What Stellwerk Solothurn West does

Stellwerk Solothurn West is a non-profit employment counseling service located in Solothurn, Switzerland, operating under the umbrella organization Verein für soziale und berufliche Integration (VSBI). The site serves qualified job seekers registered with RAV (Regional Employment Centers) and entitled to unemployment benefits, providing personal counseling, application document preparation, interview training, career reflection, and individualized job search strategy development. The program is time-bounded to a maximum of two months and uses in-person delivery at the Poststrasse 10 location, leveraging a shared infrastructure of computers, internet, telephone, newspapers, and specialist literature to support participants' job search activities.

The Stellwerk network traces back to 1998, with the first site opened for individual counseling and coaching. VSBI was formally established in 2002 as the sponsoring non-profit entity, and the organization has since expanded to four locations across the Canton of Solothurn and Olten region (Solothurn West, Solothurn Ost, Olten Baslerstrasse, Olten Solothurnerstrasse), collectively serving over 1,000 participants annually. Solothurn West specifically targets qualified professionals, while the other sites serve individuals without professional training or with basic vocational education.

The business model is government-funded: Stellwerk is a contracted service provider to AWA (Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit), the cantonal employment authority, with all participants referred through RAV advisors who schedule intake interviews. Services are provided free of charge to participants. The Solothurn West team of approximately 13 staff is led by Location Manager Kevin Binz, with oversight from Managing Director Stephan Guggisberg and Deputy Managing Director Lukas Dober. The organization is governed by a board under President Domenic Fässler, is politically and confessionally neutral, and conducts no commercial sales activity.

Name

Stellwerk Solothurn West

Legal name

Verein für soziale und berufliche Integration (VSBI)

Website

https://stellwerke.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stellwerk Solothurn West is a non-profit employment counseling service in Solothurn, Switzerland, providing free, RAV-referred job search support — including application preparation, interview training, and career coaching — to qualified job seekers under contract with the cantonal AWA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Solothurn

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded employment services: Stellwerk operates as a government-supported program funded through AWA (Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit). The organization is a non-profit entity under VSBI (Verein für soziale und berufliche Integration), providing free services to RAV-registered participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stellwerk Solothurn West is a job search support service for qualified individuals, offering personal counseling, career reflection, application document preparation, and job search strategy development. Participants receive structured coaching, access to on-site infrastructure (computers, internet, phone, newspapers, specialist literature), and practical training in areas such as interview preparation and self-reflection. The program is capped at a maximum duration of two months.

Product overview

Stellwerk operates as a unified employment counseling service with four distinct locations across the Solothurn and Olten regions. The organization offers a single integrated service focused on job search support, career counseling, and professional integration assistance. Each location serves different target groups: Solothurn West and Olten Baslerstrasse serve qualified professionals, while Solothurn Ost and Olten Solothurnerstrasse serve individuals without professional training or with basic vocational education. All locations provide common services including personal counseling, application document preparation, interview training, and job search strategy development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stellwerk Solothurn West Job Search Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximum 2 months program duration until employment is found

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AWA (Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWA is the client and partner organization. Stellwerk operates as a service provider under AWA's framework, offering assistance in developing and implementing new solutions for employment support. The relationship is that of a contracted service provider to a government employment agency.
• RAV (Regionales Arbeitsvermittlungszentrum)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRAV (Regional Employment Centers) are the referring agencies that register job seekers and direct them to Stellwerk programs. RAV advisors schedule intake interviews and assess whether Stellwerk is appropriate for each participant.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Manpower Switzerland: Global staffing and workforce-solutions provider with established Swiss operations. Comparable in providing job-seeker placement and career-transition support across multiple skill levels and industries in the Swiss market.
• Robert Half Switzerland: Specialized recruitment firm placing professionals in finance, accounting, technology, and administrative roles in Switzerland. Comparable to Stellwerk's qualified-professional segment (Solothurn West / Olten Baslerstrasse) in targeting skilled job seekers re-entering the labor market.
• Randstad Switzerland: Large multinational staffing firm with a Swiss presence offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and outplacement services. Comparable in that it supports job seekers transitioning into employment and works with regional employment agencies across Switzerland.
• Michael Page Switzerland: Specialist professional recruitment firm focused on qualified and mid-to-senior roles in Switzerland. Comparable to Stellwerk Solothurn West because both serve qualified professionals seeking employment, though Michael Page operates on a commercial placement model rather than government-funded coaching.
• Adecco Switzerland: Global staffing and workforce-solutions leader with a major Swiss operation. Comparable to Stellwerk because both serve Swiss job seekers and employers through employment-matching and career-support services, though Adecco operates commercially across all skill levels and geographies.

Regional players

• Careerplus: Swiss-based recruitment and career-services firm offering direct placement and career coaching. Comparable to Stellwerk because it provides professional job-search support to qualified candidates in the Swiss market, though it operates commercially rather than as a cantonal non-profit.

Direct peers

• JobCloud (jobs.ch): Switzerland's leading online job-search platform, operating jobs.ch and several other job boards. Comparable because it channels job seekers toward employment opportunities in the Swiss labor market and intersects with the same RAV-referred population that Stellwerk serves.

Emerging players

• Indeed Switzerland: Major global online job-search platform with a localized Swiss presence. Comparable as a digital channel through which Stellwerk's target population (RAV-registered job seekers) searches and applies for positions, partially substituting for the in-person infrastructure Stellwerk provides.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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