Profession Sport 38

Name

Profession Sport 38

Legal name

Profession Sport Culture 38

Website

https://professionsport38.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Education and Training Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Sports (EDABALAS)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sport-Specific Skills Coaching (e.g., soccer, basketball, tennis) (HSADAEAA), Referee, Umpire & Coach Education/Certification Academies (MPAKAJAN)

Keywords

• Sports vocational training
• Sports staffing services
• Sports education certifications
• Apprenticeship sports employment
• Rural sports animation

Headquarters

HQ city

Eybens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training services: Profession Sport 38 provides vocational training programs for sports professionals, including Certificates of Specialization (Certificat de spécialisation AG2S, E2S), professional titles (RPMS), and CQP ALS certifications. These programs are funded through OPCO (Operators of Skills) for apprenticeships and may include personal financing options.
2. Job placement and staffing services: The organization operates a job board (Bourse d'emploi) connecting sports educators with clubs, municipalities, and sports structures. They facilitate both permanent (CDI) and temporary (CDD) placements, as well as apprenticeship positions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Profession Sport 38 is a non-profit organization that delivers vocational training programs for sports professionals (certifications AG2S, E2S, CQP ALS, and RPMS) and provides staffing services connecting qualified sports educators with clubs, municipalities, and sports structures across the Isère department in France. It also operates a job exchange platform and rural community animation services.

Product overview

Profession Sport 38 operates as a multi-service sports and culture organization in the Isère region, functioning as both a training center and employment intermediary. The core offerings consist of four vocational training programs (AG2S, E2S, CQP ALS, and the upcoming RPMS professional title) that provide qualifications for sports professionals, complemented by staffing services that connect trained professionals with sports structures. The organization also provides rural animation services and maintains a job board for sports-related employment opportunities across the department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certificat de spécialisation AG2S (Animation et Gestion de projets dans le Secteur Sportif) A level IV (bac+1) certification program focused on project management and sports sector development, providing dual competence in sports management and coaching, enabling holders to obtain the professional sports educator card. Targeted at aspiring sports professionals seeking management qualifications.
• Certificat de spécialisation E2S (Encadrement Secteur Sportif) A level IV certification program for sports sector supervision, providing competencies in project animation, activity promotion, session design, and professional development in sports. Targeted at individuals seeking sports educator qualifications.
• CQP ALS Option Jeux Sportifs et Jeux d'Opposition (Certificat de Qualification Professionnel Animateur de Loisir Sportif) Professional qualification certificate training sports leisure animators capable of safely leading physical and sports activities, covering racket sports, combat sports, team sports, and ball sports. Targeted at aspiring sports animators.
• Titre Professionnel RPMS (Responsable Petites et Moyennes Structures) A bac+2 professional title program dedicated to direction, management, and development of small and medium sports structures, launching in September 2026. Targeted at sports professionals seeking management roles.
• Job Board (Bourse d'emploi) Employment exchange platform connecting sports professionals with structures seeking staff, including job postings for internships and apprenticeships. Available to individual sports professionals and hiring organizations.
• Staffing Services (Mise à Disposition) Personnel placement services connecting qualified sports and animation professionals with user structures, including apprenticeship placement. Targeted at sports clubs, municipalities, and associations needing qualified staff.
• Rural Animation Services (Animation en Milieu Rural) Sports and cultural animation services for rural communities, providing qualified instructors for various activities. Targeted at rural municipalities in Isère.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training programs provide equivalence to UC1 and UC2 of BPJEPS, enabling progression to full sports educator qualifications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville d'EybenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the City of Eybens for hosting training programs and the Maison Départementale des Sports location. The city provides the training facility for Titre Professionnel RPMS at Gymnase Fernand Faivres.
• SAS Médiation SolutionminorOthersMediation partner for consumer dispute resolution. Profession Sport 38 has signed a convention with a mediator approved by the CECMC (Commission d'Évaluation et de Contrôle de la Médiation de la Consommation) for free consumer mediation.
• Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif 38 (CDOS 38)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnership with the Isère Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee. Several pedagogical team members (Fabrice Ferrand, Lauranne Guiot) hold positions at CDOS 38, and the organization collaborates on training and professionalization missions.
• OPCO (Operators of Skills)coreOthersOPCO organizations fund training costs for apprentices in the French professional training system. Profession Sport 38's training programs are eligible for OPCO coverage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ANESTAPS: National association representing STAPS (Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives) students and graduates — a core talent pipeline feeding into PSC38's training programs and job board. Ecosystem participant, not direct competitor.
• Uniformation: OPCO (Opérateur de Compétences) that funds sport-sector apprenticeships and professional training in France. Functions as a key funding intermediary for PSC38's training revenue rather than a competitor; relevant for understanding the funding structure.

Broad incumbents

• Ufolep: Multi-sport federation offering CQP and animator certifications (similar to PSC38's CQP ALS), with affiliated clubs and training pathways across France. Competes for sport-leisure animator candidates and club placement opportunities.
• UCPA: Major French sport training and leisure organization operating sport academies and educator certification programs nationally. Overlaps with PSC38 on sport-educator training but operates at much broader scale and geographic footprint.
• AFTRAL: One of France's largest professional training groups operating Qualiopi-certified training across multiple sectors including sport-related programs. Comparable as a Qualiopi-certified multi-program training organization, though broader in scope.
• Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT): National tennis federation offering its own coach training, certification (DE, DES) and educator pathways. PSC38's director spent four years at FFT in territorial development; PSC38 places tennis instructors at FFT-affiliated clubs (e.g., La Chapelle de la Tour).

Direct peers

• Profession Sport & Loisirs: National federation/network coordinating regional 'Profession Sport' employment and training organizations across French departments; PSC38 shares the profession-sport-loisirs.fr email domain, indicating direct affiliation. Directly comparable model of sport-educator placement plus training services.
• CREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Vichy / Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): Public Centres de Ressources, d'Expertise et de Performance Sportives delivering state-funded coach training and certification in the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Competes directly for the same apprenticeship and BPJEPS-equivalent training candidates.

Regional players

• CROS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee coordinating departmental CDOS structures and sport professionalization across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Functions as a regional-level peer to PSC38's departmental employment and training mission.
• CDOS Isère (Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif 38): Departmental Olympic and sports committee coordinating Isère's sport associations and training/employability missions. Active partner of PSC38 (two pedagogical staff hold roles there) but also a peer providing complementary sport professionalization services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-de-formation-de-profession-sport-38

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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