Geiq

Name

Geiq

Legal name

Fédération Française des Geiq

Website

https://lesgeiq.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Geiq is a French non-profit network of 208 employer collectives operating 378 locations nationwide. It connects 8,515 member companies with disadvantaged job seekers through subsidized 6-24 month work-study programs spanning construction, transport, industry, sport, digital, and care sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Integration and Qualification Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI), Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

Keywords

• Workforce integration services
• Apprenticeship programs
• Employment qualification
• Work-study training
• Job placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and government support: Geiq operates as non-profit associations funded through membership fees from participating companies, government subsidies (including FSE+ European funding and national DGEFP support), and financing from OPCOs (Skills Operators) like AFDAS for training costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Geiq is a French national network of 208 non-profit employer collectives (groupements d'employeurs pour l'insertion et la qualification) that recruits people facing employment barriers and places them into subsidized work-study (alternance) programs of 6–24 months with member companies. The federation coordinates recruitment, training parcours engineering, administrative handling, and ongoing accompaniment for both member companies (8,515 across France) and job seekers across sectors including BTP, transport, industry, sport, digital, agrifood, care, cleaning, and environment.

Product overview

Geiq (Groupement d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification) is a national network of 208 employer collectives across France, operating 378 implantations and bringing together 8,515 member companies. The organization is not a technology product company; it is a workforce integration and qualification system operated by the Fédération Française des Geiq. Its core offering consists of structured apprenticeship and alternance pathways (6–24 months) that connect people facing employment barriers with member companies. Services include candidate recruitment, training parcours engineering, administrative support, and ongoing accompaniment. The network publishes the magazine La plus belle façon d'embaucher and operates regional committees, training catalogs, and member-facing tools. Geiq operates across diverse sectors including BTP, transport, industry, sport, digital/numeric, agrifood, care/elderly, cleaning, airport, and environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternance / Work-Study Programs Structured apprenticeship and qualification pathways of 6-24 months that connect job seekers facing employment difficulties with member companies across 208 Geiq organizations, 378 locations, and multiple sectors (BTP, transport, industry, sport, digital, agrifood, care, cleaning, environment).
• Member Company Recruitment and Administrative Support Recruitment, contract management, administrative handling, and accompaniment services for 8,515 member companies that join Geiq to source qualified workers through subsidized work-study contracts.
• Catalogue de Formation de la Fédération Federation training catalogue providing scheduled sessions, intra-company on-demand training, and academy programs to upskill Geiq staff in recruitment, accompaniment, parcours engineering, and HR management.
• Projet TraGeiqtoires - VAE Inversée Reverse Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE inversée) project that helps alternants capitalize on skills acquired during their parcours toward formal qualification.
• Appellation Geiq Label and GE pour l'emploi durable Labellisation Official "appellation Geiq" certification granted by the Commission mixte nationale in partnership with the French State (DGEFP), plus the related "GE pour l'emploi durable" label for qualifying employer groups, including criteria assessment, procedure support, and labelling follow-up.
• Adhésion à la Fédération Française des Geiq Membership program for local Geiq organizations to join the FFGeiq federation, providing access to services, tools, regional committees, partnerships, and network governance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% employment placement rate at Geiq Transport Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Ville de MamoudzoumajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022City of Mamoudzou in Mayotte provided political will and resources to create Geiq Sport et Loisirs Mayotte, addressing local employment needs.
• Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif (CROS) Région SudcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Geiq Sport PACA was created as a collective of 6 departmental Olympic and Sports committees under CROS. CROS hosts Geiq offices, enabling close collaboration. 4,500+ employees in 2,300 sports structures across PACA region.
• Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie (UIMM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUIMM participates in FFGeiq's Board of Directors. 22 Geiq operate in the industry sector. UIMM and Geiq collaborate on training, recruitment, and qualification with shared vision for solutions.
• Réseau pour l'emploimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeiq are part of the broader employment network in France, collaborating with Pole Emploi, Missions Locales, Cap Emploi, and other insertion actors.
• Youth and Sports MinistrymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState ministry supporting the 'Passer le cap' program predecessor to Geiq Sport et Loisirs Auvergne. Provides €6,000 annual aid per alternant.
• A LUNDI ensemblemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA LUNDI is an ensemblier grouping two employer groups and three Geiq (BTP, Industry, Interpro) with 320 member companies including ~60 in industry. Signs 490 contracts annually, with 220 full-time equivalents and 32 staff.
• Medef Touraine, CGPME 37majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer organizations partnered in founding Geiq Avenir Handicap alongside public employment services.
• Pro'Active ForcemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation in Mayotte hosting Chamsidine and other first Geiq Sport et Loisirs Mayotte beneficiaries as trainees.
• SARL SylvestreminorOthersConstruction company employing Damien as Geiq BTP 56 trainee in difficult/specialized construction projects.
• CNARM (Comité National d'Accueil et d'Accompagnement des Réunionnais en Métropole)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization supporting Reunion Island residents' mobility to mainland France, helping Geiq Service Emploi Paysage recruit 17 workers from Reunion.
• Jacky PerrenotmajorOthersMajor French transport company (5,800 vehicles, 9,000 employees, €930M revenue in 2021) employing 7 Geiq Transport Nouvelle-Aquitaine workers including Benjamin.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Manpower France: Manpower France is a national generalist staffing and permanent placement firm operating across professional, industrial, and clerical roles. Comparable to Geiq in multi-sector recruitment and apprenticeship/alternance offerings, but without the social-insertion focus.
• Randstad France: Randstad France is a major staffing and recruitment firm with national coverage across professional and industrial placement. Comparable to Geiq in scale and multi-sector recruitment, with a broader portfolio of services and digital recruitment tools.
• Adecco France: Adecco is one of the largest staffing and permanent placement firms in France, operating across all sectors. Comparable to Geiq as a multi-sector employer-side recruitment partner, with significantly broader (non-insertion specialized) offerings.
• Groupement d'Employeurs GE (national federation): Federation of Groupements d'Employeurs (Employer Groups) for sustainable employment in France, structurally similar to Geiq as employer groups without the insertion/qualification specialization. Closest structural peer in legal form and member company model.

Emerging players

• APEC: APEC is France's employment placement agency for executive and managerial cadres. Comparable to Geiq as a specialized employment placement organization, but focused on higher-skilled executive roles rather than insertion-through-qualification.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): France Travail is the French public employment service that registers job seekers, pays unemployment benefits, and partners with Geiq for candidate referrals. Comparable as the dominant public employment placement infrastructure, though broader in scope and not specialized in insertion-via-alternance.
• Missions Locales: Missions Locales is a national network of youth employment support organizations in France. Comparable to Geiq as a partner organization in candidate funnel for disadvantaged youth, serving overlapping insertion mission but with broader non-employment services.
• Cap Emploi: Cap Emploi is a specialized French public employment service for people with disabilities. Comparable to Geiq Avenir Handicap as a disability-focused employment placement organization, and a referral partner of Geiq for disabled candidates.

Others

• AKTO: AKTO is a French OPCO (Skills Operator) covering multiple service-sector industries, financing alternance and professionalization contracts. Comparable as a financing counterpart in the apprenticeship ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.
• AFDAS: AFDAS is the OPCO (Skills Operator) for the sport, leisure, and cultural sectors in France, committing €300M annually to training and a core financial partner of Geiq Sport. Comparable as a financing/ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lesgeiq
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/fédération-française-des-geiq
• Instagraminstagram.com/ffgeiq
• Xx.com/ffgeiq

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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