Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V.

What Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V. does

Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V. is a Hamburg-based non-profit vocational training center founded in 1977 by Senate resolution of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. It is jointly owned and governed by nine large municipal enterprises spanning energy (Hamburger Energienetze, Hamburger Energiewerke), water (Hamburger Wasserwerke), public transport (Hamburger Hochbahn, vhh.mobility), port and logistics (HHLA, Hamburg Port Authority), aviation (Flughafen Hamburg), and waste management (Stadtreinigung Hamburg). Apprentices are employed by member companies and contracted to HAZ for portions of their technical training, with HAZ also serving more than 100 external industrial companies, predominantly SMEs, in the Hamburg metropolitan region.

The organization delivers two main service lines. The first is inter-company vocational training (überbetriebliche Ausbildung) covering metal technology, electrical engineering, automotive technology (including high-voltage systems), CNC machining, and welding — including TIG welding certification — through modern workshops at its consolidated Lademannbogen site in Hummelsbüttel, occupied since 2005. The second is the NEUSTART program, an extra-company training initiative launched in 1983 and named in 2009, providing disadvantaged youth with social-pedagogical support, language and math remediation, and pathways to skilled-worker qualifications; this program is AZAV-certified and currently offers up to 70 apprenticeship places per year.

HAZ has trained several thousand skilled workers since founding. Its quality management system has been ISO 9001-certified by Certqua since 2012, with annual surveillance audits. HAZ is not a technology company: its operating model is built on physical training infrastructure and bilateral training service contracts with member and external client companies, not on proprietary software, recurring SaaS, or transactional pricing. The GTM motion is relationship-based and anchored in the shared public-sector ownership network of its member enterprises.

Name

Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V.

Legal name

Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V.

Website

https://haz-ev.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V. is a Hamburg-based non-profit vocational training center, jointly owned by nine municipal enterprises, delivering inter-company technical training in metal, electrical, and automotive trades to its members and over 100 external industrial firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sheet Metal Fabrication & Light-Gauge Metalwork Training (EDAOADAD)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Industrial apprenticeship programs
• Metal electrical training
• Automotive technical training
• Youth workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training services for member companies: Member companies (nine Hamburg municipal enterprises) employ apprentices and commission HAZ to deliver portions of their technical training. Revenue flows from these contractual training service fees paid by member companies.
2. Training services for external companies: HAZ acts as an external training provider for more than 100 industrial companies in the Hamburg metropolitan region, including small and medium-sized enterprises, who pay for access to HAZ's technical training facilities and curriculum.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HAZ provides inter-company vocational training courses in metal, electrical, and automotive trades that supplement dual apprenticeships for apprentices from its nine Hamburg municipal member companies and more than 100 external industrial clients. It also runs the NEUSTART program, an extra-company training initiative with integrated social-pedagogical support that prepares disadvantaged youth for skilled-worker qualifications in technical occupations. All training is delivered at HAZ's own technical workshops at Lademannbogen in Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel.

Product overview

Hamburger Ausbildungszentrum (HAZ) e.V. operates as a vocational training service provider, not a software product company. The organization offers two primary service lines: (1) Überbetriebliche Ausbildung – inter-company vocational training courses in metal technology, electrical engineering, automotive technology, machining, and welding that supplement dual vocational education for apprentices from member companies and over 100 external client firms; and (2) the NEUSTART-Programm – an extra-company training initiative for disadvantaged youth providing comprehensive support, social pedagogy, and skilled worker qualifications in construction mechanics, machining, electronics, industrial mechanics, office management, and logistics. The training is delivered through technical workshops at the Lademannbogen facility in Hummelsbüttel, Hamburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEUSTART: An initiative for out-of-company vocational training targeting disadvantaged youth and young adults who face barriers to regular training positions. Provides targeted linguistic and professional support, including social pedagogical assistance, remedial German and math tutoring by learning therapists.

Products and services

• Inter-Company Vocational Training (Überbetriebliche Ausbildung) Over-the-counter vocational training courses that complement dual vocational education in industrial metal, electrical, and automotive professions, delivered at HAZ's own workshops for apprentices from member companies and more than 100 external industrial clients.
• NEUSTART Program (NEUSTART-Programm) Extra-company training initiative for disadvantaged youth and young adults facing social barriers such as learning impairments, migration backgrounds, and educational challenges. Provides targeted linguistic and professional support, social pedagogy, and leads to recognized skilled-worker qualifications in technical occupations; AZAV-certified.
• Metal Technology Courses (Metalltechnik Lehrgänge) Technical training courses covering metal processing fundamentals including machining, welding procedures (including TIG welding), tool and machine technology, joining and joining technology, and hydraulic and gear technology.
• Electrical Engineering Courses (Elektrotechnik Lehrgänge) Vocational training courses in electrical engineering fields covering automation technology, building and infrastructure systems, operational technology, devices and systems, and IT systems technology.
• Automotive Technology Courses (Kfz-Technik Lehrgänge) Training courses in automotive technology covering commercial vehicles, passenger car technology, and high-voltage systems technology.
• Machining Technology Courses (Zerspanungstechnik Lehrgänge) CNC machining and precision machining training including turning and milling techniques for industrial applications.
• Welding Technology Courses (Schweißtechnik Lehrgänge) Welding certification courses including TIG welding and other industrial welding procedures with practical application.

Quantifiable outcome

• Several thousand skilled workers trained since founding in 1977
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hamburger Hochbahn AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member and board chair of HAZ. Provides apprentices for inter-company training and participates in governance of the association. Saskia Heidenberger serves as chair of the HAZ board.
• Hamburger Energienetze GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member of HAZ. Sören Kock represents Hamburger Energienetze on the HAZ board. Provides apprentices for training.
• Hamburger Wasserwerke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member of HAZ. Claudia Deutsch represents Hamburg Wasser on the HAZ board. Provides apprentices for inter-company training.
• Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Arno Schirmacher represents HHLA on the HAZ board. Provides apprentices for training programs.
• Flughafen Hamburg GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Berit Schmitz represents Flughafen Hamburg on the HAZ board. Contributes apprentices for training.
• Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (vhh.mobility)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Dr. Britta Oehlrich represents vhh.mobility on the HAZ board. Contributes apprentices.
• Stadtreinigung Hamburg AöRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Monica-Adela Pildner represents Stadtreinigung Hamburg on the HAZ board. Contributes apprentices.
• Hamburg Port Authority AöRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Karin Schmedt represents Hamburg Port Authority on the HAZ board. Contributes apprentices.
• Hamburger Energiewerke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Founding member. Hanna Hallier Reuff represents Hamburger Energiewerke on the HAZ board. Contributes apprentices.
• CertquaminorOthersExternal certification partner. Certqua conducts annual surveillance audits and triennial re-certification of HAZ's quality management system (ISO 9001) since 2012.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA Akademie: National vocational training and qualification provider focused on technical, automotive and electrical trades. Comparable as a scaled, multi-region player offering similar apprenticeship and upskilling courses in HAZ's core subject areas.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Operates a broad vocational training and certification business across Germany covering technical, automotive and electrical occupations. Comparable as an established training services provider in overlapping metal/electrical/automotive trade domains.
• TÜV SÜD Akademie: National vocational and continuing-education provider covering automotive, electrical and welding certification programs. Comparable curriculum overlap, particularly in welding (TIG) and high-voltage automotive courses that HAZ also delivers.

Direct peers

• Handwerkskammer Hamburg: Hamburg Chamber of Crafts (Handwerkskammer) operates inter-company vocational training centers (Bildungszentren) for skilled trades across the Hamburg region. Directly comparable as a regional provider of überbetriebliche Ausbildung for craft and technical apprenticeships.
• Bildungswerk der Nordwestdeutschen Wirtschaft (BNW): Vocational training provider jointly supported by employer associations in northern Germany, offering inter-company apprenticeship training (überbetriebliche Ausbildung) in industrial-technical occupations. Highly comparable organizational model and trade mix.
• Berufsförderungswerk Hamburg (bfw): Vocational rehabilitation and training organization operating across Germany, providing technical and commercial qualification programs including for disadvantaged learners. Comparable via its extra-company (außerbetriebliche) training model and target overlap with NEUSTART participants.
• Industrie- und Handelskammer Hamburg (IHK Hamburg): Hamburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce oversees dual vocational training and apprenticeship examinations in industrial-technical occupations in the Hamburg region. Comparable as a co-governing body and provider of IHK-credentialed vocational training pathways.

Regional players

• bbw Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft: Employer-association-backed vocational training group in Bavaria providing inter-company training and youth-integration programs. Comparable structure (member-owned, dual-system oriented) but operating in a different German region.
• Hamburger Volkshochschule (VHS Hamburg): Municipal adult-education provider in Hamburg covering technical, language and vocational courses. Comparable as a publicly anchored Hamburg-based training provider, though with broader adult-education rather than pure industrial-trade focus.

Emerging players

• Start gGmbH (Start GmbH): Social-purpose vocational training provider focused on disadvantaged youth and labor-market integration in Germany. Comparable through its extra-company training model and similar NEUSTART-style target population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hamburger-Ausbildungszentrum-HAZ-eV-105566747844436
• Instagraminstagram.com/haz_ev_hh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hamburger-ausbildungszentrum-haz-e.v.

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

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