Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie

What Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie does

Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie is a Vienna-based adult education provider specializing in professional certification programs for the book and publishing industry. Founded as the training division of independent non-fiction publisher Goldegg Verlag GmbH (established 2002), the academy claims to be the only provider of certified Lektorat (editing) training in Austria. It offers two flagship Zertifikats-Lehrgänge — Lektorat & Korrektorat and Buch & Verlag — each priced at 4,500 EUR and combinable as a 6,900 EUR bundle, alongside roughly fifteen individual modules priced between 75 EUR and 1,940 EUR covering topics from manuscript preparation and publishing economics to ghostwriting, marketing, and AI-assisted editorial workflows.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lightweight: course enrollment and administration run on the self-service academy.goldegg-training.com platform, with live webinar delivery via Zoom and payment processing through PCI-DSS-certified SIX Payment Services. Content is supplemented by industry-standard publishing metadata tools (iTex, VLB, ONIX) taught within the curriculum. The company holds Ö-CERT and Wien-CERT accreditations, enabling public vocational-training subsidies, and operates under registered word-image trademarks covering both the Goldegg Verlag and Goldegg Training brands.

The business model combines a direct-to-consumer self-serve channel for individual learners with an event-driven B2B inhouse training motion targeting HR and training departments at publishers, agencies, and institutions. Named B2B customers include Ecker & Partner, MANZ, Linde Verlag, and AK Wien. Marketing relies on a content-and-newsletter funnel plus free info evenings (Infoabende) and 30-minute orientation consultations. Geographic reach is primarily Austria with online delivery extending into the broader DACH region. The company is family-controlled, with Mag. Elmar Weixlbaumer as Geschäftsführer and Verena Minoggio-Weixlbaumer as Verlagsleiterin, and has not raised external funding.

Name

Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie

Legal name

Goldegg Verlag GmbH

Website

https://goldegg-training.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vienna-based adult education academy offering certified professional training programs in book editing, proofreading, publishing, and book development, serving aspiring editors, self-publishing authors, and corporate clients across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Education Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAKAC

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Instructional Design & Content Development Services

SECONDARYEDABAHAC

Product Management (Core)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Project, Program & Product Management Training

Keywords

• Adult education
• Publishing training
• Editing certification
• Book industry training
• Proofreading courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Certification Courses: Certificate programs (Zertifikats-Lehrgänge) combining multiple modules. The Kombi-Lehrgang combining Lektorat & Korrektorat and Buch & Verlag costs 6,900 EUR. Individual certificate programs cost 4,500 EUR each. Programs span 2 semesters with modules delivered via live webinars or in-person.
2. Individual Training Modules: Individual seminar modules and workshops sold separately. Prices range from 75 EUR (Buchbinden workshop) to 1,940 EUR (Ghostwriting module). Most modules are 5-9 sessions with pricing between 650-1,250 EUR.
3. B2B Inhouse Corporate Training: Customized corporate training programs for business clients including topics like communication, publishing, project management, writing, book design, and leadership. Priced based on client requirements and group size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie is the adult-education division of the independent Viennese publisher Goldegg Verlag GmbH, delivering certified professional training (Zertifikats-Lehrgänge), individual seminar modules, author coaching, and customized B2B inhouse corporate training focused on the book, editing, and publishing industries. Its core products are two 2-semester certification programs (Lektorat & Korrektorat and Buch & Verlag), available individually or as a discounted Kombi-Buchung bundle, supplemented by more than a dozen standalone seminar modules and workshops.

Product overview

Goldegg Training Buch-, Medien- & Verlagsakademie is a Vienna-based adult education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional certification programs and individual modules in the book and publishing industry. The core products are two certification programs: the Zertifikats-Lehrgang Lektorat & Korrektorat (certified editing and proofreading program) and the Zertifikats-Lehrgang Buch & Verlag (book publishing and development program), available separately or as a discounted Kombi-Buchung combined package. Both programs consist of multiple discrete modules covering topics from manuscript preparation, professional editing, marketing, and project management to specialized subjects like Ghostwriting, bookbinding workshops, and AI integration in writing. The institution also offers Inhouse/B2B corporate training programs, individual coaching, orientation consultations, and free information evenings. Courses are delivered via live webinars on Zoom and in-person sessions in Vienna, with flexible module completion over 3 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Goldegg Verlag: An independent non-fiction publisher based in Vienna and Berlin, specializing in society, politics, economics, health, and spirituality topics, founded in 2002.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goldegg Verlag GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoldegg Verlag GmbH is the parent company and brand owner of Goldegg Training. The publishing company, an independent non-fiction publisher founded in 2002 in Vienna and Berlin, provides the training academy with industry expertise, practicing trainers, and direct connections to the publishing industry. The academy shares knowledge and experience from the publishing company to students.
• Verband der Freien Lektorinnen und Lektoren (VFLL) e. V.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe VFLL is a professional association for freelance editors in the German-speaking region with around 1,300 members. Goldegg Training alumni receive member pricing for VFLL Academy events and courses. The partnership provides networking opportunities and continuing education access for Goldegg graduates entering the editing profession.
• Die BuchschmiedeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDie Buchschmiede is a publishing service provider offering support from editing through cover design to printing and distribution. They utilize print-on-demand technology allowing small print runs. Goldegg Training recommends their services to students and vice versa.
• WAFF (Wiener Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer Förderungsfonds)minorOthersWiener Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer Förderungsfonds is the Vienna employee advancement fund that provides training subsidies. Goldegg Training is listed as a WAFF-certified training provider, enabling eligible participants to receive funding for courses.
• Ö-CERTcoreOthersÖ-CERT is the Austrian certification system for adult education providers. Goldegg Training is Ö-CERT certified according to guidelines, which enables participants to apply for education subsidies for vocational training or retraining depending on individual circumstances.
• Wien-CERTcoreOthersWien-CERT is the Vienna certification body for adult education. Goldegg Training holds Wien-CERT certification alongside Ö-CERT, qualifying it as an approved training provider for publicly funded education programs in Vienna.
• Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter)minorOthersGoldegg Training is a signatory of the Charta der Vielfalt, Austria's diversity charter administered by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO). This demonstrates commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Duden Verlag / Duden learning services: Germany's authoritative language and reference publisher with adjacent training content (spelling, grammar workshops) — overlaps with Goldegg's 'Korrekte Kommata!' and Rechtschreibung modules, but operates at much larger scale across consumer, school, and corporate channels.
• Springer-Verlag Training & Professional Learning: Large academic and professional publisher offering courses and continuing-education programs in academic writing and publishing — comparable as a credentialed-training provider serving the publishing value chain with substantially greater scale and brand reach.
• Haufe Akademie: Large German corporate training provider offering management and communication programs including publishing-adjacent topics; representative large-footprint incumbent that could match Goldegg's B2B inhouse offerings to enterprise publishers in DACH.
• Cornelsen Verlag / Cornelsen Academy: Major German education publisher with a professional-learning arm serving teachers and corporate learners; comparable training-development capability and far broader distribution to schools, publishers, and corporate education buyers across DACH.

Regional players

• Bayerische Akademie der Werbung: Munich-based academy offering seminars in marketing, communication, and media production — adjacent curriculum overlap with Goldegg's 'Werbung & PR im Verlag' and 'Marketing im Buchverlag' modules for DACH media professionals.
• mediadesign Hochschule: Berlin/Munich-based private media university with publishing, editorial, and media-management programs comparable in subject matter to Goldegg's Buch & Verlag certification, but delivered via formal degree rather than short-format certificates.

Emerging players

• VFLL Academy: The training arm of the Verband der Freien Lektorinnen und Lektoren — Goldegg's direct professional-association partner and overlapping audience of freelance editors in DACH; comparable content scope but association-driven rather than publisher-affiliated.
• Selfpublisher-Akademie (Books on Demand ecosystem): Trainings and resources tied to a major DACH print-on-demand publisher, targeting authors and self-publishers — overlapping with Goldegg's 'Bücher machen & verkaufen' and Praxismodul segments from a different go-to-market angle.

Direct peers

• Akademie der Deutschen Medien: Germany-based private academy running certificate programs and seminars for the book and media industry — directly comparable in mission (vocational training for editors, publishers, and media professionals) and delivery model (seminars + online modules).
• Textakademie Köln: Cologne-based professional training provider specializing in writing, editing, and editorial craft — overlaps with Goldegg's Lektorat & Korrektorat modules and addresses a similar freelance-editor and author segment in the German-speaking market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/goldeggtraining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goldegg-training

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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