CFLC - Cooperativa Formazione Lavoro e Cooperazione

Name

CFLC - Cooperativa Formazione Lavoro e Cooperazione

Legal name

CFLC - Cooperativa Formazione Lavoro e Cooperazione Impresa Sociale

Website

https://cflc.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Employment Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAANAL

Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

SECONDARYEDANAIAM

Skilled Trades, Safety & Compliance Certification Prep (OSHA, HAZMAT, welding, electrical, HVAC)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Professional Certification & Licensure Exam Prep

SECONDARYEDANAIAB

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Professional Certification & Licensure Exam Prep

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Employment services
• Workforce development
• Apprenticeship training
• Professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Genova

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Training Programs: CFLC delivers training programs funded by the European Social Fund (FSE), Regional FSE+ programs, and professional interprofessional funds. These include free courses for unemployed individuals, apprentices, and disadvantaged populations targeting employment outcomes.
2. Corporate Training Services: CFLC provides customized training solutions to businesses including needs analysis, trainer recruitment, planning, and administrative management of training plans. Services can be occasional or structured with dedicated specialized personnel assigned to clients.
3. European Project Partnerships: CFLC participates as a strategic partner in European projects (ECO-INN, MERAVIGLIA) focusing on entrepreneurship, youth employment, and green economy. These projects are funded through Interreg NEXT MED and other European programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CFLC is an accredited social cooperative (Impresa Sociale) that delivers vocational training courses, employment services, and competency certification across Liguria, Italy. It serves individuals seeking employment (job seekers, NEETs, disadvantaged populations), companies needing workforce development, and cooperative/third-sector organizations through training programs (OSS, barista, secretarial, logistics, healthcare, etc.), corporate HR services, and European-funded projects. Recognition of competencies is granted via the ALFA Liguria Commission under Regione Liguria Decree 909/2020.

Product overview

CFLC - Formazione Lavoro e Competenze is a social cooperative providing vocational training and employment services in Liguria, Italy. The organization operates as an accredited body (Regione Liguria Decree 909/2020) offering a multi-product portfolio: (1) Core services for individuals and businesses including skills certification and corporate training; (2) Vocational training courses across hospitality, mechanics, administration, healthcare, logistics, and tourism sectors; (3) Specialized programs including GOL employment reintegration, apprenticeship training, and European project design; (4) Targeted youth initiatives (COLLAVORIAMO, Start Tappe); and (5) Continuing education through the Performa program covering digital and AI-related skills. The portfolio is delivered primarily through classroom-based instruction, synchronous e-learning (FAD), and workplace internships, with funding from European Social Fund, regional programs, and interprofessional funds.

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Products and services

• Servizi alle Persone Personalized support services for individuals including skills certification, vocational guidance, job placement assistance, and accompaniment for unemployed persons, disadvantaged groups, and job seekers across Liguria.
• Servizi alle Aziende Corporate training and HR development services for Liguria-based companies including needs analysis, customized training programs, funded training plan management (rendicontazione), and skills certification support for employees. Occasional or structured engagements with assigned specialized personnel.
• Corsi di Formazione (Vocational Training Courses) Vocational training courses across hospitality, mechanics, administration, healthcare, logistics, tourism, and stone-working sectors. Courses lead to recognized professional qualifications (qualifiche professionali) certified by Regione Liguria.
• Progettazione Europea (European Project Design) European project design, partnership, and management service. CFLC participates as strategic partner in EU-funded projects (MERAVIGLIA, ECO-INN) promoting youth entrepreneurship, innovation, green economy, and sustainability across priority sectors in Mediterranean inner/peripheral areas.
• Corsi per Apprendisti (Apprenticeship Training) Apprenticeship training program delivered exclusively through synchronous distance learning (FAD sincrona) via interactive digital platforms. Covers transversal skills (soft skills, workplace safety), English language, and IT/computing skills for apprentices in Liguria.
• Programma GOL (Garanzia di Occupabilità dei Lavoratori) National Italian program (PNRR) for employment reintegration delivered by CFLC across Liguria. Offers five personalized pathways: job reintegration, upskilling, reskilling, work and inclusion, and collective redeployment. Targeted at unemployed, Reddito di Cittadinanza recipients, cassa integrazione workers, people with disabilities, women, young people, and over-50.
• COLLAVORIAMO (NEET Youth Employment Project) Project targeting young people aged 16-29 not in employment, education, or training (NEET). Provides orientation, training, internships, and individualized accompaniment for job placement.
• Start Tappe (Proximity Centers Project) Project funded by Piano Carruggi of Comune di Genova that creates Proximity Centers (Centri di Prossimità) in Genoa's historic center (Al Chiostro, Via di Posta Vecchia). Offers employment services, orientation, digital assistance, and cultural mediation for disadvantaged job seekers.
• Corso Tecnico delle Spedizioni (BLUEMOVE Shipping Technician) 600-hour professional qualification course (300 hours classroom + 300 hours internship). Covers logistics, national and international shipping procedures, customs documentation, and English language. Leads to Shipping Technician (Tecnico delle Spedizioni) qualification.
• Marmo - Passione e Tradizione (Stone Cutter Training) Training program for young craftspeople in stone working (marble, granite, slate, sandstone). Qualifies graduates as Stone Cutter, Chiselers and Marble Workers. Funded under Regional Program FSE+ 2021-2027.
• Corso Operatore Socio Sanitario (OSS Healthcare Assistant) 1000-hour healthcare assistant training course (450 hours theory, 100 hours practical exercises, 450 hours internship). Leads to nationally recognized Operatore Socio Sanitario (OSS) qualification. Free for eligible participants (over 18, unemployed/inactive, Liguria resident). Organized by CFLC and EURO.FORMA under Regional FSE+ Program 2021-2027.
• Corso Collaboratore ai Servizi per l'Infanzia (Childhood Services Assistant) 400-hour training program (200 hours classroom + 200 hours internship) for childhood services assistants. Qualifies graduates to work in nurseries and early childhood facilities.
• Corso BARISTA (B.A.R.I.S.T.A. Barista Training) 300-hour barista training course (150 hours classroom + 150 hours internship). Covers coffee preparation, beverage service, food safety (HACCP), and customer care. Leads to Barista qualification.
• Corso Segretario/a (Secretarial Training) 380-hour secretarial training program (180 hours classroom + 200 hours internship). Includes AI introduction for office optimization, business communication, IT tools, and administrative fundamentals.
• Corso Addetto Vendita Prodotti Alimentari (Food&Fresh Food Retail) Food retail training covering fresh food counter management, HACCP, merchandising, food handling techniques, and customer service. Includes 200-hour mandatory internship. Leads to food retail qualification.
• Corsi Performa - Formazione Permanente (Continuing Education Courses) Permanent training courses including: AI and Automation for Business, Visual Content Creation with Canva and AI, Social Media Marketing, Web Marketing Strategies, WordPress & AI, Data Management and Business Intelligence with Excel. Targeted at employed workers seeking upskilling.
• Mediatore di Rete e Comunità (Network and Community Mediator) 500-hour professional qualification course (250 hours theory + 250 hours internship) targeted at graduates in socio-educational, psychological, social, legal, or sociological fields. Leads to Network and Community Mediator qualification for Third Sector and Social Services organizations.
• MERAVIGLIA Project (Mediterranean Entrepreneurship's Real Added Values to Innovate and Green Local and Inner Areas) European cross-border project focused on green entrepreneurship and sustainable employment in Mediterranean inner/peripheral areas. CFLC acts as Project Partner 7 in the consortium that includes Governor of Manisa, Fondazione AMESCI, AERE Hammamet, ADR, Jordan University of Science and Technology, CIJE, and CDE Petra Patrimonia.
• ECO-INN Environmental Sustainability Innovation Project Initiative connecting Liguria SMEs with young technologists to bring environmental sustainability into business processes. First cohort includes Mediterranea Cosmetics, ITACUP, and Geoscape as participating companies.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MERAVIGLIA Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2025CFLC is Project Partner 7 in the MERAVIGLIA project (Mediterranean Entrepreneurship's Real Added Values to Innovate and Green Local and Inner Areas), funded by Interreg NEXT MED program. Total budget 2,494,000€ with 36-month duration (August 2025 - August 2028). Project involves 8 partners across 6 countries: France, Italy, Turkey, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Jordan. Partners include Governor of Manisa (GoM), Fondazione AMESCI, AERE Hammamet, ADR, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Coopérative d'Initiatives Jeunes Entrepreneur·e·s (CIJE), and CDE Petra Patrimonia.
• Confcooperative LiguriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFLC is part of the Confcooperative Liguria system, which provides organizational affiliation, network access, and cooperative sector representation.
• Member Cooperatives NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of approximately 20+ member cooperatives and organizations including Il Biscione, Coopesse, Ildono, Archimede, Cisef, Ceis, Acal Cisl, Progettocitta, Former, Euroforma, Cicala, Ascur, La Salle, San Benedetto, Solidarietà e Lavoro, Laboratorio, Chiossone, and Jobel. These are associate members providing mutual support and collaboration within the cooperative ecosystem.
• Start Tappe Project PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart Tappe is financed by Piano Carruggi of Comune di Genova. Partners include: CFLC, Agorà Coop, Federazione Regionale Solidarietà e Lavoro, Coop. Il laboratorio, Coop. Proges, Consorzio Progetto Liguria Lavoro, Social Hub Genova, Consorzio Omnia, coop. la Comunità, Coop. Gente di Mare, Coop il Cesto, Ass.ne Afet Aquilone, Ass.ne Cineguida, Coop CoSerCo, Coop il Rastrello, Coop la Cruna, Coop Villa Perla Service, Coop Solidarietà & Lavoro, Coop Il Quadrifoglio.
• ALFA Liguria (Agenzia per il Lavoro, la Formazione e l'Accreditamento)coreTechnology or IntegrationCFLC is authorized by Regione Liguria (Decreto Dirigenziale 909/2020) to support competency certification processes. Documentation is submitted to ALFA Liguria Commission which issues official certifications.
• Comune di GenovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart Tappe project financed by Piano Carruggi of Comune di Genova for urban and social regeneration, creating Proximity Centers in Genoa's historic center to facilitate labor inclusion for disadvantaged job seekers.
• EURO.FORMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EURO.FORMA for OSS (Operatore Socio Sanitario) course delivery. The free course is organized in collaboration between C.F.L.C. and EURO.FORMA, funded under the Regional FSE+ Program 2021-2027.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Italia: Italian arm of global staffing group offering HR services including training and labor-market reintegration. Comparable in employment-service focus, though broader and at national scale.
• Adecco Italia: Major multinational staffing firm operating in Italy with training, reskilling, and GOL pathway delivery. Overlaps with CFLC in employment services and vocational training but with national reach and corporate scale.
• Gi Group: One of Italy's largest staffing and employment-services groups, with a substantial training arm (Gi Group Academy). Overlaps with CFLC in employment placement and corporate training, but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Enaip: Italian vocational training network offering accredited professional qualification courses across multiple trades. Comparable to CFLC in its reliance on regional accreditation and FSE-funded course delivery, but operating at national scale.
• Forma.Temp: Italian joint-interprofessional fund that finances training for temporary workers. Comparable to CFLC in its role as a publicly-funded training pipeline for employment outcomes.
• Cesvip: Lombardy-based vocational training cooperative providing FSE-funded qualification courses. Comparable to CFLC in cooperative structure, regional accreditation, and multi-trade vocational portfolio.
• IFOA: Italian training and employment-services organization delivering accredited vocational courses, corporate training, and EU project management. Highly comparable to CFLC in scope (training + labor services + European projects) and funding model.

Others

• Confcooperative: National Italian cooperative confederation, parent system of which CFLC is a member via Confcooperative Liguria. Comparable as ecosystem/context rather than direct competitor; represents CFLC's broader institutional affiliation.

Regional players

• Eurofirms: Spain-headquartered staffing and training group. Comparable in employment-services and corporate-training mix to CFLC, though primarily Iberian and not directly competing in the Italian Liguria market.

Emerging players

• Fondazione Consulenti per il Lavoro: Italian foundation linked to labor consultants that provides employment services and training pathways. Comparable niche mission (employment reintegration, training pathways) to CFLC's GOL participation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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