CIBC Centre Occitanie

What CIBC Centre Occitanie does

CIBC Centre Occitanie is a French worker cooperative (SCOP) that delivers career counseling, skills assessment, and professional transition services to individuals and employers across the Occitanie region. Originally created in Castres in 1986 as a State experiment under the name Centre Interinstitutionnel de Bilan de Compétences du Tarn, the organization became an association in 2004 and converted to its current SCOP form in 2014, with more than 80% of employees holding associate status. It operates seven physical centers spanning the Tarn, Aude, and Haute-Garonne departments (Castres, Albi, Aussillon, Carcassonne, Gaillac, Graulhet, Lavaur, Revel) and accompanies roughly 1,700 people per year across personas including private sector employees, job seekers, young people, individuals with disabilities, and self-employed workers.

The organization's flagship offering is the bilan de compétences, delivered in three structured formats — Bilan Dynamique (20 hours), Bilan Panorama (24 hours), and Bilan Santé & Travail (24 hours for individuals whose professional project must account for health circumstances) — each combining face-to-face counseling, personal work, online pedagogical resources, and a 6-month follow-up interview. Complementary services include Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle (CEP) for private sector employees, VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) advisory, CléA foundational certification evaluation, school and post-bac orientation, and B2B HR support for organizations (performance assessment, internal mobility, recruitment assistance). Service delivery is enabled by a stack of third-party digital platforms (MooveBox, Parcouréo, Diagoriente, Padlet-hosted resources) and executed by a team that includes 14 qualified advisors (psychologists, HR specialists, orientation professionals).

Revenue is generated through multiple channels: CPF-financed bilans de compétences (with a €150 residual individual contribution since May 2024), institutional CEP funding via France Compétences through the Avenir Actifs network, Occitanie Region VAE advisory funding, France Travail and AGEFIPH referral co-financing, and direct B2B contracts with employers. The company holds dual Qualiopi certifications (for skills assessments via the OBCAQT label and for training actions, both valid through 2027) and pilots CEP service coordination across the broader Occitanie region, signaling an ambition to consolidate its regional position rather than pursue scale through external capital.

Name

CIBC Centre Occitanie

Legal name

SCOP CIBC CENTRE OCCITANIE

Website

https://cibc-centreoccitanie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIBC Centre Occitanie is a French worker cooperative (SCOP) delivering career counseling, skills assessments, and professional transition services to individuals, job seekers, and employers across the Occitanie region through seven physical centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Castres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Skills Assessment Services (Bilans de Compétences): The primary revenue stream comes from providing skills assessment and career counseling services to individuals, funded primarily through the CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation). Individual participants may also have a remaining cost of €150 since May 2024, unless exempt (job seekers, those receiving top-up funding from employers, OPCO, or AGEFIPH).
2. Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle (CEP): Free professional evolution counseling service for private sector employees, funded by France Compétences through the Avenir Actifs network. The company pilots and coordinates the service deployment across the Occitanie region.
3. VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) Advisory Services: The company serves as a VAE Conseil Space designated by the Occitanie region, providing advisory services for experience-based diploma validation. This service supports individuals seeking to convert professional experience into official certifications.
4. Organization and Enterprise Support Services: Services provided to employers and organizations including employee performance assessments, internal mobility support, recruitment assistance, and professional interview organization. Funded directly by partner organizations.
5. CléA Certification Evaluation: The organization is authorized as a CléA certification evaluator, providing assessments of foundational professional knowledge and skills with optional targeted training for areas needing development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIBC Centre Occitanie delivers skills assessment (bilan de compétences) and career counseling services to individuals in the Occitanie region. Its core offerings include three bilan formats — Dynamique (20h), Panorama (24h), and Santé & Travail (24h) — supplemented by Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle (CEP), VAE experience-validation advisory, CléA certification evaluation, school orientation services, and B2B HR support for organizations. Services are delivered through 7 physical centers and remotely, primarily financed through the CPF and institutional partners (France Compétences, France Travail, AGEFIPH, Occitanie Region).

Product overview

CIBC Centre Occitanie offers a suite of career development and skills assessment services organized around its core offering (bilan de compétences) with three specialized formulas: DYNAMIQUE (20 hours), PANORAMA (24 hours), and Santé & Travail (24 hours). Supporting services include career counseling (CEP), VAE certification support, CléA certification, professional image workshops, business creation workshops, job search ateliers, and employment support partnered with France Travail and AGEFIPH. The organization also provides school orientation services and HR support for businesses. All services are delivered through a network of 7 locations in the Tarn and Aude departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bilan de compétences Dynamique

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of 2025 skills assessment participants rated the service 'very useful' and 16% 'useful', with 98% very satisfied with advisor relationships.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Travail is a key institutional partner referring job seekers to CIBC Centre Occitanie for professional project development and return-to-employment accompaniment. The partnership enables co-financing for job seeker participants and provides access to workshop resources (Ateliers Conseil, Valoriser son Image Professionnelle, Activ'Créa Emergence). The collaboration is part of national employment policy implementation.
• AGEFIPHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées) partners with CIBC Centre Occitanie to support people with recognized disabilities (RQTH) in professional reconversion projects. The partnership provides specialized accompaniment that accounts for individual health circumstances and enables access to adapted funding mechanisms.
• Avenir ActifscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvenir Actifs is the national network mandated by France Compétences to deliver free Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle (CEP) services. CIBC Centre Occitanie is one of the operators in the network and additionally pilots and coordinates CEP deployment across the Occitanie region. The company provides a single regional contact number (09 72 01 02 03) for CEP access.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Occitanie Region designates CIBC Centre Occitanie as a VAE Conseil Space (Espace Conseil VAE), enabling the organization to provide advisory services for the validation of acquired experience (VAE) — helping individuals transform professional experience into official diplomas, titles, or certifications through a dedicated process and jury validation.
• Fédération Nationale des CIBCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national federation of CIBC centers federates over 100 CIBC organizations as the first European network for career management and skills counseling. CIBC Centre Occitanie participates in national seminars (Vichy 2024 with 240 participants from 36 CIBC centers) and regional coordination (January 2025 Occitanie seminar with 100+ participants), sharing R&D, innovation, and quality standards.
• CléA Certification FrameworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIBC Centre Occitanie is authorized as a CléA certification evaluator, enabling the assessment and certification of foundational professional knowledge and skills (communication in French, basic calculations, teamwork, autonomy, hygiene and safety rules) across all professional sectors. The organization provides both evaluation and, where needed, targeted training referrals.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• APEC: France's leading employment and career services association for executives (cadres), providing career counseling, training, and skills assessment. Comparable as a major French career services provider operating at national scale with overlapping service categories, though APEC focuses on a narrower executive segment than CIBC's general professional clientele.
• Manpower France: Major French staffing and workforce solutions provider offering career services, recruitment, and HR consulting. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the French employment and career services market with significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach, but overlapping service categories including skills assessment and career transition support.
• France Travail: France's national public employment agency (formerly Pôle Emploi) providing job placement, career counseling, and skills development services. Comparable as the dominant national employment services provider that competes for the same customer base, government funding, and institutional partnerships as CIBC.

Others

• Avenir Actifs: National network mandated by France Compétences to deliver free Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle (CEP) services across France. CIBC Centre Occitanie is one of the operators in this network. Comparable as the network coordinator for the same CEP service that anchors CIBC's free career counseling offering.
• Fédération Nationale des CIBC: National federation coordinating 100+ CIBC centers across France as the first European network for career management and skills counseling. Comparable as the network administrator and standardization body for the CIBC network to which CIBC Centre Occitanie belongs, providing shared R&D, branding, and quality standards.

Direct peers

• CIBC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional CIBC center providing skills assessment, CEP, VAE, and career counseling in the PACA region. Direct peer offering essentially identical services in a different French geography under the same CIBC federation and standardization framework.
• Cap Emploi: National network of specialized local agencies providing employment services for people with disabilities, partnering with France Travail and AGEFIPH. Comparable as a direct peer for the disability employment services segment that CIBC serves via its AGEFIPH partnership, with similar institutional referral model and individualized accompaniment approach.
• CIBC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional CIBC center providing skills assessment (bilan de compétences), CEP, VAE, and career counseling in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Direct peer operating under the same CIBC brand, national federation, business model, and service portfolio in a different French geography.
• CIBC Hauts-de-France: Regional CIBC center providing skills assessment, CEP, VAE, and career counseling in the Hauts-de-France region. Direct peer in the same national CIBC network with identical service portfolio, business model, and quality standards.
• CIBC Île-de-France: Regional CIBC center providing skills assessment, CEP, VAE, and career counseling in the Île-de-France region. Direct peer in the same national CIBC network operating under identical service offerings and cooperative-style governance in France's largest metropolitan region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cibc-du-tarn

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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