Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol

What Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol does

Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol is a Catalan cooperative (SCCL, founded 1992) headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, operating as an officially recognized training school for leisure education (educació en el lleure) and teacher continuing education. The school delivers approximately 160 training actions per year, totaling 13,079 hours across 66 Catalan municipalities, serving about 2,970 annual participants, with a 53-person organization. Its core offerings are the official Monitor/A (310 hours) and Director/A (320 hours) certification courses recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya through the Direcció General de Joventut, plus monographic teacher courses recognized by the Departament d'Educació, and specialized Marta Mata residential courses for Esplac members.

The technology backbone is a Moodle-based Campus Virtual supporting asynchronous learning, assignment submission, and internship documentation, complemented by in-person and residential training across Catalonia. The product portfolio extends into the ESSpurna student cooperatives program (121 cooperatives created across 56 schools in the 2024-2025 edition with consortium partners Doble Via, +Educació, Combinats, and Quàlia), and thematic programming on anti-racism and feminisms co-organized with Esplac and Fundació Ferrer i Guàrdia.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time enrollment fees ranging from €50 to €824 depending on course and participant category, with member discounts for affiliated organizations (Esplac, Acció Escolta, Casals de Joves, +Educació), and through subsidized training (Formació Bonificada) administered via FUNDAE. The cooperative is governed by a Consell Rector representing six member entities (Esplac, Acció Escolta, Casals de Joves, Fundació Ferrer i Guàrdia, +Educació, Incoop), and operates under a new Strategic Plan 2026-2029 and Equality Plan 2025-2028, with an Odoo ERP-CRM deployment planned for 2026.

Name

Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol

Legal name

COOPERATIVA ESCOLA LLIURE EL SOL, SCCL

Website

https://escolaelsol.coop

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol is a Barcelona-based cooperative training school, recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya, that certifies monitors and directors of children and youth leisure education and trains teachers across Catalonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training & Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

Keywords

• Professional training courses
• Leisure education certification
• Teacher training programs
• Non-formal education
• Cooperative training

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course enrollment fees: The school charges enrollment fees for its leisure education certification courses (Monitor/A and Director/A). Prices vary by course type, with member discounts for affiliated organizations (Esplais Catalans, Acció Escolta). Prices range from €220-€824 depending on course and participant category.
2. Subsidized training (Formació bonificada): Training courses can be subsidized through FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo), allowing companies and entities with contracted staff to recover costs through Social Security bonuses. The school handles all administrative processing for subsidized training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol is a cooperative training school that delivers professional certification courses for leisure education, including the Monitor/a de Lleure and Director/a de Lleure credentials, alongside teacher training courses and the ESSpurna student cooperative program. Offerings are delivered in blended online and in-person formats and are formally recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya. The school also runs subsidized training pathways funded through FUNDAE for working professionals.

Product overview

Cooperativa Escola Lliure El Sol is a cooperative training school offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional certification courses in leisure education (educació en el lleure) for children and youth in Catalonia. The core offerings include the Monitor/a course (310 hours) and Director/a course (320 hours), both officially recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya. Their portfolio also features specialized Marta Mata courses (Èxit and Creixement) designed for Esplac member esplais, monographic courses on topics like gamification, corporal identity, and grief education recognized by the Departament d'Educació, and professional training across ten thematic areas including participation, teams, feminisms, and social economy. The school operates the L'ESSpurna student cooperatives program and organizes annual events including Tardes de Lleure i Antiracisme and Jornades de Lleure i Feminismes. Training is delivered through their Moodle-based Campus Virtual platform, with options for subsidized training (Formació Bonificada) via FUNDAE. In 2025, they delivered 160 training actions totaling 13,079 hours across 66 Catalan municipalities to approximately 2,970 participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monitor/a de Lleure Certification Course Foundational professional certification program for individuals seeking to work as leisure monitors in Catalonia. The course delivers the official Monitor/a de Lleure credential recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya and is targeted at adults entering or advancing in the leisure education field. Pricing ranges from €50 to €824 depending on course specifics.
• Director/a de Lleure Certification Course Advanced professional certification program for experienced leisure monitors seeking to lead and manage leisure education programs. The course delivers the official Director/a de Lleure credential recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya and is targeted at mid-career leisure educators and youth association staff. FUNDAE-subsidized training pathways are available for employed professionals.
• Teacher Training Courses Continuous professional development courses designed for certified teachers and educators seeking to broaden their pedagogical skills in non-formal education contexts. The courses are recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya and target education professionals investing in ongoing professional development.
• ESSpurna Student Cooperative Program Educational program centered on the student cooperative model, providing cooperative-education programming aligned with the school's identity and its member youth organizations. Targeted at student cooperatives and member entities such as Esplac, Acció Escolta, and Casals de Joves.
• FUNDAE-Subsidized Training Courses Funded training pathways that allow employed professionals to enroll in the school's certification courses (Monitor/a de Lleure, Director/a de Lleure, and teacher training) with public-subsidy support through FUNDAE. Targeted at working professionals seeking employer-supported or state-subsidized training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,970 annual participants trained through 160 training actions totaling 13,079 hours across 66 Catalan populations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESSpurna Consortium (Doble Via, Lleure Quàlia, Combinats, +Educació)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizers of the ESSpurna project - Cooperatives d'Alumnes, a program of the Direcció General d'Economia Social of Generalitat de Catalunya. The project accompanies the creation and consolidation of student cooperatives in schools across Catalonia. 121 student cooperatives were created in the 2024-2025 edition, involving 3,100+ students.
• AlumnesCoop / EscolesCoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation that brings together student cooperatives. Escola Lliure El Sol, together with Doble Via, accompanies the AlumnesCoop Board of Directors (Consell Rector), meeting monthly to define, monitor, and execute the Work Plan.
• Federació d'Associacions Veïnals de Barcelona (FAVB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEscola Lliure El Sol participates in organizing the Escola Veïnal (Neighborhood School) of FAVB, a day of training, reflection, politicization, and encounter between neighborhood associations and collectives.
• Esplais Catalans (Esplac) and Fundació Ferrer i GuàrdiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizers of the Tardes de Lleure i Antiracisme (Leisure and Anti-Racism Afternoons) series. Third edition held in October 2025 focused on religious diversity and critical secularism. Also co-organizers of Jornades de Lleure i Feminismes.
• femProcomunsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in developing the 'Guia jove d'eines tecnoètiques' (Young People's Guide to Techno-Ethical Tools), a resource for youth organizations to reflect on technology use and surveillance capitalism alternatives.
• Cooperativa l'EsberlaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialized cooperative in participatory processes and gender perspective incorporation. Supported the development of the school's first Pla d'Igualtat (Equality Plan) 2025-2028.
• SOS RacismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to the II Tardes de Lleure i Antiracisme with a workshop on racism as a violation of rights.
• Mirada RumiantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective working on anti-racism through audiovisual educommunication. Conducted workshop on violence against religious diversity and Islamophobia at Tardes de Lleure i Antiracisme.
• SomNúvolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the SomNúvol project under the Singulars program of the Direcció General d'Economia Social, focused on promoting free software and alternative technological tools.
• Minyons Escoltes i Guies de CatalunyaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Jornades de Lleure i Feminismes (14th edition in 2024).

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Quàlia Cooperativa: Catalan cooperative part of the ESSpurna consortium. Comparable as a values-driven cooperative operating in the same social and solidarity education ecosystem in Catalonia.
• Fundació Ferrer i Guàrdia: Educational foundation and member entity of the cooperative, with representation on the Consell Rector. Co-organizes Tardes de Lleure i Antiracisme. Comparable as an adjacent educational NGO operating in the same values-driven, leisure-education space in Catalonia.
• Casals de Joves de Catalunya: Federation of youth centres in Catalonia and member entity of the cooperative. Comparable as an adjacent youth-services organization whose workforce overlaps with the school's Monitor/a certification target market.
• Combinats SCCL: Cooperative and ESSpurna consortium partner. Comparable as another peer cooperative working on cooperative education and student cooperatives in Catalonia.
• Doble Via SCCL: Catalan cooperative and ESSpurna consortium co-organizer that accompanies the AlumnesCoop board alongside Escola Lliure El Sol. Comparable as a peer cooperative working in cooperative education and accompaniment in Catalonia.
• +Educació Cooperativa: Catalan education cooperative and member entity of Escola Lliure El Sol, co-organizing the ESSpurna student-cooperatives program. Comparable as a peer cooperative in the social and solidarity education economy with overlapping values and customer base.
• Incoop SCCL: Cooperative work pool for monitors and directors of leisure activities, and member entity of Escola Lliure El Sol. Comparable as an adjacent operator in the same leisure-education labor ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Esplais Catalans (Esplac): Federation of Catalan esplais and a member entity of Escola Lliure El Sol. It also runs training and capacity-building activities for its member esplais, partially overlapping with the school's Monitor/a and Director/a certification offerings, making it a comparable ecosystem player with both partnership and partial competitive overlap.
• Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya: Catalan scout federation that co-organizes the Jornades de Lleure i Feminismes with the school and operates its own leader training programs (caps, precursors). Comparable as a youth-association training provider in Catalonia with overlapping target audiences.
• Acció Escolta de Catalunya: Catalan scout association and member entity of Escola Lliure El Sol, receiving discounted course pricing. Comparable as another youth-organization running informal leader training in the same leisure-education ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EscolaElSol
• Instagraminstagram.com/escolalliureelsol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escola-lliure-el-sol

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