OrTra SSVs

Name

OrTra SSVs

Legal name

Organisation du monde du travail des domaines de la santé et du travail social en Valais

Website

https://ortrassvs.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Continuing Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing Assistant (CNA) & Patient Care Technician (PCT) (EDAOAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Healthcare apprenticeships
• Social work training
• Continuing education courses
• Inter-company courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Sierre

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training course fees: Revenue from continuing education courses offered to healthcare and social work professionals. Pricing varies by course, with member and non-member rates. Payment due within 30 days after invoice.
2. Membership fees: Association membership supporting training organization activities. Institutions can be members with differentiated pricing for continuing education courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OrTra SSVs coordinates vocational training and continuing education for the healthcare and social work sectors in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It manages initial apprenticeships (ASSC CFC, ASA AFP, ASE CFC, GHI CFC/EHI AFP), inter-company courses (üK), post-apprenticeship tertiary pathways (ES nursing, childhood educator, socio-professional), and a continuing education catalogue open to professionals, alongside customised training for institutions.

Product overview

OrTra SSVs operates as a vocational training organization for the health and social work sectors in Valais, Switzerland. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio comprising initial vocational training programs (apprenticeships) including ASSC CFC (3-year), ASA AFP (2-year), ASE CFC, and GHI CFC/EHI AFP in hospitality-management; inter-company courses (üK) that supplement workplace training; post-apprenticeship pathways leading to nursing (ES), childhood educator (ES), and socio-professional master (ES) qualifications; a diverse catalog of continuing education courses covering healthcare, social work, and dental domains; customized training solutions for institutional clients; and an Extranet platform for experts. The portfolio is structured around three national umbrella organizations: OdASanté for health, SavoirSocial for social work, and OdA Hauswirtschaft Schweiz for hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASSC CFC Apprenticeship (Assistant en Soins et Santé Communautaire) Three-year initial vocational training leading to a federal certificate of capacity (CFC) for healthcare assistants working in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and home care under the responsibility of qualified staff.
• ASA AFP Apprenticeship (Aide en Soins et Accompagnement) Two-year initial vocational training leading to a federal attestation (AFP) for healthcare aides performing basic care and support tasks under qualified staff supervision.
• ASE CFC Apprenticeship (Assistant Socio-Éducatif) Three-year apprenticeship leading to a federal certificate for socio-educational assistants supporting children, elderly, and people with disabilities in daily activities.
• GHI CFC Apprenticeship (Gestionnaire en Hôtellerie-Intendance) Three-year apprenticeship for hospitality-intendance managers handling cleaning, laundry, food preparation, and administrative tasks in collective households (homes, hospitals, crèches).
• EHI AFP Apprenticeship (Employé en Hôtellerie-Intendance) Two-year apprenticeship for hospitality-intendance employees performing cleaning, laundry, food preparation, and administrative tasks in collective households.
• Inter-Company Courses (Cours Interentreprises / üK) Supplementary inter-company courses that complement workplace training for apprentices across the seven initial training programs in Valais.
• Formation Post-Learning - Infirmier (ES) Post-apprenticeship tertiary pathway to become a registered nurse (Infirmier ES) through a higher specialized school, in partnership with HES-SO.
• Formation Post-Learning - Éducateur de l'Enfance (ES) Post-apprenticeship tertiary pathway to become a childhood educator (ES) via a higher specialized school.
• Formation Post-Learning - Maître Socio-Professionnel (ES) Post-apprenticeship tertiary pathway to become a socio-professional master (ES) via a higher specialized school.
• Continuing Education Catalogue (Formation Continue) Public catalogue of continuing education courses for healthcare, social work, and hospitality-intendance professionals, with half-day (90 CHF), full-day (180 CHF), and multi-day (360–540 CHF) pricing.
• Dental Continuing Education (Formation Dentaire Continue) Continuing education courses for dental assistants in radiology and dental hygiene, delivered in partnership with the Swiss Dental Association (SSO) – Valais section.
• Customized In-Institution Continuing Education Bespoke continuing education programmes delivered on-site at healthcare and social work institutions on request, with tailored pricing quotes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages inter-company courses for 7+ initial training programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• OdASantécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2005National umbrella organization for the healthcare sector working world. OrTra SSVs actively collaborates with OdASanté to implement national standards in healthcare vocational training.
• SavoirSocialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2005National umbrella organization for the social work sector. Partnership for implementing social work vocational training standards at regional level.
• OdA Hauswirtschaft SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2005Swiss organization for household management sector. Collaboration for household/intendance vocational training programs.
• Ecole Professionnelle Service communautaire (EPASC) ChâteauneufcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational school for community services in Châteauneuf. Primary partner for theoretical education of apprentices in healthcare and social work.
• Berufsfachschule Oberwallis (BFO) VispcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper Valais vocational school in Visp. Partner for German-speaking region vocational training coordination.
• HES SO Gesundheit und SozialesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland - Health and Social Work. Tertiary B level partnership for advanced training pathways.
• Canton du Valais - Berufsbildung, Gesundheit und SozialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal departments for vocational training, health, and social affairs. Official cantonal authority partners for policy implementation.
• Société Suisse des médecins dentistes (SSO) - Section ValaismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Dental Association Valais section. Partnership for dental assistant continuing education in radiology and dental hygiene.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SavoirSocial: National umbrella organization for the social work vocational sector and core partner of OrTra SSVs. Comparable as it operates the equivalent national-level mandate for social work apprenticeships that OrTra SSVs delivers at the cantonal level.
• OdA Hauswirtschaft Schweiz: Swiss umbrella organization for the household management (Hauswirtschaft) vocational training sector. Comparable because OrTra SSVs operates GHI and EHI apprenticeship programs under its national framework.
• OdASanté: National umbrella organization for the healthcare working world in Switzerland and a direct strategic partner of OrTra SSVs. Comparable because it sets the national vocational training standards that OrTra SSVs implements regionally across all cantons.
• SBK-ASI (Schweizer Berufsverband der Pflegefachfrauen und Pflegefachmänner): Swiss Nursing Association, a national professional body that also provides continuing education and is listed as a member institution of OrTra SSVs. Comparable as a broader incumbent in healthcare workforce training that overlaps with OrTra SSVs' continuing education mission.

Direct peers

• Bénédict-Schule: Swiss private school offering vocational training and continuing education in healthcare and social work. Comparable because it trains FaGe, AGS and similar profiles that compete with OrTra SSVs apprenticeship graduates for the same institutional employment slots.
• H+ Bildung: Swiss training provider specialized in healthcare and hospital continuing education. Comparable because it offers overlapping continuing education courses to nurses and care workers, competing for institutional training budgets in the same Swiss healthcare workforce.
• Careum Bildungszentrum: Major Swiss provider of healthcare vocational and continuing education (nursing, care, allied health). Comparable for its overlapping healthcare apprenticeship and CPD catalog, though it operates across multiple cantons rather than as a regional OrTra.
• OrTra Gesundheit Bern: Regional OrTra (vocational training organization) for the healthcare sector in Canton of Bern. Closest direct comparable: same model, same mandate type, same target programs (FaGe, AGS, etc.) but serving a different canton.

Regional players

• Tertianum: Swiss operator of residential and care facilities that also runs internal training academies for care staff. Comparable as a regional employer that both hires and trains healthcare/social workers, sometimes running its own continuing education competing with OrTra SSVs' catalog.

Emerging players

• Swiss Dental Association SSO – Section Valais: Swiss Dental Association's Valais section, partnered with OrTra SSVs for dental assistant continuing education. Comparable as a regional training partner in an adjacent allied health profession served by OrTra SSVs' Formation Dentaire Continue program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OrTraSSVs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ortrassvs
• Instagraminstagram.com/ortra_valais

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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