The Stiftung Bildung & Handwerk is a non-profit foundation that is committed to the goal of promoting education in the sense of learning and development processes throughout all stages of life. It acts as the umbrella organisation of the SBH Group, one of the leading educational service providers in Germany, and was established in 2001 by the “Kreishandwerkerschaft” Paderborn, the district Association of Craftsmen. The SBH Group stands for comprehensive education, support, consulting and placement services and can draw on more than 40 years of experience. It is active in the fields of vocational orientation and career choice, training and retraining, further vocational training, career advancement, child and youth welfare, early childhood education, coaching and competence assessment, language-and professional integration, academic education, vocational rehabilitation and occupational health management and e-learning. All programmes and measures are equally aimed at all target groups in society. By imparting skills, we want to make people successful in the long term and thus be committed to equal opportunities in society. SBH offers tailor-made consulting, training and placement services in the sense of holistic learning and development processes that meet current and future educational needs and support individual professional success. SBH’s educational facilities include kindergartens, schools, vocational training centres and universities of applied sciences. The Education & Crafts Foundation is committed to international understanding and cooperation in education.