COGIS Formation - Coaching

What COGIS Formation - Coaching does

COGIS Formation is a French professional training company founded in 2001 by Florence ALLOMBERT and headquartered in Arbent (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). It delivers continuing-education programs to businesses, works councils, and individual learners, with a curriculum built around four pillars: payroll management (including SILAE software and a recurring "Club Actu Paie" subscription cycle), Microsoft Office digital skills (Excel at base/advanced/Power Query/Power Pivot/pivot-table levels, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote), management and leadership development, and regulatory compliance training (RGPD, CSE economic and SSCT formations, RSE, harassment referent). Training is delivered at the Arbent facility, on client premises across the Ain (01), Lyon (69), and southern Jura (39) areas, and via remote sessions, with eligibility for OPCO and CPF (Mon Compte Formation) funding.

The underlying technology stack is essentially instructional — classroom delivery, software-specific training (Sage historically, now SILAE), TOSA and DigComp digital-skills certifications, and more recently a Generative AI awareness module. COGIS holds QUALIOPI, NF Service Formation, and DATADOCK certifications, which are mandatory in France to access public training funds, plus GDPR compliance with a designated DPO. In 2023 the company divested its historical SAGE software resale/deployment activity to refocus exclusively on training.

The business model is professional-services training with quote-based pricing, multi-year contracts, and revenue split between enterprise B2B sessions, intra-enterprise catalog training, individual CPF-funded learners, and the recurring Club Actu Paie subscription. With a 5-employee team of senior consultants, 295 trainees and 3,875 training hours delivered in 2024, a 98.5% satisfaction rate across 128 reviews, and €5,500 in share capital, COGIS operates as a small, self-funded, founder-led regional training boutique with no external investors, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history.

Name

COGIS Formation - Coaching

Legal name

SAS COGIS

Website

https://cogis-formation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COGIS Formation is a French professional training company founded in 2001, delivering payroll, Microsoft Office, management, language, and regulatory compliance training to businesses and individuals across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA), Enterprise Applications & ERP/CRM (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday) (EDABAFAJ)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Payroll management training
• Management development
• Digital skills training
• Compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

Arbent

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Training services including payroll management, Excel and Microsoft Office tools, management skills, languages, RSE, and CSE committee formation. Training delivered in-person at Arbent headquarters or client premises, and remotely.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COGIS Formation delivers professional training services for businesses and individuals across payroll management, Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote), management and leadership, foreign languages, and regulatory compliance topics such as CSE (works council) formation, RGPD and RSE. Training is delivered in-person at the company's Arbent (France) headquarters, on-site at client premises across the Ain, Lyon and southern Jura regions, and remotely, with TOSA and CPF-eligible certifications available.

Product overview

COGIS Formation - Coaching is a training organization founded in 2001 by Florence ALLOMBERT, offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional development programs. The company provides payroll training services (Formation à la Paie) including the Club Actu Paie for quarterly updates, and specialized SILAE software training. Digital skills training covers the full Microsoft Office suite including Excel (Base, Avancé, Power Query, Power Pivot, Tableaux Croisés Dynamiques), Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, and general computing (Environnement Informatique). The company also offers compliance training (RGPD, CSE formations, RSE), language courses (Italian, Spanish, German, English), management training programs (leadership, proximity management, risk management, time management), and individual/group coaching services. Training is delivered at their Arbent location or at client premises, with TOSA certifications available for digital skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club Actu Paie: A quarterly training cycle of 4 half-days per year, led by payroll experts, covering payroll news, practice security, and professional exchanges.

Products and services

• Formation à la Paie (Payroll Training) Core payroll training services covering payroll management, DSN declarations, and payroll control techniques, aimed at payroll professionals and HR teams in businesses.
• Club Actu Paie Quarterly training cycle of four half-days per year led by payroll experts, covering payroll news, practice security, and professional exchanges for payroll practitioners.
• Formation SILAE (Utilisateur & Sur Mesure) Training on SILAE payroll software, including user-level training covering daily work environment, bulletin creation and monthly DSN declarations, plus customized advanced parameterization training.
• Formation Excel (Base, Avancé, Power Query, Power Pivot, Tableaux Croisés Dynamiques) Excel training across multiple levels — Base, Avancé, Perfectionnement with Power Query, Tableaux Croisés Dynamiques, and Power Pivot — covering functions, formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, DAX, and KPI creation. Includes TOSA certification.
• Formation Word (Base & Avancé) Microsoft Word training covering beginner document creation and formatting, plus advanced training for document automation and complex formatting.
• Formation OneNote Training on Microsoft OneNote digital notebook for note-taking, organization, and information management.
• Formation PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint training for creating professional presentations.
• Formation Environnement Informatique Computer environment training covering Windows OS, file management, and Outlook email, including TOSA DigComp certification.
• Formation RGPD GDPR data protection regulation training for compliance, covering legal obligations, transparency, and data security.
• Formation IA Générative

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SILAEXPERTcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Partnership with SILAEXPERT for payroll software training and integration services
• Specialized Language SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with a specialized language school offering immersive language learning methods based on listening and immersion techniques
• AEPVminorOthers · 1 January 2018COGIS became a member of AEPV (business association)
• Sup de RHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Launched the first certifying training for Payroll Manager in partnership with Sup de RH school in 2017
• Occupational Safety and Health Training OrganizationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2014Partnership with an organization specialized in occupational safety and health training to expand HSE training offerings
• SagecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005Cogis became Sage partner in 2005 and achieved Centre de Compétences Sage status in 2014, the highest accreditation level, allowing them to sell and deploy Sage 100 solutions and provide direct hotline support to clients. In 2023, COGIS separated from Sage activity to focus on training.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Demos: Demos is a major French professional training company (now part of a global group) offering broad professional development, management, and digital training. It is a broader incumbent with significantly larger scale and a comparable training philosophy.
• CESI: CESI is a French engineering and management school offering continuing education and professional training programs. It is a broader incumbent with comparable management and HR training offerings, though with a stronger academic/degree orientation.
• Cegos: Cegos is a large international professional training company headquartered in France with a similarly named brand. It offers management, leadership, and professional development training across a much broader portfolio and global footprint, serving as a broader incumbent in the same category.
• AFPA: AFPA is France's largest vocational training organization, delivering professional training across a wide range of occupations. While it operates at much greater scale, it competes for the same OPCO-funded French professional training demand as COGIS.

Direct peers

• ENI Service: ENI Service is the training arm of ENI, a French IT education group, specializing in IT, digital, and office productivity training for professionals. It offers a comparable portfolio of Excel, Office, and software training delivered to French enterprises.
• IB Formation: IB Formation is a French IT and digital training provider offering courses in office productivity, software, and management. It serves a similar SMB and mid-market customer base across multiple French regions, comparable to COGIS's regional delivery model.
• M2i Formation: M2i Formation is a French training provider specializing in IT, digital, and management training for professionals. It delivers instructor-led and remote courses across France with multiple regional centers, directly comparable to COGIS's Microsoft Office and management training offerings.
• Lexom: Lexom is a French training company offering professional development programs across HR, management, compliance, and IT topics. Its catalog of HR, compliance (CSE/RGPD), and management training directly overlaps with COGIS's mid-portfolio.
• ORSYS: ORSYS is a French training company offering IT, digital, and management training to professionals and enterprises. Its catalog of instructor-led courses on productivity tools, software, and leadership directly overlaps COGIS's training portfolio.

Emerging players

• Actecil: Actecil is a French training organization specializing in payroll, HR, and social protection training. It is a more narrowly focused emerging player that competes with COGIS specifically in the payroll training niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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