IFSVB - Institut de Formation pour le Sport et le Volley-Ball

What IFSVB - Institut de Formation pour le Sport et le Volley-Ball does

IFSVB (Institut de Formation pour le Sport et le Volley-Ball) is a French non-profit vocational training association (Association loi 1901), headquartered at 15 Avenue de Montrouge, Bourg-la-Reine (92340), and operating as a state-recognized training body habilitated by DRAJES Île-de-France since 2018 and certified QUALIOPI. Its core business is delivering two one-year apprenticeship-format BPJEPS certifications: the BPJEPS Multi-Activités Physiques pour Tous (training polyvalent sports educators for diverse audiences) and the BPJEPS Activité du Volley-ball et ses Disciplines Associées (specialized volleyball instruction). Adjacent offerings include prerequisite tests (TEP AVBDA), a handicap-adapted physical activities module (PSH), and an Atelier Chantier d'Insertion (ACI) for people distant from employment, the latter originally founded in 2009 in partnership with parent organization CDVolley92 (Comité Départemental de Volley-Ball des Hauts-de-Seine).

The organization runs a lean operating model with approximately 25 trainees in current formation, relying on a credentialed faculty (including former CREPS coordinators, a former French international volleyball player, and STAPS academics) and a network of approximately 40 host structures (sports clubs and municipalities in the Île-de-France region) that provide practical apprenticeship venues. The technological stack is minimal — a WordPress website (ifsvb.fr), social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), and the Digiforma online pre-registration platform — with no proprietary training platform, AI/ML capabilities, or third-party integrations of note.

Revenue is generated through apprenticeship contracts, organizational partnerships, and public funding channels (OPCOs, insertion-program subsidies, DRAJES-recognized tuition pathways), but is not publicly disclosed. The organization reports outcomes of 300+ cumulative trainees, a 90% graduation rate, and an 88% professional integration rate. Customer concentration is dispersed across individual B2C trainees and a partner ecosystem of clubs and municipalities, with no large commercial anchors. Strategic posture is characterized by incremental product catalog expansion (handicap module, prerequisite tests) and multi-cycle cohort planning through 2027 rather than geographic or scale expansion.

Name

IFSVB - Institut de Formation pour le Sport et le Volley-Ball

Legal name

Institut de Formation pour le Sport et le Volley-Ball (IFSVB)

Website

https://ifsvb.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IFSVB is a French non-profit vocational training institute delivering state-recognized BPJEPS certifications in volleyball and multi-physical activities through one-year apprenticeship programs, serving aspiring sports educators and job-seeker integration candidates across the Île-de-France region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Sports Education Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades, Safety & Compliance Certification Prep (OSHA, HAZMAT, welding, electrical, HVAC) (EDANAIAM)

Keywords

• Sports education training
• BPJEPS certification
• Vocational sports training
• Alternating apprenticeship programs
• Volleyball coaching certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourg-la-Reine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Training fees for BPJEPS professional certification programs. Alternating training model where trainees receive a salary while in formation, funded through apprenticeship contracts and organizational partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IFSVB is a French vocational training institute that delivers two 1-year alternating BPJEPS certification programs (Multi-Activités Physiques pour Tous and Activité du Volley-ball et ses Disciplines Associées) to train sports educators. Through its Atelier Chantier d'Insertion (ACI), it also provides employment-contract-based integration pathways for job seekers pursuing the same qualifications. The organization is authorized by DRAJES Île-de-France and QUALIOPI certified.

Product overview

IFSVB offers vocational sports education programs in an alternating (apprenticeship-style) format. The organization provides two main BPJEPS diploma programs: BPJEPS APT (multi-physical activities for all) and BPJEPS VB&DA (volleyball and associated disciplines), each lasting one year from September to September. Through its Atelier Chantier d'Insertion (ACI), IFSVB also operates an integration program providing employment contracts to job seekers while they train for sports educator qualifications. The institution is habilitated by DRAJES Ile-de-France and certified QUALIOPI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BPJEPS Multi-Activités Physiques pour Tous (BPJEPS APT) 1-year alternating training program delivering the BPJEPS APT certification (Brevet Professionnel de la Jeunesse, de l'Éducation Populaire et du Sport - Activités Physiques pour Tous) for individuals seeking to become polyvalent sports educators; covers APEC, AJS, and APEN activity families for school children, adults, leisure seekers, and seniors.
• BPJEPS Activité du Volley-ball et ses Disciplines Associées (BPJEPS VB&DA) 1-year alternating training program specializing in volleyball and associated disciplines, certifying sports educators in volleyball techniques and related activities such as sitting-volley, school-volley, beach-volley, baby-volley, and health-volley.
• TEP AVBDA (Tests d'Exigences Préalables) Prerequisite entry tests required for admission to the BPJEPS Activités du Volley-ball et Disciplines Associées program.
• PSH (Formation Handicap) Specialized training program focused on adapting physical and sports activities for people with disabilities within the BPJEPS framework.
• Atelier Chantier d'Insertion (ACI) Integration workshop program founded by CDVolley92 in 2009 (first Chantier d'Insertion by sport in France), providing CDD insertion employment contracts to people distant from employment while training them toward BPJEPS diplomas.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CDVolley92 (Comité Départemental de Volley-Ball des Hauts-de-Seine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Founded the first Chantier d'Insertion (Insertion Workshop) by sport in France in September 2009. The CDVolley92 manages the Atelier Chantier d'Insertion (ACI) which provides employment contracts and training opportunities for people distant from employment, with the goal of obtaining BPJEPS certifications. Over 270 persons have integrated this program since 2009.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INSEP: France's national elite sport institute providing high-level sport training and educator preparation. While IFSVB focuses on entry-level BPJEPS, INSEP addresses advanced/DEJEPS-level training in overlapping disciplines (volleyball, multi-physical activities) and represents the upstream step in the same certification pathway.
• AFPA: France's largest public vocational training organization, providing apprenticeship-style certification programs across many trades. Operates the same alternating training model and QUALIOPI-grade quality standards, serving as a broader-scope reference for IFSVB's delivery structure.

Others

• UFOLEP: Federation affiliated with Ligue de l'Enseignement that organizes amateur sport and offers BPJEPS-related training modules through its regional network. Adjacent to IFSVB's mission of training community sports educators, particularly relevant given the multi-physical activities (APT) focus.
• Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB): National governing body for volleyball in France, responsible for setting sport rules, organizing competitions, and accrediting educator pathways. Indirectly comparable to IFSVB because it shapes the demand for BPJEPS VB&DA graduates and may offer complementary certification modules.
• Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF): Umbrella organization for French Olympic sport federations, including advocacy on sport-education policy and workforce development. Relevant as the ecosystem-level entity that influences DRAJES policy and IFSVB's regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• UCPA: Major French leisure sport operator with a dedicated UCPA Formation arm delivering BPJEPS programs nationally. Overlaps directly with IFSVB's BPJEPS APT offering in target audience, apprenticeship-based delivery model, and integration pathways, though at much broader scale.
• CREPS Île-de-France: Public regional sports training center headquartered in the same Île-de-France region, authorized to deliver BPJEPS certifications including sport-specific mentions. Directly competes with IFSVB for the same regional trainee pool and host-structure partnerships, but operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/INFOSPORTVB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifsvb
• Instagraminstagram.com/_i.f.s.v.b/?next=%2F

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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