Bildung+Lernen gGmbH

What Bildung+Lernen gGmbH does

Bildung+Lernen gGmbH (legally: Bildung + Lernen gemeinnützige Qualifizierungs- und Beschäftigungsgesellschaft mbH) is a non-profit education and labor-market services provider headquartered in Kamen, Germany, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AWO Ruhr-Lippe-Ems. Founded in 1996, the organization operates from seven sites across North Rhine-Westphalia — Kamen, Schwerte, Hamm, Hamm Bockum-Hövel, Lünen, Bönen, and Warendorf — and delivers publicly commissioned programs in family education, language and integration, vocational qualification, labor-market reintegration, all-day school care (OGS), school social work, and family sponsorships. The operating model is built on physical classroom delivery supported by the Webbasys / Kursportal course-management platform for participant administration and scheduling.

The business model is a publicly commissioned, fee-and-grant hybrid typical of German gemeinnützige Beschäftigungsgesellschaften. Core revenue is generated through cost reimbursements and per-attendee subsidies under SGB II/III (Agentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter Kreis Unna, Kommunales Jobcenter Kreis Warendorf) and BAMF integration-course authorizations, with secondary income from municipal contracts (Kommunales Integrationszentrum, OGS, Schulsozialarbeit) and fee-based continuing education. Access to commissioning flows is gated by AZAV certification and BAMF integration-course approval, both of which the organization holds. The non-profit (gGmbH) structure means surpluses are reinvested in mission-aligned services rather than distributed.

Leadership sits under Geschäftsführer Thorsten Schmitz, with Prokuristen Maciej Kozlowski and Nicole Neises-Weiler, division head Marc Stommer (Labor Market Services), and shareholder-meeting chair Silvia Gosewinkel MdL; parent AWO Ruhr-Lippe-Ems is governed by a newly installed chair, Oliver Kaczmarek. Strategic activity in the recent reporting window has centered on consolidating capacity in Hamm Bockum-Hövel, broadening the qualifying and continuing-education portfolio, and deepening OGS and Schulsozialarbeit commitments — consistent with a stable, regionally embedded welfare-sector operator rather than a growth-stage venture.

Name

Bildung+Lernen gGmbH

Legal name

Bildung + Lernen gemeinnützige Qualifizierungs- und Beschäftigungsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://bildungundlernen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bildung+Lernen gGmbH is a non-profit education and labor-market services provider in North Rhine-Westphalia, delivering publicly commissioned family education, integration courses, vocational qualification, OGS, and school social work across seven sites as an AWO Ruhr-Lippe-Ems subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public-sector contract revenue (SGB II / SGB III funded programs): The majority of Bildung+Lernen gGmbH's revenue is derived from publicly funded employment market services delivered under contracts with the Agentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency), Jobcenter Kreis Unna, Kommunales Jobcenter Kreis Warendorf, and related public commissioners. These include measures for professional integration, vocational preparation, and qualification for unemployed and job-seeking populations. Revenue is program-based, tied to placements and participation outcomes.
2. Fee-based continuing education and qualification courses: The organization generates revenue from fee-based professional development seminars, certification courses, and qualification programs offered to both AWO employees and external participants. This includes courses such as the 160h qualification for Kita staff, U3 qualification, treatment care courses (Behandlungspflege LG1/LG2), child protection certification, and more. Some courses are publicly subsidized or funded through employment agencies, while others are open enrollment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bildung+Lernen gGmbH provides publicly funded and fee-based education, qualification, and labor market services across North Rhine-Westphalia. Its core offerings comprise family education, BAMF-authorized German integration courses, vocational preparation and employment integration measures for job seekers, continuing education and certification programs for social and educational professionals, and supported employment programs for people with disabilities. Operations span seven locations in Kreis Unna, Stadt Hamm, and Kreis Warendorf, delivered via in-person classroom instruction and live-online sessions.

Product overview

Bildung+Lernen gGmbH operates as a unified educational services platform offering five interconnected core service areas: Family Education (Familienbildung), Language & Integration, Labor Market Services (Arbeitsmarktdienstleistungen), Vocational Training (Berufliche Weiterbildung), and Vocational Integration (Berufliche Eingliederung). These core services are complemented by specialized programs including the Familienbildungsstätte family education center, Open All-Day School Care (OGS), the Fachseminar for family caregiver training, school social work services, and the NeuEinstellung inclusion project. The organization also provides access to educational offerings through its web-based course portal (Webbasys). The company serves the Kreis Unna, Stadt Hamm, and Kreis Warendorf regions in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Familienbildungsstätte: Family education center offering courses and programs for families, parents, and children in Schwerte.

Products and services

• Familienbildung (Family Education) Family education and support programs delivered through the AWO Familienbildungsstätte in Schwerte and affiliated family centers, serving families, parents, and children across the Ruhr-Lippe-Ems region with parenting, parent-child, and family sponsorship programs.
• Sprache & Integration (Language & Integration) BAMF-authorized German integration courses (Integrationskurse), naturalization preparation, civic orientation courses, and AS+ vocational language training for apprentices of non-German origin, delivered across multiple regional sites including on-site at VEKA AG in Sendenhorst.
• Arbeitsmarktdienstleistungen (Labor Market Services) Commissioned labor market services including vocational preparation, profiling, coaching, qualification, and supported employment measures for Bürgergeld recipients and long-term unemployed, delivered under contracts with the Agentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter Kreis Unna, and Kommunales Jobcenter Kreis Warendorf through programs such as GECO and StartMobil.
• Berufliche Weiterbildung (Vocational Continuing Education) Continuing education and certification programs for working professionals and AWO employees, including 160h qualification for Kita staff, U3 qualification, Behandlungspflege LG1/LG2, child protection specialist training (Fachkraft im Kinderschutz), and educator retraining, delivered in-person and via live-online sessions.
• Berufliche Eingliederung (Vocational Integration) Vocational integration services supporting people with disabilities and other barriers to employment through individualized coaching and workplace integration, including the NeuEinstellung inclusion project with placements achieved at employers such as AJATA (Einradversand) and Hof Ratz Rabatz (Reittherapie).
• Offene Ganztagsschule (OGS) / Open All-Day School Care Open all-day school care (OGS) program operating at 11 schools across 5 cities/municipalities in Kreis Unna, Stadt Hamm, and Kreis Warendorf, serving primary school students with afternoon care, homework support, and educational activities; 993 elementary school students served as of 2017.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vocational integration measures with placement rates above 70% in some programs (referenced as 'Vermittlungsquote von über 70%' in the first labor market)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWO Ruhr-Lippe-Ems (Parent Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBildung+Lernen gGmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Ruhr-Lippe-Ems. The parent organization provides the institutional framework, network of social facilities (Kitas, care homes, family centers), and co-financing for joint projects. The subsidiary leverages the AWO's facilities as internship and placement sites for program participants and delivers training for AWO staff.
• Agentur für Arbeit HammcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Federal Employment Agency in Hamm commissions vocational preparation, qualification, and professional integration measures from Bildung+Lernen. It also co-finances training programs through the Qualifizierungschancengesetz ( Qualification Opportunities Act), including the retraining of Kita everyday assistants into qualified child day care providers.
• Jobcenter Kreis UnnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jobcenter Kreis Unna commissions labor market services including professional integration measures, coaching, and qualification programs for Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit) recipients. It works with the organization on profiling, coaching, and social support services under programs such as 'Soziale Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt'.
• Kommunales Jobcenter Kreis WarendorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissions the 'GECO – Gesundheitsevaluation, -coaching und Orientierung' and 'StartMobil' labor market measures for employable benefit recipients under SGB II in Kreis Warendorf, implemented at locations in Warendorf, Beckum, and Ahlen.
• Kommunales Integrationszentrum des Kreises WarendorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the organization on the AS+ (Azubi-Sprachförderung) vocational language training program, providing individualized German language support for apprentices of non-German origin in the Kreis Warendorf area. Funded through the Kommunales Integrationszentrum, implemented by Bildung+Lernen at locations including Ahlen, Everswinkel, Warendorf, and at VEKA in Sendenhorst.
• VEKA AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVEKA AG hosts AS+ vocational language training sessions on-site at its Sendenhorst facility for apprentices from African countries training as machine and plant operators. Bildung+Lernen provides the language teacher (Katharina Lanz) who delivers weekly language instruction at the company site.
• Stiftung Kinderglück DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the AWO Familienbildungsstätte on a backpack donation initiative (Tornister-Spende), providing 70 filled backpacks for children from financially disadvantaged families in family centers and Kitas across Kreis Unna, Stadt Hamm, and Kreis Warendorf.
• Lions Club SchwerteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided a financial donation that enabled the Familieschaften project's excursion to the Phänomenta science center in Lüdenscheid, with 56 participants from sponsored families and volunteer mentors.
• VHS Lünen (Volkshochschule Lünen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBildung+Lernen provides social pedagogical supervision for school completion classes (Schulabschlusskurse) at VHS Lünen, supporting students in their transition from school to vocational training or employment through counseling, application coaching, and individual support.
• AWO Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional AWO district is listed as a co-responsible entity in the imprint and data privacy documentation. The organization is affiliated with this upper-level AWO entity as part of the broader AWO federation structure. The Bezirk Westliches Westfalen e.V. (Dortmund) is referenced as the upper-level association in the Amtsgericht registration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grone Bildungszentrum: Non-profit vocational education group offering qualification, labor market integration, and language courses across Germany with multiple regional centers. Comparable in mission, target population, and publicly funded business model.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Vocational training and certification arm of TÜV Rheinland, delivering qualification programs, professional retraining, and certified courses. Comparable in continuing education offerings and certification focus, with larger corporate and regional footprint.
• DEKRA Akademie: Major for-profit vocational training and certification provider operating across Germany, offering AZAV-certified qualification measures, retraining programs, and integration courses. Comparable in regulatory credentials and program portfolio, but with national scale and proprietary delivery infrastructure.
• BBQ Berufliche Bildung GmbH: Vocational education and qualification provider in southern Germany focused on labor market integration, retraining, and continuing education. Overlaps with Bildung+Lernen in SGB II/III commissioned measures and social-sector qualification programs.
• FORUM Berufsbildung: Non-profit vocational education provider serving disadvantaged populations with qualification, retraining, and integration programs. Mission and target population closely aligned with Bildung+Lernen's focus on job seekers and inclusion projects.
• Euro-Schulen / ESO Education Group: National education group delivering BAMF-authorized integration courses, vocational language training, and continuing education programs. Directly comparable in Integrationskurse, AS+ vocational language support, and language certification services.
• DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie: One of Germany's largest adult education and labor market integration providers, delivering publicly funded qualification measures (SGB II/III), vocational retraining, and integration courses nationwide. Directly comparable to Bildung+Lernen in service mix, funding model, and target population.
• bfw (Berufsförderungswerk): Vocational qualification and rehabilitation provider serving disadvantaged populations including long-term unemployed and people with disabilities. Directly overlaps with Bildung+Lernen's labor market services, vocational integration, and qualification offerings.
• bfz Berufliche Fortbildungszentren der Bayerischen Wirtschaft: Vocational training network offering qualification, retraining, and labor market integration programs primarily in Bavaria. Comparable in AZAV-certified program structure and public-sector commissioning model.
• Bonveno Bildungswerk: Charitable education provider delivering labor market integration, qualification programs, and continuing education for disadvantaged groups. Comparable in non-profit structure, social mission, and public-commissioning funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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