) (EDANAFAI)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Vision rehabilitation programs
• Assistive workplace assessment
• Career retraining services
• Blind employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Social Insurance Rehabilitation Funding: The primary revenue stream is funding from German pension insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) and other social insurance providers (e.g., accident insurance, statutory health insurance) for vocational rehabilitation services under German social law (SGB IX). Services are delivered to participants whose rehabilitation is authorized and funded by these public insurers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Berufsförderungswerk Halle (Saale) gGmbH is a non-profit vocational rehabilitation center that delivers Reha-Assessment services (suitability clarification, occupational trials, work-related visual aid trials, and functional capacity assessment) plus qualifying educational programs such as preparation courses, retraining, adaptation qualifications, and individual trainings for blind and visually impaired adults. It also advises on ergonomic workplace design and runs the public-facing Sensorische Welt experiential facility, operating from its Halle (Saale) headquarters and a Berlin-Charlottenburg branch.

Product overview

Berufsförderungswerk Halle (Saale) gGmbH operates as a vocational rehabilitation center for blind and visually impaired adults, offering a unified portfolio of assessment and educational services. The core offering consists of Reha-Assessment services (Eignungsabklärung & Arbeitserprobung, Berufsbezogene Sehhilfenerprobung, Funktionelle Belastungserprobung) to evaluate professional potential, combined with Bildungsangebote educational programs (Vorbereitungskurse, Umschulungen, Anpassungsqualifizierung, Individuelle Trainings) for career retraining. Additional services include on-site Beratungsservice vor Ort advisory consultations and the Sensorische Welt educational experience center. The main facility is located in Halle (Saale) with a branch office in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reha-Assessment — Eignungsabklärung & Arbeitserprobung (EA/AP) Suitability and inclination assessment plus occupational trial to develop career prospects for people who can no longer practice their original profession due to a visual impairment.
• Berufsbezogene Sehhilfenerprobung (BSE) Work-related visual aid testing for individuals with a concrete job, producing recommendations for specific visual aids at that workplace.
• Funktionelle Belastungserprobung (FBE) Functional stress test that produces a current visual performance and stress profile, providing insights on work duration capacity, necessary visual aids, and workplace design.
• Arbeitsplatzanalysen (Workplace Analyses) Analysis of workplaces for ergonomic adaptation for visually impaired employees, supporting durable labor market integration.
• Vorbereitungskurse (Preparation Courses) Preparation courses that equip participants with the tools to continue working in their profession or successfully complete a subsequent qualification.
• Umschulungen (Retraining Programs) Vocational retraining and continuing education for individuals who can no longer practice their learned profession due to visual impairment.
• Anpassungsqualifizierung (Adaptation Qualification) Program aimed at eliminating individual deficits while considering existing professional prerequisites and qualifications, concluded with a house certificate.
• Individuelle Trainings (Individual Training) Training covering life skills, mobility and orientation, and handling electronic aids to master everyday life and work.
• Beratungsservice vor Ort (On-site Advisory Service) Free individual consultation appointments at various counseling locations providing initial meetings, pre-information, and individual advice on the topic of vision and current service offerings.
• Sensorische Welt (Sensory World) Educational experience center offering programs about (non-)seeing for school classes, apprentices, company outings, and interested individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 participants regularly complete vocational rehabilitation successfully per cohort, receiving certificates and transitioning into the labor market.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Berufsförderungswerk Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Berlin-Charlottenburg branch office of the BFW Halle was established in cooperation with Berufsförderungswerk Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. After ten years of operation, the branch was expanded to meet growing demand for educational services for people with restricted vision in the Berlin metropolitan area. The partnership enables BFW Halle to serve blind and visually impaired individuals in the Berlin-Brandenburg region through a shared facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Berufsförderungswerk Würzburg gGmbH: Another BV BFW member providing vocational rehabilitation under the same SGB IX framework. Comparable in mission (durable labour-market reintegration), delivery model (assessment, retraining, integration), and funder relationships (Deutsche Rentenversicherung, employment agencies).
• Berufsförderungswerk München gGmbH: Sister Berufsförderungswerk in the BV BFW network providing vocational rehabilitation and qualification services funded by Deutsche Rentenversicherung. Operates with comparable Reha-Assessment and retraining programs in a different regional catchment, competing for participant placements and federal rehabilitation funding.
• Berufsförderungswerk Koblenz: Vocational rehabilitation center serving Rhineland-Palatinate, member of BV BFW. Provides assessment, qualification, and integration services under German social insurance with a comparable delivery model to BFW Halle.
• Berufsförderungswerk Heidelberg: Vocational rehabilitation center in the BV BFW network providing assessment, retraining, and labour-market integration under SGB IX. Operationally and structurally a direct peer to BFW Halle in mission, funding mix, and service delivery.
• Berufsförderungswerk Bad Pyrmont: Member of the BV BFW national federation offering vocational rehabilitation and qualification programs to adults with health-related employment barriers. Directly comparable operating model, funding sources, and outcome metrics as BFW Halle.
• Berufsförderungswerk Dortmund: Sister BFW providing vocational rehabilitation services in the Ruhr region. Operates under the same statutory framework (SGB IX) with comparable assessment, retraining, and integration services; competes for federal rehabilitation funding allocations.
• Berufsförderungswerk Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. Explicit cooperation partner for BFW Halle's Berlin-Charlottenburg branch office. Operates as a vocational rehabilitation center under the same German social insurance / SGB IX framework and is structurally identical in mission and service model.

Others

• Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband (DBSV): National self-advocacy organization for blind and visually impaired people in Germany. Not a service peer, but a key stakeholder that influences rehabilitation policy, represents the target population, and shapes referral pipelines into centers like BFW Halle.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) Bund: The federal German pension insurance body that is BFW Halle's primary payer under SGB IX. Not a peer in service delivery, but the structural counterpart that commissions and contracts vocational rehabilitation services and sets framework conditions for BFW operations.

Broad incumbents

• Berufsbildungswerk (BBW) network: Network of vocational training centers for young people with disabilities (rather than adults), operating under a parallel funding and accreditation framework. Adjacent category — same rehabilitation orientation and federal coordination, but different target population (adolescents/young adults entering initial training rather than mid-career retraining).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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