Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg

What Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg does

Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg is a public vocational school (Berufskolleg) located in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, administered by the Stadt Dortmund through its Schulverwaltungsamt and supervised by Bezirksregierung Arnsberg. The institution operates a three-pillar educational model: Vollzeitschule (full-time programs), Berufsschule (part-time dual vocational education), and Fachschule für Wirtschaft (continuing education). It serves full-time students seeking vocational qualifications or university entrance credentials, apprentices in dual training with regional companies, working professionals pursuing business management qualifications, and international students requiring integration support. Programs span commercial disciplines including banking, industrial administration, office management, law, taxation, personnel services, sports management, and logistics, with specialized profile classes such as Fit.For.Job, Culture and Media, Sport/Wirtschaft/Gesundheit, and Fit.For.Future, plus the NRW pilot Fachoberschule Polizei.

The school's technical footprint centers on established enterprise platforms rather than proprietary systems: SAP Partnerschule status under the SAP4schools IUS membership enables weekly SAP S/4HANA training for Höhere Handelsschule students; the eTwinning platform connects classes to European peer schools for collaborative digital projects; ICDL certification and ERP workshops with FH Dortmund extend digital and systems literacy. Distribution is hybrid — direct enrollment for full-time programs, a network of more than 50 regional companies for dual apprenticeships, and European exchange placements through Erasmus+. The institution's business model is not commercial: as a state-funded public school, tuition is free for standard programs, with revenue flowing from public education budgets administered at the municipal and state level rather than from student fees or private capital.

Name

Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg

Legal name

Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg

Website

https://konrad-klepping-berufskolleg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public vocational school in Dortmund, Germany, offering full-time, dual-education, and continuing-education programs in commercial disciplines, administered by Stadt Dortmund and serving students across banking, administration, law, and emerging profiles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Business and Secretarial Schools (611410)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid/Blended Classroom & HyFlex Instruction Systems (EDAFABAC)

Keywords

• Vocational education
• Dual apprenticeship training
• Commercial business training
• Continuing professional education
• Higher secondary school

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg is a public vocational school in Dortmund offering full-time programs (Höhere Handelsschule, Wirtschaftsgymnasium, Berufsfachschule, Fachoberschule), part-time dual vocational education (Berufsschule) for commercial occupations such as banking, industrial administration, and office management, and continuing education (Fachschule für Wirtschaft) leading to state-certified business manager qualifications. The school combines classroom instruction with company-based training through partnerships with regional employers and supplements core curricula with SAP certification, ICDL, and international exchange opportunities.

Product overview

Konrad-Klepping-Berufskolleg is a vocational school (Berufskolleg) in Dortmund offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs under three main pillars: Vollzeitschule (full-time programs), Berufsschule (dual vocational education), and Fachschule für Wirtschaft (professional continuing education). The Vollzeitschule division includes programs like Höhere Handelsschule with specialized profiles (Fit.For.Job, Culture and Media, Sport/Wirtschaft/Gesundheit, Fit.For.Future), Wirtschaftsgymnasium leading to Abitur, Fachoberschule Polizei pilot program, and Berufsfachschule. The Berufsschule provides part-time vocational education across diverse commercial occupations including banking, industrial administration, office management, law, insurance, sports, and logistics. The Fachschule offers evening and weekend business management studies for professionals. Cross-cutting offerings include SAP certification courses through the SAP4schools partnership, Erasmus international exchange programs, and eTwinning European collaboration projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vollzeitschule (Full-Time School Programs)
• Berufsschule (Dual Vocational School)
• Fachschule für Wirtschaft (Professional School for Business)
• Höhere Handelsschule (Higher Commercial School)
• Wirtschaftsgymnasium (Business Grammar School)
• Fachoberschule Polizei (Police Specialization)
• SAP Certification Course
• Berufsfachschule (Vocational College)
• Internationale Förderklasse (International Support Class)
• Erasmus+ International Internship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of Fit.For.Job students secure apprenticeship positions with over half at mentoring partner companies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP Partnerschule with SAP4schools IUS-Mitgliedschaft. The school offers weekly SAP courses for the Oberstufe of the Höhere Handelsschule, enabling students to work with SAP S/4HANA software, process business workflows, and obtain SAP certificates. Students learn to maintain master data, create inquiries and orders, generate offers, and process payment transactions.
• FH Dortmund (Fachbereich Informatik)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual ERP system workshops where students from Wirtschaftsgymnasium and Fachoberschule visit the university. Students work with SAP S/4HANA or Microsoft Dynamics BC in supervised workshops conducting sales and distribution case studies. Professor Gabriele Kunau and Professor Teschler-Nunkesser supervise the sessions.
• Technische Akademie für Energieindustrie in ChongqingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirtual exchange project with Chinese partner school. Students conduct joint projects including cultural presentations, workshops on Chinese culture, virtual school tours, and discussions on topics like the New Silk Road. Project involves Goethe Institut China, Bildungsnetzwerk China, and InterCultur gGmbH.
• Europäische Kommission (eTwinning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnereTwinning platform connects students with European school classes for collaborative digital projects. School has received Qualitätssiegel as one of 84 German schools. Focus areas include sustainable business concepts for European economic area, mathematics exchange, and modern business evaluation.
• DHL GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDHL Group apprentices attend the school for training as Fachkräfte für Kurier-, Express- und Postdienstleistungen. Students participate in special programs like 'Verkehrsschilder der Gerechtigkeit' project on democracy education. DHL apprentices have conducted charity donations to SOS-Kinderdorf Dortmund.
• Borussia Dortmund (BVB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation partner for Juniormanager:inausbildung program at Sportschule Hachen. Students visit BVB Bildungsmesze, BVB learning center for antisemitism and civil courage education, and participate in BVB sustainability competitions. Profile class Sport, Wirtschaft und Gesundheit has ongoing partnership.
• Europe Direct Informationszentrum DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation for nearly 10 years. Culture and Media profile class conducted EU policy workshop with the center. Students learn about EU funding policies and European cooperation topics.
• Well:fair Stiftung (formerly Neven Subotic Stiftung)minorOthersHBU4 class participates in 'Wasserhelden' program. Students conducted fundraising events (232.55 EUR raised) to support well construction in Ethiopia, providing clean water access for approximately 5 people.
• Goethe Institut ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in virtual exchange project with Chinese school, providing resources and support for cross-cultural educational initiatives.
• GREEN IT GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany participated in Future Talk session at Jobmesse alongside DEW 21. Provides insights into green IT and sustainability topics for student career orientation.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• SAP4Schools: The umbrella SAP program of which Konrad-Klepping is a member Schools partner. Comparable peer relationship as an enabling organization that other SAP Partnerschulen also engage with for curriculum and certification.

Direct peers

• Heinz-Nixdorf-Berufskolleg: Dortmund Berufskolleg with commercial and IT-adjacent vocational programs. Overlaps in the business grammar school and Berufsschule space, sharing the same regional employer ecosystem.
• Max-Born-Berufskolleg: A Dortmund-based Berufskolleg with a similar commercial and technical vocational profile. Operates in the same city and competes for the same pool of secondary graduates transitioning into vocational education.
• Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg: Dortmund Berufskolleg with a comparable mix of business and administrative vocational programs. Closely comparable in scale, target audience, and dual education employer partnerships.
• Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg: A Münster Berufskolleg with a comparable commercial/business orientation. Comparable in programme mix (Wirtschaftsgymnasium, Höhere Handelsschule, dual education) and represents a regional benchmark.
• Reinoldus- und Schiller-Berufskolleg: Another Dortmund Berufskolleg with overlapping commercial/business profile classes. Directly competes for students in the Vollzeitschule and dual education pathways in the same metropolitan area.
• Robert-Bosch-Berufskolleg: A Dortmund Berufskolleg offering commercial and technical vocational training. Serves the same regional student base with comparable dual-education employer partnerships and similar program structure.
• Karl-Schiller-Berufskolleg: A Dortmund Berufskolleg with a strong Wirtschaftsgymnasium and commercial vocational focus. Mirrors Konrad-Klepping's positioning in business-related upper-secondary education and competes for the same students.

Broad incumbents

• FOM Hochschule: Germany's largest private university with a strong focus on berufsbegleitende (work-accompanying) business degrees. Competes for the same Fachschule/Fachabitur graduates seeking a commercial Höhere Handelsschule → Berufstätigkeit → Studium pathway, though offered as paid programs.

Regional players

• Berufskolleg für Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (BKW) Wuppertal: NRW-based Berufskolleg specializing in business and administrative vocational training. Comparable program structure but operates in a different regional catchment area within NRW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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