FFPC - Fondation pour la Formation professionnelle et continue

What FFPC - Fondation pour la Formation professionnelle et continue does

FFPC (Fondation pour la Formation professionnelle et continue) is a Swiss non-profit foundation established under cantonal law and headquartered in Petit-Lancy, Geneva. Its statutory purpose is to financially support vocational and continuing professional education for employees of companies located in the Canton of Geneva. The foundation provides three core product lines: financing of training courses, financing of inter-company courses (CIE, cours interentreprises), and coverage of salary loss (perte de gain) during training periods leading to AFP (Attestation Fédérale de Formation Pratique) or CFC (Certificat Fédéral de Capacité) certifications. It also supports professional associations investing in training infrastructure and new training technologies.

Operationally, FFPC runs two purpose-built online platforms: ffpc-form.ch, used by employers and learners to submit financing requests for courses and salary loss coverage, and fincie.ch (FINCIE), which streamlines deposit and financing processes for inter-company courses managed by professional associations. Distribution is hybrid: direct engagement with Geneva-based employers, complemented by a network of recognized professional associations that act as intermediaries for apprentices and adult learners. The foundation also maintains relationships with the cantonal Office for Orientation and Professional Training (OFPC) and the Cité des Métiers du Grand Genève.

The business model is a statutory payroll-based levy. Following modifications to the Law on Vocational Training (LFP) approved by the Grand Conseil on September 2, 2022 and effective January 1, 2023, FFPC is funded entirely through mandatory employer contributions calculated as per-thousand of payroll mass subject to family allowance contributions. Contribution rates are progressive by company size: 0.82‰ up to CHF 2.5M payroll, 0.65‰ from CHF 2.5M to 10M, 0.497‰ from CHF 10M to 50M, and 0.396‰ above CHF 50M. These rates are validated annually by the Conseil d'État. In 2023 the foundation also adopted a new visual identity and restructured internally with dedicated project managers supporting professional associations across both initial and continuing training.

Name

FFPC - Fondation pour la Formation professionnelle et continue

Legal name

FFPC - Fondation pour la Formation professionnelle et continue

Website

https://ffpc.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FFPC is a Swiss non-profit foundation that administers mandatory employer-funded financing for vocational and continuing education training for employees of companies based in the Canton of Geneva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Financing

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education & Professional Certification Financing (FSAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational training financing
• Continuing education funding
• Employer training contributions
• Salary loss coverage
• Professional training foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Petit-Lancy

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Employer contributions (cotisations): The foundation is funded entirely through employer contributions calculated as per thousand of the payroll mass subject to family allowance contributions. Rates vary by company size: up to 2.5M CHF: 0.82‰; 2.5-10M CHF: 0.65‰; 10-50M CHF: 0.497‰; over 50M CHF: 0.396‰.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FFPC is a public foundation that financially participates in the vocational and continuing professional training of employees of companies located in the Canton of Geneva. It funds inter-company training courses (CIE), provides salary loss coverage during training periods, finances individual courses, and supports professional associations in their training initiatives through dedicated project managers.

Product overview

FFPC is a foundation that provides financial support for professional and continuing education in the Canton of Geneva. It offers multiple financing programs including funding for inter-company training courses (cours interentreprises), salary loss coverage during training (perte de gain), and direct course financing. The foundation also supports professional associations with project managers who accompany them in training initiatives spanning both initial apprenticeship training and adult continuing education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financement des cours interentreprises (Inter-company course financing) Financial support for inter-company training courses (CIE) financed by the foundation for companies in the Canton of Geneva. It enables employers and professional associations to organize and fund joint training programs, with deposit processes simplified via the FINCIE platform.
• Financement de la perte de gain (Salary loss coverage) Coverage of salary loss for employees during training periods, providing 100% salary coverage during training leading to AFP (Attestation Fédérale de Formation Pratique) or CFC (Certificat Fédéral de Capacité) certification. Targeted at employed adults seeking professional qualifications.
• Financement des cours (Course financing) Direct financing of training courses for professional development and continuing education for employees of companies in the Canton of Geneva. Applications are submitted via the foundation's online financing platform (ffpc-form.ch).
• Soutien aux associations professionnelles (Professional association support) Financial support and accompaniment for professional associations in their training initiatives for apprentices and adults. Under the 2023 organizational structure, dedicated project managers support each association across both initial apprenticeship training and adult continuing education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% salary coverage during training leading to AFP or CFC certification

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CFPArtsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The new visual identity of FFPC was designed by a graphic design apprentice from CFPArts, Beatriz Godinho, in collaboration with Espace Entreprise.
• Professional Associations in GenevacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFPC works with recognized professional associations to finance and support vocational training for apprentices and adults. The foundation's new 2023 organization assigns project managers to support associations without distinction between initial and continuing education.
• Office pour l'Orientation, la Formation professionnelle et continue du Canton de Genève (OFPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFPC collaborates with OFPC for the orientation and professional training of the canton of Geneva.
• Cité des Métiers du Grand GenèveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFPC provides exceptional financial support for professional associations participating in the Cité des Métiers event.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SBFI – State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation: Swiss federal authority overseeing vocational training policy nationwide. Indirect stakeholder in FFPC's mandate — sets the federal apprenticeship framework (AFP/CFC) within which FFPC's salary-loss coverage operates — making it the natural top-of-pyramid counterpart.
• OFPC – Office pour l'Orientation, la Formation professionnelle et continue: Geneva's cantonal office for vocational training orientation and policy. Works alongside FFPC as the public-sector counterpart; broader in scope (policy + orientation) and not directly competing for financing, but operating in the same canton and training ecosystem.

Direct peers

• fondsFormation (Swissmem): Industry-level vocational training fund for the Swiss MEM (metal/electrical/machine) sector. Comparable to FFPC in collecting employer contributions and disbursing them for training courses and salary-loss coverage.
• Temptraining: Swiss foundation financing vocational and continuing training through employer contributions, structurally analogous to FFPC at the cantonal level. Closest comparable model for FFPC's employer-payroll-funded training finance mandate.
• Stiftung Polybau: Swiss construction-industry training foundation that finances vocational courses and continuing education via mandatory employer contributions. Operates with the same parifonds-style mechanism FFPC uses, but at the industry rather than cantonal level.

Regional players

• CFPArts: Geneva-based vocational training school for arts and crafts. A direct recipient of FFPC-financed inter-company courses in the same canton, making it a structural counterpart on the training-provider side rather than the financing side.

Others

• Cité des Métiers du Grand Genève: Cross-border vocational guidance event/platform in the Geneva region. FFPC is an active supporting partner; comparable in ecosystem role (training discovery/orientation) though not in financing function.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ffpc-ge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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