Robotron Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum GmbH

Robotron Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum GmbH is a German vocational education and training company based in Leipzig. It traces its origins to the training centres of the VEB Kombinat Robotron, the state-owned East German electronics combine that was a major employer and trainer before 1990. After German reunification, four former Robotron employees founded the current company in 1992 to continue operating the educational centres. The company celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022. The company offers professional further education and retraining (Umschulung) for private individuals and corporate clients. Its course catalogue includes Microsoft Office applications, commercial software and business theory, IT topics such as operating systems, networks and servers, programming and databases, CAD applications (including SolidWorks), multimedia, certification courses, and company-specific training. It also provides publicly funded further education programmes and short open company training sessions at its education centres, for example in Dresden. Over its history the company has weathered significant changes in the German education market, including the restructuring of public funding by employment agencies and a period described as the "great dying of education providers." At one point employment fell to 25 staff. The company moved its headquarters within Leipzig from Gerberstraße to a new building on Grassistraße. It has registered its word and figurative trademark. Today it continues to position itself as an experienced regional training provider with a focus on service, flexibility, and practical solutions.

The history of Robotron Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum GmbH is closely tied to the legacy of the VEB Kombinat Robotron, the state-owned electronics combine of the German Democratic Republic. Robotron trained its own staff continuously during the DDR era, and almost every production site had an associated education centre. The combine experienced its rise and heyday from 1958 to 1989. After the political changes of 1989–1990 (the Wende), the East German economy underwent a profound transformation. Rather than allowing the Robotron education centres to disappear, four former Robotron employees founded the Robotron Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum GmbH in 1992. The company thus continued the training tradition under private ownership. The period from 1990 to 2000 was marked by the founding phase of the Robotron education centres, changes in the education market, and the need for stabilisation and reorientation. The company registered its word and figurative trademark. During the restructuring of the education market and changes in funding by the employment agencies — a phase the company describes as the "great dying of education providers" — the number of employees fell to 25. The company relocated its headquarters within Leipzig from Gerberstraße to a new building on Grassistraße; the old building near the main railway station was slated for demolition. In 2022 the company celebrated its 30th anniversary, reflecting on a history of ups and downs while continuing to serve the region as a training provider.

• 2022

  The company celebrates its 30th anniversary.

• 2000

  End of the founding and stabilisation phase; the company continues to adapt to the changing education market.

• 1992

  Four former Robotron employees found the Robotron Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum GmbH.

• 1989

  End of the combine's heyday, followed by the political changes (Wende).

• 1958

  Beginning of the VEB Kombinat Robotron era, during which the combine trained its own staff.

Experienced regional provider of vocational education and retraining, emphasising service, flexibility, and tailored solutions for individuals and companies.

• Company training (Firmenschulungen)

• Office and communication courses

• CAD application courses

• Operating systems, networks, servers

• Certification courses

• Programming and databases

• Multimedia

• Commercial software and theory courses

• Funded further education

• Commercial retraining

• IT retraining

• CAD specialist further education

• Programming further education

• SolidWorks 3D CAD construction courses

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