Training aktuell

Training aktuell is a German-language monthly trade magazine aimed at professionals in the training, consulting and coaching sector. It has been published since 1990 by managerSeminare Verlags GmbH, a specialist publishing house based in Bonn, Germany. The magazine is one of the long-running titles in the German continuing-education and personnel-development market and is closely associated with its sister publication, the further-education magazine managerSeminare. The editorial concept of Training aktuell is organised around fixed sections that cover different dimensions of the training profession. "Information" reports on market data, survey and study results, and trends and changes in the industry. "Inspiration" presents new training and coaching approaches, train-the-trainer offerings, recommended media and new training tools. "Organisation" offers suggestions and practical help on company management, office and self-management, marketing and positioning. "Interaktion" answers questions such as which trade fairs, congresses and conferences are worth attending, what associations are doing, and who meets whom where. "Reflexion" gives training institutes a space to reflect on their goals, dreams and defeats, and lets market observers comment on the sector. The magazine is published by managerSeminare Verlags GmbH, which grew out of the GbR Gerhard May und Jürgen Graf and has operated under its current name since 1993, with its seat in Bonn. In addition to Training aktuell, the publisher produces the further-education magazine managerSeminare and, since 1994, the annual trend study "Weiterbildungsszene Deutschland" on the German continuing-education market. The publishing house also maintains several editorially curated online resources, including trainerbuch.de for continuing-education literature, Seminarmarkt.de for a seminar and provider database, Weiterbildungsprofis.de for a database of continuing-education experts, trainerlink.de as a web directory for adult education, and MICEGuide.com for a database of congress, seminar and conference venues. Training aktuell serves as a trade and market publication rather than a consumer title. Its readers are primarily freelance and employed trainers, consultants, coaches and training institutes, as well as organisations that buy training services. Through its reporting, market studies and event listings, it functions as a sector information hub for the German-speaking training market. The magazine is distributed mainly in Germany and is available in print and, through the publisher's digital offerings, in digital form.

Training aktuell has been published since 1990 by managerSeminare Verlags GmbH. The publishing house behind the magazine originated as the GbR Gerhard May und Jürgen Graf and has operated under the name managerSeminare Verlags GmbH since 1993, with its headquarters in Bonn, Germany. The magazine therefore belongs to the early generation of specialised German trade titles serving the growing continuing-education, training and coaching market that developed around the 1990s. From its beginnings, Training aktuell was conceived as a monthly publication for trainers, consultants and coaches. Its editorial structure was built around recurring sections that address the practical and strategic needs of this professional group: market information, methodological inspiration, organisational advice, networking and event guidance, and reflective commentary on the state of the sector. This structure has remained a defining feature of the title. The publisher expanded its activities alongside the magazine. Since 1994 it has published the annual trend study "Weiterbildungsszene Deutschland", which examines the German continuing-education market. It also publishes the further-education magazine managerSeminare, a sister title to Training aktuell. Over time the publishing house built a portfolio of editorially maintained online resources, including trainerbuch.de for continuing-education literature, Seminarmarkt.de for a seminar and provider database, Weiterbildungsprofis.de for a database of continuing-education experts, trainerlink.de as a web directory for adult education, and MICEGuide.com for a database of congress, seminar and conference venues. In the 2020s the magazine and its publisher have continued to address current developments in the training market. Recent editorial topics visible on the publisher's website include the EU AI Act in continuing education, the use of AI for concepts, slides and texts, purpose and meaning in coaching and training, systemic interventions, hybrid learning spaces, and the results of the TÜV continuing-education study 2026. The title also reports on sector news such as changes in association leadership and the value of continuing education, reflecting its ongoing role as a market observer and information source for the German training industry.

• 1994

  The annual trend study "Weiterbildungsszene Deutschland" is first published by the publisher.

• 1993

  The publishing house, originating from the GbR Gerhard May und Jürgen Graf, begins operating as managerSeminare Verlags GmbH with its seat in Bonn.

• 1990

  Training aktuell is first published by managerSeminare Verlags GmbH.

A specialist trade magazine and market information hub for the German-speaking training, consulting and coaching sector.

• Training aktuell monthly magazine

  A monthly trade magazine for trainers, consultants and coaches, published since 1990.

• Weiterbildungsszene Deutschland

  An annual trend study on the German continuing-education market, published since 1994.

• managerSeminare

  A further-education magazine published by the same publishing house.

1. 1Training aktuell - Zeitschrift für Training, Beratung und Coachingmanagerseminare.de
2. 2Mitgliedschaft für Unternehmen vom Fachmagazin managerSeminaremanagerseminare.de
3. 3Training aktuellwikidata.org
4. 4Training aktuellde.wikipedia.org