VCS Consulting
AZAV Audit Passed, Certificate PendingCertification Body: GZQ

Training the German government helps fund.

VCS Consulting has passed the AZAV certification audit for digital skills: social media, AI, and modern marketing processes. The written certificate is expected shortly. Taught hands-on, funding-eligible for your team, usually financed largely through public funds.

Wondering what an "AZAV-certified program" actually is? Full explanation here, including the legal text.

Placeholder: real glimpses into our classroom and operations coming soon

Photo/video production still pending

Who We Are

A training provider with a clear mission.

Straight from our official mission statement, not marketing copy.

A modern training provider

We see ourselves as a training provider that strengthens people through high-quality, hands-on professional development, both technically and in their professional self-reliance.

Practical, not dry theory

Our programs are built around current labor market demands: structured learning with a clear connection to participants' actual working lives.

Quality, systematically

Transparency, reliability, and a clear quality standard aren't just words to us, they're a living part of our quality management, reviewed annually by leadership.

"Our goal is to professionally qualify our participants while strengthening their self-reliance and motivation, enabling long-term career stability." (from VCS Consulting GmbH's official mission statement)

VCS Consulting GmbH, grown out of a company registered in the German commercial register since 2013 (Oldenburg Local Court). Not an off-the-shelf startup.

The Difference

Not just any training provider.

Getting AZAV approval is hard, and on top of that, we teach exactly what we apply ourselves every day in real client projects.

An approval most providers never get

AZAV isn't a seal you can award yourself: audited quality management, verified processes, annual management review, an independent certification body. Many providers in social media and digital training have never cleared this bar.

We're both an agency and a training provider

What we teach, we apply the same day in real, ongoing client projects, for health insurers, hospitals, and other clients. Not textbook knowledge, but what's actually driving real reach today.

Instructors from our own daily work

Our instructors aren't teaching on the side: they personally run the content strategies and campaigns they teach. Questions from class are often questions that got answered in a real project that same week.

See for yourself what these live projects look like: real reach for real clients: Our case studies.
Quality & Approval

What's behind the framework.

Not a self-awarded seal, an audited process backed by real documentation.

AZAV provider approval

Subject area 4 (§§ 81/82 SGB III, employee upskilling). Certification body: GZQ, contract ZE-A004a signed on May 8, 2026.

Quality management in practice

A mission statement, annual management review by leadership, a documented audit plan, and a fixed process for developing new program offerings.

Audited cost calculation

Our program costs are calculated transparently and traceably, well below the average cost rate (B-DKS) published by the Federal Employment Agency for this subject area.

Qualified instructors

Our instructors bring real hands-on and subject-matter experience, not just theory, and are vetted for professional and pedagogical fitness before every assignment.

Confirmed

The AZAV audit has been passed.

On August 3, 2026, the certification body GZQ audited our quality management and approved it. The written certificate is expected shortly.

Placeholder: a scan of our GZQ certificate will be viewable here soon

Issuance by GZQ still pending

The Program

"Specialist in Digital Marketing Processes, AI-Driven Content Systems & Social Media"

Alongside your job, fully online, in small groups.

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Teaching units (≈150 hours)
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Modules, from fundamentals to a hands-on project
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You'll find details on funding this program in the funding check.
Our Instructors

Practitioners, not theorists.

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Eugen Foljak

Instructor · Content Strategy & Digital Marketing Processes

Co-founder of VCS Consulting, responsible for content strategy, editorial, and team leadership. Before VCS, spent several years as an SAP BI/Analytics Consultant at T-Systems International and NTT Data Business Solutions, with experience in complex, agile projects across international corporate environments.

  • B.Sc. in Business Informatics
  • Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
  • Years of hands-on experience in content strategy & team leadership
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Lisa Geissler

Instructor · Content & Research

Works independently in content strategy and social media market analysis for international brands. Previously spent several years as a Financial Specialist at Schaeffler AG and as a Data Analyst at Creditreform, bringing an analytical, fact-based perspective to content and metrics.

  • Dual degree in Industrial Business Administration (DHBW Stuttgart)
  • Years of hands-on experience in data analysis & reporting
  • Current social media market research for international brands
Photos coming soon: instructor portraits are part of our upcoming photo/video production.

Get to know our program.

In a free funding check, we'll determine whether and how your team can benefit from our funded training.