ITII poitou-charentes

What ITII poitou-charentes does

ITII Poitou-Charentes (Institut des Techniques d'Ingénieur de l'Industrie) is a French non-profit engineering school established in 1992 at the initiative of UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie), the French metallurgical and industrial employers' federation. It operates as a regional association within the national ITII network and delivers the Diplôme d'Ingénieur du Cnam Spécialité 'Génie Industriel' — an engineering degree awarded by CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers) Nouvelle-Aquitaine and specializing in industrial engineering and production management. The institution targets three distinct learner personas: employed professionals (salariés) pursuing continuing education, unemployed job seekers (demandeurs d'emploi) seeking re-entry into the industrial workforce, and full-time students including apprentices (alternants). Programs are delivered primarily at the Formapôle campus in Châtellerault, with supplementary use of the CNAM Nouvelle-Aquitaine facility at Chasseneuil Futuroscope.

The core product portfolio consists of three parallel enrollment pathways leading to the same CNAM engineering diploma, plus an add-on MOOC hosted on the France Université Numérique (FUN) platform for program discovery and outreach. Curriculum emphasis is on combining practical professional experience with theoretical engineering knowledge in management, scientific, and productics disciplines. The institution is governed as an association (loi 1901) rather than a commercial enterprise, meaning revenue mechanics rely on a combination of regional government subsidies from Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, employer partnerships through UIMM, and individual/learner financing arrangements (such as CPF — Compte Personnel de Formation — and employer-sponsored continuing education). Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Business model and go-to-market are institutionally anchored: ITII Poitou-Charentes sells no standalone commercial product and operates as a workforce development facilitator within the French vocational education system. Marketing channels are limited to its institutional website and the FUN-Mooc listing, with no evidence of paid acquisition or outbound sales functions. The 5-employee administrative footprint is consistent with a lean regional association that delegates curriculum delivery to partner faculty. The institution has no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no public financial reporting — all of which are consistent with its non-profit association status.

Name

ITII poitou-charentes

Legal name

Institut des Techniques d'Ingénieur de l'Industrie

Website

https://itii-chatellerault.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ITII Poitou-Charentes is a regional French non-profit engineering school, founded in 1992, that delivers the CNAM Diplôme d'Ingénieur (Génie Industriel) to employed professionals, job seekers, and apprentice students at its Formapôle campus in Châtellerault.

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Product category

Engineering Vocational Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

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Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Vocational training
• Industrial engineering
• Continuing education
• Apprenticeship training

Headquarters

HQ city

Chasseneuil Futuroscope

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ITII Poitou-Charentes delivers an engineering degree program (Diplôme d'Ingénieur du Cnam Spécialité Génie Industriel) in partnership with CNAM Nouvelle-Aquitaine, targeting employed professionals, job seekers, and full-time students. Programs are offered through continuing education and alternance (apprenticeship) modalities at the FORMAPOLE campus in Châtellerault, supplemented by a MOOC on the FUN platform.

Product overview

ITII Poitou-Charentes is a vocational engineering school offering a unified engineering degree program in partnership with CNAM Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The institution provides multiple pathways targeting different audiences: employed professionals (salariés), unemployed job seekers (demandeurs d'emploi), and full-time students. The core offering is the Diplôme d'Ingénieur du Cnam Spécialité Génie Industriel, which produces versatile engineers specializing in production management. The institution also offers a supplementary MOOC through the FUN platform. Programs are delivered primarily at the FORMAPOLE campus in Châtellerault with additional support from CNAM facilities in Chasseneuil Futuroscope.

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Products and services

• Diplôme d'Ingénieur du Cnam Spécialité Génie Industriel Engineering degree program delivered in partnership with CNAM, specializing in Industrial Engineering (Génie Industriel), designed to produce versatile production management specialists with mastery of management, scientific, and productics disciplines.
• Formation Ingénieur pour Salariés Engineering degree pathway delivered as continuing education (formation continue) for employed professionals seeking to obtain the Diplôme d'Ingénieur while remaining in their current jobs.
• Formation Ingénieur pour Demandeurs d'emploi Engineering degree program tailored for unemployed job seekers (demandeurs d'emploi) looking to obtain an engineering qualification to re-enter the industrial workforce, typically funded through regional employment programs.
• Formation Ingénieur pour Étudiants Engineering degree program for full-time students, including work-study (alternance) options combining academic study with practical industry experience at sponsoring employers.
• MOOC ITII Massive Open Online Course offered through France Université Numérique (FUN) platform, providing accessible online learning related to the engineering curriculum for prospective students and the wider public.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNAM Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Primary academic partner granting the engineering diploma (Diplôme d'Ingénieur du Cnam Spécialité 'Génie Industriel'). CNAM provides the degree framework while ITII delivers the practical, industry-oriented training components. CNAM Nouvelle-Aquitaine is located at Teleport 2, Chasseneuil Futuroscope.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization that initiated the ITII network in 1992. UIMM represents the metallurgical and industrial employers' federation and established ITII institutions as associations bringing together pedagogical partners to address industry workforce development needs.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreOthersRegional government authority providing institutional funding and support for vocational education and training programs. Partners with ITII Poitou-Charentes as part of regional economic development and workforce training initiatives.
• ITII National NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of ITII (Instituts des Techniques d'Ingénieur de l'Industrie) institutions across France, coordinated nationally through ITII National (itii-ingenieur.fr). Provides shared branding, standards, and network resources across regional ITII schools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• INSA group: The INSA group (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) is a leading French network of public engineering universities with strong industry partnerships and significant apprenticeship pathways. Comparable as a French engineering degree provider delivering nationally recognized diplomas with similar industrial employer relationships.
• CESI: CESI is a French engineering school network that, like ITII Poitou-Charentes, specializes in apprenticeship/alternance engineering programs targeting working professionals and students, with multiple regional campuses. It is the closest comparable model for an alternance-driven, employer-aligned engineering school at similar scale and delivery.
• UT network (UTC, UTT, UBP): The Universités de Technologie network (Compiègne, Troyes, Belfort-Montbéliard) delivers engineering curricula with a strong cooperative education (co-op) component, closely aligned with ITII Poitou-Charentes' alternance philosophy and industrial engineering positioning.
• ECAM network: ECAM Lyon, ECAM Rennes, and ECAM Strasbourg are Catholic engineering schools delivering industry-oriented engineering programs with apprenticeship tracks. Comparable as multi-specialty engineering schools serving similar student profiles with employer-integrated curricula.
• AFPI (Association de Formation Professionnelle de l'Industrie): AFPI is the UIMM-affiliated technician-level training network that funnels working technicians into the engineering pipeline that ITII serves. It addresses the same Nouvelle-Aquitaine industrial workforce with industry-aligned vocational training and is the closest articulation partner for ITII's salarié and demandeur d'emploi cohorts.
• Polytech network: Polytech is the French network of public engineering schools within universities delivering multi-specialty engineering degrees with strong industry integration. Comparable as a French engineering school network serving similar students with industry-aligned curricula, though typically larger and not alternance-exclusive.
• ITII National Network: ITII National coordinates the broader federation of regional ITII engineering schools that share ITII Poitou-Charentes' exact model—UIMM-founded, CNAM-partnered, alternance engineering degrees. Other regional ITII schools (Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, etc.) are direct peers delivering the same diploma through the same framework.

Broad incumbents

• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): CNAM is ITII Poitou-Charentes' degree-granting partner and a much larger public institution delivering engineering degrees across France, including through its own regional centers. It is comparable as the broader incumbent adult and continuing engineering education provider within which ITII operates as a specialized regional associate.
• École des Mines (Mines Paris – PSL): The École des Mines network delivers prestigious French engineering degrees with strong industry integration and continues-education offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent in French engineering education, particularly relevant for the continuing/professional formation segment that overlaps with ITII's salarié track.

Others

• UIMM La Fabrique de l'Avenir: UIMM is the founding federation of the ITII network and the broader industrial employers' body whose members drive demand for ITII's programs. Comparable as the ecosystem anchor rather than a competitor—ITII Poitou-Charentes operates within the UIMM-coordinated industrial training landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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