IRAP Santé

What IRAP Santé does

IRAP Santé (Institut de Recherche et d'Application pour la Promotion de la Santé), founded in 1975 and headquartered in Noisy-le-Grand, Île-de-France, is a private French training organization that designs and delivers professional development programs for healthcare, social, and medico-social establishments. It operates across metropolitan France and the overseas territories (DOM-TOM), and through its exclusive OMEGA France partnership, also serves French-speaking European countries (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium). Its offerings are organized into five thematic catalogues — Quality of Life at Work, Sanitary, Medico-social/Gerontology, Psychiatry/Mental Health, and Cross-cutting topics — covering 75 training themes. In the September 2024 to August 2025 training year, the company delivered 21,977 hours of training to several hundred client structures, with a 4-phase evaluation methodology that includes a 4-month follow-up questionnaire. Training is delivered in three depth tiers — Fondamentaux (1-2 days), Développement (2-4 days), and Perfectionnement (4+ days) — and supported by a Chamilo LMS-based e-learning platform offering self-registration online modules in French, Basque, and Italian.

The business is built around a sales-led, field-delivered model in which regional training advisors covering every French department engage institutions directly, scope training needs, deliver custom quotes, and deploy accredited trainers on-site. The company holds regulatory credentials that are prerequisite to accessing French public healthcare training budgets: ISO 9001 since 2005, QUALIOPI since 2021, DATADOCK since 2017, and DPC (Développement Professionnel Continu) authorization n°1474. Its proprietary asset of strategic note is the exclusive French-management rights to the OMEGA crisis management and de-escalation platform originally developed by ASSTSAS Quebec in 1997, a position that gives it sole territorial rights to base, community, complementary, and trainer-level OMEGA programs across France and francophone Europe.

IRAP Santé monetizes through customized, quote-based training fees that vary with content, audience, and duration, structured under multi-year institutional contracts. Its GTM combines direct regional advisor engagement with content marketing via its website, digital catalogues on Calameo, and the annual Colloque International d'Ethnopsychiatrie. The trainer pool is described as a multidisciplinary team of practitioners — hospital managers, doctors, healthcare managers, caregivers, psychologists, lawyers, pedagogues, organization engineers, and health economists — supported by training advisors, project managers, pedagogical engineering, R&D, and structured administration. The company appears to be independent and privately held, with no parent, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public listing.

Name

IRAP Santé

Legal name

Institut de Recherche et d'Application pour la Promotion de la Santé

Website

https://irapsante.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IRAP Santé is a private French training organization founded in 1975 that delivers professional development programs for healthcare, social, and medico-social establishments. It operates across France and French-speaking Europe with 75 training themes, exclusive OMEGA crisis management rights, and a Chamilo-based e-learning platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Training (EDAGANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Security Risk Assessment, Auditing & Security Consulting Training (BPAKAOAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare professional training
• Medical-social continuing education
• Crisis management training
• Gerontology professional development
• Psychiatric care training

Headquarters

HQ city

Noisy le Grand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Design and deployment of professional training programs for healthcare, social, and medico-social establishments. Revenue generated through training session fees, which are customized based on content, target audience, and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IRAP Santé designs and delivers continuing professional development training programs for staff of healthcare, social, and medico-social establishments across France. Its portfolio spans 75 training themes across five catalogs (Quality of Life at Work, Healthcare, Medico-social and Gerontology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Transversal), delivered on-site at client facilities and supplemented by online modules on a Chamilo-based e-learning platform. It is also the exclusive French operator of the OMEGA crisis management training program originating from Quebec's ASSTSAS.

Product overview

IRAP Santé is a training organization founded in 1975 that delivers professional development programs for healthcare, social, and medico-social establishments across France. The company offers a portfolio of training solutions organized into five thematic catalogs (Quality of Life at Work, Healthcare, Medical-social/Gerontology, Psychiatry/Mental Health, and Cross-cutting topics) covering 75 training themes with 21,977 hours of instruction. Core offerings include the OMEGA France crisis management program (exclusively managed by IRAP Santé for France and French-speaking Europe) and an e-learning platform powered by Chamilo LMS that provides supplementary online modules for in-person courses. The training methodology follows a 4-phase evaluation approach combining initial assessment, formative evaluation, final evaluation, and 4-month follow-up, with programs available in three duration formats (Fundamentals 1-2 days, Development 2-4 days, Advanced 4+ days).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OMEGA France: Exclusive crisis management and aggression control training program for French and European francophone countries, initiated by ASSTSAS (Quebec). IRAP Santé is the exclusive managing body for the OMEGA platform in France and European francophone countries (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium).

Products and services

• OMEGA France Crisis Management Training Program Crisis management and de-escalation training program for healthcare and social professionals, designed to pacify crisis states, protect professionals and users, and reduce work stoppages following violence incidents. Delivered to hospitals, EHPADs, and medico-social institutions in France and selected European francophone countries.
• E-learning Platform (Chamilo) Online learning platform powered by Chamilo LMS, providing online training modules that complement IRAP Santé's in-person programs. Supports multilingual access (French, Basque, Italian) and offers self-registration for learners at client institutions.
• Quality of Life at Work Training Catalog Training catalog covering quality of life at work topics including stress management, night work, evaluation interviews, burnout prevention, and psychosocial risk prevention, intended for healthcare and social-sector professionals.
• Healthcare (Sanitaire) Training Catalog Healthcare training catalog covering care relationship, intercultural welcome, electrophysiology techniques, patient safety, and nursing skills development for staff of hospitals and clinics.
• Medico-social and Gerontology Training Catalog Medico-social and gerontology training covering bientraitance (person-centered care), therapeutic animation, personalized projects, disability support, and elderly care, targeted at EHPADs, nursing homes, and disability facilities.
• Psychiatry and Mental Health Training Catalog Psychiatry and mental health training with three-level professional pathways (fundamental, development, deepening) covering care tools, addictology, psychopathologies, and responsibility, intended for psychiatric hospitals, mental health centers (CMP), and psychiatric units.
• Cross-cutting (Transversales) Training Catalog Cross-cutting training catalog covering risk management, legal/juridical aspects, healthcare management, professional evolution, and hospital career development including competition preparation, targeted at healthcare managers and administrative staff.
• ECG Réactualisation E-learning Course Electrocardiography recertification e-learning course comprising seven chapters over six weeks, covering ECG analysis, conduction disorders, rhythm disorders, and ischemic pathology; follows the four-day in-person 'Techniques infirmières en électrophysiologie – Base' training.
• Assistant de Soins en Gérontologie (ASG) E-learning Module E-learning module supporting the Assistant of Care in Gerontology professional development program for healthcare workers specializing in elderly care.
• Prise en charge de la personne handicapée vieillissante Twenty-one-day training specialization for professionals accompanying elderly people with disabilities, combining theory, observation stages, and practical application across five periods; developed in partnership with ANFH and UNIFAF des Hauts-de-France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,977 hours of training delivered (September 2024 - August 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ASSTSAS (Association paritaire pour la Santé et la sécurité du Travail du Secteur Affaires Sociales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997ASSTSAS is a Quebec association that initiated the OMEGA crisis management training program in 1997. IRAP Santé was designated by ASSTSAS as the exclusive organization for managing the OMEGA platform for France and French-speaking European countries (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium). This exclusive partnership gives IRAP Santé sole management rights for OMEGA training programs including base training, community training, complementary training, and trainer training.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Orsys: Major French professional training company delivering thousands of instructor-led courses to corporate and institutional clients, with health/social sector offerings. Directly comparable in business model (B2B training, regional coverage, custom programs) and target market to IRAP.
• Gereso: French training organization specializing in HR, social, and medico-social topics for healthcare/social establishments. Closely comparable to IRAP in target audience, regulatory positioning (QUALIOPI), and catalog focus on social/medico-social themes.
• CNFCE: French continuing education organization offering professional development programs including health, social, and management tracks. Comparable to IRAP as a small-to-mid French training provider delivering institutional professional development with QUALIOPI certification.
• EFE Formation: French professional training provider with strong public-sector and healthcare offerings under QUALIOPI certification. Comparable to IRAP in delivering customized institutional training for health/social establishments in France.
• ANFH: French paritary fund administrator financing continuing professional development for hospital and medico-social sector employees. Comparable to IRAP in addressing the same institutional healthcare training demand, though via funding rather than direct delivery.

Regional players

• AFTRAL: Large French training organization primarily focused on transport/logistics but also delivering health and safety training across multiple institutional sectors. Comparable to IRAP as a multi-region French training provider serving institutional clients, though with different vertical specialization.

Emerging players

• Walter Learning: Digital-first French professional training provider offering online certification programs in healthcare, social work, and management. Comparable to IRAP in addressing the same healthcare/social professional audience but with a primarily digital delivery model rather than in-person.

Broad incumbents

• CEGOS: One of Europe's largest corporate training and consulting firms, offering professional development programs including dedicated healthcare and public-sector tracks. Comparable to IRAP as a French-headquartered professional training provider serving institutional clients.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): Major French public continuing education institution delivering degree and professional programs, including health and social work tracks. Comparable to IRAP in training healthcare/social professionals but at significantly larger scale and with academic credentials.
• AFNOR Compétences: French certification and training body covering quality, standardization, and professional competencies including healthcare-related standards. Comparable to IRAP in certification-adjacent training delivery, but operates at much broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/CHU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irap-sante-sa

Compliance4 records

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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