Learning that reaches people

People learn in different ways.

That is why we do not create off-the-shelf learning programmes. We combine teaching approaches, experience and technology to design learning pathways that fit the target group, the subject and everyday life.

Four elements of Hafelekar learning concepts: designing learning pathways, blended learning, symbol work and purposeful use of AI.
  1. Design learning pathways
  2. Blended Learning
  3. Work with symbols
  4. Use AI purposefully

Connect face-to-face and online learning meaningfully

For us, blended learning means more than putting content online. We combine personal encounters, self-directed learning, exercises and guidance so that learners can work flexibly while staying in contact with others.

Open up new approaches through symbols

Sometimes words are missing — for experiences, wishes or next steps. In symbol work, objects and images make thoughts visible. Particularly in educational and career guidance, this offers a calm, respectful way to explore resources and decisions.

Use AI with educational responsibility

AI can provide orientation, personalise feedback and create new spaces for practice. For us, it remains a tool: designed transparently, grounded in educational purposes and used in a way that preserves human guidance and professional responsibility.

From an idea to a tested learning programme

We develop curricula, digital tools and learning platforms, pilot them with teachers and learners and revise them based on feedback. This turns a method or technology into a learning programme that works in practice.

Selected projects and resources

  • EDU-MENT – competence-based blended learning and digital screening tools for nursing professionals.
  • EJO4Youth – face-to-face training, distance learning and symbol work for career guidance.
  • SymfoS – symbol work for educational and career guidance, developed in a project coordinated by Hafelekar.
  • Guiding Symbols – method transfer, training, digital materials and piloting of symbol work.
  • New-Gen Language Teachers – curriculum, toolkit and MOOC for responsible use of AI in language teaching.
  • EcoLoop and EcoInnovate AI+ – AI, gamification and EduBots in higher education and vocational education and training.
  • Symbol work resources – freely accessible foundations, curricula and working materials.

Would you like to develop a new learning programme or improve an existing format? Together, we clarify the target group, learning objectives and the right combination of personal guidance, digital formats and technology.

Discuss your learning project