occe

What occe does

OCCE (Office Central de la Coopération à l'École) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1928, recognized as a public utility since 1968, that serves as the national federation of school cooperatives for French public schools. It operates through a territorial network of 102 departmental associations and 19 regional unions covering mainland France and the overseas territories (DROM-COM), reaching approximately 40,000 affiliated school cooperatives and an ecosystem of about 4.8 million children, adolescents, and teachers. OCCE is the official agréé partner of the French Ministry of National Education, delivering cooperative pedagogy, teacher training, and school cooperative administration services under a multi-year Convention Pluriannuelle d'Objectifs.

The organization's product portfolio blends physical pedagogical resources (Agendas coopératifs for Cycles 1-3, La mallette des droits de l'enfant, print training kits) with a growing digital stack: the Conservatoire des pratiques coopératives online training platform, the Retkoop accounting tool for cooperative mandataires, the PiLi cooperative web radio (in partnership with CLEMI) for media education, the Espace adhérent·e member portal, and the Trousse à Projets crowdfunding platform. Pedagogical programs span citizenship, media literacy, theatre, contemporary dance, poetry (Cartes Postales Poétiques, École en Poésie), environmental inquiry (Porté disparu, École dehors), consumer awareness (Consom'acteur), and the annual Semaine de l'ESS à l'École (SESSE). The bimonthly Animation & Éducation journal has served teachers since 1976.

OCCE's revenue model rests on recurring annual school membership fees to departmental associations (subscription), supplemented by one-time sales of pedagogical resources and insurance commissions via MAE/MAIF partnerships. Marketing reaches teachers and schools through the Animation & Éducation journal, a website with member-only resources, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), newsletters, press relations, webinars, and territorial events including the OCCE10 Rendez-vous de la coopération. Distribution is hybrid: physical-via the 102 departmental associations acting as local resellers, and digital self-serve via the Espace adhérent·e portal and Conservatoire platform. The organization is governed by an elected volunteer National Board of Directors and operates with approximately 125 permanent employees supported by more than 80,000 volunteers.

Name

occe

Legal name

Office Central de la Coopération à l'École

Website

https://occe.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OCCE is the French national federation of school cooperatives, founded in 1928 and officially partnered with the Ministry of National Education, serving ~40,000 affiliated school cooperatives and 4.8 million children, teachers, and parents across 102 departmental associations through cooperative pedagogy, training, and digital administration tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Cooperative Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Curriculum Repositories (EDAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open Courseware & Course Modules (OCW) (EDAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Cooperative pedagogy
• School cooperatives
• Educational association
• Teacher training
• Civic education

Headquarters

HQ city

Pantin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Schools pay membership fees to join their departmental OCCE association, gaining access to resources, training, and support services. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Sales of pedagogical resources: Sale of cooperative agendas and other educational materials such as pedagogical kits, games, teaching aids, and documentation. Resources available for purchase through departmental OCCE offices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OCCE (Office Central de la Coopération à l'École) is a French nonprofit federation that supports school cooperatives nationwide through a network of 102 departmental associations and 19 regional unions. It provides pedagogical resources (printed agendas, toolkits, teaching guides), teacher training programs, digital platforms (online training, accounting software, web radio), cooperative management tools, insurance coverage, and crowdfunding support for school-based cooperative projects.

Product overview

OCCE (Office Central de la Coopération à l'École) is a national educational association that supports school cooperatives through a comprehensive ecosystem of pedagogical resources and services. The organization offers an integrated portfolio centered on cooperative pedagogy: print resources like the Agendas coopératifs (daily cooperative agendas for Cycles 1-3) and La mallette des droits de l'enfant (children's rights toolkit), project-based programs including Webradio PiLi (cooperative web radio), Consom'acteur (consumer awareness), Porté disparu (biodiversity inquiry), Théâ (theater), Bals en liance (contemporary dance), Cartes Postales Poétiques (poetry writing), and Étamine (collective book creation), annual events like the Semaine de l'ESS à l'École (SESSE) and École dehors (outdoor learning), plus support services including the Conservatoire des pratiques coopératives (online training platform), Animation & Education professional journal, Formation OCCE teacher training, insurance coverage (MAE-MAIF), crowdfunding tools (Trousse à Projets), and accounting software (Retkoop). The portfolio spans from early childhood through high school, serving as both a pedagogical movement and practical support system for democratic school management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agendas coopératifs

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Jeunesse au Plein AircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Youth outdoor education organization, supporting outdoor learning and school camp activities for children.
• L'ESPER (L'Économie Sociale Partenaire de l'École de la République)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on social economy education, jointly organizing the Semaine de l'ESS à l'École (SESSE) to promote social and solidarity economy concepts in schools.
• Réseau CanopémajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Canopé network, France's educational resource and teacher training network, for distribution of pedagogical resources and teacher support.
• CLEMI (Centre pour l'éducation aux médias et à l'information)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on media education, supporting PiLi web radio project and helping students develop critical thinking about information and media.
• MAIFcoreOthersMAIF insurance partnership providing coverage for school cooperatives through MAE/MAIF insurance contracts, essential for OCCE cooperative school operations.
• MAEcoreOthersMAE insurance partnership providing school cooperative insurance coverage, offering liability and activity protection for member schools.
• Printemps des PoètesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Spring Poets organization for École en Poésie initiative, promoting poetry in schools through cooperative artistic projects.
• Ministry of National EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partnership with Ministry of Education under Convention Pluriannuelle d'Objectifs for development of citizen pathway and academic success for all students. OCCE is agréée as complementary school association.
• Coop FR (Les entreprises coopératives)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with French cooperative businesses federation, connecting school cooperatives to broader cooperative movement and social economy sector.
• BiovivaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Bioviva eco-educational game publisher for distribution of educational games supporting cooperative and environmental education.
• FCPE (Fédération des conseils de parents d'élèves)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with major parent federation for collaboration on school citizenship education and family participation in school cooperatives.
• Ageem (Association Générale des enseignants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with teachers' association supporting pedagogical innovation and professional development for educators in cooperative practices.
• JaïkanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with educational organization supporting cooperative projects and citizenship education initiatives.
• De la convention aux actesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with children's rights organization for promoting Convention on the Rights of the Child (CIDE) education in classrooms.
• Convergence(s) pour l'Éducation NouvelleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with new education movement coalition, connecting OCCE to broader progressive education community in France.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MGEN (Mutuelle Générale de l'Éducation Nationale): Major French education-sector mutual organization serving teachers and educational personnel across health, insurance, and social services. Comparable in serving the French education community at scale and operating as a long-standing membership-based organization with public-utility status.
• IFÉ (Institut Français de l'Éducation): France's national institute for education research and teacher development, hosted at ENS Lyon. Comparable as a producer of pedagogical research, teacher training, and curriculum resources, operating at greater scale with state-academic backing.

Direct peers

• FCPE (Fédération des Conseils de Parents d'Élèves): France's largest parent federation operating in schools on citizenship, participation, and family engagement. Listed as an OCCE major partner; comparable in school-level engagement, advocacy on cooperative governance, and federated departmental presence.
• CEMEA (Centres d'Entraînement aux Méthodes d'Éducation Active): Federation delivering progressive education training, youth-worker certification, and pedagogical resources across France. Comparable target audience (educators and youth workers), training-led GTM, and federation-rooted territorial coverage for active-pedagogy methodologies.
• Francas: Federation of complementary education associations focused on youth civic education and out-of-school time activities. Comparable target audience (schools and youth), complementary-association status, and reliance on a national federation structure with territorial presence.
• Ligue de l'enseignement: France's largest complementary education association, offering federated pedagogical, civic, and cultural programming to schools. Comparable in mission (complementary école association), territorial federation structure, and reliance on volunteer networks across French departments.
• Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public (PEP): Federation of complementary education associations supporting schools with similar pedagogical and social-cohesion goals. Comparable as an approved complementary school association (association complémentaire de l'école) with departmental structures and ministry-recognized status.
• Réseau Canopé: France's state-operated educational resource and teacher training network. Directly comparable as both a distribution partner and a direct provider of pedagogical resources, teacher training, and curriculum support to French schools — overlapping OCCE's core offering with state funding advantages.

Others

• Bioviva: French publisher of eco-educational games and cooperative-environmental educational resources. Listed as an OCCE distribution partner; comparable as a publisher of cooperative and environmental educational content distributed through OCCE's network.
• Coop FR (Les entreprises coopératives): French federation of cooperative businesses and an OCCE major partner. Comparable as a federation representing cooperative-sector interests and connecting OCCE's school cooperatives to the broader French social-and-cooperative economy movement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OcceCooperationEcole
• Facebookfacebook.com/federation.occe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/occe
• Instagraminstagram.com/occe_federation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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