GRETA Savoie

What GRETA Savoie does

GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie is a public continuing education network operating under the French Ministry of National Education (Éducation nationale) as part of the 7-organization GRETA network of the Académie de Grenoble. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Bassens (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), the entity delivers vocational training across 16 professional domains — including IT, construction, industry, hospitality, healthcare, languages, and regulatory/habilitation certifications — alongside service offerings such as VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience), alternance work-study programs, CEP career counseling, and CPF-funded personal training accounts. The organization serves three principal customer segments: employed workers (salariés), job seekers (demandeurs d'emploi), and enterprises (entreprises), with recruitment and competency-management partnerships (notably GIP FIPAG for public-sector HR development).

The underlying technology is fundamentally non-technological in the software sense — GRETA is a service delivery network whose "platform" is its accredited pedagogical infrastructure, certified physical locations spanning rural and urban areas of the Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments, and a network of qualified trainers and apprenticeship tutors. Revenue is generated primarily through French public funding (state subsidies plus collective financing mechanisms such as CPF, CEP, Plan de développement des compétences, FNE-Formation, and apprenticeship/professionalization contracts), supplemented by training fees paid by enterprises and individuals; individual course pricing is set per training catalog entry and financed on a pay-as-you-go basis through the applicable national program.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and segment-specialized, with dedicated advisor pathways for each of the three audiences, free CEP guidance consultations as a top-of-funnel entry point, employer-focused candidate sourcing and financial engineering for apprenticeships, and an active digital presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest supporting testimonial-driven demand generation. Distribution is regional and direct, leveraging both GRETA's own implantations and shared resources across the broader Académie de Grenoble network.

Name

GRETA Savoie

Legal name

GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie

Website

https://gretasavoie.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie is a public vocational training network under the French Ministry of National Education, serving employed workers, job seekers, and enterprises across Savoie and Haute-Savoie with 16 training domains, VAE, alternance, and CPF-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education and Vocational Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACANAJ

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYBPACAPAG

Learning Management (LMS) & Talent Development

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Human Capital Management (HCM) & HR Tech

SECONDARYEDAFAAAM

Vertical/Industry-Specific LMS (e.g., Healthcare, Safety, Aviation, Government)

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Learning Experience Platforms (LXP)

Keywords

• Vocational training
• Continuing education
• Professional certification
• Apprenticeship programs
• Career counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Chambéry / Annecy region

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: As a public education network (GRETA) under the French National Education system, the organization receives government funding for training activities, supplemented by training fees collected from enterprises and individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie is a public vocational training network that delivers continuing education programs across 16 professional domains (IT/networking, construction/energy, hospitality, healthcare, languages, transport/logistics, sales, office skills, and more). It supplements training with VAE experience validation, CléA foundational skills certification, work-study apprenticeship contracts, and free CEP career counseling for employees, job seekers, and enterprises in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments.

Product overview

GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie is a vocational training network affiliated with the Grenoble Academy that offers a comprehensive portfolio of professional training programs across 16 distinct domains. The organization provides integrated training services including VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) for credential recognition, alternating work-study programs (alternance), career counseling (CEP), and personal training accounts (CPF). Training domains span from technical fields (IT, construction, industry, transport) to service sectors (commerce, hospitality, healthcare) and include regulatory/habilitation certifications. The network serves multiple audiences including job seekers, employees, and enterprises, with various financing mechanisms and certification pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Informatique - Réseaux - Numérique

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GIP FIPAG (GIP FIPAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIP FIPAG (Groupement d'Intérêt Public - Formation, Insertion et Professionnalisation des Agents de la Fonction Publique) partners with GRETA for competency management and HR development services. GRETA references this partnership for advising enterprises on skills management.
• Académie de Grenoble (GRETA Network)coreOthersGRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie is part of the Greta Académie de Grenoble network, consisting of 7 Greta organizations covering the académie's territory. The network provides shared resources, quality standards, and a common platform for certification (VAE collective).
• Recruiting EnterprisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies that recruit apprentices through GRETA's apprenticeship matching services. GRETA provides candidate sourcing, financial engineering support, and quality tutoring for enterprises.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AFTRAL: AFTRAL is a French specialist training provider for transport, logistics, and supply chain occupations, operating both alternance and continuing education programs. It directly competes with GRETA's 'Transport & Logistique' domain and shares the apprenticeship/alternance delivery model with public-financing access.
• AFPA: AFPA is France's largest public vocational training provider for adults, offering reskilling, certification, and apprenticeship programs across the country. Like GRETA, it is government-affiliated, delivers state-recognized diplomas, and serves employees, job seekers, and enterprises, making it the closest functional analog at national scale.
• GRETA Drôme-Ardèche: Another GRETA in the Académie de Grenoble network, GRETA Drôme-Ardèche mirrors GRETA Savoie Haute-Savoie's offering, financing access, and target segments. The two compete for learners and employer contracts within the same academic jurisdiction.
• GRETA Isère: GRETA Isère is a sister GRETA within the same Académie de Grenoble network, sharing quality standards, the EDUFORM framework, and the same financing mechanisms. It offers a near-identical catalog and operates in an adjacent department, making it the most directly comparable peer organizationally.

Broad incumbents

• Manpower France: Manpower France combines staffing with training and skills assessment services for enterprises and job seekers, including CPF-funded reskilling. It competes with GRETA on the enterprise training and job-seeker placement channels, but with a private commercial model and national footprint.
• Cegos: Cegos is one of France's largest private corporate training and professional development providers, serving enterprises with management, leadership, and soft-skills programs. It overlaps with GRETA's 'Compétences Transversales' and enterprise channels but operates commercially rather than as a public entity.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): CNAM is a national higher-education institution specializing in continuing education for working adults, offering diplomas, certifications, and VAE pathways. It competes with GRETA for CPF-funded learners seeking state-recognized credentials, but with a stronger academic/professional mix and broader geographic reach.
• Adecco Training France: Adecco's French training arm delivers reskilling and certification programs (often via CPF) to job seekers and corporate clients. It overlaps with GRETA's 'Demandeurs d'Emploi' and enterprise segments, leveraging a global brand and digital delivery rather than public-network affiliation.

Regional players

• CCI Formation (via CCI France): CCI Formation delivers continuing education and apprenticeship programs through France's Chamber of Commerce network, including in Savoie and Haute-Savoie. It directly overlaps with GRETA's enterprise and apprenticeship channels, serving the same regional employer base with state-recognized credentials.

Emerging players

• Apave: Apave is a French compliance, safety, and skills certification body that delivers regulated 'Habilitations' training (electrical safety, fire, etc.), directly overlapping with GRETA's regulatory training category. It also offers competency management for enterprises, comparable to GRETA's GIP FIPAG-style services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtNdtb8NExeddwpbflNqwnA
• Facebookfacebook.com/GRETA-Savoie-Haute-Savoie-61555428562667
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gretasavoie
• Instagraminstagram.com/greta_savoiehautesavoie
• Pinterestpinterest.fr/greta_formation/pins

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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