keb Ostalbkreis

Name

keb Ostalbkreis

Legal name

Katholische Erwachsenenbildung Bildungswerk Ostalbkreis e.V.

Website

https://keb-ostalbkreis.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Adult education
• Parenting programs
• Spiritual formation
• Professional development
• Health and wellness

Headquarters

HQ city

Aalen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course and Program Fees: keb Ostalbkreis generates revenue primarily through participant fees for courses, workshops, seminars, and events. Fees vary by course format (day seminars, multi-day retreats, ongoing series) and include costs for accommodation and meals at retreat venues. Some courses are free or donation-based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Katholische Erwachsenenbildung Bildungswerk Ostalbkreis e.V. (keb Ostalbkreis) is a Catholic adult education provider offering in-person, online, and hybrid courses spanning parenting education (kess-Erziehen), spirituality and contemplation, health and wellness (Qigong, yoga, Feldenkrais), active aging (LimA), digital literacy, and professional development for educators and caregivers. Programs are delivered as day seminars, multi-day residential retreats, ongoing series, and online webinars across 14 thematic program categories serving adults, families, young adults, and professionals in the Ostalbkreis region.

Product overview

keb Ostalbkreis (Katholische Erwachsenenbildung Ostalbkreis) is a Catholic adult education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and courses for adults in the Ostalbkreis region of Germany. The organization provides in-person and online courses across multiple thematic categories including family/parenting education (kess-Erziehungsprogramm), health and wellness (Gesundheit, Ernährung, Bewegung), spirituality and religion, digital education, professional development, and cultural programs. Key offerings include the kess-Erziehungsprogramm for parenting education and LimA – Lebensqualität im Alltag for active aging. Programs are delivered through various formats including weekend seminars, multi-day retreats, weekly courses, and online webinars. The institution operates as a single unified educational service provider organized by program categories rather than as a software platform.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• kess-Erziehungsprogramm (kess parenting program) A parenting education program that helps parents develop an easygoing attitude and recognize the needs behind demanding behaviors, enabling cooperative family relationships. Targeted at parents of children from early childhood through teenage years.
• LimA – Lebensqualität im Alltag (Quality of Life in Everyday Life) A training program promoting quality of life in everyday life, supporting active aging through memory, movement, daily abilities, and sense-of-life exercises for older adults.
• Spiritualität & Religion (Spirituality and Religion programs) Religious and spiritual development programs including contemplation courses (Kontemplationskurs), Bibliolog, meditation (Meditation am Abend), prayer gatherings (PRAY and STAY), faith communities (Zusammen unterwegs), and contemplative archery, designed for adults seeking spiritual formation within a Catholic framework.
• Gesundheit, Ernährung, Bewegung (Health, Nutrition, Movement) Health and wellness courses including Qigong, Kloster-Yoga (monastery yoga), Feldenkrais, Meditation, tennis-flow, and other mind-body practices delivered as day seminars and multi-day retreats.
• Fit für Leitung (Leadership Training Modules) Professional development and continuing education modules (e.g., Modul 7: 150 EUR) for educators, leaders, and social-sector workers, including leadership training and qualification preparation (Qualifizierung zur Gesprächsbegleitung).
• Online-Veranstaltungen (Online Events and Webinars) Virtual event offerings including online lectures and webinars on family, parenting, and life topics such as patient directives (cariTALK) and digital world navigation, delivered via Zoom for approximately 5 EUR per session.
• Fokus: Schöpfung bewahren (Focus: Preserving Creation) A thematic focus program covering environmental sustainability, creation stewardship, and responsible resource use, featured at the Landesgartenschau Ellwangen 2026 with lectures (e.g., Uwe Ritzer on resources, Anton Vaas on textiles), workshops, and the Kirchengarten venue program.
• Qualifizierung zur Gesprächsbegleitung (Advance Care Planning Qualification) A professional qualification program for advance care planning (Gesprächsbegleitung) under §132g SGB V, training participants to facilitate patient directive conversations, co-organized with Caritas Ost-Württemberg.
• Junge Erwachsene 18-35 (Young Adults Program) Personal development, community, and leadership programs for young adults aged 18-35, including Führungstraining für Frauen (leadership training for women) distributed in cooperation with Kath. Bildungswerk Stuttgart.
• Digitale Bildung (Digital Education) Digital education offerings including online lectures on topics such as digital literacy, media consumption, and digital world navigation for adult learners.
• Kultur, Kreativität (Culture and Creativity) Creative and cultural programs including art workshops, photography retreats (Foto-Exerzitien), and cultural events for adults.
• Frauen, Männer (Women, Men programs) Programs addressing women and men, including leadership training for women and Stimmtraining (voice training) at 60 EUR (45 EUR for KDFB members).

Quantifiable outcome

• Aktion Hoffnung: 1,300 clothing collection containers in Württemberg; 10 million EUR in sustainable social projects financed since 1992

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Landesgartenschau Ellwangen 2026coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026keb Ostalbkreis is a key co-organizer of the Landesgartenschau (State Garden Show) Ellwangen 2026. The organization hosts events at the Kirchengarten venue, features its focus theme 'Schöpfung bewahren' (Preserving Creation), and organizes a full program of lectures, workshops, and family activities as part of the LGS event.
• Diözese Rottenburg-StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is the overarching ecclesiastical authority. keb Ostalbkreis is part of the Catholic adult education network of the Diocese, which provides program frameworks (e.g., KESS-Erziehen, 'We are family' online lecture series) and coordinates inter-regional cooperation among keb institutions.
• St. Loreto gGmbH (Schwäbisch Gmünd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Loreto gGmbH is a major social institution partner. New board member Dr. Christina Ilg-Müller serves as principal of the Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik St. Loreto. The Bildungsakademie St. Loreto co-hosts 'Fit für Leitung' modules and other professional development courses.
• Caritas Ost-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas Ost-Württemberg is a key social partner. New board member Anita Knauß leads the Solidarity department and manages Caritas foundations. Caritas provides referral networks for participants and co-organizes programs such as cariTALK on patient directives.
• Habila gGmbH (Ellwangen)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHabila gGmbH provides services for people with mental disability. New board member Bernd Foltin serves as area manager for 'Wohnen für Menschen mit seelischer Behinderung.' Habila represents the disability services sector in the keb network.
• Anna-Schwestern (Franziskanerinnen von Ellwangen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Anna-Schwestern (Franciscan Sisters of Ellwangen) provide venues for spiritual programs including Haus Lebensspur, the Mutterhauskapelle, and the Tagungshaus Schönenberg. They co-host retreats, 'PRAY and STAY' services, and the 'Zusammen unterwegs' faith community.
• KiFaZ Paradiesstraße (Schwäbisch Gmünd)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinder- und Familienzentrum (KiFaZ) Paradiesstraße in Schwäbisch Gmünd. New board member Martina Scheftner is the long-standing director, bringing early childhood and family center expertise to the keb network.
• Landpastoral SchönenbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandpastoral Schönenberg provides the Tagungshaus Schönenberg as a venue and contributes instructors for meditation, Bibliolog, contemplative courses, and other spiritual programs. It is a key venue partner for residential retreats.
• Dekanat Ostalb (Catholic Deanery)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Catholic Deanery Ostalb collaborates on regional programs including the Dekanatsstelle 'Seelsorge bei Menschen mit Behinderung' which organized an inclusive trip to the Landesgartenschau with 35 people with disabilities.
• Aktion Hoffnung (Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAktion Hoffnung is a church aid organization that has operated textile recycling since 1992. Anton Vaas, board member of Aktion Hoffnung, gave a keb lecture on the secondhand clothing market. Aktion Hoffnung operates 1,300 clothing containers in Württemberg.
• Katholische Erwachsenenbildung Zollernalbkreis and other keb-EinrichtungenminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerkeb Ostalbkreis cooperates with other Catholic adult education institutions in the Diocese on shared online lecture series such as 'We are family' and 'Stark durch bewegte Zeiten. Pubertät begleiten', pooling audiences and speakers.
• Kath. Bildungswerk StuttgartminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKath. Bildungswerk Stuttgart serves as a registration point and co-organizer for certain inter-regional courses (e.g., Führungstraining für Frauen), distributing keb programs beyond the Ostalbkreis.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Familienbund der Katholiken: National Catholic family-association network advocating for family policy and offering family education programs. Comparable through its focus on Catholic family education and parenting support, complementing keb Ostalbkreis's KESS-Erziehen segment nationally.

Others

• Aktion Hoffnung: Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart's textile recycling and development aid organization, which keb Ostalbkreis partners with for sustainability programming. Comparable as an ecclesiastical-affiliated nonprofit in the same diocese that operates an education-adjacent mission and contributes to keb's 'Schöpfung bewahren' programming.
• Caritas Bildungswerk: Professional development arm of the German Caritas Association, providing continuing education for social and caregiving professionals. keb Ostalbkreis already partners with Caritas Ost-Württemberg; Caritas Bildungswerk is the broader ecosystem parallel that competes for similar educator and caregiver training budgets.

Direct peers

• Kolping-Bildungswerk Württemberg: Catholic vocational and personal-formation education provider in Württemberg. Comparable in its Catholic framing, adult continuing-education mission, and offering of family and professional development programs, though with a stronger vocational orientation.
• Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Württemberg: Protestant counterpart to the keb network in Württemberg, providing values-based adult education across similar topics (family, spirituality, society, professional development). Closest confessional analog and operates under the same nonprofit association model with state-recognized status.
• Volkshochschule Ostalbkreis: Public-sector adult education provider serving the same Ostalbkreis district. Directly comparable because it competes for the same adult learners on overlapping topics (family, health, digital literacy, professional development), but from a secular, municipal rather than confessional base.
• keb Zollernalbkreis: Catholic adult education provider in the same diocese, explicitly named as a co-producer with keb Ostalbkreis of the online 'We are family' lecture series. Operates the same keb program model across the same themes (family, spirituality, health) in an adjacent district.
• Katholisches Bildungswerk Stuttgart: Sister keb institution in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart providing Catholic adult education in the Stuttgart region. Directly comparable as a keb-network peer and is explicitly a channel partner for keb Ostalbkreis's inter-regional courses such as 'Führungstraining für Frauen'.
• Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft Baden-Württemberg: Employer-driven adult continuing education provider in Baden-Württemberg. Comparable in its role as a regional nonprofit delivering continuing education, though with a business and workforce development rather than values-based orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Katholische Akademie der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart: Diocese-level Catholic education institution offering retreats, conferences, and continuing education. Operates one tier above keb in the diocesan structure and uses similar multi-day residential retreat formats with a focus on spirituality, society, and professional topics relevant to Catholic adults.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kebostalb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keb-ostalbkreis

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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