DEC - Digital Education Company GmbH

DEC - Digital Education Company GmbH offers a specialized continuing education and vocational training portfolio through its brand SAFS & BETA, focusing on fitness, health, nutrition, and mind-body disciplines. The institution does not offer academic degree programs such as bachelor's or master's degrees, but instead provides professional certificate courses, trainer licenses, and modular career packages (Karrierepakete). Study options are categorized into self-paced online distance learning courses (Fernlehrgänge), live-online courses with virtual instruction, and on-site training sessions (Präsenz). Numerous distance learning programs are formally approved by the Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht (ZFU), and the academy structures its offerings according to defined qualification levels aligned with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). In the fitness and athletic instruction segment, the provider covers beginner to advanced levels. Core offerings include the Fitnesstrainer C-Lizenz, Fitnesstrainer B-Lizenz, and comprehensive career packages such as the Fitnesstrainer A-Lizenz and Personal Trainer A-Lizenz. Dedicated distance courses focus on functional movement and specialized equipment, including Functional Trainer, Kettlebell Trainer, Langhanteltrainer, Schlingentrainer, and Medizinischer Fitnesstrainer; Athletik Trainer and Core Training are announced for 2026. Group instruction programs include the Group Fitness Trainer online course and the Group Fitness Trainer A-Lizenz career package, alongside Step Aerobic Trainer, Wassergymnastik Trainer, and a one-day live-online workshop for Tabata & HIIT Trainer. Business-oriented training within this division includes Sales & Service and Eventmanager (Fitness), and a Personal Trainer Business course is announced for 2026. The health, bodywork, and nutrition portfolio features evidence-based coaching and therapeutic modules. The nutrition department centers on the Ernährungscoach course, approved by the ZFU under the name Ernährungsberater B-Lizenz and offered online and live-online, which teaches nutritional analysis and dietary planning based on German Nutrition Society (DGE) standards. Specialized nutrition certificates include Ernährungsberater: Darmgesundheit, Gewichtsmanagement, Kinder & Jugendliche, Säuglinge & Kleinkinder, Sporternährung, Supplements, Vegane & vegetarische Ernährung, and Unverträglichkeiten & Allergien. The broader health catalog includes training in Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM), Anatomie Kurs, Atemtrainer, Rückentrainer, Qigong Trainer, Faszientrainer, Kinesiologisches Taping, Massage, Fußreflexzonenmassage, and Sportmassage; a Mobility Trainer course is announced for 2026. In the mind-body sector, the academy provides extensive pathways in yoga and Pilates. Yoga education ranges from the foundational Yoga Trainer course to specialized programs in Yin Yoga, Kinder Yoga, Schwangerschaftsyoga, Faszien Yoga, Personal Yoga, and Yoga Therapie Basic, as well as focus courses on Mantra & Meditation, Yoga Philosophie, and Methodik & Didaktik. The Yogalehrer 200h and 500h career packages combine these modules and follow the standards of the American Yoga Alliance. The Pilates curriculum includes the Pilates Trainer course and the Pilates Trainer A-Lizenz career package; Pilates Trainer Intermediate, Pilates Trainer Advanced, and Faszien Pilates are announced for 2026. Upon successful completion of online tests, live-online assessments, or practical evaluations, DEC awards industry licenses and certificates of completion in both German and English with indefinite validity. Participants preparing for external examinations, such as chamber certifications with the IHK, register independently with the external testing bodies.