Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin

What Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin does

Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin (OSZ TIEM) is a public vocational and upper secondary school located at Goldbeckweg 8-14 in the Spandau district of Berlin, Germany, operated under the Berlin Senate Department for Education. The institution serves secondary-level students through a multi-track program portfolio that includes the Gymnasiale Oberstufe (academic upper secondary), the bilingual IDA program (International Digital Abitur) with computer engineering and robotics components, Fachoberschule, Berufsschule, Berufsvorbereitung, Berufsfachschule assistant tracks, and a dual study program in electrical engineering with an environmental-technology orientation. The IDA program in particular is positioned as a differentiated offering within the Berlin state school landscape by combining bilingual instruction with digital and technical subject content.

The school's technical footprint is limited to conventional educational technology rather than proprietary platforms. Administrative scheduling runs on WebUntis, instruction is supported by a digital classroom platform, and the IDA track delivers hands-on computer engineering and robotics content. The institution has accumulated a recognizable credentialing stack — Klimaschule designation from 2015, successive MINT certifications in 2015, 2017, and 2019, and participation in the Schule ohne Rassismus network — which functions as intangible differentiation rather than as a commercial product. Curriculum expansion into dual study and environmental technology reflects an attempt to embed the school more deeply into Berlin's STEM and green-economy workforce pipelines.

As a state-administered Oberstufenzentrum, the institution has no commercial revenue model: funding flows from Berlin state budget allocations, there is no tuition, and the "customer base" is the student population drawn from the Spandau catchment and adjacent Berlin districts. Strategically, the school competes for student placement and program reputation within the Berlin state school system rather than in a commercial market, and its growth is constrained by public-sector mandate and geography rather than by capital or competitive positioning.

Name

Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin

Legal name

Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin

Website

https://osztiem.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oberstufenzentrum TIEM Berlin is a public vocational and upper secondary school in Berlin-Spandau, Germany, offering academic tracks, a bilingual IDA program, Berufsschule, and a dual study program in electrical engineering to secondary students.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public vocational and upper secondary school (Oberschulzentrum) in Berlin, OSZ TIEM operates as a state-funded educational institution. Funding is provided through the Berlin Senate Department for Education, covering operational costs, teaching staff salaries, and infrastructure. Students attend tuition-free as part of the German public education system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OSZ TIEM is a public vocational and upper secondary school offering tuition-free academic and vocational education programs including the Gymnasiale Oberstufe (leading to Abitur after 13 years), the unique Internationales Digitales Abitur (IDA) bilingual program in computer engineering and smart robotics, Fachoberschule, Berufsschule, Berufsvorbereitung, assistant training (Berufsfachschule), and a dual study program in electrical engineering. Education is delivered through classroom instruction combined with workplace training placements at partner businesses and universities in the Berlin region.

Product overview

OSZ TIEM is an educational institution offering a unified portfolio of vocational and upper secondary educational programs in Berlin. The core offerings include the Gymnasiale Oberstufe leading to Abitur, the unique Internationales Digitales Abitur (IDA) with bilingual instruction in computer engineering and robotics, Fachoberschule for technical upper secondary education, Berufsschule for vocational training, Berufsvorbereitung for career preparation, and Berufsfachschule programs for assistant qualifications. The school also provides an integrated dual study program in electrical engineering and environmental technology courses. Programs range from vocational preparation through to university entrance qualifications, serving diverse educational pathways.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasiale Oberstufe

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berlin Partner Businesses (Ausbildungsbetriebe)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership network of Berlin-based companies providing vocational training placements for dual education students. These business partners offer practical workplace training sites while OSZ TIEM provides theoretical classroom instruction. The school actively recruits new training partners through its 'Ausbildung im Verbund' program.
• Berlin Universities (Hochschulen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnerships enabling dual study programs combining vocational training with academic studies. The dual study program in Electrical Engineering exemplifies this collaboration, allowing students to earn both vocational qualification and university degree simultaneously.
• Partner Schools NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with other schools for student transfers, educational program coordination, and academic exchange within the Berlin educational system.
• Memorial Sites (Gedenkstätten)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnerships with memorial sites supporting the school's democracy education (Demokratieerziehung) program and historical education initiatives including the Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) memorial project.
• District Authority (Bezirk)coreOthersFormal relationship with the Berlin district authority (Spatandau district) for administrative oversight, funding, and coordination of educational services as part of the public school system.
• Sports Clubs and NGOs (Vereine und NGOs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with sports clubs and non-governmental organizations supporting school life including the EU project program, sports activities, and health promotion initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Berufskollegs in Nordrhein-Westfalen: State vocational colleges in Germany's largest Bundesland offering equivalent Berufsschule, Fachoberschule, and dual study pathways. Comparable in mission and curriculum though operating under a different state school-law framework.
• Staatliche Berufsschulen Bayern: Bavarian state vocational schools delivering the full spectrum of dual vocational training and upper-secondary qualifications. Comparable in offering breadth and state-funded model, though scaled much larger and serving a different regional market.

Direct peers

• OSZ Chemie, Biologie, Pharmazie Berlin: Berlin OSZ providing vocational and academic programs in chemical, biological and pharmaceutical fields. Peer through shared STEM-oriented MINT positioning, Gymnasiale Oberstufe offering, and dual-study pathways within Berlin's public system.
• OSZ Kraftfahrzeugtechnik Berlin: Berlin OSZ focused on automotive and mechanical vocational training. A natural peer given the shared OSZ institutional model, dual-study and Berufsschule delivery, and competition for engineering-oriented Berlin students.
• Max-Bill-Schule (OSZ Planen, Bauen, Gestalten): Berlin Oberstufenzentrum focused on planning, construction and design vocational education. Directly comparable as a Berlin state OSZ delivering upper-secondary academic and vocational programs with the same funding and governance model.
• OSZ Handel I Berlin: Vocational OSZ in Berlin specializing in retail and commercial trades. Comparable through identical public-funding model, dual education structure, and shared competition for Fachoberschule and Berufsschule applicants in Berlin.
• OSZ Lotis Berlin: Berlin-based Oberstufenzentrum offering vocational upper-secondary programs with a focus on office/IT-related trades. Directly comparable as a Berlin state-funded OSZ competing for the same student segments across overlapping Berufsschule and Fachoberschule pathways.
• OSZ Banken, Immobilien und Versicherungen: Specialist Berlin OSZ delivering vocational training for banking, real estate and insurance professions. Comparable as a state-funded Oberstufenzentrum offering parallel dual-education pathways within the same Berlin public school system.

Emerging players

• Berlin International School: Private bilingual international school in Berlin offering IB and international curricula. Comparable as a Berlin-based bilingual education alternative competing for internationally-oriented families, though operating as a fee-paying private institution.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Private vocational training provider delivering technical and certified career training across Germany. Comparable in delivering job-oriented technical credentials and competing with OSZ TIEM for adult vocational learners in the Berlin labor market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/oberstufenzentrum-tiem-berlin

Compliance3 records

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