Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg

What Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg does

The Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg is the state-level education authority for the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg, established under Austrian federal education law and jointly administered by Land Vorarlberg and the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung. Headquartered at Bahnhofstraße 12 in Bregenz with a staff of approximately 41 employees, it provides centralized school administration, teacher recruitment and placement, educational counseling, and student support services across all school types in the region, including Volksschule, Mittelschule, AHS, BMHS, and special education institutions. Its service portfolio includes a searchable Schulverzeichnis (school directory), a Beratungsservice covering pedagogical counseling and bullying coordination, a 24/7 school psychology hotline (0800 211320), teacher supervision funding of up to €600 per school year, Schülerbeihilfen (student financial aid), Häuslicher Unterricht oversight with externistenprüfung support, and a Fort- und Weiterbildung professional development program.

The underlying technology stack is a website-based information services and online administrative platform hosted at bildung-vbg.gv.at, with content delivered through a proprietary CMS imaging pipeline and technical operations outsourced to LFRZ GmbH in Vienna. The site follows WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines and is published under a 2019 copyright baseline maintained with ongoing updates, including 2026 recruitment materials and awards content. Leadership consists of Bildungsdirektor Heiko Richter and Bildungslandesrätin Barbara Schöbi-Fink, supported by data protection officers (Mag. Tatjana Starchl, Florian Siegele) and SQM personnel.

The business model is non-commercial: as a government state entity (öffentliche Dienststelle), the Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg is fully funded through public budgets, does not generate revenue, and provides all core services — school administration, teacher support, counseling, and financial aid — free of charge to schools, teachers, students, and parents. There is no GTM motion, pricing model, or commercial customer base; distribution is direct administrative service provision to the regional school ecosystem, with marketing limited to public information dissemination through the official website, phone, email, and direct school coordination.

Name

Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg

Legal name

Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg

Website

https://bildung-vbg.gv.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg is the Austrian state-level education authority administering all schools, teacher recruitment, counseling, and student support services in Vorarlberg. It serves schools, teachers, students, and parents, and is publicly funded as a government entity headquartered in Bregenz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (92311), Administration of Education Programs (923110), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Education Departments (EDADAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ), School District Central Administration (Superintendent & Cabinet Offices) (EDADABAF)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• School system oversight
• Teacher recruitment services
• Educational counseling
• School psychology support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bregenz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg is the regional government education authority for the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, providing centralized oversight and coordination of all public schools. It delivers school administration, teacher recruitment and placement, professional development, pedagogical and school psychology counseling (including a 24/7 hotline), student financial aid, homeschooling oversight, and bullying/mobbing prevention coordination.

Product overview

Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg operates as a government education authority managing the school system in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The organization provides a portfolio of interconnected services centered around school administration, educational counseling, teacher recruitment, and professional development. Key offerings include the Schulverzeichnis (school directory) for locating schools, Beratungsservice (counseling services) covering pedagogical support, bullying prevention, and career guidance, Förderungen & Beihilfen (grants and subsidies) for students and teachers, Häuslicher Unterricht (homeschooling) with external examination services, and Fort- und Weiterbildung (professional development) for educators. These services work together to support the educational ecosystem from school enrollment through teacher professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schulverzeichnis (School Directory) Online directory of all schools in the federal state of Vorarlberg, searchable by school type, district, school code, or school name. Provides public access to school information for parents, students, and administrators.
• Beratungsservice (Counseling Services) Comprehensive counseling services including pedagogical counseling, intensive pedagogical counseling, student and educational counselors, social networking support, bullying coordination, school social work, career guidance, and intercultural support. Available to schools, teachers, students, and parents across Vorarlberg.
• Lehrer/in werden (Become a Teacher) Recruitment program for teachers in Vorarlberg, providing information on lateral entry pathways (Quereinstieg), application deadlines for open positions, and job opportunities across primary, secondary, grammar, vocational, and special education schools.
• Förderungen & Beihilfen (Grants & Subsidies) Financial support services including student scholarships (Schülerbeihilfen) and supervision funding of up to €600 per school year for teachers. Administers public funding distributed to students and educational staff in Vorarlberg.
• Häuslicher Unterricht (Homeschooling) Home education program allowing parents to fulfill compulsory schooling requirements through private instruction, including administration of the Externistenprüfung (external examination) for homeschooled students to obtain formal qualifications.
• Fort- und Weiterbildung (Professional Development) Continuing education programs for teachers including training events, educational initiatives, competitions, and professional development courses, plus a volunteer-based Unterrichtscoaching network that pairs experienced teachers with new entrants for mentorship support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Central hotline for school psychology available 24/7
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bildungsdirektion Kärnten: Carinthia's regional Bildungsdirektion — directly comparable state-level education authority with the same statutory remit under Austrian federal law.
• Bildungsdirektion Burgenland: Burgenland's state education directorate — another small-state peer with the same institutional structure, scope, and federal oversight as Vorarlberg's authority.
• Bildungsdirektion Tirol: Tyrol's regional education authority — a western Austrian counterpart with comparable geographic and demographic profile to Vorarlberg and an identical service mandate.
• Bildungsdirektion Oberösterreich: Upper Austria's education directorate, structurally and functionally analogous as a state-level Bildungsdirektion under the same federal education law.
• Bildungsdirektion Niederösterreich: State education directorate for Lower Austria with equivalent statutory responsibilities for school administration, teacher recruitment, and student support services in its region.
• Bildungsdirektion Salzburg: Salzburg's state education directorate, operating the same K–12 oversight, teacher placement, and counseling services framework.
• Bildungsdirektion Wien: State-level education authority for Vienna operating under the same Austrian federal Bildungsdirektion framework. Directly comparable in mandate (school oversight, teacher placement, counseling) but serves a much larger urban jurisdiction.
• Bildungsdirektion Steiermark: Styria's regional education authority, providing the same portfolio of school oversight, counseling, and teacher management functions as Vorarlberg's directorate.

Regional players

• Stadtschulrat für Wien (now Bildungsdirektion Wien): Historical predecessor of the Vienna Bildungsdirektion; included as a regional municipal education oversight peer for historical comparability of city-level school administration models in Austria.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung: Austrian federal education ministry that provides overarching policy, funding, and statutory oversight for all Bildungsdirektionen — comparable as the higher-level public-sector counterpart setting the framework within which Vorarlberg operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bildungsdirektion-f%C3%BCr-vorarlberg

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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