GEBIFO - Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Bildungsforschung und Qualifizierung mbH

What GEBIFO - Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Bildungsforschung und Qualifizierung mbH does

GEBIFO is a family-owned educational research and qualification consulting firm headquartered in Berlin-Pankow, operating continuously since 1993 under managing partner Peter Albrecht in its second generation of family ownership. The firm supports small and medium enterprises (KMU) in the new federal states (Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and Berlin with vocational training consulting, workforce development strategies, and project accompaniment. Its core service is structured around three pillars: 'Fachkräfte finden' (finding skilled workers), 'Fachkräfte binden' (retaining skilled workers), and 'Fachkräfte entwickeln' (developing skilled workers), delivered through consulting, workshop facilitation, scientific monitoring, and the development and testing of innovative educational concepts.

The product portfolio is service-oriented rather than technology-platform oriented. Offerings include project accompaniment and consulting (Begleitung und Beratung), development and piloting of new training models (Entwicklung und Erprobung — including WB-INNO, Prozessbegleitung duale Ausbildung digital, LernGO, and KIEFER), scientific monitoring of educational programs (Wissenschaftliche Begleitung), and the IHK-certified certificate course 'Prozessbegleiter*In Ausbildung digital' priced at EUR 695 per participant over a 4-month, 5-hours-per-week format. GEBIFO also runs its own dual vocational training program for Fachangestellte für Markt- und Sozialforschung (FAMS) since 2006, supported by the Ausbildungsnetzwerk goFAMS e.V., and produces practical training tools such as the Azubi Hygge self-assessment checklist. Digital delivery depends on third-party authoring systems (notably Cornelsen eCademy eAuthor for e-learning modules).

Revenue mechanics are predominantly project-based, drawing on federal and EU grants (BMBF, BIBB, ESF) and Land-level funding (e.g., Land Brandenburg Ministry for Economics), supplemented by fee-based SME consulting and training program tuition. Distribution relies on direct consulting, regional partner channels including chambers (IHK Berlin, HWK Berlin, IHK Bildungszentrum Potsdam), and the firm's role hosting the JOBSTARTER Regionalbüro Ost — a coordinating node for vocational training projects across the new federal states. Customer logos span construction training (ABB Ausbildungszentrum Berlin), automotive industry (aBB), customer services (Capita), vocational schools (BBZ Prignitz), and training providers (Christiani), indicating horizontal rather than vertical specialization. The firm has earned the IHK Berlin 'Siegel für exzellente Ausbildungsqualität' four times (2015, 2020, 2022, 2026) and won the Ausbildungspreis Pankow 2022 for small-employer training excellence.

Name

GEBIFO - Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Bildungsforschung und Qualifizierung mbH

Legal name

GEBIFO - Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Bildungsforschung und Qualifizierung mbH

Website

https://gebifo.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

GEBIFO is a Berlin-based, family-owned educational research and consulting firm supporting small and medium enterprises in eastern Germany with vocational training, workforce development, and project accompaniment services since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Education Consulting

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Vocational training consulting
• Workforce development services
• SME training programs
• Educational research consulting
• Personnel development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Project-based consulting and advisory services for SMEs on vocational training and personnel development strategies.
2. Training Programs: IHK-certified training programs for Ausbildungspersonal such as 'Prozessbegleiter*In Ausbildung digital (IHK)' offered at 695.00 EUR per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GEBIFO provides vocational education and training consulting for small and medium enterprises (KMU), focused on skilled-worker strategies (finding, retaining, and developing personnel). The firm delivers project accompaniment, consulting, scientific monitoring, and development of innovative training concepts across the new federal states and Berlin. It also operates the FAMS dual vocational training program for Market and Social Research Assistants, offers IHK-certified training courses (such as "Prozessbegleiter*In Ausbildung digital"), and hosts the JOBSTARTER Regionalbüro Ost coordinating publicly funded vocational training projects.

Product overview

GEBIFO is a family-owned educational research and qualification company (second generation, managed by Peter Albrecht since 1993) offering a comprehensive portfolio of vocational training and consulting services for SMEs in eastern Germany and Berlin. The core offerings include: (1) Begleitung und Beratung (project accompaniment and consulting for workforce qualification), (2) Entwicklung und Erprobung (development and testing of innovative educational concepts including the WB-INNO and digital training projects), and (3) Wissenschaftliche Begleitung (scientific monitoring). Key training programs include FAMS vocational training (since 2006), the IHK-certified 'Prozessbegleiter*In Ausbildung digital' program, and the Azubi Hygge self-assessment tool. The company operates the JOBSTARTER Regionalbüro Ost and participates in the Bildungsketten initiative. The product portfolio is structured as service offerings centered around vocational education consulting, not a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fachkräfte finden • binden • entwickeln (Skilled Worker Finding, Retaining, Developing) Three-pillar service offering that helps small and medium enterprises address the skilled-worker shortage through workforce finding, retention, and competency development consulting. Targeted at SMEs in eastern Germany and Berlin.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fourth time receiving IHK Berlin 'Siegel für exzellente Ausbildungsqualität' (Seal for Excellent Training Quality)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IHK Berlin (Industrie- und Handelskammer Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IHK Berlin for training excellence certification and examination committee participation. GEBIFO trainers serve on IHK examination committees and other bodies dealing with training topics.
• Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with BIBB on supporting SMEs and various vocational training research projects. BIBB is involved in JOBSTARTER program oversight.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMBF funding for innovative approaches to future-oriented vocational training (InnovatWB) and JOBSTARTER plus program support.
• Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Energie Land BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and support for 'Prozessbegleitung duale Ausbildung digital' model project (Project number PdAd-04/19-52) for 2019/2020.
• Europäischer Sozialfonds (ESF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding support for various training and employment initiatives including JOBSTARTER plus program.
• Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for WB-INNO project (Weiterbildungsinnovatoren) including competency development, training innovation research, and scientific monitoring.
• JOBSTARTER Regionalbüro OstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEBIFO hosts the JOBSTARTER Regional Office East, coordinating network activities for vocational training projects across new federal states and Berlin.
• BBZ Berufsbildungszentrum Prignitz GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint training programs including verbundausbildung (joint training) for FAMS apprentices.
• ABB Ausbildungszentrum Berlin gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on verbundausbildung, Berufsorientierung, Digitalisierung in der Ausbildung, and Wirtschaft 4.0 initiatives.
• Handwerkskammer Berlin (HWK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for vocational training coordination and support in the Berlin craft trades sector.
• Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung (f-bb) gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership in company-based training research.
• VHS-Bildungswerk Gotha GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in LernGO project developing an innovative learning factory for inter-company vocational training, along with Ilmenauer Fertigungstechnik TU Ilmenau.
• Ausbildungsnetzwerk goFAMS e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining network for Fachangestellte/r für Markt- und Sozialforschung.
• BFW Bau Sachsen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject accompaniment, skilled worker securing, and regional development collaboration.
• Capita Customer Services (Germany) GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcess accompaniment, innovative continuing education concepts, and company-based continuing education.
• Initiative Klischee-freiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2019 for gender-sensitive career and study orientation, actively working against discrimination.
• Netzwerk Erfolgsfaktor FamilieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for work-life balance and family-oriented corporate culture initiatives.
• Aristotle University of ThessalonikiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation on vocational training and dual training system collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung (f-bb) gGmbH: A nonprofit research institute for company-based vocational training in Germany, explicitly listed as a GEBIFO research partner. Operates in the same vocational training research and program implementation space, serving SMEs and policy stakeholders.
• Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH: Industry-affiliated vocational education and qualification provider serving SMEs in Bavaria. Comparable to GEBIFO in mission and structure — bridging employer needs with vocational training — but operating at greater scale within a single region.
• BBQ Bildung und Berufliche Qualifizierung gGmbH: Vocational qualification and training provider focused on workforce upskilling and career entry support, similar in mission to GEBIFO's Fachkräfte finden • binden • entwickeln offering. Comparable in target audience (SMEs and individuals) and delivery model.
• Kolping Bildung Deutschland: German vocational education and training organization providing qualification programs, career entry support, and SME-focused services. Comparable mission and target audience to GEBIFO with a network of regional offices serving similar SME segments.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB): Germany's federal institute for vocational education and training, a direct GEBIFO partner. Operates broadly in the same vocational training policy, research, and program space as a government-backed national authority.
• DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie: One of Germany's largest adult education and vocational training providers, offering career-oriented training and qualification programs nationwide. Overlaps with GEBIFO's focus on workforce qualification and SME support but at significantly larger scale.
• DEKRA Akademie GmbH: A major German corporate training and qualification provider operating nationwide with extensive vocational and certification programs. Overlaps with GEBIFO's vocational training mission but with significantly broader geographic reach and standardized offerings.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Corporate training arm of TÜV Rheinland offering certified vocational and continuing education programs. Comparable to GEBIFO in delivering certified qualifications but operates at national/international scale with a broader course portfolio.
• WBS TRAINING AG: National vocational training and continuing education provider with publicly-funded program expertise. Comparable to GEBIFO in offering subsidized qualification programs but operates at significantly larger scale with digital delivery infrastructure.

Others

• Volkshochschulen (DVV - Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband): Germany's public adult education centers network, collaborating with GEBIFO through VHS-Bildungswerk Gotha on the LernGO Lernfabrik project. Provides publicly-funded continuing education with overlapping audience and partial thematic overlap in workforce qualification.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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