Dopravní vzdělávací institut, a.s.

What Dopravní vzdělávací institut, a.s. does

Dopravní vzdělávací institut, a.s. (DVI) is a Czech Republic–based professional training company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of České dráhy, a.s. (Czech Railways), which is itself majority-owned by the Czech state. DVI delivers accredited vocational and continuing education for the railway and transport sector, with core offerings spanning train-driver training and certification, psychological examinations, welding certification and welding-school instruction, soft-skills development, management education, and language training. It was the first entity in the Czech Republic to receive accreditation for training train drivers and is authorized by the Ministry of Transport, with additional recognition as an EU 402/2013 Assessment Body, ISO 9001 certification (defended three times), and Qualtrack certification from AIVD obtained in December 2024.

DVI operates a nationwide physical footprint comprising six Regional Training Centers (RCV) distributed across the Czech Republic plus dedicated dormitory and Welding School facilities in Česká Třebová. Training delivery is supported by approximately 100 core employees supplemented by a network of external lecturers. The company maintains proprietary e-learning platforms — iTutor and ESP — that extend course delivery into digital channels for soft-skills and language programs. In 2020 DVI also launched a Company Kindergarten service under an EU co-financed project, broadening its portfolio beyond transport-sector training.

DVI's customer base is concentrated within the České dráhy Group, with named counterparties including ČD Cargo, DPOV, Výzkumný Ústav Železniční, ČD – Informační Systémy, and ČD – Telematika. The company also maintains international training partnerships with Deutsche Bahn (Germany) and ŽSR (Slovak Railways), as well as a domestic partnership with the Czech Welding Society ANB. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the underlying model is B2B training services priced per program and per participant, with a captive intra-group anchor supplemented by external rail-sector and individual trainees.

Name

Dopravní vzdělávací institut, a.s.

Legal name

Dopravní vzdělávací institut, a.s.

Website

https://dvi.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dopravní vzdělávací institut (DVI) is a Czech professional training company and wholly-owned subsidiary of České dráhy, providing accredited railway, driver, welding, psychological, and management training across the Czech Republic via six regional centers and e-learning platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Professional Training and Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAIANAJ

Driver & Technician Training, Certification & Workforce Management

Travel & Hospitality/Rail, Bus & Ground Passenger Transport/Ground Passenger Transport Operations & Fleet Services (Depots/Maintenance/Dispatch)

SECONDARYBPACANAM

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYEDABAOAL

Onboarding Program Design, Enablement & Train-the-Trainer

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Onboarding and New Hire Training

Keywords

• Railway training services
• Welding education
• Driver certification
• Psychological examinations
• Corporate training

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague 8 - Karlín

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Provides specialized training courses in railway transportation, driver certification, psychological examinations, welding, soft skills, and management education.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DVI provides specialized professional training and certification services primarily for the railway transportation sector, including accredited train driver education, welding certification through the Svářečská škola, psychological examinations for drivers and railway personnel, ISO 9001 quality management courses, and soft skills/management training. The company delivers both in-person instruction at six regional centers (RCV) and a dedicated training academy in Česká Třebová, alongside electronic learning through proprietary iTutor and ESP platforms. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of České dráhy, a.s., it serves as the principal training partner for the Czech Railways Group and adjacent industrial/corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dopravní vzdělávací středisko (DVS): Educational center in Česká Třebová offering accommodation, dining in double to five-bed rooms equipped with private facilities, a dining hall, and seven fully equipped classrooms for seminars, workshops, conferences, and other educational events.
• Svářečská škola - Česká Třebová
• Centrum psychologických služeb
• Jazykové vzdělávání
• Manažerská akademie
• Qualtrack

Products and services

• Railway Professional Training (Odborná školení)

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DB (Deutsche Bahn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation with Deutsche Bahn from Germany in the field of education/training. Exchange of experiences and joint projects development in railway education.
• ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej republiky)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation with Slovak Railways in education/training. Exchange of experiences and joint projects in railway education.
• Various Universities and Educational InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with a number of educational institutions and universities for curriculum development and knowledge exchange.
• Česká svářečská společnost ANBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Czech Welding Society ANB. Welders' school is part of this system - issued documents have nationwide and international validity.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas Czech Republic: Global TIC player providing certification, auditing, and training services including rail-sector work. Comparable to DVI on ISO 9001 / quality management and rail assessment-body services, but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• TÜV SÜD Czech: Global certification and testing major with a Czech footprint covering ISO, quality management, safety, and increasingly rail-sector assessments. Competes with DVI's ISO 9001 / EU 402 quality training and assessment-body services, but across many industries.
• DEKRA Czech Republic: International testing, inspection, and certification group active in the Czech market, including rail safety and personnel certification. Overlaps with DVI on assessment-body, ISO, and safety training, though DEKRA's scope is far broader.

Direct peers

• ÖBB Training (Austrian Federal Railways): ÖBB's internal academy for railway personnel — driver certification, safety, and vocational training within the Austrian national rail group. Closely comparable structure to DVI as the dedicated training entity of a state-owned rail operator.
• ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej republiky) — training arm: Slovak Railways, a DVI cooperation partner, runs its own driver and railway vocational training. Comparable as a national-railway-affiliated training provider in a neighboring Central European market with overlapping language and curriculum needs.
• SBB Training (Swiss Federal Railways): SBB's training division delivers certified driver, operations, and safety training for Swiss rail staff. Mirrors DVI's model of state-railway-affiliated, regulation-driven training provision with both in-person and digital delivery.
• DB Training, Learning & Consulting (Deutsche Bahn): Deutsche Bahn's in-house training arm, providing certified driver, railway safety, and vocational training across Germany. Most comparable in scope (railway-specific accreditation, regulated curriculum, captive operator demand) and the same functional model DVI pursues for ČD.

Regional players

• Strojírenský zkušební ústav (SZÚ / Engineering Testing Institute): Czech accredited testing, certification, and training body for industrial and welding qualifications. Directly comparable to DVI's Svářečská škola (Welding School) and ANB-integrated welding certification offering in the Czech market.

Others

• Railway Research Institute VÚŽ (Výzkumný Ústav Železniční): ČD Group sibling entity focused on rail research, testing, and standards development. Listed as a DVI customer and provides the technical/standards backbone that DVI's regulated curriculum is built upon — ecosystem participant rather than a direct training competitor.
• Czech Welding Society ANB (Česká svářečská společnost ANB): National welding certification authority with whom DVI partners to issue internationally valid welding credentials. Adjacent rather than competing — defines the standards DVI's welding school delivers against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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