Don Bosco Aschau am Inn

What Don Bosco Aschau am Inn does

Don Bosco Aschau am Inn is a non-profit vocational rehabilitation and youth welfare center (Berufsbildungs- und Jugendwerk) operated by the Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos, a Catholic religious order, founded in 1950 in Aschau am Inn, Bavaria, Germany. The institution provides an integrated ecosystem of services for young people aged 15-21 with physical disabilities, psychological conditions, learning impairments, or other special educational and support needs. Core offerings include vocational preparation (Berufsvorbereitung), dual-system vocational training across 9 occupational fields with over 30 apprenticeship trades, a state-recognized special-needs vocational school (Berufsschule) serving approximately 230 students, residential living groups (Wohngruppen), and heilpädagogische residential youth welfare services. Supporting services encompass health and support services (psychology, medicine, sports therapy), case management, and on-site training enterprises (Eigenbetriebe) including a 3-star Hotel Don Bosco, an EDEKA supermarket, a hairdresser, a garden center, and craft workshops that double as real-world training environments.

The organization operates from two locations — the main campus in Aschau am Inn (Waldwinkler Straße 1) and a satellite in Mettenheim — with approximately 160-200 multidisciplinary staff. Revenue is derived from four primary streams: public rehabilitation funding from the Agentur für Arbeit and other Reha-Träger via per-participant reimbursement, youth welfare funding from local Jugendämter for residential care placements, commercial revenue from the on-site training enterprises, and charitable donations and foundation grants. Customer acquisition is institutional and referral-driven, mediated through rehabilitation carriers and youth welfare offices rather than through commercial sales channels. The technology stack is standard commercial IT with no proprietary platforms; the core competitive advantage is the integrated Komplexeinrichtung model, multiple regulatory certifications (DIN EN ISO 9001, MAAS BGW, AZAV, autismusgerechtes Berufsbildungswerk, Bayern barrierefrei), and the globally recognized Don Bosco brand combined with 75 years of operational history. The organization is currently undergoing significant capital expansion, including a new Health and Support Services building (inaugurated September 2024), a new administrative building and Salesian residence (topping-out June 2024), and a new Sonderpädagogisches Förderzentrum (groundbreaking November 2025, completion expected 2027).

Name

Don Bosco Aschau am Inn

Legal name

Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos

Website

https://donbosco-aschau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Don Bosco Aschau am Inn is a non-profit vocational rehabilitation and youth welfare center in Bavaria, Germany, operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco, providing integrated vocational training, residential care, and health services for young people with disabilities or special support needs across 30+ trades.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aschau am Inn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public rehabilitation funding (Agentur für Arbeit / Reha-Träger): The primary revenue source is public funding for vocational rehabilitation and education services. Costs for vocational training programs are covered by rehabilitation carriers (Kostenträger) such as the Agentur für Arbeit, who approve and fund participant placements based on individual rehabilitation status (Reha-Status).
2. Youth welfare funding (Jugendamt): Heilpädagogische Wohngruppen (heilpädagogical residential groups) are funded as stationary youth welfare services (stationäre Jugendhilfe), with costs determined and covered by the local youth office (Jugendamt).
3. Commercial revenue from own-business enterprises (Eigenbetriebe): On-site training enterprises including Hotel Don Bosco (3-star hotel), EDEKA Don Bosco supermarket, a hairdresser, horticulture/garden center, and workshop commissions (Auftragsarbeiten) generate commercial revenue while serving as real-world training environments for participants. These include woodworking, metalworking, and other craft services offered to external companies and private individuals.
4. Charitable donations and grants: Don Bosco Aschau receives donations from private individuals, foundations, and companies. The organization maintains a designated donation account (Spendenkonto) and receives grants from corporate foundations such as Pöschl Familienstiftung, Spitzweck Stiftung, Reihing Stiftung, and Pflügl GmbH for equipment and facility improvements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Don Bosco Aschau am Inn provides vocational rehabilitation, vocational preparation and training, residential youth care, and accompanying school education for young people with special educational needs. Its offering is rounded out by in-house training enterprises (Hotel Don Bosco, Don Bosco Supermarkt, Don Bosco Friseur, Don Bosco Gartencenter) where participants gain practical work experience, plus psychological counselling and outreach youth-help services.

Product overview

Don Bosco Aschau am Inn is a vocational training and rehabilitation center (Berufsbildungs- und Jugendwerk) that provides a comprehensive ecosystem of educational and support services for young people with special needs. The offering consists of vocational preparation programs, dual-system vocational training across 9 occupational fields with over 30 apprenticeships, a state-recognized special education vocational school, residential living facilities, and youth welfare services including special pedagogical residential groups. Supporting these core educational services are training enterprises including Hotel Don Bosco (3-star training hotel), EDEKA Don Bosco (training supermarket), a training hairdresser, and a garden center. The institution also provides health and support services through psychology, medical, and sports therapy departments, all coordinated through case management. Founded in 1950 and operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco, the facility aims to integrate young people into the primary labor market through holistic support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vocational preparation and vocational training programmes (BVJ / BGJ / BIJ / BVK)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 30–42 young people successfully complete vocational training each year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Internationale Berufsakademie (iba)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2023A cooperation agreement signed on June 19, 2023 between the Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos and the Internationale Berufsakademie (iba) enables dual study programs (Duales Studium) in Social Pedagogy and Management across Don Bosco facilities in Germany, including Aschau am Inn. The first dual study student (Ramona Frank) began at Don Bosco Aschau in December 2022. Students attend the iba campus 2 days per week and complete practical training at the facility 3 days per week, earning a Bachelor of Arts plus state recognition as a social educator/social worker.
• PorscheminorOthers · 1 January 2022Porsche employs graduates of the Don Bosco Aschau vocational training program. One graduate (Erik) completed his Sattler (saddler/leather crafts) apprenticeship at Don Bosco and was subsequently hired by Porsche. Porsche represents an example of successful labor market integration — a key outcome metric for the organization.
• Impfszentrum Mühldorf / DLRG Mühldorf / Malteser MühldorfminorOthers · 1 April 2021In cooperation with the Mühldorf health authority's vaccination center, DLRG Mühldorf and Malteser Mühldorf, Don Bosco Aschau conducted an on-site COVID-19 vaccination campaign on April 8–9, 2021, administering 232 BionTech/Pfizer doses to approximately 60% of participants and staff.
• autismus Deutschland e.V.minorOthers · 1 April 2021autismus Deutschland e.V., the federal association for the promotion of people with autism, issued the 'autismusgerechtes Berufsbildungswerk' certification to Don Bosco Aschau in April 2021 after assessing over 60 criteria. The certification is reviewed every three years.
• DEKRA Certification GmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2021DEKRA Certification GmbH conducted the annual audit of Don Bosco Aschau's quality management system (DIN EN ISO 9001) and occupational health and safety management (MAAS BGW) in January 2021, resulting in successful re-certification.
• Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don BoscoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1950Don Bosco Aschau am Inn is a facility of the Deutsche Provinz der Salesianer Don Boscos (German Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco), a Catholic religious order and public-law corporation based in Munich (St.-Wolfgangs-Platz 10, 81669 München). The provincial organization provides institutional oversight, governance, funding access, and alignment with the global Don Bosco educational mission founded by Giovanni Bosco (1815–1888). The relationship encompasses shared standards (Leitbild), leadership guidelines ('Amorevolezza'), staff development, and cross-institutional collaboration.
• isba (Internationale Studien- und Berufsakademie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDon Bosco Aschau partners with the isba to offer a professionally integrated study program (Berufsintegrierendes Studium) in Social Work (Soziale Arbeit) in cooperation with isba. This program targets qualified educators (Erzieher:in) and special needs caregivers (Heilerziehungspfleger:in) and leads to a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with state recognition as a social worker/social educator.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Agentur für Arbeit is the primary public funding body that refers young people with established rehabilitation status (Reha-Status) to Don Bosco Aschau for vocational training. Rehabilitation counselors assess eligibility and fund the programs. This is the central channel for participant acquisition in the vocational training arm of the organization.
• Landkreis Mühldorf am InncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district of Mühldorf am Inn is a key public partner. In November 2022, the district and Don Bosco signed an Erbbaupachtvertrag (hereditary lease agreement) for the construction of a new Sonderpädagogisches Förderzentrum (special educational support center) on the Don Bosco campus. The district is also involved in campus development, with Don Bosco transferring certain existing buildings (old administration, former Salesian residence) to the district for the new center. Landrat Max Heimerl is a regular attendee at Don Bosco events.
• EDEKAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDEKA Don Bosco is a branded supermarket operated on the Don Bosco campus as a training enterprise, using the EDEKA brand for retail operations. It sells seasonal produce and groceries to the public while serving as a real-work training environment for retail apprentices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Regens Wagner: Catholic non-profit operating multiple Bavarian locations providing education, vocational training, residential housing, and work opportunities for people with disabilities. Closely comparable mission, service bundle (Berufsbildungswerk + Wohnen + Werkstatt), and Catholic order governance model.
• CJD Braunschweig (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands): One of Germany's largest non-profit networks for youth education, vocational training, and welfare, serving young people with and without special needs. Directly comparable in mission (vocational qualification and social integration), target demographics (youth/young adults including those with special needs), and non-profit funding model. CJD operates comparable Berufsbildungswerke, Jugendwerkstätten, and residential programs.
• Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk (DRW): Catholic non-profit based in Bavaria providing education, vocational training, residential care, and work opportunities for people with disabilities. Closely comparable as a faith-anchored Bavarian complex facility offering integrated vocational and residential services, with similar Reha-Träger and Jugendamt funding relationships.
• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based non-profit offering special-needs education, vocational training, and residential care. Comparable as a Bavarian provider of integrated rehabilitation and education services for young people with disabilities, with similar institutional relationships to public cost-bearers.
• Berufsbildungswerk Abensberg (St. Franziskus): Catholic vocational rehabilitation center in Lower Bavaria offering vocational training and residential care for young people with special needs. Directly comparable as a Berufsbildungswerk in the same region with similar AZAV-funded vocational training, residential groups, and integration outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Augustinum: Diaconal non-profit operating schools, vocational services, and residential facilities across Germany with strong Bavarian footprint. Comparable as a faith-anchored welfare provider offering education and residential services, though broader in mission beyond vocational rehabilitation.
• Caritas Behindertenhilfe und Psychiatrie (CBP): Umbrella association of Catholic disability and psychiatric services providers in Germany, including vocational training facilities, residential homes, and workshops. Comparable as a broader Catholic welfare ecosystem that overlaps with Don Bosco's vocational rehabilitation and residential care activities.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella for Protestant-affiliated social welfare services, including vocational rehabilitation, youth welfare, and disability services. Comparable as a large incumbent in the same welfare/education space, operating many parallel services through regional member organizations.

Others

• Bundesverband Deutscher Berufsbildungswerke: Federal industry association representing German Berufsbildungswerke including Don Bosco Aschau. Not a direct operating competitor but a relevant ecosystem participant that shapes policy, accreditation standards, and benchmarking across the BBW sector in which Don Bosco competes.

Regional players

• Berufsbildungswerk Weser-Ems: Vocational rehabilitation center in northwestern Germany (Lower Saxony) providing dual vocational training, residential care, and therapeutic services for young people with special needs. Comparable in service structure (vocational training + Wohnen + Therapie) but operates in a different region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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