SIMACS

Name

SIMACS

Legal name

SIMACS

Website

https://simacs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: As a professional union, SIMACS derives its primary income from membership fees paid by its member organizations (AICC Global, EMCC France, ICF France, PSF, SynPAAC, CECORP, AICC-HEC Paris). Individual coaches and supervisors join through these member federations and associations, not directly. The CINOV federation provides shared services including access to public procurement platforms and training resources, which support the union's institutional mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SIMACS is a professional syndicate that defends and represents the interests of coaching, mentoring, and supervision professionals in France. It operates as the official certifying organism for the RNCP Level 6 "Coach professionnel" title approved by France Compétences, manages professional advocacy before public authorities, and provides member organizations with access to CINOV federation services including public procurement platforms.

Product overview

SIMACS (Syndicat Interprofessionnel des Métiers de l'Accompagnement, du Coaching et de la Supervision) is a professional syndicate serving as the representative body for coaching, mentoring, and supervision professionals in France. Founded in 2019, it operates as a unified professional organization offering RNCP Level 6 certification for professional coaches through France Compétences recognition, representing 5 member organizations (AICC Global, EMCC France, ICF France, PSF, SynPAAC) with access to CINOV's services including public procurement support. The organization provides supervision services, equicoaching, mentoring, and mediation services, along with advocacy and professional representation for over 5,000 professional coaches in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coach Professionnel Certification (RNCP Level 6) Professional coaching certification awarded by SIMACS as the certifying organism recognized by France Compétences. Validates competency in coaching individuals, teams, and organizations.
• Supervision Services Professional supervision services connecting supervised professionals with qualified supervisors to improve quality and safety of accompaniment and support personal and professional development.
• Mentorat (Mentoring) Mentoring services focused on transmission and exchange of knowledge, experiences, values, and cultures within organizations.
• Equicoaching Horse-assisted coaching services combining equestrian practices with professional coaching methodologies.
• RNCP Certification Management End-to-end management of the RNCP certification process for coaching schools, covering 27-29 labeled schools through a parity commission, improvement committee, external control instance, and title attribution jury.
• Professional Representation Services Institutional representation of coaching, mentoring, and supervision professionals before French and European public authorities, including advocacy for recognition and defense of member interests.
• CINOV Public Markets Services Access to CINOV federation services for SIMACS members, including a dedicated platform for public procurement opportunities, training documents, webinars, hotline support, and monthly newsletter.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 RNCP 'Coach professionnel' titles delivered in 2022; projected 1,300 titles in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• OPIIEC (Observatoire Paritaire des métiers de l'Informatique, de l'Ingénierie, des Etudes et du Conseil)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023OPIIEC conducted the first major market study on professional coaching and supervision in France, surveying over 1,800 professionals. The study identified ~10% annual growth in the sector. SIMACS and CINOV collaborated on this study to provide institutional data on the profession.
• AICC-HEC Paris (Association Internationale des Coachs Certifiés-HEC Paris)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2021AICC-HEC Paris joined SIMACS as its 7th member organization in March 2021 with 230 members. Its president, Norma Loeffel, joined the SIMACS Board. This organization represents coaches certified by HEC Paris and contributed to SIMACS's goal of integrating HEC coaching training into the RNCP recognition framework.
• CECORP (Cercle Européen des Coachs d'Organisations Professionnels)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020CECORP joined SIMACS as its 6th member organization in September 2020. It is an association dedicated to professional organization coaches with 51 members. Its president, Isabelle Maréchal, joined the SIMACS Board.
• France CompétencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2020France Compétences is the French national authority responsible for the Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles (RNCP). It designated SIMACS as the official certifying organism for the RNCP Level 6 'Coach professionnel' title (certificate N° 35 563). SIMACS submitted RNCP applications for 29 schools and manages the certification process through a joint commission with the school consortium.
• CINOVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2019SIMACS is affiliated with the CINOV federation under the BETIC branch (Bureaux d'Etudes Techniques, Cabinets d'Ingénieurs Conseils et Sociétés de Conseils). The convention was signed on 31 October 2019. CINOV provides institutional representation, access to public procurement services, training resources, collective bargaining representation, and a network of 15 regional chambers. CINOV represents 70,000 companies, 140 billion euros in revenue, and 1 million collaborators across 13 syndicates.
• AICC GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019AICC Global is one of the 5 founding organizations of SIMACS (alongside EMCC France, ICF France, PSF, and SynPAAC). It represents coaches internationally and contributes to SIMACS's strategic direction through its president participating in the Board.
• EMCC FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019EMCC France is one of the 5 founding organizations of SIMACS. It is a European mentoring and coaching association and was a key initiator of the RNCP certification pilot program for the 'Coach professionnel' title. SIMACS inherited the pilot certification from EMCC France in 2020/2021.
• ICF FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019ICF France (International Coach Federation) is one of the 5 founding organizations of SIMACS and was co-signatory of the EU Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring in 2011.
• PSF (Professional Supervisors Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019PSF (Professional Supervisors Federation / Fédération des Superviseurs Professionnels) is one of the 5 founding organizations of SIMACS, representing professional supervisors in France.
• SynPAACcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019SynPAAC (Syndicat de l'Accompagnement Assisté par le Cheval) is one of the 5 founding organizations of SIMACS, representing professionals who practice equicoaching and assisted animal-supported therapy.
• EMCC Global and ICF Global (EU Professional Charter)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011The EU Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring was formalized and deposited with the European Union in 2011, led by EMCC Global and ICF Global. SFCoach joined in 2012. Three of SIMACS's founding organizations (EMCC France, ICF France, SFCoach) were the French signatories. The charter defines professional standards for coaching and mentoring and forms the basis for self-regulation across Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CINOV: CINOV is the parent federation of SIMACS, representing 70,000 companies, 140 billion euros in revenue, and 1 million collaborators across 13 syndicates and 15 regional chambers. It provides SIMACS with institutional infrastructure, public procurement access, and collective bargaining capability.
• EMCC Global: EMCC Global is the international parent of EMCC France and a broader international equivalent of SIMACS, providing coaching and mentoring professional standards, certifications, and advocacy across Europe and beyond — a comparable professional association model at international scope.
• ICF Global: ICF Global is the international parent of ICF France and the largest international coaching federation, providing credentialing, advocacy, and professional standards that parallel SIMACS's national mandate at a global scale.
• FFP (Fédération de la Formation Professionnelle): FFP is the leading French federation of professional training organizations, representing a broader sector of training and professional development providers. It is comparable to SIMACS in structure (membership-based professional federation) but operates in the adjacent, larger training industry.

Direct peers

• AICC Global: AICC Global is a founding member of SIMACS representing internationally active coaches in France, sharing SIMACS's mission of professionalizing coaching and providing member-based advocacy and certification services.
• PSF (Fédération des Superviseurs Professionnels): PSF is the French federation of professional supervisors and a founding member of SIMACS, representing a specialized professional community within the broader coaching and supervision ecosystem SIMACS coordinates.
• SynPAAC: SynPAAC (Syndicat de l'Accompagnement Assisté par le Chevalier) is a founding member of SIMACS representing equicoaching and equitherapy professionals, extending SIMACS's scope into animal-assisted accompaniment disciplines.
• SFCoach: SFCoach (Société Française de Coaching) is a French professional coaching society that was a founding member of SIMACS in 2019. It continues to operate as an independent professional association in the same coaching space, providing credentialing and member services.
• EMCC France: EMCC France is the French chapter of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and a founding member of SIMACS. It operates as an independent professional association for coaching and mentoring practitioners with similar membership, advocacy, and credentialing functions.
• ICF France: ICF France is the French chapter of the International Coach Federation and a founding member of SIMACS. It is one of the largest professional coaching associations in France, serving similar membership, credentialing, and advocacy functions for individual coaches.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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