Adecco Training

What Adecco Training does

Adecco Training is the French operating subsidiary of the Adecco Group (publicly traded on SIX Swiss Exchange as ADEN), providing temporary staffing (intérim), fixed-term (CDD), and permanent placement (CDI) services to both individual job seekers and employer clients. Despite the 'Training' suffix, the source material describes the entity as a generalist employment agency with 850 physical branches across metropolitan France and a presence in overseas French territories through Adecco Antilles Guyane, Adecco Océan Indien, and Adecco Monaco. The company serves a dual customer base — individual candidates seeking employment across contract types, and employer businesses ranging from SMEs to large enterprises such as Safran, with 20,000+ active job offers and a reported 96% candidate satisfaction rate.

The company's product stack centers on a hybrid physical-digital distribution model. Core digital products include the QAPA job-matching platform (marketed as 'Adecco & QAPA') for instant profile-to-offer matching, the Adecco & Moi mobile application for candidate self-service, and an AI-powered CV Creator (Créateur de CV) using generative AI for resume generation. Specialized sub-brands extend the offering into verticals and segments: Adecco Medical for healthcare staffing and Réseau Adecco Inclusion for disability-inclusive recruitment. Supporting engagement tools include the Le Club loyalty program offering retailer discounts to temporary workers, and Les Chroniques du Recrutement, a content series featuring field recruitment stories.

The revenue model is transaction-based: Adecco earns markup on temporary worker wages supplied to client businesses (intérim), placement fees for fixed-term and permanent placements (CDD/CDI), and revenue from work-study (alternance) programs. Pricing is negotiated per assignment and is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, self-serve digital candidate acquisition, and branch-based local outreach. The entity operates as part of the Adecco Group conglomerate and benefits from shared back-office, payroll, and compliance infrastructure across the group's portfolio.

Name

Adecco Training

Legal name

Adecco

Website

https://adecco.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Adecco Training is the French staffing subsidiary of the Adecco Group, providing temporary, fixed-term, and permanent placement services to job seekers and employers across 850 branches in France, supported by the QAPA digital matching platform, the Adecco & Moi mobile app, and an AI-powered CV Creator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (56133)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent job placement
• Workforce solutions France
• Digital job matching
• Recruitment agency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Intérim): Adecco places temporary workers (intérimaires) with client companies and earns revenue through markup on worker wages. The company charges client businesses for the supply of pre-screened, payroll-managed temporary staff, covering recruitment, administration, and payroll processing.
2. Fixed-Term and Permanent Placement (CDD/CDI): Placement of candidates in fixed-term (CDD) and permanent (CDI) contracts. Revenue is generated through placement fees charged to employer clients upon successful placement of a candidate.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adecco Training (operating as Adecco France) provides temporary staffing (intérim), fixed-term (CDD), permanent (CDI), and work-study (alternance) recruitment and placement services to employer clients across France, while serving individual job seekers through its 850-branch physical network and digital tools. Revenue is generated through markup on wages of placed temporary workers and placement fees for permanent and fixed-term contracts, complemented by digital candidate tools including the QAPA job-matching platform, Adecco & Moi mobile app, and an AI-powered CV creator.

Product overview

Adecco operates as a unified employment agency platform offering temporary (intérim), fixed-term (CDD), and permanent (CDI) placement services. The product portfolio centers on the QAPA digital matching platform for job seekers, the Adecco & Moi mobile application for candidate management, an AI-powered CV Creator tool, and the Le Club employee discount program. Additional specialized sub-brands include Adecco Medical for healthcare recruitment and the Réseau Adecco Inclusion network for disability-inclusive employment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adecco Medical: Medical and healthcare staffing services
• Adecco Antilles Guyane
• Adecco Océan Indien
• Adecco Monaco
• Réseau Adecco Inclusion
• QAPA
• Adecco & Moi
• Créateur de CV
• Le Club
• Les Chroniques du Recrutement

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Services (Intérim) Provision of pre-screened temporary workers to client businesses across industries, with full payroll administration and compliance management included. For employer clients needing flexible workforce capacity and individual job seekers seeking temporary assignments.
• Fixed-Term Contract Placement (CDD) Recruitment and placement of candidates into fixed-term employment contracts for client businesses. Revenue generated through placement fees charged upon successful placement.
• Permanent Placement (CDI) Recruitment and placement of candidates into permanent employment contracts with client companies. Revenue generated through placement fees upon successful hire.
• QAPA Digital Job-Matching Platform Digital platform that instantly delivers relevant job offers to job seekers matched against their profiles. Provides a fast, self-service alternative to physical branch visits for candidates seeking temporary, fixed-term, or permanent positions.
• Adecco Medical (Healthcare Staffing) Specialized recruitment service focused on healthcare and medical sector placements across France, providing temporary, fixed-term, and permanent medical staffing solutions.
• Réseau Adecco Inclusion (Inclusive Employment) Inclusive recruitment network dedicated to helping people with disabilities find employment opportunities across temporary, fixed-term, and permanent contracts.
• Work-Study and Apprenticeship Programs (Alternance) Recruitment and placement of candidates into work-study and apprenticeship contracts (alternance) for client employers and individuals pursuing combined work-education paths.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% satisfaction rate among temporary workers reporting that proposed assignments meet their expectations

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QAPAcoreTechnology or IntegrationAdecco partnered with QAPA to offer a digital staffing solution that instantly matches job seekers with relevant job offers. QAPA's platform is marketed as 'Adecco & QAPA' on the Adecco website, enabling candidates to maximize their job search chances through a fast, simple, and innovative digital tool.
• SafranminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdecco runs dedicated recruitment campaigns on behalf of Safran, a major aerospace company, actively sourcing and placing workers across Safran's facilities in France. This is a client-vendor relationship where Adecco acts as a staffing supplier.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Indeed: Leading digital job-search and recruitment platform; competes with Adecco's QAPA platform by allowing direct employer-candidate matching, particularly threatening traditional permanent placement economics.

Direct peers

• Kelly Services: Global staffing provider offering temporary, permanent, and outsourcing solutions; competes with Adecco in France via Kelly OCG, especially in office/admin, industrial, and professional staffing.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions company, direct competitor to Adecco in temporary staffing (intérim), permanent placement, and managed services, with strong presence in France through Manpower and Experis brands.
• PageGroup: International recruitment group (Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive) competing with Adecco in French permanent and interim placements, particularly in professional services.
• Robert Half International: Specialized staffing and consulting firm in finance, accounting, administrative, and IT; competes with Adecco in France's professional and white-collar placement segments.
• Randstad: World's second-largest staffing firm; competes head-to-head with Adecco across temporary, permanent, and HR solutions in France and globally; comparable in scale and service mix.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions specialist with significant operations in France covering temporary, permanent, and contract staffing across professional and white-collar segments.

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Global corporate digital learning and skills-creation provider; comparable to the Adecco Training subsidiary's stated mission of training and skills creation for workforce development.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering talent acquisition (RPO/professional recruiting) and workforce transformation advisory; overlaps with Adecco's enterprise staffing and workforce solutions offerings.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Professional network offering recruiter tools, job postings, and talent solutions; an alternative channel for enterprise hiring that competes with Adecco's professional recruitment services across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AdeccoTrainingF
• Facebookfacebook.com/adeccotrainingportugal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adeccotraining

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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