BFW Leipzig

The Berufsförderungswerk Leipzig gGmbH (BFW Leipzig) is an institution established in 1990 that specializes in the professional rehabilitation of people with health limitations. As a subsidiary of the German Pension Insurance, BFW Leipzig offers comprehensive support for individuals who can no longer pursue their previous profession due to illness or accident.

• Professional Rehabilitation: BFW Leipzig offers a variety of services, including counseling, career orientation, suitability assessment, workplace integration management, and job retention. It enables individually tailored rehabilitation with the goal of placing participants in the primary labor market[2][4][5].
• Qualification and Retraining: BFW Leipzig provides qualifications in about 20 professions with chamber certification as well as accompanied company retraining in almost all recognized professions. Additionally, integration and further education programs are available[2][4].
• Vocational Training Center (BTZ): The BTZ at BFW Leipzig and in Chemnitz offers special programs for people with mental health issues. These include practical workshops and individual support[5].

The main mission of BFW Leipzig is to support people with health limitations so that they can actively participate in working life again. The organization places great importance on a solution-oriented and needs-based implementation of participation in working life. It advocates for the integration of people with disabilities into the workforce and sees itself as a modern, non-profit service provider that offers demanding services of above-average quality[1][3][4].

BFW Leipzig works closely with other professional rehabilitation centers, rehabilitation providers, rehabilitation facilities, organizations for the disabled, self-help organizations, ministries, and authorities to achieve its goals. It is committed to continuously improving the quality of its services and is oriented towards the needs of its target groups. Through regular information events and expert meetings, such as the Risk Forum Leipzig and the specialist conferences for rehabilitation counselors, BFW Leipzig stays up to date and promotes exchange and integration[1][3][5].

BFW Leipzig regularly launches new projects and initiatives, such as the part-time rehabilitation preparation course or the specialist cosmetics training, to offer more flexible and needs-based qualification measures. It also organizes events such as the Social Workers' Day and expert meetings on current topics in professional rehabilitation[5].

BFW Leipzig currently employs over 270 staff and has several branches in Chemnitz, Zwickau, Döbeln, Plauen, and Brand-Erbisdorf. Since its founding, over 9,000 participants have learned a new profession at BFW Leipzig[1][4].

The Professional Rehabilitation Center Leipzig is thus an important partner for people with health limitations, job seekers, and employers by providing innovative and targeted solutions for professional rehabilitation and integration.

• 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berufsf%C3%B6rderungswerk_Leipzig
• 2 - https://www.leipzig.de/detailansicht-adresse/berufsfoerderungswerk-leipzig-ggmbh
• 3 - https://btz-am-bfw-leipzig.de/ueber-uns/leitbild/
• 4 - https://bfw-leipzig.de/ueber-uns/
• 5 - https://bfw-leipzig.de