IFAS IFSI Gonesse

What IFAS IFSI Gonesse does

IFAS IFSI Gonesse is a French public-sector paramedical training institute operating under the legal designation Institut de Formations Paramédicales Albert Schweitzer, located within the Centre Hospitalier Joséphine Baker in Gonesse, Île-de-France, since September 1960. The institute is government-owned and integrated into the GHT Plaine de France (Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire Plaine de France) territorial hospital group, with the parent entity being the host hospital. It delivers two state-recognized diploma programs: the IFSI (Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers), a three-year nursing track leading to the Diplôme d'État Infirmier (DEI) and conferring a licence (bachelor's) degree through a partnership with Université de Paris (formerly Paris VII Denis Diderot), and the IFAS (Institut de Formation d'Aide-Soignant), a 44-week/1,540-hour nursing assistant track leading to the Diplôme d'État d'Aide-Soignant (DEAS). Current cohort capacity stands at approximately 80-85 nursing students annually and 30 initial aide-soignant students, with the institute having trained nearly 3,000 healthcare professionals cumulatively.

The institute supplements initial training with an expanding continuing professional education portfolio that includes VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) accompaniment for nursing assistants, exam preparation courses for nursing and aide-soignant selections, partial-curriculum pathways for diploma holders, tutoring of paramedical trainees, professional practice analysis workshops, and a physician-equivalence program for non-EEA medical graduates seeking French nursing qualification. Pricing is unit-based per course, ranging from approximately 475€ to 7,052€ depending on program and funding source (employer-sponsored via OPCO vs. individual). Distribution occurs through the national Parcoursup platform for IFSI admissions, direct enrollment for IFAS and continuing education, and Erasmus+ bilateral partnerships with six institutions across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Belgium for international mobility, supplemented by humanitarian placements via HOPIGO (Benin, Madagascar, Cambodia) and DO.M TOGO (Togo).

Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but the institute operates primarily on a publicly funded model with regional council subsidies for initial training, employer/OPCO funding for continuing education, and individual fees for select programs. Governance is led by Director Christophe Démocrite (2016-2024) with M. Rétif scheduled to take over in 2026, supported by a deputy director and faculty cadre with Master's-level credentials in pedagogy, public health, and international competency development. The institute holds QUALIOPI certification from Bureau Veritas (since March 2022) and the Erasmus University Charter for 2021-2027, with documented pass rates of 77.5% (nursing diploma) and 75% (aide-soignant diploma) at the July 2025 session.

Name

IFAS IFSI Gonesse

Legal name

Institut de Formations Paramédicales

Website

https://ifas-ifsi-gonesse.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IFAS IFSI Gonesse is a French public-sector paramedical training institute, part of Centre Hospitalier Joséphine Baker and GHT Plaine de France, delivering state-recognized nursing (DEI) and aide-soignant (DEAS) diplomas plus continuing education, serving ~110+ annual students with Erasmus+ mobility across four European countries.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Gonesse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Initial Training Fees: Tuition and registration fees for nursing (IFSI) and aide-soignant (IFAS) initial training programs, partially funded through French regional council agreements and student contributions.
2. Continuing Professional Education: Fees for continuing education courses including exam preparation, professional development, and VAE (Validation of Prior Experience) accompaniment for healthcare professionals, funded by employers or OPCO organizations.

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Core offering

IFAS IFSI Gonesse is a French public paramedical training institute that delivers state-recognized nursing (DEI) and nursing assistant (DEAS) diplomas through initial training and continuing professional education programs. The institute combines theoretical coursework with 66 weeks of clinical placements in healthcare settings and supports international mobility through Erasmus+ partnerships across four European countries. It operates within the Centre Hospitalier Joséphine Baker and is part of the GHT Plaine de France territorial hospital group.

Product overview

IFAS IFSI Gonesse is a paramedical training institute offering a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare education programs. The core offerings consist of two main tracks: the IFAS (Institut de Formation d'Aide-Soignant) for nursing assistant training leading to the DEAS diploma, and the IFSI (Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers) for nursing training leading to the DEI (Licence degree). The institution provides extensive continuing education through multiple sub-products including VAE accompaniment for nursing assistants, entrance exam preparation courses for both nursing and nursing assistant programs, partial curriculum pathways for diploma holders, professional tutoring training, professional practice analysis workshops, and specialized training for non-EEA physicians. International mobility is supported via ERASMUS+ partnerships with universities across Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium, as well as humanitarian placement programs. Additional services include internship coordination, educator recruitment, documentation resources, and student housing.

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Products and services

• IFAS - Nursing Assistant Training Program Training program for nursing assistants leading to the Diplôme d'État d'Aide-Soignant (DEAS), offered in both initial and continuing education tracks over a 44-week, 1,540-hour curriculum. Designed for students entering through selection process or via partial curriculum pathways for diploma holders in related fields.
• IFSI - Nursing Training Program Three-year nursing training program leading to the Diplôme d'État Infirmier (DEI) and integrated into the LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) system with Université de Paris partnership for bachelor's degree conferral. Includes 66 weeks of clinical placements starting September 2026. Targets nursing students enrolled through Parcoursup or professional reconversion pathways.
• VAE Livret II Aide Soignant Accompagnement Continuing education program supporting candidates preparing their Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE) Livret II portfolio and oral examination for the nursing assistant certification. Pricing varies by funding source: 475-600 euros per candidate depending on employer, OPCO, or self-funded status.
• Nursing Selection Exam Preparation (FPC) Four-month entrance exam preparation course for nursing school candidates in continuing professional development, covering French, arithmetic, and professional project presentation. Runs September through December with employer/OPCA pricing at 1,458 euros and individual pricing at 698 euros.
• Nursing Assistant Selection Exam Preparation 120-hour entrance exam preparation course for nursing assistant selection covering French (51h), mathematics (30h), and biology (39h). Employer/OPCA-sponsored at 1,323 euros and individual at 633 euros.
• Partial Curriculum Aide-Soignant Pathways Partial curriculum training program providing equivalences and reductions for candidates holding related diplomas such as auxiliary puericultrice (TPADVF pathway: 7,052 euros), BAC ASSP (4,375 euros), BAC SAPAT (6,075 euros), ambulance driver (ARM: 6,328 euros), AES (5,309 euros), and DEAP 2021 (2,846 euros).
• Paramedical Student Tutoring Training Continuing education program training healthcare professionals to supervise students on clinical placements, covering pedagogical concepts, competency-based approaches, and evaluation methods. Group of 15 employer-sponsored at 3,165 euros and individual employer-sponsored at 1,050 euros.
• Professional Practice Analysis Training Continuing education training for healthcare professionals to develop reflexive attitudes and improve professional responses to care situations through structured analysis of practice.
• Non-EEA Physician Equivalence Training Continuing education program for physicians with non-EEA medical degrees to obtain French nursing diplomas (DEI), offered jointly by IFSI schools in Val d'Oise. Theoretical training at 950 euros (individual) or 1,700 euros (employer-sponsored), with clinical training options from 1,400 to 2,626 euros.
• Erasmus+ International Mobility Program International mobility program enabling nursing students to complete clinical placements at partner universities in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. Includes inclusion and diversity support policies. Valid under Erasmus University Charter 2021-2027. Since 2019, 59 IFSI students have benefited from the program.
• Humanitarian Clinical Placements Humanitarian placement opportunities in partnership with HOPIGO (Benin, Madagascar, Cambodia) and DO.M TOGO associations, enabling students to complete international clinical rotations in disadvantaged populations and cross-cultural healthcare settings.
• Gerontology Care Assistant Training (ASG) Specialized 140-hour training program for gerontology care assistants (Assistants de soins en gérontologie) preparing healthcare professionals to support elderly patients in care settings, launched October 2020 with 15 annual places.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77.5% nursing diploma pass rate (July 2025)
• +5 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sapienza Universita di Roma (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University of Rome Sapienza - Erasmus+ partnership established 2023, offering mobility opportunities for healthcare students.
• Universidad Fernando Pessoa, Grandes Canarias (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Fernando Pessoa University in Gran Canaria, Spain - Erasmus+ partnership established 2023 for healthcare student exchanges.
• HELMo Liège (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Haute école Libre Mosane paramedical pole in Liège, Belgium - Erasmus+ partnership established 2022 for healthcare student exchanges.
• Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (Portugal)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Nursing school in Coimbra, Portugal - Erasmus+ partnership established 2021 for international healthcare training exchanges.
• Facultad de Enfermeria y Fisioterapia, Alcala de Henares (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Nursing and physiotherapy faculty in Alcalá de Henares (suburb of Madrid), Spain - first Erasmus+ partnership established 2019 for healthcare student exchanges.
• Facultad de Enfermeria y Terapia Ocupacional, Caceres (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Nursing and occupational therapy faculty in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain - Erasmus+ partner established 2019 for international healthcare student mobility.
• EPSI Namur (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Provincial nursing school in Namur, Belgium - Erasmus+ partner institution established 2023, offering international mobility opportunities for nursing students.
• Université de Paris (formerly Paris VII Denis Diderot)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership established in 2009 following LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) reform enabling nursing students to obtain bachelor's degree (grade licence) upon completing their DEI diploma. University collaboration includes specific teaching contributions and student access to university services (libraries, sports, cultural activities).
• GHT Plaine de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital Territorial Group established in 2017 comprising training institutes from Saint-Denis and Gonesse working collaboratively on quality initiatives, shared pedagogical projects, and coordinated professional training programs.
• Centre Hospitalier Joséphine Baker GonessecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost hospital where the institute has been located for 60 years, providing clinical placement sites and integrated healthcare learning environment for nursing and aide-soignant students.
• HOPIGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian association partner enabling student mobility to Benin, Madagascar, and Cambodia for international healthcare internships and cross-cultural professional experience.
• DO.M TOGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian association partner facilitating student placements in Togo, focusing on improving living conditions for disadvantaged populations through education, health, environment, and cultural programs.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge Compétence: Largest private non-profit operator of paramedical training institutes in France, including IFSI and IFAS programs. Comparable as a national-scale competitor delivering the same state diplomas (DEI/DEAS) but with a much broader geographic footprint and a private funding model.

Direct peers

• École de Puéricultrices du GHT Plaine de France: Sister childcare-nurse training school operated under the same GHT Plaine de France governance as IFAS IFSI Gonesse (Christophe Démocrite directs both institutions). Directly comparable as a public paramedical training institute within the same territorial group.
• IFSI AP-HM Marseille: Public IFSI operated by Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille. Direct peer as a hospital-embedded state-authorized nursing institute operating under the same ARS/Ministry of Health oversight and diploma framework.
• IFSI de Strasbourg: Public IFSI hosted within the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg. Comparable as a state-authorized nursing institute with university LMD partnership, offering DEI training at a similar scale to IFAS IFSI Gonesse in a different region.
• IFSI Lariboisière (AP-HP): Public nursing institute operated by Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, the largest hospital group in France. Directly comparable as a state-authorized IFSI offering DEI training with hospital-integrated clinical placements in the same regulatory framework as IFAS IFSI Gonesse.
• IFSI des Hospices Civils de Lyon: Public nursing school within Hospices Civils de Lyon, one of France's largest university hospital centers. Comparable as a state-authorized IFSI delivering DEI training with similar university LMD integration and large-scale clinical placement network.
• IFSI de Saint-Denis: Sister IFSI within the GHT Plaine de France territorial hospital group. Shares governance, pedagogical coordination, and clinical placement network with IFAS IFSI Gonesse, making it the closest peer in scale, location, and operating model.
• IFITS – Institut de Formation Interhospitalier des Sciences de la Santé: Inter-hospital paramedical training institute in the Paris region offering IFSI, IFAS, and other paramedical programs. Comparable as a multi-hospital collaborative training organization delivering the same state diplomas with shared clinical placements.
• IFSI de Bordeaux (CHU): Public IFSI hosted within the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux. Mirrors the IFSI Gonesse model of hospital-integrated nursing training with university partnership for the grade licence, serving as a structurally identical peer at a different regional scale.
• Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers du CHRU de Tours: Public IFSI within the Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours. Direct peer as a hospital-based state-authorized nursing training institute delivering DEI and continuing education programs under the same national regulatory framework.

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