Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée

What Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée does

Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée (CCPAM) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1979, headquartered in Martigues (PACA region), that provides professional training and VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) services for the social and medico-social sector. The organization delivers approximately 28 certification pathways across four competency registers, covering state-recognized diplomas (DEIS, CAFERUIS, DESJEPS, CAFDES, CIP, MSADS, DEAES, DEAF, ADVF, DE-JEPS) and continuous professional development for social work managers, directors, and practitioners across the PACA region. Training is delivered through decentralized sites (Martigues, Marseille, Avignon, Vitrolles, Gap), the UFA GIAPATS apprenticeship channel, and a Moodle-based collaborative learning platform (moodle.collcoop.education), supported by a Centre Ressources holding over 2,000 documentary references.

CCPAM's business model is professional-services revenue funded through multiple French public financing channels: CPF, OPCO (Santé Sud, Uniformation, AFDAS, ANFH), Pôle Emploi, Agefiph, Région Sud Pass Sud Formation, employer training plans, and VAE cheques. Per-program pricing is illustrative rather than uniform (CAFERUIS ~€6,400 for 820 hours; VAE ADVF ~€1,855 for 24 hours over 8 months). The organization is Qualiopi-certified (RN-0363, June 2021), DataDock-registered (2017), and holds the PVE label from Région Sud (2019). Go-to-market is sales-led via collective info meetings (in-person and remote), individual counseling, and partnerships with employer networks (PSP PACA, AFORIS, URIOPSS PACA Corse, NEXEM-aligned federations).

CCPAM is governed as an association under a Conseil d'Administration (President Mylène Frappas, with Mickaël Roman referenced in 2025 event leadership; Director Patricia ZUCCA) and is structurally embedded in the social sector ecosystem: it co-operates the P3RIS regional research pole with IRTS PACA since 2008, is a founding member of UNAFORIS, sits within the GNCC national network of Collèges Coopératifs, and holds consortium agreements with Université d'Avignon, Aix-Marseille Université, ENSEIS, Université de Strasbourg, and CREPS PACA. The I.CARE sub-brand extends its offering into the Silver Economy via partnership with PSP PACA.

Name

Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée

Legal name

Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée

Website

https://collcoop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French non-profit founded in 1979 delivering professional training, VAE services, and consulting for social and medico-social sector professionals across the PACA region through 28 certification pathways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Sector Professional Education and Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Social work education
• Continuous professional development
• Validation of acquired experience
• Social sector diplomas

Headquarters

HQ city

Martigues

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation professionnelle continue: Revenue generated from professional training programs for social and medico-social sector workers, including diploma tracks (DEIS, CAFERUIS, DESJEPS, CAFDES, CIP, MSADS, DEAES, DEAF, DE-JEPS), short-cycle continuous training, and VAE accompaniment services. Programs are funded through multiple channels: CPF, OPCO, region subsidies (Pass Sud Formation), Pole Emploi, Agefiph, and employer training plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée (CCPAM) is a non-profit cooperative educational organization founded in 1979 that delivers professional training programs, diplomas, and Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE) accompaniment services for the social and medico-social sector in the PACA region of France. It offers approximately 28 certification pathways across four competency registers for management and direction roles (DEIS, CAFERUIS, DESJEPS, CAFDES, CIP, MSADS, DEAES, DEAF, ADVF, DE-JEPS, RLE, DHEPS/REPS, DEESS), short-cycle continuing education, and a Centre Ressources with over 2,000 documentary references, delivered through a Moodle-based collaborative platform and decentralized training sites.

Product overview

Collège Coopératif Provence Alpes Méditerranée is a cooperative educational organization founded in 1979, offering a unified portfolio of professional training programs and VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) services in social work and intervention fields. The organization provides approximately 28 certification pathways organized into four competency registers for management and leadership roles. Its core offerings include long diploma programs (DEIS, CAFERUIS, DESJEPS, CAFDES, RLE, CIP, MSADS, DEAES, DEAF, ADVF, DE-JEPS), continuing education short cycles, and individual VAE accompaniment services. The institution operates under Qualiopi certification, DataDock registration, and PVE quality label, delivered primarily through a Moodle-based collaborative platform and physical training locations across the PACA region. Additional services include a resource center with over 2,000 documentary references, regional studies and consulting services, and participation in the P3RIS regional research pole.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• P3RIS (Pôle Ressources Régional Recherche et Intervention Sociale): Regional resource center for social intervention research and practice, operated jointly with IRTS PACA since 2008
• I.CARE

Products and services

• DEIS (Diplôme d'État en Ingénierie Sociale)
• CAFERUIS (Certificat d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Encadrement et de Responsable d'Unité d'Intervention Sociale)
• DESJEPS (Diplôme d'État Supérieur de la Jeunesse, de l'Éducation Populaire et du Sport)
• CAFDES (Certificat d'Aptitude aux Fonctions de Directeur d'Établissement Social)
• DE-JEPS (Diplôme d'État de la Jeunesse, de l'Éducation Populaire et du Sport)
• VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) Accompaniment Services
• Évaluateur ESSMS Certification
• ADVF (Assistant de Vie aux Familles)
• DEAES (Diplôme d'État d'Accompagnant Éducatif et Social)
• RLE (Responsable de la Logistique et des Environnements dans les ESSMS)
• MSADS (Médiateur Social Adulte Relais)
• DEAF (Diplôme d'État d'Accompagnant Familial)
• CIP (Conseiller en Insertion Professionnelle)
• I.CARE Silver Economy Program
• Études-Conseils (Studies and Consulting Services)
• Centre Ressources

Quantifiable outcome

• DEIS 2022 success rate: 100%
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

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

• UNAFORIS (Union Nationale des Acteurs de Formation et de Recherche en Intervention Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPAM has been a member of UNAFORIS since its creation. The union develops lifelong training and research in social intervention, social work, popular education, animation, and health. CCPAM's direction sits on the UNAFORIS regional council since 2021. AFORIS PACA regional platform also structured under this umbrella.
• IRTS PACA et Corse (Institut Régional du Travail Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner on DEIS diploma since its creation in 2006. Co-carrier of the P3RIS regional pole resources. Joint program on DEESS (Diplôme d'Entreprenariat Social et Solidaire) level I with CRESS Paca. Silver Economy campus collaboration.
• GNCC (Groupement National des Collèges Coopératifs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPAM is part of the national network of Collèges Coopératifs through its membership in the GNCC, enabling participation in national tenders, joint research, and research-action projects.
• GIAPATS (Centre de Formation par l'Apprentissage)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCPAM became a UFA (Unité de Formation par l'Apprentissage) affiliated with GIAPATS, enabling the first apprenticeship-based CAFERUIS management training program in social intervention. Spans three professional fields: home support employer network, urban social mediation, and social animation centers.
• P3RIS (Pôle Ressources Régional Recherche et Intervention Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPAM and IRTS PACA jointly operate this regional pole since October 2008, validated by DGAS. Three objectives: produce knowledge on social intervention, valorize research, consolidate regional training apparatus. Funded by DRJSCS since 2008.
• Université d'Avignon et des Pays du Vaucluse (UAPV)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium on CAFERUIS training in Vaucluse territory. Concomitance program linking DEIS with Master 1 and 2 Politiques Sociales at the university.
• AMU (Aix Marseille Université) - Master GRH ESSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreparation of a concomitance program for DEIS with the Master GRH ESS (led by Nadine Richez-Battesti and Francesca Petrella) to expand university training offerings for DEIS students.
• ENSEISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for the professional title RLE (Responsable de la Logistique et des Environnements dans les ESSMS) - diploma registered at RNCP level 6.
• Université de StrasbourgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for the DHEPS/REPS (Diplôme des Hautes Etudes en Pratiques Sociales) - level 6 RNCP diploma.
• CREPS PACAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership around DESJEPS training delivery and professional development for the sports sector in the PACA region.
• PSP PACA (Pôle Service à La Personne PACA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPAM has been a member for 6 years and signed an engagement letter for the Silver Economy Campus 'Bien vivre à domicile'. Engaged in developing level V to I training in the Silver Economy field in partnership with Région PACA, the Rectorat, and the Cluster.
• CRESS PACA (Chambre Régionale de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric membership in CRESS PACA. Contemporary participation in the implementation of DEESS (Diplôme d'Entreprenariat Social et Solidaire) level I in partnership with IRTS and CRESS PACA.
• ADDAP 13coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCadres training (DHEPS/DEIS/CAFERUIS), formation of adult-relay social mediators (MSU), provision of 'formateurs acteurs' for teaching and juries, CNFPT inter-cultural training. Joint development of ESSMS external evaluation methodology and evaluation of the MSU Médiation Sociale Urbaine dispositifs.
• URIOPSS PACA CorsemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvision of URIOPSS pedagogical contributors for CAFERUIS and DEIS teaching programs. Participation in PAIS (Plateforme d'Appui aux Initiatives de Solidarité) animation.
• CNLAPS (Comité de Liaison des Acteurs de la Prévention Spécialisée)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPAM involvement in the national training commission, creation of the prevention-specialized evaluation framework (référentiel d'évaluation) for CNLAPS.
• Espace Formation Libertés (Avignon)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsortium for the ADVF professional title carried by CCPAM in inter-cooperation with Parc des Libertés (Union des Mutuelles de Vaucluse) on the Avignon territory. Also hosts Titre gérant de SCOP.
• URSCOP PACAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium on the Titre gérant de SCOP, with feasibility study underway for installation at Avignon or Aix-en-Provence in cooperation with Parc des Libertés and URSCOP PACA.
• DRDJSCS Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'AzurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal public funder of P3RIS regional pole. Eight conventions signed between DRDJSCS and CCPAM for regional research and training projects. Co-animation of PAIS platform.
• Ville de MartiguescoreOthersHost of the CCPAM headquarters in the Paradis Saint Roch commercial center. Creation of the 'IDHUD' (Initiatives et développement humain durable) Tiers-lieu. Collaborative partner in territorial development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Collège Coopératif de Lyon: Another GNCC member offering equivalent social-sector diploma programs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; same cooperative governance structure and competency-register portfolio as CCPAM.
• Collège Coopératif de Paris: Paris-based sister Collège Coopératif in the GNCC network; replicates the cooperative-pedagogy approach for social work diplomas in the Île-de-France region.
• IRTS PACA et Corse: Regional social work training institute covering PACA and Corsica; joint co-carrier of P3RIS and long-standing DEIS consortium partner with CCPAM, making it the closest direct peer in the same geography and diploma mix.
• Collège Coopératif Atlantique: Sister Collège Coopératif within the GNCC national network, delivering comparable DEIS/CAFERUIS-style social intervention training in western France using the same cooperative pedagogy model.

Broad incumbents

• CNAM: National conservatory delivering professional diplomas and certifications across France, including social-sector pathways; a much larger incumbent with national reach that competes for the same continuing-education learner pool.
• AFPA: France's largest national adult vocational training operator; broader portfolio but overlapping continuing-education footprint, Qualiopi-certified status, and access to CPF/OPCO funding channels that CCPAM also depends on.

Regional players

• ARIFOR PACA: PACA regional continuing-education platform serving social-sector employers; shares the same territory and similar OPCO/CPF funding ecosystem as CCPAM.

Others

• CROUS PACA: Regional student services and higher-education support body overlapping with CCPAM's learner demographics and territorial footprint; not a direct competitor but an adjacent institutional player in the same regional ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/collegecooperatif
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coll%C3%A8ge-coop%C3%A9ratif-pam

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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