Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias

What Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias does

Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias (CODEPA) is the official professional association for nurses in the Principality of Asturias, Spain, operating as a public-law corporation (corporación de derecho público) established under Spanish Law 2/1974. It serves approximately 8,000 registered nurses (colegiados) across the region, providing mandatory professional registration, ethical oversight through a Deontological Commission, continuing education, employment placement services, and representation before the Consejo General de Enfermería (CGE) and other public bodies. Its operational footprint includes a headquarters in Oviedo and a delegation in Gijón, serving the western part of Asturias.

CODEPA's technology stack is a conventional web-based platform comprising a public-facing corporate website, a secured member intranet (Zona Profesional), online registration and transfer services, a public professional directory (Buscador de Colegiados), an employer job-offer portal with color-coded salary band transparency, a whistleblower channel compliant with Spanish Law 2/2023, and TPV virtual payment processing. Two sub-brands extend its scope: CUIDALAB (a care innovation laboratory at cuidalab.es) and OECA (an observatory producing nursing research monographs and flash surveys at oeca.info). The organization also maintains an active registry of professional nursing societies and consumer associations, and publishes the deontological code repository.

Its revenue model rests on three streams: compulsory membership fees (cuotas colegiales) from the 8,000 registered nurses, professional training and event fees, and (apparently free) employer job-board publication services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with its public-law status. The go-to-market is a hybrid self-serve/direct model: members can register and access services online 24/7 or in person at the Oviedo or Gijón offices, while employers reach nurses via the structured portal. Customer segments include the primary member base of practicing nurses, secondary healthcare employers using the job board, and tertiary consumers/patients who verify credentials via the public directory. No external funding, M&A activity, or ownership structure beyond member-elected governance has been disclosed.

Name

Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias

Legal name

COLEGIO DE ENFERMERÍA DE ASTURIAS

Website

https://codepa.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias (CODEPA) is the official public-law professional association for nurses in Asturias, Spain, serving approximately 8,000 registered nurses with mandatory registration, continuing education, ethical oversight, employment services, and representation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

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PRIMARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYEDANAIAB

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

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

Keywords

• Professional nursing association
• Nurse licensing services
• Continuing nursing education
• Nursing professional registry
• Healthcare employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oviedo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees (Cuotas Colegiales): CODEPA collects membership fees from its approximately 8,000 registered nurses (colegiados) as a professional association. Fees fund the organization's operations, services, and representation activities.
2. Training and Events: Revenue generated from professional development courses, training programs, and events organized for nursing professionals.
3. Job Offer Publication Services: Private companies and healthcare institutions pay to publish employment offers targeted to CODEPA's 8,000 registered nurses through the employer portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colegio de Enfermer\u00eda de Asturias (CODEPA) is the official professional association that provides mandatory nurse registration, ethical oversight, continuing education, employment services, and professional representation for approximately 8,000 nurses in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. The organization also operates an innovation laboratory (CUIDALAB), a research observatory (OECA), and member services including training events, a job board, and a public nurse directory.

Product overview

Colegio de Enfermería de Asturias (CODEPA) operates a web-based platform providing professional nursing association services to approximately 8,000 registered nurses in Asturias, Spain. The offering consists of a main public-facing portal complemented by a secured member intranet (Zona Profesional), online registration and transfer services, a professional directory (Buscador de Colegiados), a job board with transparent salary classifications, a whistleblower channel (Canal de Denuncias), continuing education programs (Formación CODEPA), and research publications (OECA monographs and flash surveys). Supporting sub-initiatives include CUIDALAB (care innovation laboratory) and OECA (Asturias Nursing and Care Observatory). The platform also hosts the deontological code repository and provides access to scientific societies and consumer associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CUIDALAB: Laboratorio del cuidado (Care Laboratory) - Area of innovation in care services
• OECA

Named customers1 record

Segments3 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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CUIDALAB (Laboratorio del Cuidado)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUIDALAB is CODEPA's innovation laboratory dedicated to care research and development. It serves as an area of innovation in nursing care, accessible through the CODEPA portal, representing the organization's commitment to advancing nursing practice through research and innovation.
• OECA (Observatorio de Enfermería y Cuidados Asturias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOECA is CODEPA's observatory for nursing and care in Asturias, producing monographs and flash surveys on nursing topics. It represents the organization's research arm for monitoring and analyzing nursing practice and care standards in the region.
• Consejo General de Enfermería (CGE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nursing association that CODEPA belongs to and represents its members before. CODEPA maintains representation in CGE organs and participates in CGE elections and activities.
• AAET - Asociación Asturiana de Enfermería del TrabajominorOthersScientific association for occupational health nursing based at CODEPA headquarters, working to promote professional development and research in occupational nursing.
• ACEESE - Asociación Científica Española de Enfermería y Salud EscolarminorOthersScientific association for school health nursing, working to promote school nurses in all Asturian schools.
• AEA - Asociación Enfermería de AsturiasminorOthersProfessional nursing association in Asturias promoting activities of the nursing profession among Asturian society.
• AEPPAS - Asociación de Enfermeras Especialistas en Pediatría del Principado de AsturiasminorOthersAssociation for pediatric nursing specialists in Asturias, working to promote the development of the pediatric nursing specialty.
• APROMAP - Asociación Profesional de Matronas del Principado de AsturiasminorOthersProfessional association of midwives in Asturias, focusing on continuing education and women's health throughout their sexual and reproductive life.
• SEAPA - Sociedad de Enfermería Familiar y Comunitaria de AsturiasminorOthersSociety for family and community nursing in Asturias, defending public healthcare and elevating the scientific level of members.
• SECA - Sociedad Española de Calidad AsistencialminorOthersSpanish society for healthcare quality, promoting quality culture among healthcare professionals.
• SEOPA - Sociedad de Enfermería Oncológica del Principado de AsturiasminorOthersOncology nursing society in Asturias, promoting ethical, social, and professional aspects of oncology nursing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Nursing (RCN): UK nursing professional body and trade union offering registration, representation, training, publications, and policy work. Comparable to CODEPA in scope and member-services model, but operates nationally and at substantially larger scale with broader clinical and policy remit.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): National US nursing professional association covering credentialing, advocacy, continuing education, and standards. Mirrors CODEPA's collegiate functions (registration/credentialing, ethics, training, representation) but at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Colegio de Médicos de Asturias: Parallel professional college for physicians in the same Principality of Asturias. Operates the identical Spanish collegiate model (compulsory registration under Law 2/1974, deontological commission, training, representation) with the same regional scope as CODEPA but for a different health profession.

Direct peers

• Colegio de Enfermería de Madrid: Regional nursing college for the Community of Madrid. Operates the same Collegiate model—compulsory registration, deontological commission, training, and employment services—giving it the same revenue mechanics as CODEPA in a much larger member base.
• Consejo General de Enfermería de España (CGE): National umbrella body to which CODEPA belongs. Operates the same compulsory-registration, ethical-oversight, and representation model at national scope, making it the structurally closest peer and upper-tier counterpart.
• Colegio de Enfermería del País Vasco: Regional nursing college for the Basque Country, governing compulsory registration, deontological oversight, training, and member services for nurses. Directly comparable to CODEPA in structure and offering, with a similar regional-confinement profile.
• Colegio de Enfermería de Valencia: Regional nursing college for the Valencian Community. Provides the same compulsory collegiate services as CODEPA—registration, ethics, training, employment listings—making it directly comparable in operating model and revenue mechanics.
• Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona (COIB): Regional nursing college serving Barcelona. Offers the same core services (mandatory registration, member portal, training, job board, complaints channel) within a different autonomous community, making the offering and operating model directly comparable to CODEPA.

Others

• International Council of Nurses (ICN): Global federation of national nursing associations; referenced via deontological-code adoption (ICN Code of Ethics). Connected to CODEPA through shared ethics frameworks and downstream national bodies, rather than direct service competition.
• Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma): International nursing honor society focused on research, leadership, and continuing education. Adjacent to CODEPA's OECA observatory and Formación CODEPA programs; comparable in research-and-CPD focus but not a direct competitor for compulsory registration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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