Ici formations

What Ici formations does

ICI Formation is a French professional training aggregation and directory platform operating since approximately 2006. The company runs a B2C and B2B2C marketplace that connects individuals — primarily job seekers, career changers, and employed professionals — with a network of over 1,000 training organisms across France. The platform indexes 2,975+ professional training courses spanning more than 50 domains including management, IT, languages, accounting, healthcare, and legal; it surfaces 623 courses eligible for CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) government funding and 2,188 distance-learning programs. The product surface extends beyond training referral to include skills assessment (bilan de compétences), VAE experience validation, outplacement support, and business creation assistance.

The platform is built as a web-based directory with search, filtering, and comparison capabilities, alongside a self-service 'Espace Pro' portal for training organizations to manage their listings. Geographic coverage spans all French metropolitan regions, DOM-TOM territories, and select international locations (Switzerland, New Caledonia, French Polynesia). Marketing is driven by SEO-optimized educational content and organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

The business model is affiliate/referral-based: ICI Formation monetizes through lead generation and referral commissions from partner training organizations when users are directed to their programs. The company does not set course pricing; individual providers price courses independently (ranging from approximately €63 to €5,649), with some courses supporting CPF financing. ICI Formation is privately held, headquartered in Paris, operates with 11-50 employees, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership structure.

Name

Ici formations

Legal name

ICI Formation

Website

https://iciformation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ICI Formation is a French online directory and referral platform, founded around 2006, that connects job seekers and professionals with over 1,000 training organizations across France, indexing nearly 3,000 courses including CPF-eligible and distance-learning programs, and monetizing through affiliate lead-generation commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Marketplace

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Certification & Exam Prep Course Marketplaces (EDAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Professional training directory
• Training marketplace
• CPF training courses
• Distance learning courses
• Skills assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lead generation and referral: ICI Formation acts as an aggregator and referral platform, connecting users with training providers. Revenue is generated through lead generation fees or commissions from partner training organizations when users are referred to their programs. The platform also offers an 'Espace Pro' portal for training providers to manage their listings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ICI Formation operates a web-based professional training marketplace aggregating 2,975+ training courses from 1,000+ training organizations across France. It supports course discovery and comparison, including CPF-eligible and distance-learning options, and also lists skills assessment, validation of prior experience (VAE), outplacement, and business-creation support.

Product overview

ICI Formation operates as a unified training aggregation platform offering multiple interconnected services: a professional training directory (2,975+ courses across 58+ domains), CPF-eligible courses for government-funded training, distance learning programs (2,188+ online courses), skills assessment services (bilan de compétences), VAE for experience validation, outplacement support, and business creation assistance. The platform serves both individual learners seeking career development and training organizations through the Espace Pro portal. Services are available nationwide across France with coverage in DOM-TOM and some international locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Training Directory A searchable directory of professional training courses offered by third-party training organizations for individuals comparing training options.
• CPF Training Courses (Formations CPF) Listings of CPF-eligible professional training courses for individuals seeking training options.
• Distance Learning Listings of distance-learning professional training courses for individuals seeking remote training options.
• Skills Assessment (Bilan de Compétences) Bilan de Compétences skills assessment service for individuals.
• Validation of Prior Experience (VAE) VAE service for individuals seeking validation of prior experience.
• Outplacement Outplacement support for individuals.
• Business Creation Support Support service for individuals creating a business.
• Espace Pro A professional portal for the training-provider side of the platform.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/iciformation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ici-formation
• Instagraminstagram.com/iciformations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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