TGBBZ II - Technisch-gewerbliches Berufsbildungszentrum

What TGBBZ II - Technisch-gewerbliches Berufsbildungszentrum does

TGBBZ II - Technisch-gewerbliches Berufsbildungszentrum is a public vocational education institution operated by the state of Saarland in Germany, headquartered at Am Mügelsberg 1 in Saarbrücken with a secondary location (Außenstelle Malstatt) at Paul-Schmook-Straße 68. The school is governed by the Saarland Ministerium für Bildung und Kultur and led by Oberstudiendirektor Jörg Steinhausen, and delivers state-recognized vocational qualifications across four departments: Berufsqualifizierung & Agrar (vocational qualification and agricultural programs); FOS-Design, Farbtechnik & Raumgestaltung, Drucktechnik & Augenoptik (Fachoberschule and trades in design, color technology, spatial design, printing, and optician services); Hotel- & Gaststättengewerbe (hospitality and hotel industry training); and Nahrungstechnik & Vollzeitschulen (food technology and full-time school programs). The institution supports both full-time vocational schooling and part-time vocational education integrated with regional apprenticeships through the dual education system.

The school's service model is non-commercial: there is no tuition-based pricing, and revenue/financial figures are not publicly disclosed as funding flows from state appropriations. Its primary stakeholder groups are prospective vocational students (including Fachoberschule candidates pursuing university entrance qualification), and regional Ausbildungsbetriebe (training companies) that participate in the dual apprenticeship framework. Operational partnerships include Regionalverband Saarbrücken (administrative cooperation on school book lending), the European Erasmus+ programme (student and staff mobility), and Certqua GmbH (vocational education certification). The technology footprint is limited to standard educational and administrative tooling (Microsoft Outlook Web App, Online-Schule Saarland, an online student survey platform), and no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software products, or commercial APIs are disclosed.

Name

TGBBZ II - Technisch-gewerbliches Berufsbildungszentrum

Legal name

Technisch-gewerbliches Berufsbildungszentrum II Saarbrücken

Website

https://tgbbz2-saarbruecken.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TGBBZ II is a state-operated public vocational school in Saarbrücken, Germany, delivering state-recognized qualifications across four departments (agriculture, design/printing/optics, hospitality, food technology) to students and regional training companies under the dual education system.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

TGBBZ II is a public vocational school (Berufsbildungszentrum) providing full-time vocational schooling, part-time vocational schooling alongside apprenticeships (dual education system), and Fachoberschule (FOS) programs across four departments covering vocational qualification and agriculture, design/color technology/spatial design/printing/optician services, hospitality and gastronomy, and food technology with full-time vocational tracks. It delivers state-recognized qualifications to students in the Saarbrücken metropolitan area.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regionalverband SaarbrückencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regionalverband Saarbrücken (Regional Association of Saarbrücken) is referenced on the school website, particularly in relation to the Schulbuchausleihe (school book lending) program. This represents an administrative partnership for educational services provision.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school displays the Erasmus logo, indicating participation in the European Erasmus+ educational exchange program. This enables student and staff mobility within Europe.
• Certqua GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school displays the Certqua logo, indicating certification or quality assurance partnership. Certqua is a certification body for vocational education providers in Germany.
• Ministerium für Bildung und Kultur (Saarland)coreOthersThe school operates under the Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture. The ministry is the responsible authority, with the Ministerin für Bildung und Kultur representing the school owner (Saarland) as stated in the Impressum.
• Ausbildungsbetriebe (Training Companies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school maintains partnerships with local businesses and companies for the dual education system (duales Ausbildungssystem), where students receive both theoretical education at the school and practical training at partner companies. Forms for training companies are available on the school's website.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Heinrich-Emanuel-Merck-Schule Darmstadt: A well-known Berufliches Schulzentrum in Hessen covering technical, design, and trade programs. Comparable in offering FOS, vocational qualifications, and dual-system training across multiple departments, though serving a different state.
• Berufsbildungszentrum Augsburg: A Bavarian Berufsbildungszentrum offering similar technical and vocational training with multiple departments. Comparable as a German state-run vocational institution with multi-department structure, though in a different region.
• Berufsbildungswerk (BBW) der Saarland-Heilstätten: Saarland-based vocational rehabilitation and training provider for youth with disabilities or special needs. Comparable as a regionally anchored vocational training institution that also operates within the Saarland education/social framework.
• Max-Eyth-Schule Kassel: A vocational school center in Hessen with multiple departments including agriculture, food technology, and design. Closely comparable to TGBBZ II's department mix (Agrar, Nahrungstechnik, Design/Farbtechnik) and dual-system model.

Broad incumbents

• Berufsbildungszentrum der Handwerkskammer (various): The umbrella organization for the chambers of crafts' vocational training centers (Bildungszentren der Handwerkskammern) across Germany. Provides parallel craft-focused vocational training with similar dual-system apprenticeship structures, serving as a broader institutional comparable.
• Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Ausbildungswesen: Germany's Chambers of Industry and Commerce administer the IHK part of the dual education system. Comparable as the institutional counterparty that registers apprenticeships for the commercial/industrial trades that BBZ students enter.

Direct peers

• Kaufmännisches Berufsbildungszentrum Saarbrücken: Saarbrücken's commercial/business vocational school (KBBZ), also part of the Saarland public education system. Comparable as a public BBZ in the same city covering different trade clusters, with similar dual-education and FOS offerings.
• TGBBZ I Saarbrücken: The sister technical-vocational Berufsbildungszentrum in Saarbrücken, also state-run under the Saarland Ministry of Education. Operates a parallel technical/trade vocational mandate from the same parent ministry, making it the most direct comparable in terms of mission, governance, and student base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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