WIAF gGmbH

What WIAF gGmbH does

WIAF (St. Wendeler Initiative für Arbeit und Familie) gGmbH is a non-profit educational and social services provider headquartered in St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany, founded in May 1996. The organization is jointly owned by the Aus- und Fortbildungsförderverein e.V. of Landkreis St. Wendel and the Stiftung Hospital St. Wendel, and operates as a charitable Bildungsträger (educational provider) serving unemployed youth and adults, refugees, migrants, and families. Its service portfolio spans labor market activation programs (Case Management Plus, Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt, Jugend Aktiv), youth vocational assistance (StartKlar!, Integrationsfachdienst), BAMF-authorized integration and occupational language courses, and voluntary full-day school (FGTS) child care at 28 school locations across Saarland serving approximately 2,000 students.

The organization's core technology is WebMenü, an internet-based ordering and payment platform for school meals launched in 2017, which enables parents to pre-order meals, prepay via credit accounts, and access ordering history through a password-protected portal. Beyond WebMenü, WIAF operates deliberately low-tech, relying on in-person service delivery and social-pedagogical support rather than digital platforms. WIAF coordinates the 'Runder Tisch Arbeit und Familie' (established late 2020), a quarterly cross-sectoral cooperation platform for partners supporting job seekers and families.

WIAF's revenue is primarily project-based, driven by government commissioning rather than commercial sales. Key funding sources include the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Saarland Ministry for Work, Social Affairs, Women and Health, the Jobcenter Landkreis St. Wendel, the Ministry for Education and Culture Saarland (for FGTS), and BAMF (for integration courses). A secondary, smaller revenue stream consists of parent fees for FGTS services (€360/year for short program to 15:00; €720/year for long program to 17:00), billed as 12 monthly installments. Clients are referred or assigned by public institutions rather than acquired through direct sales, and the organization maintains no active social media or paid advertising programs.

Name

WIAF gGmbH

Legal name

WIAF (St. Wendeler Initiative für Arbeit und Familie) gGmbH

Website

https://wiaf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WIAF gGmbH is a non-profit educational provider in Saarland, Germany, founded in 1996, which delivers labor market integration programs, BAMF integration courses, and voluntary full-day school child care at 28 locations serving ~2,000 students, funded primarily by government commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Social Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Language Schools (61163)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

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Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Employment integration programs
• After-school child care
• Integration language courses
• Youth employment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Wendel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding & Government Contracts: WIAF operates primarily through government funding and commissioned programs. Key funding sources include ESF+ (European Social Fund Plus), the Ministry for Work, Social Affairs, Women and Health of Saarland, the Jobcenter Landkreis St. Wendel, the Ministry for Education and Culture Saarland (for full-day school services), and BAMF (for integration and occupational language courses). Revenue is project-based, tied to program implementation contracts.
2. Parent Fees for Full-Day School Services: Parents pay annual fees for full-day school (FGTS) child care services - 360 EUR/year for short program (to 15:00) or 720 EUR/year for long program (to 17:00), billed as 12 monthly installments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WIAF gGmbH is a non-profit educational organization that delivers publicly commissioned labor-market integration programs (youth employment, case management, subsidized employment), BAMF-authorized integration and occupational language courses, and voluntary full-day school (FGTS) after-school care at 28 locations across Saarland. It also operates WebMenü, a digital meal ordering and payment portal for parents of children in its FGTS programs.

Product overview

WIAF gGmbH is a non-profit educational organization (Bildungsträger) offering a portfolio of vocational training, employment integration, and after-school care services. The organization operates as a single unified service provider rather than a platform architecture. The core offerings include: Freiwillige Ganztagsschule (after-school care at 28 locations serving ~2,000 students), employment programs (Jugend Aktiv, Case Management Plus, Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt), integration courses (BAMF-authorized language courses), and youth transition support (StartKlar!, Integrationsfachdienst). The WebMenü digital platform supports meal ordering for the after-school care program. All services target unemployed individuals, youth, migrants, and families in the Landkreis St. Wendel region of Saarland, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WebMenü Barcodeless internet-based cashless ordering and payment platform for parents to pre-order and pay for their children's school lunches within WIAF's voluntary full-day school (FGTS) program, with credit account management and ordering history through a password-protected portal.
• Freiwillige Ganztagsschule (FGTS) Voluntary after-school care program operating at 28 school locations across the Saarland region, serving approximately 2,000 students with 200 employees. Offers structured afternoon care including lunch, homework supervision, and leisure activities until 15:00 or 17:00 for primary and secondary school children.
• Case Management und Anleitung Plus – Arbeitsgelegenheit Beschäftigung Job placement support program for long-term unemployment benefit recipients in Landkreis St. Wendel, providing work exposure opportunities and individualized coaching to reduce employment barriers.
• Jugend Aktiv – Berufsorientierung 2025/2026 Career orientation program for young citizens' income recipients under 30, particularly those with migration backgrounds, providing profiling, application training, and supervised workplace internships.
• Jugend Aktiv – Jetzt 2025/2026 Vocational orientation program for young citizens' income recipients under 30, featuring 20-hour instruction components, practical qualification modules in trades, commerce, and gastronomy, plus vocational language support.
• Integrations- und Berufssprachkurse BAMF Authorized BAMF provider of integration courses and professional/occupational language courses for migrants and refugees, providing German language instruction and orientation for people with immigration history in Germany.
• Integrationsfachdienst Übergang Schule-Beruf Integration service supporting students with disabilities in their transition from school to vocational training or employment, providing career aptitude assessments and workplace internships.
• StartKlar! Case management program for youth with special support needs during the school-to-career transition, offering competence assessment, career planning, internship preparation, and accompaniment to job interviews.
• Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt (§16i SGB II) Subsidized employment program for employable citizens receiving basic income support who have not been successfully integrated into the labor market, aiming to improve employability and create sustainable employment perspectives.
• Runder Tisch Arbeit und Familie Cross-sectoral cooperation network of partners and advisory services supporting participants, welfare communities, and families in employment, daily life, and social integration. WIAF serves as coordinator and moderator of this quarterly platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 2,000 students served through voluntary full-day school care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Aus- und Fortbildungsförderverein e.V. des Landkreises St. WendelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Shareholder of WIAF gGmbH since founding in May 1996. Represents the educational and training interests of Landkreis St. Wendel.
• Stiftung Hospital St. WendelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Shareholder of WIAF gGmbH since founding. Hospital foundation providing social mission alignment and institutional support.
• Kommunale Arbeitsförderung (Jobcenter) des Landkreises St. WendelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal employment agency that commissions job integration programs and refers citizens' benefit recipients to WIAF services.
• Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederal authority that has authorized WIAF to conduct integration courses and occupational language courses for migrants and refugees.
• Landkreis St. WendelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government collaborating through youth coordinators on assisted training (Assistierte Ausbildung) and school-to-work transition programs including StartKlar!
• Runder Tisch Arbeit und Familie PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-sectoral network of cooperation partners and advisory services supporting job seekers, benefit communities, and families. WIAF coordinates and moderates this platform established in late 2020.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Bildungswerk: Welfare-affiliated non-profit providing vocational training, migration services, and family support across Germany. Highly comparable given WIAF's similar combination of employment, family, and integration services.
• DEKRA Akademie: Provides vocational upskilling, retraining, and BAMF integration courses across Germany, commissioned by employment agencies and ministries. Directly comparable as a publicly funded vocational training operator.
• Kolping Bildungswerk: Catholic-affiliated German Bildungsträger delivering youth vocational assistance, integration courses, and employment programs. Comparable to WIAF in non-profit structure and cross-sectoral service model.
• bbw Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft: Large Bavarian-affiliated vocational training provider delivering youth employment, integration, and qualification programs. Comparable in funding model (ESF+, Jobcenter) and target populations.
• DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie: One of Germany's largest non-profit Bildungsträger, offering vocational training, BAMF integration courses, and labor-market integration programs nationwide. Directly comparable to WIAF in mission, public-funder dependence, and service portfolio.
• bfw – Berufsfortbildungswerk: Major German vocational training and labor-market integration provider, offering ESF+ and Jobcenter-commissioned programs analogous to WIAF's Teilhabe am Arbeitsmarkt and Jugend Aktiv programs.
• Diakonie Bildung: Protestant welfare organization's education arm, offering vocational rehabilitation, youth support, and integration programs. Comparable as a non-profit, publicly funded social-pedagogical service provider.

Regional players

• Bildungswerk der Hessischen Wirtschaft: Regional vocational training and labor-market integration provider in Hessen, comparable to WIAF in offering ESF+ and Jobcenter-funded employment programs for disadvantaged groups.

Broad incumbents

• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Established vocational training and certification provider serving corporate and publicly funded clients. Comparable in delivering employment-market qualification programs, though broader in commercial scope.
• IHK Bildungszentrum: German Chambers of Commerce's vocational training arm, providing apprenticeships and qualification programs. Comparable in delivering publicly supported vocational training, though larger and more commercially oriented.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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