EFE

What EFE does

EFE (Éditions Formation Entreprise), founded in 1988 and headquartered in Paris (75015), is a French professional training organisation (organisme de formation) specialising in continuing education for legal, banking, insurance, financial, real estate, public sector, HR, and management professionals. The company delivers a catalogue of over 800 short-format classroom and distance-learning courses, complemented by more than 60 annual current-affairs conferences and a publishing division producing books and journals. EFE also operates certifying programmes eligible for the French Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF), as well as fully bespoke in-company training. Underlying delivery infrastructure combines 40+ regional training centres across major French cities with a digital learning platform (Digital Learning, client portal, webinar replays, virtual classrooms, e-learning modules, quizzes, and e-evaluations). The technology stack is conventional: e-learning CMS, virtual classroom tooling, PCI-compliant payment processing via BNP Paribas (Axecta), Google Analytics, and standard ad-tech pixels.

EFE generates revenue primarily through unit-priced course and conference fees, with individual course prices ranging from €775 to €7,200 HT depending on duration and certification level, and conferences priced between €1,020 and €2,520 HT. Intra-company (in-house) training is sold at approximately €4,395 HT per group of up to 12 participants, often on multi-year contracts. A secondary revenue stream comes through the CPF and OPCO-funded pathways, plus FNE Formations for crisis-period reskilling. EFE sells predominantly via a sales-led motion — direct enterprise sales for intra-company contracts, open-enrollment inter-company sessions, custom-built programmes, and CPF marketplace listings — supported by content marketing (website, newsletters, white papers, infographics, webinars), SEO, and a presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook. Named enterprise customers include BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Natixis, Groupama, Carrefour, PSA Groupe, Malakoff Médéric, Harmonie Mutuelle, Cultura, and SMACL, indicating a diversified French enterprise base. Since 2025, EFE has operated as one of eight brands within SKOLAE Formation, the group formed from the merger of ABILWAYS (EFE's prior parent) and M2i, which together serve approximately 150,000 learners annually across France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, and Portugal.

Name

EFE

Legal name

EFE FORMATION

Website

https://efe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

EFE is a Paris-based French professional training organisation, founded in 1988, offering 800+ short courses, certifying programmes, and 60+ annual conferences across legal, finance, HR, real estate, public sector, and management. It serves enterprise clients and individual professionals in France and Europe as a brand of the SKOLAE Formation group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training and Continuing Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Banking & Capital Markets (EDAAAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Services & Insurance (FINRA, CFP, IAR, Insurance CE) (EDAAALAJ), Real Estate, Appraisal & Mortgage (Agent/Broker CE, Appraiser CE) (EDAAALAI), Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD), Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Continuing education programs
• Corporate training solutions
• Legal and financial training
• Executive education courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: EFE generates revenue through professional continuing education services including short training courses (formations courtes), certification programs, conferences, and customized training solutions. Training is sold to individuals and organizations, with pricing ranging from approximately 775€ to 7,200€ per course depending on duration and format. Revenue is generated through direct sales to corporate clients, inter-company sessions, and individual enrollment.
2. CPF and Government-Funded Training: Training eligible for the French Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF) system, allowing individuals to use accumulated training credits. Revenue is collected through government-recognized funding mechanisms and OPCO (skills operators) reimbursement.
3. Conference and Event Revenue: Annual conferences on legal, fiscal, financial, and public sector topics generate revenue through registration fees, with notable conferences like Les journées du BJCP (public contracts), Négociations commerciales, and Redressements en gestion de patrimoine.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EFE is a French professional training organization providing short-format continuing education courses (over 800 programs), annual current-affairs conferences (60+ per year), certifying/CPF-eligible programs, and bespoke in-company training. Offerings span legal, banking/insurance, real estate, financial management, HR, public sector, management, and soft-skills domains, delivered in-person at 40+ regional centers across France, via intra-company in-house sessions, and through distance learning.

Product overview

EFE (Éditions Formation Entreprise) is a professional training and continuing education provider operating within the SKOLAE Formation group (the result of the ABILWAYS and M2i merger). Its core offering is a catalogue of over 800 short-format classroom and distance-learning training courses across legal, banking/insurance, real estate, financial management, soft skills, management, project management, HR, QSE/environment, and public sector domains. Complementing the catalogue are 60+ current-affairs conferences per year (including flagship events such as the 'Journées du BJCP', 'Négociations Commerciales', and 'Redressements en Gestion de Patrimoine'), a dedicated AI training path, certifying and CPF-eligible programmes, and fully bespoke in-company offerings. Digital learning is delivered through the client portal (Espace Client), offering e-learning modules, virtual classes, quizzes, learner communities, and e-evaluations. Additional offerings include publications (books and journals), white papers, webinars, and newsletters. The 2026 catalogue under the SKOLAE Formation brand brings together over 3,000 formations across 8 brands and 40 centres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EFE Professional Training Catalogue
• EFE Conférences d'Actualité
• EFE Digital Learning
• EFE Formations Certifiantes (CPF-Eligible)
• EFE Formations Intra-Entreprise
• EFE Formations Inter-Entreprise
• EFE Formations Sur Mesure
• EFE Éditions (Ouvrages et Revues)
• EFE AI Training Path (Formations Intelligence Artificielle)
• EFE FNE Formations
• EFE Catalogue 2026 (SKOLAE Formation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000 professionals trained annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SKOLAE Formation (Parent Group)coreOthers · 1 January 2025EFE is part of SKOLAE Formation, a major European professional training group formed from the merger of ABILWAYS and M2i in 2025. SKOLAE Formation encompasses 8 brands (M2I, EFE, CFPJ, YESNYOU, ACP FORMATION, ISM, PYRAMYD, NEMETRA) serving 150,000 learners annually with 2,900 trainers across 40 centers in France and Europe.
• OPCO (Skills Operators)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEFE works with OPCO (Opérateurs de Compétences), government-approved skills operators that collect and manage professional training contributions from employers to fund employee training programs.
• FNE FormationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFNE (Fonds National de l'Emploi) Formation program allowing companies to access government-funded training during economic transitions or crises.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• M2I (part of SKOLAE Formation): Sister brand within the same SKOLAE Formation parent (formed from the ABILWAYS/M2i 2025 merger). M2I focuses on IT, digital, and management training in France with a comparable inter/intra-company and Qualiopi-certified model. Most direct peer under the same corporate roof.
• Cegos: One of Europe's largest corporate training providers, operating in France and internationally with a similar catalogue model covering management, HR, finance, and project training. Directly competes with EFE for enterprise training budgets across both inter and intra-company formats.
• Comundi (Infopro Digital): French professional training brand owned by Infopro Digital, focused on legal, tax, HR, compliance, and public-procurement courses. Closely mirrors EFE's specialist-practitioner positioning and serves the same DDA/CNB audiences.
• Francis Lefebvre Formation: Major French training brand within the Lefebvre Dalloz ecosystem, focused on taxation, accounting, law, HR, and wealth management. Directly competes with EFE's financial/legal catalogue for the same banking, insurance, and corporate clientele.
• Demos: Long-standing French and international B2B training provider with a similar catalogue model in management, leadership, digital, and professional skills. Competes for the same corporate training budgets and Qualiopi-funded programmes.
• Orsys: French professional training company specialising in IT, management, and soft skills with a similar catalogue-style offering and inter/intra-company delivery model. Overlaps with EFE on management and transversal skills tracks.
• ISM (Institut Supérieur de Management) – within SKOLAE Formation: Sister brand within the SKOLAE Formation group, focused on management, marketing, communication, and business training. Directly comparable operating model, target audience (managers, executives), and pricing discipline.
• Dalloz Formation (Lefebvre Dalloz): Specialist legal and regulatory training brand of the Lefebvre Dalloz publishing group. Directly comparable to EFE's legal catalogue (droit commercial, droit des affaires, droit du numérique) with similar practitioner-trainer sourcing and Qualiopi structure.

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft (Sumtotal): Global enterprise learning platform providing compliance, leadership, and digital skills content through SaaS subscriptions. Broader and more digital-first than EFE, but increasingly competing for the same corporate L&D wallets, particularly on cloud-delivered content.

Emerging players

• Coursera for Business: Enterprise arm of Coursera offering curated professional certificates, university content, and GenAI-powered learning paths. An emerging digital threat for mid-market and corporate compliance training budgets that EFE historically captured as open-enrolment inter-company sessions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EFEmanagement
• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupeEFE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/efe-edition-formation-entreprise

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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