GFN

GFN GmbH is a German continuing-education provider. Its offering covers IT retraining (Umschulungen), such as Fachinformatiker programmes, online courses in areas including AI, IT basics, programming, project management, Microsoft and SAP, and job-related coaching.

Its customers are primarily job seekers and career changers. Courses and coaching can be funded through a Bildungsgutschein or an Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein (AVGS) issued by the Agentur für Arbeit or a Jobcenter. The website states that GFN is a subsidiary of Amadeus Fire AG, which has committed to offering graduates of the qualification a permanent employment contract, subject to eligibility.

GFN was founded in 1997 in Heidelberg and is part of the Amadeus Fire group, which the website says it joined in 2020. The website reports more than 400 employees from 16 nations and says most work is remote. Current job postings are mainly for trainers, instructors and coaches, plus digital learning content creators and software engineers, across several German cities.

Product: Publicly funded IT retraining programmes, online certificate courses (including AI and Microsoft) and individual job coaching.