Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas

What Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas does

Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas (COPLP) is a Corporation of Public Law (Corporación de Derecho Público) that regulates and represents the psychology profession across the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura. Originally created as a delegation in 1980 and constituted as an independent professional college in 2000, COPLP holds exclusive statutory authority — under Spanish professional association laws (Leyes 2/1974, 43/1979, 7/1997 and R.D. 481/1999) — to license psychologists practicing in its territorial scope. Membership is mandatory for legal practice. The college is governed by an elected Junta de Gobierno led by the Decano and serves members through a regional headquarters in Las Palmas plus delegate offices in Puerto del Rosario and Arrecife.

The core operating platform is the Ventanilla Única digital single window, which handles membership registration, professional directory access, mediator registry lookups, judicial expert requests, complaints, and professional society administration. This is supplemented by a Moodle-based Aula Virtual for continuing education, the Escuela de Formación y Mediación COPLP training and mediation school, a directory of verified psychologists for public use, legal advisory services, and a recently launched Carné Colegial Digital with QR-based real-time verification. Revenue is generated through recurring annual membership dues, training course fees (€5–€60 per session with discounts for unemployed members), administrative service fees, and brokerage of professional liability insurance. The organization is not investor-backed, has no parent company, and operates on a self-financing basis from member-paid dues and service fees.

Name

Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas

Legal name

Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas

Website

https://coplaspalmas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas is a public-law professional corporation that mandates membership for licensed psychologists in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura, providing licensing, ethical oversight, training, legal advisory, and digital services through its Ventanilla Única portal and three regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAD

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

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Professional licensing services
• Continuing professional education
• Regulatory oversight services
• Professional association membership
• Ethical advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees (Cuotas Colegiales): Annual membership fees charged to registered psychologists. Mandatory for professional practice. Revenue supports college operations, services, and representation activities.
2. Professional Training Courses: Fees from continuing education programs including courses, seminars, workshops, and specialized training. Variable pricing for members vs non-members, with discounts for unemployed professionals.
3. Administrative Services: Fees for various administrative services including certificates, professional societies registration, judicial expert requests, and other professional services.
4. Insurance Services: Arrangement and administration of professional liability insurance coverage for members through insurance companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COPLP is a public-law professional college that provides mandatory licensing, regulatory oversight, ethical enforcement, and continuing education for psychologists practicing in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura. It supports members through a digital single-window portal, a Moodle-based virtual classroom, legal advisory, professional liability insurance, and maintains a publicly searchable registry of verified practitioners. Its earnings are derived principally from annual collegiate fees, paid training courses, and administrative service charges.

Product overview

Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Las Palmas operates as a professional college website offering a unified portal for psychologists in the Canary Islands. The core offering is the Ventanilla Única, a single-window digital platform for automated administrative procedures including membership registration, directory searches, and professional society management. This is supplemented by the Aula Virtual del COPLP (Moodle-based virtual classroom) for professional training courses and seminars. The college has recently launched the Carné Colegial Digital, a digital professional ID card replacing physical cards, which integrates with mobile wallet systems. Additional services include specialized registries (mediators), legal advisory services, publications, and the Guía sobre el buen uso del WhatsApp resource for clinical communication standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ventanilla Única (Single-Window Digital Portal)
• Aula Virtual del COPLP (Virtual Classroom)
• Formación - Cursos y Seminarios (Training Courses and Seminars)
• Escuela de Formación y Mediación COPLP (Training and Mediation School)
• Carné Colegial Digital (Digital Professional ID)
• Directorio de Psicólogos/as (Public Psychologist Directory)
• Registro de Mediadores (Mediators Registry)
• Servicios de Asesoría Jurídica (Legal Advisory Services)
• Professional Liability Insurance Arrangement
• Ethical Oversight and Disciplinary Services (Comisión de Ética y Deontología)

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital membership card with real-time verification reduces credential fraud
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Fernando Pessoa CanariascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026New collaboration agreement announced in July 2026 providing special conditions and master program presentations for COPLP members at Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias.
• Various Training Collaborating EntitiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple organizations collaborate on training programs and professional development, including Grupo Albor-Cohs, Vohale Profesional, Giuntipsy, AJEI Centro Blanco, GEHOCAN, Families Canarias, UNIR, Universidad Europea de Canarias, Lopesan, Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias, Instituto Canario de Psicoterapia, Universidad Atlántico Medio, TEA Ediciones, and Banco Sabadell.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid: Largest regional psychology college in Spain, serving Madrid-based psychologists. Operates the same regulatory, training, and member-services model as COPLP and provides a direct benchmark for scale, digital services, and revenue diversification in a major metropolitan area.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Aragón: Aragonese regional psychology college with similar regional mandate. Operates comparable training, ethical oversight, and directory services, making it a useful peer for member-services design and digital transformation comparisons.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de la Región de Murcia: Murcian regional psychology college with single-province jurisdiction. Closest structural peer to COPLP in terms of scale and member base, providing a useful benchmark for per-member economics.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Andalucía Oriental: Eastern Andalusian regional psychology college, comparable in size and scope to COPLP. Operates the same mandatory-membership model and provides a peer reference for member growth, training revenue, and digital member services.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Asturias: Asturian regional psychology college serving a single-province member base. Similar in size and operating model to COPLP, providing peer benchmarking for training programs and member-service delivery.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Castilla y León: Castilian-Leonese regional psychology college with multi-province jurisdiction, comparable to COPLP's multi-island scope. Offers relevant peer benchmarks for delegate-office structures and geographic service delivery.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Cantabria: Cantabrian regional psychology college with similar size and operating model. Provides a relevant peer for member-services structure, transparency ratings, and digital platform maturity comparison.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Andalucía Occidental: Western Andalusian regional psychology college with comparable mandate, multi-province geographic scope, and member-services portfolio. Provides peer benchmark for similar-sized regional colleges operating across multiple cities.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Cataluña: Catalan regional psychology college with similar statutory licensing authority and member-services portfolio. Comparable bilingual/multilingual operations and digital infrastructure investments serve as a relevant peer for COPLP's digital transformation trajectory.

Broad incumbents

• Consejo General de la Psicología de España: National umbrella body coordinating all regional Spanish psychology colleges including COPLP. Operates the FOCAD national training platform and journals (Infocop, Papeles del Psicólogo) referenced by COPLP. Directly comparable as the federal peer for the same profession in Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/COPLasPalmas
• Facebookfacebook.com/coplaspalmas
• Xx.com/coplaspalmas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-oficial-de-la-psicologia-de-las-palmas

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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