La Capriola

What La Capriola does

Stiftung La Capriola is a Swiss nonprofit foundation headquartered in Chur (Engadinstrasse 2, 7000 Chur) that accompanies youth with support needs into vocational training in the primary labor market. It operates two physical training centers — one in Davos and one in Luzern — placing participants directly into partner companies in hospitality, gastronomy, retirement/care homes, and retail where they learn in real work environments. The foundation's three-pillar operating concept integrates vocational training, supervised living in socio-pedagogical housing groups, and structured integration into the regular labor market and independent life.

The organization's business model is non-commercial and government-commissioned: La Capriola is approved by the cantonal social office (Kantonale Sozialamt) and operates under service agreements (Leistungsvereinbarungen) on behalf of the Swiss Federal Disability Insurance (Eidgenössische Invalidenversicherung/IV), conducting vocational assessments and integration measures. The foundation supplements IV funding with donations from a network of named financial partners — Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Stiftung Grünau, Guido Feger Stiftung, Rosemarie Aebi-Stiftung, Tschuggen Collection, and Raiffeisenbank Surselva. It publishes an annual magazine called "inForma" each December documenting program outcomes and reporting. Marketing reach is via website, newsletter, and earned media in outlets such as Coop Zeitung, Prättigauer & Herrschäftler Zeitung, RTR, and Hotellerie Gastronomie Zeitung.

Headcount is in the 11–50 range and the foundation does not currently list open positions, though it accepts unsolicited applications. No technology platform, proprietary software, or digital product is offered; service delivery is human-led and pedagogically driven. Operations are limited to Switzerland, with no international footprint claimed. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates independently as a Stiftung under Swiss foundation law.

Name

La Capriola

Legal name

Stiftung La Capriola

Website

https://lacapriola.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stiftung La Capriola is a Swiss nonprofit foundation that trains youth with support needs in partner companies across hospitality, gastronomy, retirement homes, and retail, operating training centers in Davos and Luzern under service agreements with the Swiss Federal Disability Insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Disability employment programs
• Social-pedagogical housing
• Labor market integration
• Youth vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Chur

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding from Swiss Disability Insurance (IV): La Capriola is a non-profit foundation that operates in the commissioned by the Swiss Federal Disability Insurance (Eidgenössische Invalidenversicherung) to conduct vocational assessments and integration measures. The foundation is approved by the cantonal social office and works with service agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stiftung La Capriola is a Swiss non-profit foundation that accompanies youth with support needs on their path to vocational training in the primary labor market. It places these young people with selected partner companies in the real work environments of hotels, restaurants, retirement homes, and retail, operating training centers in Davos and Luzern. Services are commissioned by the Swiss Federal Disability Insurance (IV) and combine three pillars: vocational training, social-pedagogically supervised housing, and structured integration into regular employment and independent living.

Product overview

La Capriola operates as a unified social services offering built on three interconnected pillars: vocational training in partner businesses of the primary labor market, social-pedagogically supervised living arrangements, and structured integration support for independent living. The organization runs training centers in Davos and Luzern, placing youth with support needs in real work environments across hotels, restaurants, care homes, and retail. Their inForma annual publication documents their work and mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• inForma: Annual publication containing informative insights into their work, stories from daily life, and background on their vision. Published in December each year.

Products and services

• Vocational Training Program (Ausbildung im ersten Arbeitsmarkt) Vocational training delivered in real workplaces of selected partner companies in hospitality, gastronomy, retirement homes, and retail, with individual accompaniment, designed to help youth with support needs attain qualified professional credentials in the primary labor market.
• Social-Pedagogical Living Support (Leben)
• Labor Market Integration Services (Integration)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner companies in hospitality, gastronomy, retirement homes, and retailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Capriola works with selected partner companies in the primary labor market where youth receive vocational training. These include hotels, restaurants, retirement homes, and retail businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stiftung Rossfeld: Swiss foundation in Bern offering vocational education, residential support, and integration for children, youth, and adults with disabilities. Highly comparable model combining training, housing, and integration services, operating under a similar cantonal commissioning framework.
• Stiftung Battenberg: Biel-based Swiss foundation providing vocational education and supported employment for people with disabilities, including training in the primary labor market. Operates a similar integration and training model in the bilingual Swiss context.
• Brühlgut Stiftung: Winterthur-based Swiss foundation providing vocational integration, training, and supported employment for people with disabilities across multiple sectors. Directly comparable in mission, primary-labor-market focus, and Swiss nonprofit commissioning model.
• Stiftung Brüttelenbad: Swiss foundation supporting vocational training and independent living for young people with disabilities in the Bern region. Comparable in combining training, housing, and integration pillars under a cantonal commissioning structure.
• Stiftung Wagerenhof: Uster-based Swiss foundation providing residential, work, and integration services for people with disabilities. Comparable in offering a multi-pillar (housing, work, integration) service model under cantonal approval.

Others

• AOZ (Asyl-Organisation Zürich): Zurich-based organization delivering vocational and labor market integration services, primarily for refugees but using comparable assessment, training, and employer-placement models. Relevant as a similarly structured Swiss integration provider with adjacent (rather than identical) target population.

Broad incumbents

• Pro Infirmis: National Swiss disability services organization providing consultation, integration support, and social services across all Swiss cantons. Comparable in serving people with disabilities but at much broader scale and without La Capriola's vocational-training specialization.
• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss national humanitarian organization providing social services including vocational integration, refugee employment programs, and youth support. Comparable employment-readiness services for vulnerable populations but as part of a much broader social services portfolio.
• SAH Zürich: Zurich branch of the Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk, offering employment counseling, vocational integration, and job-readiness support across broader populations including people with disabilities and migrants. Comparable employment integration mission at larger regional scale.
• Insieme: Swiss national association advocating for and supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including vocational integration initiatives. Comparable target population and integration mission at a federation level rather than direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-capriola

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Funding overview

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Investments

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