Handamos

What Handamos does

Handamos is a public-service supported employment platform (Plateforme d'Emploi Accompagné) headquartered in Bègles, Gironde, France, created in 2019 to help persons with disabilities obtain and maintain employment in ordinary work environments. It is a cooperation of 11 disability-sector organizations bound by an inter-organizational convention, with APAJH Gironde serving as lead organization and ARI as co-pilot. The platform is established under Article 52 of the August 8, 2016 Loi Travail and operates under the national Cahier des Charges governing PEA platforms. A multidisciplinary team of 27 professionals, including 21 full-time equivalent jobcoaches, two psychologists, and an occupational therapist specialized in autism, delivers the service.

The platform's core offering is jobcoaching based on the Place-and-Train principle and international methods including Individual Placement and Support (IPS), the systemic IOD model, and self-determination frameworks. Services are organized into three audience tracks: beneficiaries (usagers), employers, and partner prescribers. Each jobcoach accompanies approximately 20 beneficiaries, implying coverage of around 420 persons at current scale. Specialized resources include dedicated TSA coaching, psychological support, task-sequencing tools, workplace observation, accommodations, and mediation. The methodology prioritizes sustained, unlimited-duration employment support rather than pre-vocational training.

Handamos is financed by three public sources — ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé), Agefiph, and Fiphfp — making the service entirely free for both beneficiaries and employers. Beneficiary access is gated through MDPH orientation or prescription by France Travail, Cap Emploi, or Mission Locale. The employer service track is delivered via direct outreach by dedicated Handamos interlocutors, with awareness built through workplace sensitization workshops, magazine content, LinkedIn, and a video testimonial series produced with Webradio Mission Locale Technowest. Revenue is not commercially generated; the organization functions as a public-service non-profit with no equity ownership, subsidiaries, or funding rounds.

Name

Handamos

Legal name

Handamos

Website

https://handamos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Handamos is a public-service supported employment platform in Gironde, France, helping persons with disabilities obtain and maintain jobs in ordinary workplaces. Founded in 2019, it operates as an 11-organization cooperation delivering jobcoaching to roughly 420 beneficiaries through 27 specialists, funded by ARS, Agefiph, and Fiphfp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bègles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding for supported employment services: Handamos operates as a public service financed by ARS (Regional Health Agency), Agefiph (Association Gestionnaire du Fonds pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées), and Fiphfp (Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique). The service is free for both beneficiaries and employers. Revenue is derived from government/semi-governmental funding rather than direct revenue from customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Handamos is a publicly funded, free Supported Employment Platform (Plateforme d'Emploi Accompagné) operating in Gironde, France, that delivers individualized, unlimited-duration job coaching for persons with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment in ordinary workplaces. The platform simultaneously supports private and public employers with recruitment, workplace observation, and employment-maintenance assistance, and partners with prescribers and social/medico-social professionals for orientation. Service delivery is grounded in a Place and Train/IPS methodology, a systemic approach, and the IOD model.

Product overview

Handamos is a single-platform supported employment service (Plateforme d'Emploi Accompagné) for persons with disabilities in Gironde, France. Created in 2019 as a cooperation of 11 organizations, it offers a unified service providing job coaching, recruitment support, and employment maintenance assistance to three audiences: persons with disabilities seeking or maintaining employment, employers, and partner organizations (prescribers, social/medico-social professionals). The platform uses a "Place and Train" job coaching methodology with no separate named products or modules — the service is delivered as one integrated platform with three service tracks (usager, employer, partenaire) supported by a team of 27 professionals including Conseillers Emploi Accompagné (CEA/jobcoaches), psychologues, and an ergotherapist.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement Usager (Individual user supported-employment service) Individualized, unlimited-duration job coaching for persons with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment in ordinary workplaces. Includes workplace observation, on-the-job coaching, TSA-specialist psychology support, and ergotherapy-led workplace accommodation assessment. Free to the individual beneficiary.
• Accompagnement Employeurs (Employer supported-employment service) Recruitment and employment-maintenance support for private and public employers in Gironde, including candidate matching, workplace observation, and ongoing coaching support to limit employment-break risk. Free to the employer.
• Accompagnement Partenaires (Partner/prescriber coordination service) Coordination service for prescribers (France Travail, Cap Emploi, Mission Locale) and social/medico-social partners to orient and refer persons with disabilities into the supported-employment platform under an inter-organizational convention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 ETP jobcoaches serving approximately 420 persons (20 per advisor average)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Apajh Gironde (APAJH 33)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Lead organization (chef de file) of the Handamos cooperation. APAJH Gironde serves as the administrative head of the platform, providing organizational oversight and hosting the platform's operations.
• ARI (Association Régionale pour l'Insertion)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-pilot organization of the Handamos cooperation. ARI shares leadership responsibilities with APAJH Gironde in steering the platform's activities and development.
• Adapei 33coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• AdiaphcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• APF France Handicap Nouvelle AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• EdeacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• EpnakcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• IrsacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• Plateforme Territoriale d'Inclusion J.E. JamboncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing territorial inclusion expertise and network connections.
• T21 Nouvelle AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, specializing in support for persons with Trisomy 21.
• Ugecam Nouvelle AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One of 11 cooperating organisms forming the Handamos platform, contributing disability support expertise and beneficiary referral capabilities.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic employment service (formerly Pole Emploi) that serves as both prescriber for beneficiaries and partner in the monthly collegiate instance for orientation decisions.
• Cap Emploi (France Travail Handicap)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized employment service for persons with disabilities. Serves as prescriber for beneficiaries, provides jobcoaching team access for advisors, and contributes to monthly collegiate instance.
• MDPH33 (Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées de Gironde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental house for persons with disabilities in Gironde. Issues employment accompaniment orientations and participates in monthly collegiate instance for orientation decisions.
• Missions Locales (including Mission Locale Technowest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment support services. Serve as prescriber for young job seekers with disabilities. Partnership with Webradio Mission Locale Technowest for video testimonial series.
• PRITH Nouvelle-AquitainesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Inter-institutional Plan for the Professional Integration of Persons with Disabilities. Collaborative partner in the supported employment ecosystem.
• DREETS (Direction Régionale de l'Economie, de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for economy, employment, labor, and solidarity. Institutional partner in the supported employment ecosystem.
• WFX FormationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraining organization partner providing professional development resources.
• ARML Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Association Régionale des Missions Locales)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association of Missions Locales. Network partner for youth employment services.
• Centre de RessourcessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource center providing documentation and expertise for the employment accompaniment sector.
• CFEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization shown in the footer partner section of the website.
• Webradio Mission Locale TechnowestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership producing a series of 7 videos showcasing profiles of accompanied persons, their projects, and talents. Videos shared via Handamos magazine to raise awareness.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Others

• European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE): European network promoting supported employment quality standards and best practices across member countries, including France. Provides methodological alignment and policy advocacy relevant to Handamos's service model.

Direct peers

• APF France Handicap: One of 11 cooperating organisms in Handamos and a national leader in disability advocacy and employment support. Operates adapted enterprises and vocational services that are structurally similar to Handamos's supported employment offering, with comparable jobcoaching and employer-facing services.
• LADAPT: National French association dedicated to the social and professional integration of persons with disabilities. Operates employment support services, UEROS, and adapted enterprises across France that are directly comparable to Handamos's jobcoaching and inclusion mission.
• Unapei: National federation of French associations serving persons with intellectual, cognitive, and mental disabilities. Coordinates employment and inclusion services closely aligned with Handamos's approach, including work ecosystems and supported employment programs.
• Trisomie 21 France: National federation supporting persons with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, including through employment support programs. Trisomie 21 Nouvelle Aquitaine is one of Handamos's 11 cooperating organisms, indicating direct service overlap.
• Jobsupport Australia: Australian not-for-profit providing individualized, long-term supported employment for persons with intellectual disabilities using a place-and-train methodology that closely mirrors Handamos's core approach.
• IPS Employment Center: US-based organization promoting and supporting the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence-based model, which is one of the core methodologies used by Handamos for competitive employment of persons with disabilities.
• APAJH National: National federation of which APAJH Gironde (Handamos's lead organization) is a departmental member. Coordinates similar disability employment and supported-employment services across multiple French departments.

Broad incumbents

• Cap Emploi: National public employment service specialized for persons with disabilities, operating as both a prescriber and a partner of Handamos. Provides a broader portfolio of placement and support services across France at greater scale.
• Adecco France: Major French employment agency (Adecco Inclusion) with dedicated disability-inclusion services. Offers broader commercial employment services but competes for the same pool of candidates and employer relationships that Handamos serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/handamos

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