Plattform Erwachsenenbildung - platform life-long learning

What Plattform Erwachsenenbildung - platform life-long learning does

Plattform Erwachsenenbildung (legal name: Plattform für berufsbezogene Erwachsenenbildung, DBA: PbEB) is an Austrian non-profit association (Verein) registered in 2019 and based in Vienna, though its flagship activities trace back to 2007–2009. It functions as a coordination, advocacy, and thought-leadership body for the leading private providers of vocational and business-related adult education in Austria, with named members including ipcenter.at GmbH, die Berater Unternehmensberatungs GmbH, TÜV AUSTRIA AKADEMIE, and BIT Group. The organization operates from c/o ipcenter.at GmbH at Schönbrunner Straße 218–220 in Vienna with a five-person staff.

The association's product surface consists of three recurring annual programs rather than software: (1) the Tag der Weiterbildung, an annual conference held at the Haus der Europäischen Union in Vienna (18th edition in 2026, attracting over 90 participants from education, business, politics, and EU institutions); (2) the Weiterbildungsstudie, an annual market study surveying 200 HR managers and executives from Austrian companies with 20+ employees, produced since 2009 in cooperation with MAKAM Research GmbH; and (3) the Jahrbuch Weiterbildung, an annual yearbook of expert contributions on adult-education topics. There is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying stack is a standard WordPress content portal (plattform-erwachsenenbildung.at), email newsletter, and LinkedIn presence. Distribution is domestic (Austria) with select EU dimension through the European Parliament venue and Erasmus+ project participation.

The business model is membership-funded: the association does not charge external customers for its studies, yearbooks, or event access (registration required). Operating income derives from membership contributions from its private provider members, and the organization operates with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and no parent company. Strategic priorities, as signaled by the 2026 study and event program, are increasingly oriented toward digitalization, AI, sustainability training, and European-level coordination of vocational adult education.

Name

Plattform Erwachsenenbildung - platform life-long learning

Legal name

Plattform für berufsbezogene Erwachsenenbildung

Website

https://plattform-erwachsenenbildung.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Plattform Erwachsenenbildung is an Austrian non-profit association of leading private vocational adult-education providers, coordinating industry advocacy and producing annual research (Weiterbildungsstudie), a flagship conference (Tag der Weiterbildung), and a yearbook, funded by member dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Education Industry Coordination

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Subject-Specific Standards & Curriculum Councils (EDADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Product Strategy & Discovery (Vision, Roadmapping, OKRs) (EDABAHAD)

Keywords

• Adult education coordination
• Vocational training research
• Continuing education study
• Lifelong learning events
• Education industry advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Association membership contributions: The platform operates as a non-profit association (Verein) funded by membership contributions from leading private providers of vocational and business-related education and training in Austria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Plattform Erwachsenenbildung is a non-profit association (Verein) comprising Austria's leading private providers of vocational and business-related adult education. Its core activities include conducting an annual market research study (Weiterbildungsstudie), organizing the annual flagship event Tag der Weiterbildung, and publishing the Jahrbuch Weiterbildung yearbook, while serving as a coordination and advocacy body for the vocational adult education sector.

Product overview

The Plattform Erwachsenenbildung is a membership-based association rather than a software product company. Its core offerings consist of three interconnected programs: (1) the annual Tag der Weiterbildung event bringing together education, business, and policy stakeholders; (2) the Weiterbildungsstudie, an annual research study conducted with MAKAM Research tracking trends in Austrian corporate training; and (3) the Jahrbuch Weiterbildung, an annual publication featuring expert perspectives on adult education innovation. The platform serves as a coordination body for member organizations providing vocational training services, promoting lifelong learning, and advocating for adult education policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tag der Weiterbildung (Day of Continuing Education) Annual flagship event bringing together education providers, businesses, policymakers, and academics to discuss the future of vocational adult education, with study presentations, panel discussions, best-practice showcases, and networking. The 2026 edition attracted over 90 participants.
• Weiterbildungsstudie (Continuing Education Study) Annual representative study conducted since 2009 in cooperation with MAKAM Research GmbH, surveying 200 HR managers and executives from Austrian companies with 20+ employees. Provides insights into trends, developments, and challenges of vocational continuing education in Austria, including training budgets, learning formats, and AI adoption.
• Jahrbuch Weiterbildung (Yearbook Continuing Education) Annual publication presenting expert contributions on current topics in adult education, including AI applications, innovative learning methods such as Virtual Reality learning spaces and microlearning, sustainability training, and European initiatives. Features research articles and interviews with industry experts.
• Plattform Erwachsenenbildung (Association & Information Portal) Membership-based association of leading private providers of vocational and business-related adult education and training in Austria. Serves as a coordination, advocacy, and networking platform promoting the importance of vocational adult education for personal, entrepreneurial, and economic development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% of Austrian companies expect continuing education importance to further increase (Weiterbildungsstudie 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

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

• Member organizations (leading private education providers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe platform consists of leading private providers of vocational and business-related education and training in Austria. These member organizations collaborate within the platform for coordination, joint advocacy, and knowledge sharing. Key members include ipcenter.at GmbH, die Berater, TÜV AUSTRIA AKADEMIE, and others. They meet regularly at work meetings ('Arbeitstreffen') and collaborate on the annual Tag der Weiterbildung event.
• MAKAM Research GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term research partnership since 2009 for conducting the annual 'Weiterbildungsstudie' (Continuing Education Study). MAKAM Research is an independent market research institute that conducts the annual survey of HR managers and executives from Austrian companies with 20+ employees.
• ipcenter.at GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partneripcenter.at GmbH serves as the hosting organization for the platform (registered office c/o ipcenter.at) and hosts platform work meetings. Also a member organization representing adult education services.
• Haus der Europäischen Union WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Haus der Europäischen Union in Vienna serves as the venue for the annual Tag der Weiterbildung event, symbolizing the European dimension of vocational education and training. The event is opened by the head of the European Parliament's liaison office in Austria.
• Erasmus+ (European Union)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean funding program mentioned in the context of adult education projects. Projects like 'wrAIte', 'AI Act(ing) in Adult Education', 'Back on Track', 'Go-ViSE!', and 'Social Impact Manager' are Erasmus+ funded initiatives presented at platform events.
• European Parliament Liaison Office in AustriamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorg Pfeifer, head of the European Parliament's liaison office in Austria, co-opens the Tag der Weiterbildung and provides the venue at Haus der Europäischen Union.
• WorldDidacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldDidac is mentioned as an affiliate partner shown in the member logo section of the platform website.
• No IsolationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian manufacturer of Avatar communication robots. die Berater (member organization) is the Austrian partner of No Isolation since 2020, providing robots to children with long-term illness.
• SK Rapid WienminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSK Rapid Wien became the first Austrian football club to take an Avatar sponsorship, supporting children with long-term illness through the Avatar project in cooperation with die Berater.
• Medizinische Universität WienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical University of Vienna partnered with die Berater on the 'Life happens wherever you are' Avatar project, providing medical expertise for the communication robot initiative for chronically ill children.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• OECD Centre for Skills: International policy/research body that publishes comparative adult education and skills data; comparable to the platform's Weiterbildungsstudie as a producer of market intelligence for adult learning, but at intergovernmental scale rather than as a private-provider coalition.

Emerging players

• WorldDidac Association: International trade association for the education industry, already linked to the platform as an affiliate partner; comparable as a membership/affiliation body for education suppliers but with a global rather than national Austrian focus.

Broad incumbents

• Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO) Bildungsberatung: Austrian chamber of commerce education arm that provides education policy advocacy and continuing education information; overlaps with the platform's policy-liaison and market-intelligence functions but as part of a much larger institutional body.
• Europäischer Verband beruflicher Bildungsträger (EVBB): European association of vocational education and training providers; most directly comparable peer as it represents private/public VET providers across Europe, sharing the same coordinating-body, advocacy, and policy-liaison function that Plattform Erwachsenenbildung performs nationally for Austria.
• European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA): Pan-European umbrella association for adult learning organizations; comparable in mission (advocacy, policy liaison, networking) and membership model, but operates at a broader EU-wide scope versus the platform's national Austrian focus.

Direct peers

• Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen: Austrian national association of adult education centers (VHS); comparable in being a non-profit membership-based coordinating body for adult education providers in Austria, with overlapping advocacy, policy engagement, and member-network functions (and quoted directly in the platform's news).

Regional players

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erwachsenenbildung (DGE): German continuing education and training association with similar advocacy, networking, and standards-promotion functions; comparable in organizational model but operates in a different (larger) German-speaking market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pbeb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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