Excellens Formation

What Excellens Formation does

Excellens Formation is a France-based professional training services firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in Plaisir, Île-de-France. The company specializes in management, leadership, communication, professional effectiveness, and public-reception training for French public sector employees, serving government ministries, regulatory agencies, public hospitals, universities, regional authorities, and similar institutions. Its client portfolio is documented at over 70 named public bodies, including CNRS, AP-HP, the Sénat, the Ministère des Armées, the École Nationale de la Magistrature, the Conseil National de l'Ordre des Pharmaciens, and the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile.

The firm operates a dual-channel delivery model: INTRA training (customized, on-site or distance-learning programs delivered at client premises under multi-year framework agreements, typically 2-4 years) and INTER training (public catalog sessions enrolling participants from multiple organizations, including CPF-eligible courses distributed via the Skillsforyou.fr marketplace). Additional offerings include individual coaching for managers, certification programs, and an instructor portal. Core topic areas span management fundamentals, conflict management, public reception, project management, telework, oral communication, and psychosocial risk prevention.

The business model is professional services revenue under negotiated framework contracts, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Distribution is purely domestic, covering all 13 French metropolitan regions plus DROM-COM overseas territories. The firm is independently owned (no parent company, no external funding, no M&A activity disclosed), operates without a proprietary technology platform, and shows no AI/ML capability. Its commercial strategy is sales-led, leveraging direct relationships with public procurement channels, complemented by a content newsletter (Les Chroniques Excellens), LinkedIn, YouTube, and CPF marketplace listings. Recurring demand is supported by long contract cycles and embedded incumbent status across government clients.

Name

Excellens Formation

Legal name

Excellens Formation

Website

https://excellensformation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Excellens Formation is a France-based professional training firm specializing in management, leadership, and communication programs for French public sector organizations, delivered through customized on-site contracts and a public catalog spanning all French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Training Course Marketplaces (B2B Content Libraries) (EDAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operational Excellence (OPEX) & Performance Management (KPI/OKR) (EDABAKAH)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Management training programs
• Public sector training
• CPF-eligible training courses
• Customized in-house training

Headquarters

HQ city

Plaisir

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services - INTRA: Customized training delivered at client organizations, typically through multi-year framework agreements with French public sector entities. Sessions range from 0.5 days to 5 days in various management and professional development topics.
2. Training Services - INTER: Public training catalog sessions open to participants from multiple organizations, including CPF-eligible courses through Skillsforyou.fr partnership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Excellens Formation is a B2B professional training provider selling customized management and professional development programs to French public sector organizations. Core delivery is in two formats: INTRA (in-house customized training delivered at the client site, typically under multi-year framework agreements of 2–4 years) and INTER (open-enrollment scheduled sessions from public catalogs, including a specialized catalog for the Fonction Publique and CPF-eligible courses distributed via Skillsforyou.fr). Sessions range from 0.5 to 5 days and cover management fundamentals, communication, project management, professional effectiveness, stress management, conflict resolution, and public reception excellence.

Product overview

Excellens Formation offers a comprehensive professional training platform consisting of INTRA (in-house customized training) and INTER (public scheduled training) programs. The company provides specialized training catalogs for the French public sector and CPF-eligible courses. Additional services include certification programs, coaching for managers, and an instructor portal. Training topics focus on management, professional effectiveness, communication, project management, and public administration skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation INTRA Customized training programs designed and delivered within the client organization, tailored to its specific needs, objectives and context. Sessions typically run from 0.5 to 5 days and cover management, communication, project management, professional effectiveness, stress management and related topics; delivered in-person or via distance learning under 2-4 year framework agreements.
• Formation INTER Open-enrollment public training sessions held at scheduled dates and locations, open to participants from multiple organizations, drawn from the company's general and specialized (Fonction Publique) catalogs.
• Catalogue INTER Fonction Publique Specialized catalog of INTER sessions curated for French public sector employees, covering management fundamentals, communication, professional effectiveness, stress management, conflict management and writing administrative acts within public administration contexts.
• Catalogue INTER éligible CPF Selected courses from the INTER catalog certified as eligible for CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) funding, distributed through a partnership with the Skillsforyou.fr platform so individual French workers can finance enrollment.
• Certification Programs Formal certification pathways and partner programs for validating professional competencies acquired through the company's training programs.
• Individual Coaching for Managers One-to-one coaching engagements for public sector managers to support leadership development, performance management and preparation for annual appraisal interviews.

Named customers19 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Skillsforyou.frcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for distributing CPF-eligible training courses through the Skillsforyou.fr platform, enabling public access to certified professional training programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: AFPA is a major French state-funded vocational training organization delivering professional development across many sectors. While public-sector owned and broader in scope, it competes with Excellens Formation for similar French workforce training mandates.
• Cegos: Cegos is the largest corporate training company in France and a global player, offering management, leadership, and professional development programs. It competes with Excellens Formation broadly in the French B2B training market but serves all industries rather than specializing in public sector.

Direct peers

• Orsys: Orsys is a French professional training provider offering management, IT, and soft skills courses to enterprises and public institutions. It directly overlaps with Excellens Formation's offering in management and professional development training, with both INTRA and INTER delivery formats.
• Comundi: Comundi is a French B2B training company specializing in management, HR, and professional development for public and private organizations. It closely mirrors Excellens Formation's positioning around management training for organizations.
• M2i Formation: M2i Formation is a French IT and professional training provider with a national footprint and a catalog covering management, IT, and soft skills. Comparable to Excellens Formation in business model and target customer profile.
• Francis Lefebvre Formation: Francis Lefebvre Formation is a French professional training brand focused on tax, legal, accounting, and management training for professionals and public institutions. It is comparable to Excellens Formation in delivery model and professional development focus.
• AFNOR Compétences: AFNOR Compétences is the training arm of AFNOR Group, providing professional training, certification, and skills assessment to French organizations. Its combination of training and certification services overlaps with Excellens Formation's INTRA/INTER plus certification offerings.
• Demos: Demos is a European professional training group with strong French presence, delivering management, leadership, and professional effectiveness programs. It is a close comparable in business model and content scope to Excellens Formation.
• IB Formation: IB Formation is a French professional training company offering management, soft skills, and technical training to enterprises and institutions. Its INTRA/INTER catalog structure mirrors Excellens Formation's delivery model.
• EFE (Lexpert Formation): EFE is a French professional training provider owned by the Editis group, offering courses in management, finance, HR, and public administration. It serves a similar enterprise and public sector client base as Excellens Formation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCR7J6y4BMk6ZJrk70i0ZDeg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excellensformation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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