FACOP

What FACOP does

FACOP (Fundação do Asseio e Conservação do Paraná) is a private non-profit foundation founded in 2002 and headquartered in Almirante Tamandaré, Paraná, Brazil, operating an integrated vertical-specialist platform serving the asseio e conservação, serviços especializados, and facilities sectors. The organization operates four primary service pillars: CEPNKA, a SEED/PR-accredited technical school delivering in-person and distance-learning vocational courses (Servente de Limpeza, Porteiro, Jardineiro, Camareiro, Auxiliar Administrativo, Recepcionista, among others); Central de Empregos, a labor intermediation unit running the vagas.facop.org.br job portal across Curitiba, Londrina, and Rio de Janeiro; SESMT Coletivo, a collective occupational health and safety service (claimed as Brazil's first, launched 2013) providing PGR, PCMSO, PPP, ASO, laudos técnicos, eSocial S-2220/S-2240 integrations, and NR compliance training; and Programa Jovem Aprendiz, which places 16–22-year-old apprentices with partner companies under CLT contracts.

The foundation was established by SIEMACO (the cleaning and conservation workers' union) and maintains deep institutional ties to the union network, including operating decentralized Espaços FACOP training facilities inside SIEMACO union premises in Paranaguá and Ponta Grossa. FACOP has issued more than 150,000 professional qualification certificates over its operating history and serves as the executing partner for the federal Programa Manuel Querino, a social-inclusion vocational training program financed via Termo de Fomento with the Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (R$43,200,000 project value, with R$1,440,000 released as of late 2025). Other assets include the Revista Mundo FACOP national trade magazine and ANAC AVSEC training accreditation (since 2018).

The revenue model combines four streams: government grants (Termo de Fomento, public-emend agreements), SESMT service fees (quote-based, tailored to client company risk profile), course fees (paid and free, including in-company and Jovem Aprendiz administrative services), and job placement/recruitment fees from employers. Customer segments are three-fold: job seekers and workers in the asseio e conservação vertical (primary, served by CEPNKA and Central de Empregos); companies in cleaning, conservation, facilities, hospital housekeeping, hotel, and portaria services (primary, served by SESMT Coletivo and recruitment); and government entities funding social-inclusion qualification programs (secondary, served via Programa Manuel Querino). The organization employs approximately 137 people across offices in Almirante Tamandaré (headquarters), Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, and Londrina.

Name

FACOP

Legal name

FACOP - Fundação do Asseio e Conservação, Serviços Especializados e Facilities

Website

https://facop.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FACOP is a Brazilian non-profit foundation (founded 2002, ~137 employees) operating an integrated platform of vocational training, job placement, and collective occupational health and safety services focused on the asseio e conservação, specialized services, and facilities sector in Paraná and Rio de Janeiro.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Almirante Tamandaré

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Programa Manuel Querino (Government-Funded Training): FACOP executes the Projeto Manuel Querino, a government-funded professional qualification program financed by the Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego via Termo de Fomento. The total project value is R$ 43,200,000.00, with R$ 1,440,000.00 initially released. The program provides free vocational courses to individuals in social vulnerability, funded through public emend agreements.
2. SESMT Coletivo (Occupational Health & Safety Services): FACOP offers a collective Occupational Health and Safety service (SESMT Coletivo) to companies in the facilities sector, providing physicians, safety engineers, technicians, occupational nurses, and ergonomists. This generates revenue through service fees charged to client companies, offering up to 40% cost savings compared to a proprietary SESMT.
3. Vocational and Professional Courses: FACOP offers paid and free professional courses through CEPNKA (its professional school), including in-person courses, online (EaD) courses, in-company training, and the Jovem Aprendiz (young apprentice) program. Revenue comes from course fees (where applicable) and from placing apprentices with partner companies.
4. Job Placement / Labor Intermediation: The Central de Empregos acts as a labor intermediary, connecting job seekers with companies in the cleaning, conservation, and facilities sector. FACOP earns revenue by providing specialized recruitment and selection services to employer companies seeking workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FACOP operates an integrated ecosystem for Brazil's cleaning, conservation, and facilities sector through three core units: CEPNKA (a professional school delivering in-person and distance vocational courses), Central de Empregos (a labor intermediation platform connecting workers to companies), and SESMT Coletivo (a collective occupational health and safety service providing medical, safety engineering, and regulatory compliance). It also runs the Jovem Aprendiz youth apprenticeship program and the government-funded Programa Manuel Querino for vulnerable populations.

Product overview

FACOP (Fundação do Asseio e Conservação do Paraná) operates a multi-unit institutional platform comprising education, employment, and occupational health services focused on Brazil's cleaning, specialized services, and facilities sector. The core offerings are organized around four pillars: (1) CEPNKA — the professional school delivering classroom and distance learning courses (Servente de Limpeza, Porteiro, Jardineiro, Auxiliar Administrativo, Recepcionista, Merendeiro, Camareiro) and In-Company training; (2) Central de Empregos — a job intermediation portal (vagas.facop.org.br) and placement service covering Curitiba, Londrina, and Rio de Janeiro; (3) SESMT Coletivo — Brazil's first collective occupational health and safety service providing PGR, PCMSO, PPP, ASO, Laudos Técnicos, OSS, PAE, APR/PT, eSocial S-2240 and S-2220 integrations, and NR training courses; and (4) Programa Jovem Aprendiz — a youth apprenticeship bridge between education and employment. Additional offerings include the government-funded Programa Manuel Querino (600-vacancy qualification program), the Revista Mundo FACOP national magazine, and Espaços FACOP decentralized training units in SIEMACO unions. The platform connects vocational training, recruitment, and occupational safety compliance into a unified ecosystem serving workers, employers, and public institutions.

Differentiator

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Brands

• CEPNKA: Centro de Educação Profissional Nahyr Kalckman de Arruda - escola de profissões da FACOP referência na capacitação profissional para o setor de asseio e conservação.
• SESMT Coletivo FACOP
• Central de Empregos FACOP
• Programa Jovem Aprendiz FACOP
• Revista Mundo FACOP

Products and services

• CEPNKA (Centro de Educação Profissional Nahyr Kalckman de Arruda) FACOP's professional education school offering in-person and distance learning courses for cleaning, specialized services, and facilities roles (Servente de Limpeza, Porteiro, Jardineiro, Auxiliar Administrativo, Recepcionista, Merendeiro, Camareiro) to workers and the public.
• Central de Empregos FACOP Job placement and recruitment intermediary connecting professionals with companies in the cleaning, facilities, and specialized services sector across Curitiba, Londrina, and Rio de Janeiro.
• SESMT Coletivo FACOP Brazil's first collective occupational health and safety service (SESMT) for the cleaning, facilities, and specialized services sector, providing shared physicians, safety engineers, technicians, occupational nurses, and ergonomists at up to 40% lower cost than a proprietary SESMT.
• Programa Jovem Aprendiz FACOP Youth apprenticeship program for ages 16–22 combining theoretical training at FACOP with on-the-job practice at partner companies, providing first-job experience with CLT registration and legal benefits for young people.
• Programa Manuel Querino Free professional qualification social program operated under a Termo de Fomento with the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment, offering 150-hour courses across 7 municipalities to people in socioeconomic vulnerability, with food, transport, and job placement support via SINE.
• Cursos In Company Customized corporate training programs delivered at the client's workplace, aligned to specific business activities, risk levels, and operational needs, covering regulatory standards (NRs) and sector-specific technical content.
• EaD FACOP (Distance Learning) FACOP's online and distance learning platform offering asynchronous professional courses including Portaria, Vigia e Controlador de Acesso, and additional vocational programs accessible remotely.
• Espaços FACOP Decentralized professional qualification spaces within SIEMACO union units in Paranaguá and Ponta Grossa, extending FACOP's CEPNKA curriculum to regional workers in Paraná.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150,000 certificates issued in professional qualification over 20+ years of operation.
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Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (Ministry of Labor and Employment)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 December 2025FACOP executes the Projeto Manuel Querino FACOP 2025 under Termo de Fomento No. 986405 with the Ministry of Labor and Employment. The R$ 43,200,000 project provides free professional qualification to 600 people in social vulnerability across 7 municipalities in Greater Curitiba. The partnership combines government funding with FACOP's 20+ years of sector expertise to deliver training, certification, and labor market insertion for vulnerable populations including prison system egress, migrants, and CadÚnico beneficiaries. The project runs from December 2025 to December 2026.
• SIEMACO (Sindicato dos Empregados em Asseio e Conservação)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACOP was founded by and maintains deep ties to the SIEMACO union for cleaning and conservation workers. SIEMACO provides FACOP with access to the worker community, candidate referrals, and sectoral legitimacy. FACOP advertises courses through SIEMACO and was introduced to the Programa Manuel Querino via the union network. The Espaços FACOP initiative operates within SIEMACO units in Paranaguá and Ponta Grossa.
• HigicorpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHigicorp is an outsourcing company specializing in cleaning and building maintenance services for companies and condominiums. FACOP's Central de Empregos partnered with Higicorp to fill 12 cleaning servant vacancies in different regions of Curitiba. FACOP handled candidate recruitment and pre-screening, with Higicorp conducting final interviews and hiring.
• SIEMACO Paranaguá and SIEMACO Ponta GrossaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACOP partners with SIEMACO Paranaguá and SIEMACO Ponta Grossa to operate Espaços FACOP — satellite training locations inside union premises. These spaces allow FACOP to extend professional qualification to workers in these regions without requiring travel to Curitiba/Almirante Tamandaré. The CEPNKA school provides pedagogy, curriculum, and faculty for courses delivered at these union locations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• SEST SENAT: National learning service for the transport sector providing professional training, occupational health services, and social assistance to workers. Comparable to FACOP's combined training + SESMT + social-program model, but focused on transport workers rather than cleaning/facilities.
• SENAC (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial): National vocational training system funded by the commercial sector, offering courses across multiple industries including cleaning and facilities. Compares to FACOP's CEPNKA as a much larger, federally-funded vocational school with broader scope — a broad incumbent in the same education category.
• ADP TotalSource (Brazil): Global PEO/co-employment and HR outsourcing provider operating in Brazil. Comparable to FACOP's SESMT Coletivo and apprentice management services as a managed employment services provider, though at far greater scale and across all sectors.

Direct peers

• Instituto Euvaldo Lodi (IEL): Operates the National Industrial Apprenticeship Program (Aprendizagem Industrial) and provides youth apprenticeship and internship services to Brazilian industry. Direct peer to FACOP's Jovem Aprendiz program in the youth-employment integration space.
• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola): Brazil's largest youth apprenticeship and internship intermediary, operating a national placement network similar to FACOP's Jovem Aprendiz and Central de Empregos. Both are non-profit organizations that combine vocational training with employer matching, making CIEE the closest direct peer for FACOP's education-to-employment pipeline.
• Fundação Bradesco: Brazilian non-profit foundation operating a vocational education program (Escola Virtual Bradesco) with thousands of free online courses and professional certification. Closest structural peer to FACOP given its non-profit foundation status, vocational training focus, and free-course model serving large vulnerable populations.

Regional players

• Fundação CSN: Brazilian corporate foundation providing professional qualification and social programs, particularly in steel and industrial sectors. Comparable to FACOP's foundation-based training mission and government-contract execution capability, but focused on industrial rather than cleaning/facilities segments.
• Instituto Tecnológico de Transportes (ITT): Brazilian vocational training institute focused on transport-sector professional qualification. Adjacent to FACOP's CEPNKA in the vocational training and certification space, with similar regulatory-driven training offerings.

Emerging players

• Porto Seguro Educação: Brazilian vocational education arm of Porto Seguro group offering professional courses and certifications. Comparable to FACOP's CEPNKA in the sector-specific vocational training niche, though smaller and more recently established.
• Mais Estágios: Brazilian internship and youth apprenticeship intermediary with a digital platform for matching students to employers. Comparable to FACOP's Central de Empregos and Jovem Aprendiz from a technology-enabled placement angle, though narrower in scope and without vocational training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

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Compliance3 records

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