We are regioLab+

November 24, 2025 - We are regioLab+ – the coordination center for continuing vocational training in the Hanover region. As your continuing education partner in digital transformation , we pursue the goal of making your business fit for change in the long term.

We show you how you can use simple methods to analyze optimization opportunities in your company so that you stay on the road to success, and how continuing vocational training can support you in this.

We also bring you together with other companies in the same industry so that you can exchange ideas, network, and learn with and from each other on an equal footing.

We provide practical information about continuing education that will make you and your employees fit for the future and show you suitable funding opportunities for your continuing education needs.

We are here for you when...

  • you want to advance your continuing vocational training but don't know where to start
  • You are looking to exchange ideas with other companies in the Hanover region on existing challenges in the area of qualification/in-house training
  • You are an SME in the manufacturing/crafts sector in the Hanover region
  • Are active in the healthcare industry
  • You would like to take advantage of free offers for continuing vocational training
  • Would like to receive information on funding opportunities in the area of continuing vocational training

Get to know the team

Hanover Region
Katarina von Bönninghausen-Budberg
Head of the regioLab+ coordination office
Hanover Region
Employment promotion
Department of Economic and Employment Promotion
Hanover
Anna von Müller
RegioLab+ Coordination Office
Hanover
Employment Promotion
Department of Economic and Employment Promotion

  • About the program

    • Events

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    Hanover region

    KI.WI regulars' table on AI and data protection

    The Hannover Region Economic Development Agency and lexICT GmbH invite all those interested in AI and AI.WI partners to the third AI regulars' table in 2025.
    When?
    November 25, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    Hanover Region

    Successful conflict resolution: strategies and support for SMEs

    Dealing with conflicts and mediation as part of employer attractiveness
    Event series / Date 3 of 4
    The workshop series "Successful conflict resolution: strategies and support for SMEs" is being held in cooperation with the Federal Association for Mediation in Business and the Workplace (Bundesverband Mediation in Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt e.V.) and is free of charge and designed for SMEs from the Hanover region.
    When?
    December 1, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Where
    House of Economic Development, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 Hanover
    Hanover region

    Workshop: Communication as a success factor – conducting motivational employee appraisals

    Event series / Date 3 of 3
    In this workshop, you will learn specific ways to use a discussion guide to optimally prepare for conversations that may still be unfamiliar and challenging for you.
    When
    December 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Where
    House of Economic Development, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 Hanover
    Hanover region

    BWA training part 2: Understanding and using the interim BWA

    Event series / Date 9 of 9
    You understand the "short-term income statement" as an interim profit and loss statement (P&L).
    When
    December 4, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Where
    House of Economic Development, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 Hanover
    Hanover region

    Successful conflict resolution: strategies and support for SMEs

    Internal conflict management
    Event series / Date 4 of 4
    The workshop series "Successful conflict resolution: strategies and support for SMEs" is being held in cooperation with the Federal Association for Mediation in Business and the Workplace (Bundesverband Mediation in Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt e.V.) and is free of charge and designed for SMEs from the Hanover region.
    When?
    December 8, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Where
    House of Economic Development, Vahrenwalder Straße 7, 30165 Hanover
    Hanover region

    Want to stay – can stay? Starting your career after graduation in Germany

    A successful career start in Germany after graduation.
    When?
    April 22, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    Where
    Employment Agency, Brühlstraße 4, 30159 Hanover

    News

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    Hanover region
    Welcome Center for skilled worker immigration continues to grow
    January 20, 2025 - More than 70 companies advised in 2024, supported by the "THAMM Plus" project.Read news
    Hanover Region
    The future of continuing education: soft skills are becoming more important
    August 9, 2024 - "Continuing education program of the future": Hanover Employment Agency and Hanover Region honor innovative education projectsRead news
    Hanover region
    Hanover Skilled Workers Alliance celebrates ten years of cooperation
    April 10, 2024 - Joint cooperation agreement of the Skilled Workers Alliance reaffirmed and renewed on its 10th anniversary.Read the news
    State capital HanoverHanover Region
    Cooperation agreement on skilled worker immigration signed
    March 4, 2024 – Region and state capital, as well as Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Chamber of Crafts streamlineprocesses Read news
    Hanover Region
    Hanover Region promotes recruitment of foreign skilled workers
    February 27, 2024 - First companies benefit from the "Welcome to Hannover Region" project Read news item
    Hanover region
    Regional economic development agency launches innovation competition
    January 8, 2024 - "Continuing education program of the future" from the Employment Agency and Region.Read article
    Hanover Region
    "regioLab" project: A pioneer as a digital location in Lower Saxony
    September 11, 2023 - Minister for Economic Affairs Olaf Lies gets an impression at participating company HilmerRead article
    Hanover
    Participation Opportunities Act in practice – support for companies
    Wage subsidies, coaching, and training support for companies that give the long-term unemployed a career opportunity.Read the news
    Hanover region
    Targeted support for small and medium-sized enterprises
    Continuing education in the workplace – an issue that affects every company. RegioLab offers targeted support for small and medium-sized enterprises.Read the article
    Hanover
    Pop-up store Fashion born in Hannover
    The Fashion Born in Hannover pop-up store is opening in the former Hannover 96 fan shop. Read the news item
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