What Corporate Learning & Change GmbH does

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH (CLC) is a Stuttgart-based professional-services firm specializing in corporate learning, organizational development, and change management for enterprise and public-sector clients in the DACH region. Founded around 2004, the firm is led by Managing Directors Amelie Fiedler and Dr. Steffen Moser alongside founder and Senior Consultant Dr. Katja Bett, supported by a 13-person team of named Learning Consultants with public personal brands. CLC structures its offering around three service pillars: Skill Detectives (competency analysis and future-skills research, including a proprietary Skill Detective software tool), Change Architects (organizational development and modern learning-ecosystem design), and Learning Transformers (learning-concept design, content production, and training delivery). The firm delivers multi-year transformation engagements, open-enrollment courses, and proprietary event programs including the annual CLC Winterwonderland digital conference and a free webinar series.

The firm's revenue is generated through three streams: in-house corporate seminars and consulting engagements billed on a daily-rate basis with tiered cancellation terms (free cancellation 6+ weeks out, scaling to 100% within one week); open-enrollment qualification programs covering topics such as generative AI (KI-Lernpfad), marketing, sales, cybersecurity, digital competencies, and international trainer certification; and branded events including CLC Winterwonderland (€49-€69 net per participant with team discounts). Pricing is uniformly quote-based and individually negotiated, with no subscription, seat-based, or self-serve distribution disclosed. The firm's go-to-market combines enterprise field sales, content-driven inbound lead generation via webinars, blog, podcast, and email newsletter (Sendinblue), and event-led brand building at DACH industry venues including the DALK congress.

CLC has no external funding, no institutional investors, and operates as a privately held GmbH registered with Amtsgericht Stuttgart (HRB 751365). Named enterprise customers include EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (5,000+ apprentices reached, 2021-2024), Berliner Wasserbetriebe (4,500+ employees, 2023-2026), Lucas-Nülle, Lechler, Vaillant, Fresenius Kabi, RITTAL, and DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing, alongside government clients such as Ministerium für Verkehr Baden-Württemberg. The firm holds no disclosed patents and has no partnership, M&A, or leadership-change events on record beyond the 2022 Learning Leader Award granted to Amelie Fiedler.

Name

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH

Legal name

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH

Website

https://clc-learning.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH is a Stuttgart-based consulting firm specializing in corporate learning, change management, and competency analysis for enterprise and public sector clients across the DACH region, structured around three service pillars: Skill Detectives, Change Architects, and Learning Transformers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Learning & Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Stakeholder, Communication & Change Management (EDABAHAF)

Keywords

• Corporate learning consulting
• Change management services
• Competency analysis software
• Organizational development training
• Blended learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Open Enrollment Training Courses: Open seminars ('offene Seminare') offered to the public, covering topics such as AI learning paths, marketing specialists, international trainers, cybersecurity, media development, and digital competencies. Also includes structured courses and apprenticeship programs.
2. In-House Seminars & Corporate Training: Custom in-house training programs designed and delivered for specific enterprise clients (e.g., EnBW, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Lucas-Nülle). Priced per contract, with cancellation terms defined in AGB (6 weeks free, 25-100% fee depending on cancellation timing).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH provides corporate learning consulting, change management, and competency development services through a three-pillar model: Skill Detectives (competency analysis and future skills research), Change Architects (learning ecosystem design and organizational development), and Learning Transformers (learning concept design, content production, and training delivery). The firm delivers custom in-house seminars for enterprise clients and government institutions, open-enrollment course programs, and a proprietary competency analysis software called Skill Detective, primarily serving HR/L&D departments in the DACH region.

Product overview

Corporate Learning & Change GmbH operates as a professional services firm organized into three main service divisions: Skill Detectives (competency management and future research), Change Architects (learning ecosystems and organizational development), and Learning Transformers (learning concept design, content production, and training delivery). The company offers a competency analysis software called Skill Detective, multiple course programs including an AI Learning Path (KI-Lernpfad), marketing, cybersecurity, digital competencies, and international training specializations, as well as event programs including webinars, podcasts, and the annual CLC Winterwonderland conference. Their approach combines consulting, training delivery, and learning media production, supported by a digital ecosystem using various content formats (video, audio, text-based training).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skill Detectives (Service Division)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+ apprentices impacted through EnBW transformation program (2021-2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Skillsoft is a global corporate learning platform offering content, virtual instructor-led training, and AI-powered learning experiences. It is a broader incumbent overlapping with CLC's open-enrollment courses, AI learning path, and digital competency programs, especially for multinational enterprise accounts.
• Cornelsen Group: Cornelsen is a major German educational publisher and training provider with offerings spanning schools, vocational education, and corporate learning. While broader in scope than CLC, its corporate L&D and trainer qualification offerings overlap with CLC's curriculum, particularly in dual education and adult learning.

Direct peers

• Prosci: Prosci is a specialized change management research, training, and advisory firm offering methodology, certification, and consulting services. It directly overlaps with CLC's Change Architects pillar and serves a similar enterprise buyer for organizational change initiatives.
• GP Strategies Corporation: GP Strategies is a global performance improvement and training solutions provider serving enterprise customers with managed learning services, change management, and consulting. It overlaps with CLC on large-scale enterprise L&D outsourcing and transformation mandates.
• Haufe Akademie: Haufe Akademie is a leading German corporate training and continuing education provider serving HR and L&D functions with consulting, open seminars, and in-house programs. It is the closest direct peer to CLC in the DACH corporate learning and change management space, operating with a much larger delivery footprint.
• Cegos Group: Cegos is a global corporate training and change management consultancy offering consulting, in-house programs, and open enrollment courses across multiple regions. It competes with CLC for multinational enterprise L&D and transformation mandates and serves a similar buyer (HR/L&D leaders).
• WEKA Media: WEKA Media is a German professional information and training provider covering compliance, management, and corporate learning topics. It is a direct competitor to CLC in DACH in-house and open-enrollment training, particularly for HR and specialist departments.
• Kienbaum Consultants International: Kienbaum is a German management consulting firm covering leadership, HR, and organizational transformation. It competes with CLC on enterprise consulting engagements involving change management, learning ecosystems, and HR transformation in the DACH market.
• Staufen AG: Staufen is a German consulting firm specializing in operational excellence, lean transformation, and learning factory concepts. It overlaps with CLC on industrial and manufacturing clients needing transformation and capability-building programs.

Emerging players

• GoodHabitz: GoodHabitz is a European SaaS learning platform providing curated course content for SMB and enterprise customers. It competes for parts of CLC's open-enrollment and digital competency training business, though its model is technology-delivered rather than consulting-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporatelearning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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