PMHS Nürtingen

Name

PMHS Nürtingen

Legal name

Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule Nürtingen

Website

https://pmhs.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

Keywords

• Vocational education
• Technical school
• Dual apprenticeship
• Building information modeling
• Career training

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürtingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Land Baden-Württemberg / Landkreis Esslingen): The school is a public institution funded by the Land Baden-Württemberg and operated by Landkreis Esslingen. No tuition fees are charged to students. Revenue derives from government education budgets rather than commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule Nürtingen is a public technical vocational school delivering dual vocational education across six departments — Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (Automotive), Bautechnik (Construction), Holztechnik (Wood), Metalltechnik (Metal), Farbtechnik (Color/Painting), and Vollzeitschularten (Full-time Programs). The school combines theoretical classroom instruction with practical workshop training and dual-apprenticeship partnerships with local companies. It also offers full-time technical pathways to Abitur and Fachhochschulreife, transitional programs, and a Meisterschule (master craftsman school) for working professionals.

Product overview

PMHS Nürtingen (Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule) is a comprehensive technical school offering dual vocational education across six main departments: Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (Automotive), Bautechnik (Construction), Holztechnik (Wood), Metalltechnik (Metal), Farbtechnik (Color/Painting), and Vollzeitschularten (Full-time Programs). The institution provides over 30 distinct educational programs including apprenticeships, vocational schools (1-3 years), and full-time pathways to higher education qualifications (Abitur and Fachhochschulreife). The school features specialized facilities such as BIM laboratories for digital construction education, a Gamestudio for game development, and inter-company training centers. A distinguishing feature is the integration of modern technologies including Building Information Modeling (BIM), virtual and augmented reality, and E-Mobility into traditional vocational training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bautechnik (Construction Technology Department) Construction technology department providing dual vocational training in building trades. Includes two BIM laboratories with REVIT and VR visualization tools for digital construction education. For apprentices in carpentry, masonry, plastering, and tiling, as well as full-time students in the 3-year vocational college.
• Holztechnik (Wood Technology Department) Wood technology department offering dual apprenticeship training for joiners/cabinet makers and vocational school programs leading to intermediate secondary school certificates, with supplementary inter-company training. For apprentices in wood trades and full-time students.
• Metalltechnik (Metal Technology Department) Metal technology department providing dual apprenticeship training in precision mechanics, industrial mechanics, machining mechanics, CNC operations, and related metal trades, along with full-time vocational school programs and special needs programs. For metal-trade apprentices and full-time students.
• Farbtechnik (Color/Painting Technology Department) Color and painting technology department providing dual apprenticeship training for painters/lacquerers and vehicle lacquerers, plus three-year vocational college and one- to two-year vocational schools. For trade apprentices in painting/lacquering and full-time students.
• Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (Automotive Technology Department) Automotive technology department providing dual apprenticeship training for automotive mechatronics technicians with specializations in passenger cars, motorcycles, and high-voltage/E-Mobility systems, plus inter-company training and the master craftsman school (Meisterschule Kfz). For automotive apprentices and working professionals.
• Vollzeitschularten (Full-Time Technical Schools) Full-time technical school programs including the Technisches Gymnasium (3-year Abitur with optional Gestaltungs- und Medientechnik specialization), Technische Oberschule (technical Abitur), and the Technisches Berufskolleg 1 & 2 (Fachhochschulreife pathway). For students seeking higher education entrance qualifications without a simultaneous apprenticeship.
• Übergangsschularten (Transitional School Programs) Transitional educational programs including BVE (Berufsvorbereitende Einrichtung), AVdual (Ausbildungsvorbereitung dual), VABO (Vorqualifizierungsjahr Arbeit/Beruf ohne Deutschkenntnisse), Jungarbeiterklasse, and the 2-year Berufsfachschule. For students lacking basic qualifications, German language skills, or needing pre-vocational preparation.
• Meisterschule Kfz (Master Craftsman School for Automotive Technology) Master craftsman certification (Meisterbrief) program in automotive technology for working professionals. For skilled automotive tradespeople seeking to advance to master craftsman level to operate their own business or become certified trainers.

Quantifiable outcome

• BIM Award 2021 – Winner in Kategorie Forschung & Lehre, BIM-Cluster Baden-Württemberg (ahead of KIT Karlsruhe and HfT Stuttgart)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Firma Grötz (Nürtingen)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2024Construction firm Grötz organized BIM lectures and a construction site excursion to Reutlingen for PMHS 3BKB2T students. Grötz is a medium-sized construction company (~20–25M EUR revenue, ~90% public contracts) active within ~60km of Nürtingen.
• Heinrich-Meidinger-Schule Karlsruhe (Bundesfachschule für Sanitär- und Heizungstechnik)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2024PMHS is establishing a cross-school BIM collaboration where PMHS students design buildings and HMS students (building services engineering) plan the sanitary/heating systems. Uses PMHS nextcloud as Common Data Environment (CDE) for IFC model exchange.
• Albert-Schäffle-Schule NürtingenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2024PMHS collaborated with ASS to build a garden hut with green roof (Grünes Klassenzimmer) for the ASS outdoor learning area. PMHS students from masonry, carpentry, painting, and landscaping classes completed the project as part of their curriculum.
• BIM-Cluster Baden-Württemberg e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2021The BIM Cluster BW recognized PMHS's 'Building Young Experts' BIM teaching concept with the 2021 BIM Award in Forschung & Lehre. This partnership validates PMHS as a leader in digital construction education within the Baden-Württemberg vocational school network.
• Hafners BürocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2021Bildungspartnerschaften digital partnership between PMHS and Hafners Büro for integrating BIM into vocational curriculum. Hafners Büro supported PMHS in obtaining the buildingSMART certification for teachers and provided expertise in digital construction workflows. PMHS won 5,000 EUR from the 'Bildungspartnerschaften digital' competition.
• Sto-StiftungminorOthers · 1 January 2018The Sto-Stiftung sponsored the 'Bester Azubi' competition, awarding PMHS students Miriam Langeneck and Michele Pomarico among the top 100 apprentices in Germany, along with technical equipment gifts.
• Erasmus+ Programme (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMHS participates in Erasmus+ programs supporting international student and teacher exchanges, with partner schools in Israel (Givatayim/Rama), Democratic Republic of Congo (Wamba-Luadia, over 40-year partnership), Poland (Pruszkow), and France (Liévin).
• Dual Training Partner Companies (Ausbildungsbetriebe)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproximately 23+ companies in the Esslingen district partner with PMHS for dual vocational training, hosting apprentices from the color technology department and other trade departments. Engagement facilitated through events like 'Treffpunkt Farbe'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Werner-Siemens-Schule Stuttgart: Public vocational school in Stuttgart focused on technical and engineering trades. Direct peer as a state-run school offering comparable technical programs with an overlapping target audience of apprenticeship-track students and dual-system employer partnerships.
• Max-Eyth-Schule Stuttgart: Public vocational school in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, offering similar technical and trade programs. Direct peer as another state-run Berufsschule serving the broader Baden-Württemberg region with overlapping trade specializations in construction, automotive, and metal.
• Heinrich-Meidinger-Schule Karlsruhe: Bundesfachschule für Sanitär- und Heizungstechnik in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Direct peer as a public vocational school in the same state with an established cross-school BIM collaboration partnership with PMHS (uses PMHS Nextcloud as Common Data Environment for IFC model exchange).
• Gewerbeschule Lörrach: Public vocational school in Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, offering trade and technical education. Direct peer in the same state with a comparable dual-system vocational training structure and overlapping target segments of apprenticeship-track students.
• Friedrich-List-Schule Karlsruhe: Public vocational school in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Direct peer in the same state operating comparable technical and vocational programs in similar trades, including construction, automotive, and metal technologies, with overlapping apprenticeship partner ecosystems.
• Albert-Schäffle-Schule Nürtingen: General education school in Nürtingen and direct PMHS partner for the 'Green Classroom' (Grünes Klassenzimmer) garden hut project. Direct peer as a co-located public school in PMHS's immediate catchment collaborating on cross-departmental building projects.
• Carl-Schaefer-Schule Heilbronn: Public vocational school in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, with comparable technical education programs. Direct peer as another state-run technical school serving a similar regional catchment with overlapping trade offerings and dual-system apprenticeship structure.

Broad incumbents

• SRH Berufsbildung GmbH: Large private vocational education provider in Germany, part of SRH Holding. Broad incumbent offering vocational training across multiple trades and regions with greater geographic reach and commercial flexibility than PMHS, but with overlapping program areas and target segments.
• BBQ Berufliche Bildung gGmbH: Private vocational education provider in Germany offering training and upskilling programs across multiple trades. Broad incumbent operating with greater commercial flexibility than PMHS while serving overlapping target segments of apprentices, career-changers, and working professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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