PLIE de Toulouse Métropole

What PLIE de Toulouse Métropole does

PLIE de Toulouse Métropole is a public employment integration program (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi) created in 2003 and operated by Toulouse Métropole in partnership with the Communauté d'Agglomération du Sicoval. It provides individualized and reinforced support to residents of the Toulouse metropolitan territory who face barriers to returning to employment — including long-term job seekers, people with disabilities, those experiencing housing or mobility challenges, and individuals distant from the labor market — while simultaneously offering recruitment services, candidate matching, immersion opportunities, and up to six months of post-hire follow-up to local employers across all sectors. The device operates through a coordination platform model with 35 référents de parcours distributed across more than 37 communes, a dedicated Chargés de Relation Entreprises team, and a network of specialized opérateurs delivering French language training, digital inclusion, mobility diagnostics, housing orientation, childcare, and psychological support.

The PLIE's core product surface includes individualized accompagnement for job seekers, enterprise recruitment services backed by the charte "Engagés ensemble pour soutenir l'emploi local," post-hire follow-up to six months, thematic workshops, and a participant collective (Collectif des participants) that meets bi-monthly. Underlying technology is limited: PLIE itself is a coordination platform rather than a software developer, and it leverages the emploi.toulouse-metropole.fr digital employment platform operated by Toulouse Métropole, which launched January 4, 2022. The platform provides free access to job offers, a CV database, and an automatic CV-analysis matching algorithm reported at 88% reliability. Marketing and distribution mix website, Facebook, X/Twitter, newsletter, RSS feed, video/podcast content, and in-person events including the annual Rencontres Métropolitaines (which drew 200+ participants and 130+ enterprise representatives in December 2023) and themed seminars on gender equality and green jobs.

The business model is purely public funding-based and non-commercial. PLIE is co-financed by Toulouse Métropole, Sicoval, and the European Social Fund+ (FSE+) within the 2021-2027 "Emploi et Inclusion" national operational programme, with the service animation et gestion (SAG) missions specifically FSE+ co-financed. All services to both job seekers and employers are provided at no cost. Governance is anchored by a multi-party 2023-2025 Protocole partenarial signed by the Préfet de Haute-Garonne, Conseil départemental, Région Occitanie, MEDEF 31, CPME 31, Pôle Emploi (France Travail), Mission Locale, Cap Emploi/HandiPro, CAF, and Toulouse Métropole Emploi. The device has supported more than 20,000 participants across two decades and recorded a 52% positive exit rate and 41% sustainable employment rate in 2018 — 5 and 11 points respectively above the national PLIE average.

Name

PLIE de Toulouse Métropole

Legal name

Toulouse Métropole

Website

https://plie.toulouse-metropole.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PLIE de Toulouse Métropole is a public employment integration program that delivers individualized support to job seekers and recruitment services to local employers across the Toulouse metropolitan area, co-financed by Toulouse Métropole, Sicoval, and the European Social Fund+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and co-financing: The PLIE is a publicly funded program. As a Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi, it is primarily financed by Toulouse Métropole and the Communauté d'Agglomération du Sicoval, with co-financing from the European Social Fund (FSE+). The service animation et gestion (SAG) missions are co-financed by the FSE+. No commercial revenue is generated.
2. Fonds Social Européen + (FSE+) 2021-2027 co-financing: The PLIE is co-financed by the European Social Fund+ under the national operational programme 'Emploi et Inclusion'. The FSE+ focuses on seven priorities including professional integration of people distant from the labor market, youth integration, skills development, and social innovation. The PLIE of Toulouse primarily intervenes on Priority 1.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The PLIE de Toulouse Métropole is a publicly funded local employment integration program that delivers individualized and reinforced support to job seekers residing in its territory, alongside dedicated recruitment services for local enterprises across all sectors. It operates as a coordination platform with 35 référents de parcours, a network of specialized partner operators, and dedicated enterprise relations staff, providing candidate matching, training access, immersion experiences, mentoring, and post-hire follow-up for up to 6 months.

Product overview

PLIE de Toulouse Métropole operates as a coordinated local employment and inclusion program providing a unified service platform with multiple interconnected components. The core offerings include: (1) an individualized support service for job seekers with 35 dedicated referrents, (2) enterprise recruitment services with post-hire follow-up for up to 6 months, (3) a partnership coordination platform connecting job seekers with employers, and (4) various thematic workshops and collective actions. The program also includes a participant collective body for participatory improvement, video presentations for awareness, and a newsletter for communication. All services are co-financed by the European Social Fund (FSE+) within the 'Emploi et Inclusion' national operational program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 52% positive exit rate in 2018, 5 points above the national PLIE average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Toulouse MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToulouse Métropole is the primary parent organization and lead partner of the PLIE. It provides institutional backing, funding, administrative support, and coordinates the overall strategy of the Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi for the metropolitan area.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du SicovalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSicoval is a key partner of the PLIE, collaborating on the territorial deployment of employment insertion services. The partnership was formalized in the 2023-2025 Protocole partenarial.
• Pôle Emploi (France Travail)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPôle Emploi (now France Travail) is a key institutional partner. Its Haute-Garonne Territorial Director signed the 2023-2025 partnership protocol. France Travail's Muret agency director participates in PLIE seminars on gender equality in employment.
• Cap Emploi/HandiProcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCap Emploi/HandiPro is the organization supporting employment of people with disabilities. Its President signed the 2023-2025 partnership protocol, contributing expertise on disability integration in the workplace.
• Mission Locale de ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Locale supports young people in their employment and training journey. Its President signed the 2023-2025 partnership protocol. The Mission Locale Haute-Garonne also became a signatory in 2022.
• Caisse des Allocations Familiales (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAF is the family benefits office that joined the partnership protocol in 2022, bringing resources for families and social support to the PLIE's action framework.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Region of Occitanie became a signatory to the 2022-2025 partnership protocol, participating in the governance and steering of the PLIE device.
• MEDEF 31majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDEF 31 (employers' federation) became a signatory to the 2022-2025 partnership protocol, representing business perspective and contributing to enterprise engagement strategies.
• CPME 31majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPME 31 (small and medium businesses confederation) became a signatory to the 2022-2025 partnership protocol, bringing SME perspective to the partnership governance.
• Toulouse Métropole EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToulouse Métropole Emploi is a key local employment actor whose President signed the 2023-2025 partnership protocol and which organizes the Coach Numérique programme for référents.
• AFPA PalaysmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAFPA (National Association for Adult Vocational Training) Palays hosted the référents' seminar on gender equality in employment in building and industry trades. AFPA provides training facilities and expertise for skills development of PLIE participants.
• Solidarités Nouvelles Face au Chômage (SNC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNC facilitated the 'Fresque de l'emploi durable' (Sustainable Employment Workshop) at the 2023 PLIE team seminar, providing tools and methodology for green jobs transition training.
• Imaginations Fertiles à BellefontaineminorOthersImaginations Fertiles provided its facilities at Bellefontaine for the PLIE team's green jobs seminar in 2023.
• FACE Grand ToulousemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACE Grand Toulouse (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion) participated in the December 2022 PLIE partner encounters, contributing to the network of employment actors.
• FASOLMI (Maison des Chômeurs)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFASOLMI (Maison des Chômeurs) collaborated on the Collectif des participants video project and participated in the December 2022 partner encounters.
• REFLET 31majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerREFLET 31 association provides 'Cercle de recherche d'emploi' workshops and theatrical workshops for PLIE participants, helping them rebuild confidence and professional networks.
• Job IrlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob Irl participated in the December 2022 PLIE partner encounters, contributing to the employment ecosystem.
• Climat LocalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimat Local participated in the December 2022 PLIE partner encounters, likely contributing to green jobs and environmental transition initiatives.
• Fédération du BâtimentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération du Bâtiment (Building Federation) contributed to the référents' seminar on gender equality, providing expertise on building trades and facilitating exchanges on gender-inclusive recruitment in the sector.
• Emploi Toulouse Métropole platformcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe emploi.toulouse-metropole.fr digital platform, operated by Toulouse Métropole, integrates with the PLIE's services, providing job seekers and employers with free access to thousands of local job offers and a CV database.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): France's national public employment service and PLIE's most direct institutional peer. Both serve job seekers with individualized support and partner with employers for recruitment; PLIE explicitly operates as a complementary device within the Service Public de l'Emploi that France Travail anchors.
• APEC: Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres — public-facing employment service for managers and executives. Operates the same individualized-support-plus-employer-matching model as PLIE, but for a higher-skilled segment of the French labor market.
• Cap Emploi: Specialized French public employment service dedicated to people with disabilities. PLIE explicitly partners with Cap Emploi/HandiPro (President signed 2023-2025 protocol), serving overlapping vulnerable populations through individualized support and employer matching.
• Mission Locale: Local structures providing employment and training support to young people. Mission Locale de Toulouse signed the PLIE 2023-2025 protocol and serves an overlapping youth-employment mission with comparable individualized follow-up models.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Major global staffing company operating in France, providing recruitment, temporary staffing and workforce solutions to employers in all sectors — directly competing for the recruitment-side relationships PLIE cultivates with Toulouse-based employers.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing and workforce solutions leader with significant French operations (Adecco France). Competes for employer recruitment budgets across all sectors and increasingly offers inclusion-focused programs that overlap with PLIE's employer-side services.
• Groupe Actual: French-headquartered staffing and recruitment group (6th-largest in France). Operates across all sectors with a strong regional footprint, competing with PLIE for employer recruitment partnerships and increasingly offering inclusion/diversity sourcing programs.

Others

• LinkedIn: Global professional networking and recruitment platform. Not a direct public-employment-services competitor, but increasingly the primary channel where French employers source candidates — competing indirectly with PLIE's employer-matching services at the recruitment funnel level.

Emerging players

• FACE (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): French foundation tackling exclusion through corporate engagement programs. FACE Grand Toulouse is a PLIE partner, but FACE also operates employer-facing inclusion networks in other territories — comparable model and complementary peer.
• HelloWork: French digital employment platform aggregating job offers and CVs. Functionally overlaps with the emploi.toulouse-metropole.fr platform PLIE uses, and competes for both employer job-posting budgets and job-seeker traffic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PlieTlse
• Facebookfacebook.com/Plie.ToulouseMetropole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plie-toulouse-metropole

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