Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf / Kreis Mettmann

What Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf / Kreis Mettmann does

Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf / Kreis Mettmann, branded as Competentia DUS|ME, is a publicly funded non-profit competence center established in 2012 and operated by Zukunftswerkstatt Düsseldorf GmbH (Managing Director: Melanie Spengler). The center serves small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann region, helping them recruit, develop, and retain female professionals and managers through family-friendly HR policies and diversity initiatives. It also serves women job seekers, career re-entrants, female founders, and qualified refugee or immigrant women seeking labor market integration. Operations are led by Center Director Dorothea Körfers with a team of approximately five employees, supported by an extensive regional network of labor market and civic institutions.

The organization's core offerings are programmatic rather than technology-based. The portfolio includes MENTEGRA (a mentoring program for refugee and immigrant women, now in its third cohort), the 'HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN' certification (issued annually since 2020 in cooperation with IHK Düsseldorf to recognize family-friendly SMEs), 'Wissen kompakt' (webinars on modern HR policy), 'She starts: Up!' (entrepreneurship and succession support), and the Frauen-Wirtschaftsforum (women2business networking event). Distribution occurs through direct advisory consulting, workshops, mentoring cohorts, events, and an annual certification process. There is no proprietary technology platform; digital presence is limited to a WordPress website, a quarterly newsletter, and standard social media channels.

The business model is grant-funded rather than commercial. Primary funding comes from the Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Flight and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKJFGFI NRW), with co-funding from the city of Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann. All services are provided free of charge to target groups. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the organization holds no patents, trademarks, or proprietary technology assets. The center's value proposition rests on its state mandate, regional network density, and reputational position as a neutral public-sector intermediary for women's workforce participation.

Name

Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf / Kreis Mettmann

Legal name

Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf und Kreis Mettmann c/o Zukunftswerkstatt Düsseldorf GmbH

Website

https://erfolgsfaktorfrau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Competentia DUS|ME is a publicly funded competence center serving SMEs and women in the Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann region. It offers mentoring, certification, webinars, and networking programs to advance women's workforce participation, gender-friendly HR policies, and entrepreneurship, free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Consulting

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace Culture, Engagement & Wellbeing Training (EDABAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Assessment, Certification & Qualifications Frameworks (BPADAKAL), Global HR, Mobility & Cross-Cultural People Ops Training (EDABAIAL)

Keywords

• Women workforce development
• Gender equality consulting
• Family-friendly employer certification
• Mentoring program services
• Regional SME advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Funded by the Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Flight and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKJFGFI NRW). Additional support provided through cooperation agreements with the State Capital Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf und Kreis Mettmann (branded as Competentia DUS|ME) is a publicly funded competence center that supports small and medium-sized enterprises in the Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann region to recruit, develop, and retain female professionals and executives. It delivers a portfolio of programs including the Mentegra mentoring program for refugee and immigrant women, the HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN family-friendly employer certification (jointly with IHK Düsseldorf), Wissen kompakt HR webinars, the She starts: Up! entrepreneurship program, and the Frauen-Wirtschaftsforum networking event.

Product overview

The Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Düsseldorf und Kreis Mettmann (also known as Competentia DUS|ME) operates as a competency center offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on advancing women in the workforce and promoting family-friendly workplace policies. The core offerings include Mentegra (a mentoring program for refugee and immigrant women), the HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN certification (a joint certification with IHK Düsseldorf recognizing exemplary company culture), Wissen kompakt (webinars on modern HR topics), She starts: up! (startup and succession support), and the Frauen-Wirtschaftsforum (networking events). Since 2012, the organization has supported SMEs in recruiting, strengthening, and retaining female talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mentegra: Mentoring program for the integration of refugee and newly immigrated women
• She starts: Up!
• HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN
• Wissen kompakt

Products and services

• Mentegra A mentoring program that supports qualified refugees and newly immigrated women in entering the German labor market through one-on-one mentoring partnerships with local professionals. Targeted at immigrant/refugee women and regional employers serving as mentors.
• HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN (Zertifikat) An annual certificate awarded to family-friendly and employee-oriented companies in Düsseldorf and Kreis Mettmann for their exemplary workplace culture, awarded jointly with IHK Düsseldorf. Includes self-assessment, workshops, on-site consulting, and a jury presentation. Targeted at SMEs in the region.
• Wissen kompakt Web-based impulses and webinars for modern HR policy, providing knowledge transfer on topics like work-life balance, diversity, and workforce development. Targeted at SME HR managers and leaders.
• She starts: Up! A program focused on startup support and business succession, helping women become entrepreneurs and guiding family businesses through generational transitions. Targeted at female founders and women interested in business succession.
• Frauen-Wirtschaftsforum A women2business network event that brings together companies and women for networking, learning, and recruiting opportunities. Targeted at regional employers and female professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully launched third cohort of MENTEGRA mentoring program with nine new tandems supporting refugee and immigrant women
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IHK DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual cooperation partner for the 'HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN' certificate. IHK staff participate in the certification jury and help promote the program to member companies.
• Landeshauptstadt DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Düsseldorf cooperation partner providing co-funding and support for regional network activities including the 'Unternehmen sucht Frau' event.
• Kreis MettmanncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty of Mettmann cooperation partner co-funding operations and supporting the Netzwerk W for career re-entry and work-life balance initiatives.
• DGB DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Trade Union Confederation, regional branch. Member of the 'Arbeitsgruppe Frauenerwerbstätigkeit stärken' taskforce and participates in certificate jury.
• Bundesagentur für ArbeitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Employment Agency. Member of taskforce and certificate jury, supporting job placement for women job seekers.
• Zukunftswerkstatt Düsseldorf GmbH (ZWD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating organization/trustee of Competentia DUS|ME. ZWD is the legal entity responsible for center operations.
• Handwerkskammer DüsseldorfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Trades Düsseldorf. Network partner in taskforce for women's employment, particularly supporting craft and trade businesses.
• Jobcenter DüsseldorfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic employment office for job seekers receiving state benefits. Network partner supporting integration of women into workforce.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Wirtschaftsweiber NRW: Regional women's business network in NRW focused on connecting female entrepreneurs and professionals — overlaps with Kompetenzzentrum's Frauen-Wirtschaftsforum and She starts: Up! programs in target audience and mission.
• Femtec.Network: Germany-wide initiative supporting women in STEM and leadership through mentoring and network programs — comparable in mentoring model and women's-career focus, though operating at a national scale rather than regional.
• GoFem e.V. German non-profit providing career mentoring and networks for women, comparable in mission and mentoring model to Competentia DUS|ME, though operating nationally and on a volunteer basis.

Direct peers

• Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Köln: Direct peer — NRW women's competence center serving the Cologne region with substantially identical programs and funding structure, making it a close comparable for benchmarking outputs and funding levels.
• Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Ostwestfalen-Lippe: Direct peer — sister NRW competence center delivering the same consulting, mentoring, and certification portfolio to SMEs across Ostwestfalen-Lippe, operating under the same state ministry mandate.
• Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet: Direct peer — another NRW competence center (Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet) running the same publicly-funded portfolio of SME HR consulting, certification, and women's employment programs under the same statewide framework.
• Kompetenzzentrum Frau und Beruf Bonn / Rhein-Sieg: Direct peer — one of 16+ state-funded NRW women's competence centers serving the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region with the same model of SME HR consulting, certification, and women's workforce programs funded by MKJFGFI NRW.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: Adjacent federal institution — operates the national job-placement and employment-services infrastructure, partners with Competentia DUS|ME on the certificate jury, and is a broader incumbent in workforce integration for women in Germany.
• IHK Düsseldorf (Industrie- und Handelskammer): Regional chamber of commerce and joint certifier of 'HIER AUSGEZEICHNET ARBEITEN'. A broader institutional player in SME employer branding and HR support with far greater scale and resources across the Düsseldorf region.

Others

• Zukunftswerkstatt Düsseldorf GmbH: Parent operator and legal entity hosting Competentia DUS|ME; runs other workforce and equality initiatives in Düsseldorf, providing administrative and operational infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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