Sonja Schmitz has rounded off the management of the education provider since February 16, 2021.
Erkrath. As COO, Sonja Schmitz will manage the group together with Klaus Knappstein, who will act as CEO and spokesman for the management.
Sonja Schmitz’s focus is on product and quality management, marketing and the operational alignment of the business areas. With the assumption of responsibility for information and communication technology – including the digital transformation – she will focus on the operational management. Klaus Knappstein controls the strategic corporate orientation, financial management, human resources management, the legal and compliance department and the orientation of weitblick – personalpartner GmbH and the IFTP institute.
“I am looking forward to leading the bfw group together with Sonja Schmitz safely through the Corona crisis and into a successful future”, explains Klaus Knappstein, who has been the management of the education provider since October 2018.
Sonja Schmitz has been involved in vocational training for more than 20 years. She exercised various management functions. Most recently, as an authorized signatory, she was responsible for the strategic market orientation of a well-known educational institution. Market topics and the development and placement of innovative learning formats (virtuality) are the main focuses of her work so far.
Responsible for this press release:
bfw – company for education
Mr. Robert Redle
Schimmelbuschstrasse 55
40699 Erkrath
Germany
fon ..: 02104 499-260
web ..: http://www.bfw.de
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The vocational training facility non-profit educational institution of the DGB GmbH (bfw) is one of the leading educational service providers in Germany. As a recognized non-profit provider of professional development, the company has been committed to securing future-oriented jobs and meeting the need for skilled workers through qualification, advice and placement for more than 60 years. Around 1,800 full-time employees are employed in around 200 educational institutions and training centers throughout Germany. They train around 45,000 people every year.
The bfw offers holistic educational services from a single source – for jobseekers, pupils, trainees, employees as well as companies, public institutions and municipalities. The bfw is represented nationwide and has roots in the regions. Its services span the entire educational chain. The offer ranges from a large number of advanced and advanced training measures, recruitment and qualification, individual career path and career planning to personnel development. The maxQ brand. at the bfw offers basic, advanced and advanced training for the health industry, particularly in the field of education, social and care professions. The bfw group includes the subsidiaries inab and weitblick – personalpartner. inab specializes in services on the subjects of school and work, vocational preparation, training and rehabilitation; the Weitblick portfolio includes the areas of personnel transfer, personnel development and consulting services. The bfw is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015 and the Accreditation and Licensing Ordinance on Employment Promotion (AZAV).
Press contact:
bfw – company for education
Mr. Robert Redle
Schimmelbuschstrasse 55
40699 Erkrath
fon ..: 02104 499-260
web ..: http://www.bfw.de
email : 
– The vocational training facility non-profit educational institution of the DGB GmbH (bfw) is one of the leading educational service providers in Germany. As a recognized non-profit provider of professional development, the company has been committed to securing future-oriented jobs and meeting the need for skilled workers through qualification, advice and placement for more than 60 years. Around 1,800 full-time employees are employed in around 200 educational institutions and training centers throughout Germany. They train around 45,000 people every year.
The bfw offers holistic educational services from a single source – for jobseekers, pupils, trainees, employees as well as companies, public institutions and municipalities. The bfw is represented nationwide and has roots in the regions. Its services span the entire educational chain. The offer ranges from a large number of advanced and advanced training measures, recruitment and qualification, individual career path and career planning to personnel development. The maxQ brand. at the bfw offers basic, advanced and advanced training for the health industry, particularly in the field of education, social and care professions. The bfw group includes the subsidiaries inab and weitblick – personalpartner. inab specializes in services on the subjects of school and work, vocational preparation, training and rehabilitation; the Weitblick portfolio includes the areas of personnel transfer, personnel development and consulting services. The bfw is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015 and the Accreditation and Licensing Ordinance on Employment Promotion (AZAV).
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