Irecoop Impresa Sociale

What Irecoop Impresa Sociale does

Irecoop Impresa Sociale is an Italian social cooperative (cooperativa sociale) headquartered in Perugia, Umbria, that has delivered vocational education, training, and employment services since 1979. It operates as a Confcooperative affiliate and is accredited on Regione Umbria's training catalog, with ISO 9001:2015 quality certification held continuously since 2003. Its core offerings are public-funded vocational training for apprentices, the unemployed, and NEETs; apprenticeship pathways routed through cooperative partners; and EU-funded social-innovation projects — including Erasmus+ KA220-VET partnerships (VET-Di.Ca.B., TeachDiIn), the FONDA-MENTI initiative, Lo Zaino, We Love Norcia, and the Sicily-based IN-DIPENDENZA disability project.

The revenue model is grant-driven rather than commercial. Funding flows from Regione Umbria and Regione Sicilia for catalog training, from EU programs (Erasmus+, ESF, ERDF) for cross-border projects, and from Confcooperative-aligned instruments such as Foncoop (backed by Intesa Sanpaolo) and Fondazione Cariparma. There is no equity funding, no priced subscription product, and no disclosed revenue. The organization runs a small delivery team — five employees — augmented by partner cooperatives and consortia through ATI vehicles, and extends its reach via two ecosystem assets: L@bor, an in-house labor agency placing trained candidates, and EI-Point, a higher-education gateway with Universitas Mercatorum.

The addressable customer base is structurally non-commercial: cooperatives seeking training services, public bodies procuring VET, EU program officers, and end beneficiaries (apprentices, NEETs, people with disabilities, youth, families, disaster-affected communities). Geographic footprint is anchored in Umbria, with active expansion into Sicily and EU partner countries (Croatia, Spain, Bulgaria). No proprietary technology platform, patent, or AI capability is disclosed.

Name

Irecoop Impresa Sociale

Legal name

Irecoop Impresa Sociale Società Cooperativa

Website

https://irecoopimpresasociale.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Irecoop Impresa Sociale is a Perugia-based Italian social cooperative, founded 1979, that delivers vocational training, apprenticeship pathways, and EU-funded social-innovation projects to cooperatives, NEETs, apprentices, and people with disabilities across Umbria, Sicily, and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22) (EDAKAAAG), Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Schools & Life Skills Programs (EDAKAAAD), Functional Life Skills & Transition-to-Adulthood Curriculum (ADL, Vocational, Community) (EDAGAMAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Professional development courses
• Employment placement services
• Apprenticeship training programs
• Workplace safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Perugia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Vocational Training: Irecoop delivers vocational training services funded by regional (Umbria, Sicily) and national public programs. This includes mandatory training for apprentices, safety courses, and professional qualification programs funded through POR FSE, ESF, and regional employment agencies.
2. European Project Funding: The organization coordinates and participates in Erasmus+ projects (VET-Di.Ca.B., TeachDiIn) and other EU-funded initiatives, receiving grants for international mobility and capacity building in vocational education and training.
3. Apprenticeship Training (Free for Companies): Mandatory cross-cutting apprenticeship training is provided free of charge to companies, funded through public regional programs. This represents a social service model where companies receive subsidized training.
4. Social Innovation Project Delivery: Irecoop leads multi-partner social innovation projects (FONDA-MENTI, We Love Norcia, Lo Zaino) funded by EU regional development programs, delivering community development and welfare innovation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Irecoop Impresa Sociale delivers vocational and professional training courses covering workplace safety, food safety (HACCP), mandatory apprenticeship training, agricultural/forestry training, and first aid. The organization also provides employment insertion and reintegration services (RE-WORK, L@bor), and manages EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, POR FSE/FESR) for digital skills, social innovation, educational inclusion, and vocational integration of people with disabilities.

Product overview

Irecoop Impresa Sociale is a vocational training social cooperative affiliated with Confcooperative, offering a portfolio of professional training courses (workplace safety, food safety, apprenticeships, agricultural training), labor insertion services through the RE-WORK and L@bor programs, and university enrollment support via the EI-Point partnership with Universitas Mercatorum. The organization also manages multiple European-funded projects including Erasmus+ initiatives focused on digital skills (VET-Di.Ca.B., TeachDiIn), social innovation (FONDA-MENTI), educational inclusion (Lo Zaino), community support (We Love Norcia), and vocational training for people with disabilities (IN-DIPENDENZA). The core offering is vocational training courses, with complementary services in employment assistance and international educational projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L@bor: A job placement agency (agenzia per il lavoro) jointly operated by Irecoop Impresa Sociale, L@bor srl, and ARIS Formazione, providing orientation, job matching, internships, and training services across Umbria.
• EI-Point

Products and services

• Corsi di Formazione Professionale Vocational and professional training courses covering workplace safety (first aid, fire prevention, risk assessment under Art. 37), food safety (HACCP), mandatory apprenticeship training, agricultural and forestry professional training, and workplace health and safety education for cooperative enterprises, their employees, and individuals.
• RE-WORK Employment insertion and reintegration service for job seekers post-COVID-19 in Umbria region, providing orientation, job matching, customized training, and subsidized internships through an Authorized Temporary Association of Enterprises. Includes hiring incentives of €3,000 to €12,000 depending on contract type and beneficiary profile.
• EI-Point (Universitas Mercatorum) University enrollment and guidance service partnership with Universitas Mercatorum, enabling cooperative members to obtain degrees, master's degrees, specializations, or resume interrupted studies.
• VET-Di.Ca.B. (Digital Capacity Building for VET Trainers) Erasmus+ KA210-VET European partnership project developing digital skills and capacity among vocational education trainers through international mobility and capacity building labs, coordinated by Irecoop with partners from Croatia, Spain, and Bulgaria.
• FONDA-MENTI (Filiere innovative di Welfare Comunitario)

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• L@bor srlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorL@bor srl is an employment agency formed by third sector organizations focused on orientation and placement of unemployed individuals. Irecoop participates in ATI (Temporary Business Association) with L@bor and ARIS Formazione for RE-WORK project management across Umbria region.
• ARIS FormazionecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of the ATI managing RE-WORK program for employment placement and training services in Umbria region.
• ARPAL UmbriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agency for active labor policies, partnering through public-private service network for job placement, skills assessment, and hiring incentives under RE-WORK program.
• AMBITIO COLLEGE (Uciliste Ambitio ustanova za obrazovanje odraslih)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education institution from Zagreb, Croatia. Partner in VET-Di.Ca.B. Erasmus+ project (KA210-VET) for digital capacity building for VET trainers. Convention n. 2022-2-IT01-KA210-VET-000096197.
• INERCIA DIGITAL SLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital services company from Aljaraque, Spain. Partner in VET-Di.Ca.B. Erasmus+ project for digital skills development in VET training environments.
• BULGARIA TRAINING AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining association from Sofia, Bulgaria. Partner in VET-Di.Ca.B. Erasmus+ project for international cooperation in VET digital transformation.
• INAPP (Italian National Agency Erasmus+)coreOthersNational agency managing Erasmus+ program in Italy, overseeing VET-Di.Ca.B. and TeachDiIn projects.
• Universitas MercatorumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity partnership active since July 2021. Irecoop serves as Eipoint, enabling cooperative members to access degree, master's, and specialization programs. Convenzione attiva.
• Fondamenti Impresa Sociale SRLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of ATS (Temporary Association of Enterprises) for FONDA-MENTI project. Fondamenti is constituted as social enterprise hub operating in regional welfare innovation.
• Sorgiva Impresa Sociale Società CooperativacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial cooperative startup within FONDA-MENTI project, one of three startups in innovative social entrepreneurship track.
• Socialfare Impresa Sociale SRLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial enterprise partner providing human-centered design methodology and design thinking approach for FONDA-MENTI capacity building phase.
• University of Perugia (Università degli Studi di Perugia)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on FONDA-MENTI call for co-design labs and startup acceleration. Prof. Mariano Sartore from Urban Planning department involved in community cooperation seminar.
• Human FoundationmoderateOthersItalian foundation specializing in social impact measurement, commissioned for impact evaluation of FONDA-MENTI innovative business model inclusion project.
• Co.hor ConsorziocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo.hor is the unified tool of the Umbrian cooperative movement, accredited by Regione Umbria. Associates Aris Formazione and Ricerca and Irecoop Umbria. Promotes Socio-Sanitary Operator courses.
• ConfcooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent confederation of Italian Cooperatives. Irecoop is the Regional Institute of Cooperative Education, a training entity of Confcooperative. Follows Node national training entity policies and strategies.
• Node (Ente di Formazione Nazionale Confcooperative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational training entity of Confcooperative grouping training entities, cooperatives, consortia and companies linked to Confcooperative at national level. Irecoop is a member.
• Regione UmbriacoreOthersRegional government of Umbria providing funding through POR FSE, POR FESR, and other regional programs for training and employment initiatives.
• Regione SicilacoreOthersRegional government of Sicily funding IN-DIPENDENZA project for disabled persons vocational training through PO FSE 2014-2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CNOS-FAP: Salesian vocational training federation operating a national network of VET centers delivering apprenticeship, professional, and re-skilling programs funded by regional and EU sources — same public-grant, cooperative-style VET model as Irecoop.
• CIOFS-FP: Italian Salesian Federation VET entity providing vocational training, apprenticeship, and youth employment programs through a network of regional centers — comparable third-sector VET provider with similar EU and regional funding exposure.
• Fondazione Clerici: Lombardy-based VET foundation delivering professional training, apprenticeship programs, and employment services with ISO quality certification — directly comparable in scale, certification posture, and public-funded training offerings.
• ENAI: ENAI is the national vocational training network tied to CISL trade union confederation, operating regional entities that deliver publicly funded VET, apprenticeship training, and employment services across Italy — directly comparable in mission, funding model, and customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Italia: Italian arm of global staffing group Randstad, offering workforce solutions, training, and outplacement services that overlap with Irecoop's vocational and employment offerings at substantially greater scale.
• Gi Group: One of Italy's largest staffing and employment services groups, with significant overlap to Irecoop's RE-WORK and L@bor job-placement activities, but operating at much larger scale across multiple geographies and service lines.
• Adecco Italia: Italian subsidiary of Adecco Group providing staffing, training, and career transition services; competes in the same labor-market re-entry and reskilling space that RE-WORK addresses, but with nationwide reach.
• Umana: Major Italian employment and training agency operating nationally with publicly funded apprenticeship, re-skilling, and active-labor-policy programs — directly comparable to RE-WORK and L@bor but with a much broader geographic and service footprint.

Others

• Confcooperative: Parent confederation and ecosystem partner of Irecoop, providing policy direction, distribution into the cooperative enterprise base, and access to national training entity Node — relevant as enabling/parent entity rather than direct competitor.
• ANPAL (Agenzia Nazionale Politiche Attive del Lavoro): Italy's national active labor policy agency that funds and coordinates the same publicly financed employment and training programs (regional ARPAL entities are its operational arms) — relevant as the principal funding and policy counterpart, not a commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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