The Repair Academy

What The Repair Academy does

The Repair Academy is a French vocational training organization founded in 2019 in Toulouse that specializes in microsoldering and component-level motherboard repair for smartphones, tablets, MacBooks, and consumer electronics such as Nintendo Switch. Its curriculum covers BGA reballing, jumper-wire repair, short-circuit diagnosis using multimeters and thermal cameras, and schematic reading via specialized software (ZXW, Phoneboard.co, PADS Viewer, 3UTools). The academy is the only French training provider holding the France Compétences RS6375 certification (registered September 2023) for smartphone motherboard repair and microsoldering, supplemented by QUALIOPI quality certification, making its courses eligible for CPF, France Travail, OPCO, and Transitions Pro Occitanie funding.

The company serves three core customer segments: professional repair technicians seeking to add motherboard-level services (the largest), entrepreneurs and career-changers building independent repair businesses, and corporate repair companies that contract The Repair Academy to upskill their workforce at a rate of approximately 20 companies per month. Course pricing ranges from €1,625 for beginner training to €4,500 for the full 10-day RS6375 certification course, with a new €1,500 CPF-aligned 1-week course introduced in 2025. Distribution spans the Toulouse headquarters, a partner location at Digital Village in Paris, the iFixit HQ bootcamp in Chattanooga (Tennessee, USA), international training tours, and an online video platform (The Repair Classroom). Reported metrics include 500+ lifetime students and a 97% certification pass rate.

The business operates within The Repair Group ecosystem, which includes The Repair Academy Store (microsoldering tools), The Repair Classroom (online video training), La Fixerie (refurbished electronics boutique), REEEPART (refurbished spare parts), and Seensys (subcontract repair workshop). The academy is bootstrapped and founder-owned by Alexandre Isaac, with 5 employees and 3 trainers, and has not raised external capital. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales of one-time training courses to individuals and B2B contracts to repair companies, supported by a large free community (Skool platform and Facebook groups) and content marketing (YouTube, blog) that drive top-of-funnel awareness.

Name

The Repair Academy

Legal name

The Repair Academy

Website

https://therepairacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Repair Academy is a French vocational training organization founded in 2019 in Toulouse that delivers microsoldering and motherboard-level smartphone, tablet, and MacBook repair courses, holding the exclusive RS6375 France Compétences certification and serving professional technicians, entrepreneurs, and corporate repair companies across France, Europe, and the USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Repair Training Services

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics Technician Training (Analog/Digital) (EDAOABAG)

Keywords

• Microsoldering training
• Motherboard repair courses
• Smartphone repair certification
• Electronics repair education
• Micro-welding training

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Courses: One-time fee courses for microsoldering, smartphone repair, and MacBook motherboard repair training. Prices range from €1,625 to €4,500 per course. Also includes online video support packages at €990.
2. Corporate Training Contracts: Monthly, approximately 20 companies contract The Repair Academy to train their repairers. B2B training contracts represent recurring institutional revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Repair Academy delivers in-person and online vocational training courses in microsoldering, smartphone motherboard repair, MacBook diagnostics, and PCB-level repair. Courses range from beginner-level introductions to advanced certification programs, with the flagship RS6375 certification (Formation Micro Soudure Certifiante – Niveau 1 & 2) being the only such credential registered with France Compétences. The company also runs corporate training contracts for repair businesses, an affiliated tools e-commerce store, and an online video learning platform.

Product overview

The Repair Academy is a training organization offering a portfolio of certification and non-certification courses focused on micro-soldering and smartphone/electronics repair. The core offerings center on several named training programs: the certifiable 'Formation Micro Soudure Certifiante – niveau 1 & 2' (RS6375, €4500, 10 days/70 hours) for motherboard repair skills; the 'Formation Réparation Smartphone' beginner course (€1950, 5 days); the 100% practical 'Formation Microsoudure Générale' workshop; the 'Formation Atelier Diagnostic & Réparation Carte Mère MacBook' (MSIP1, €3500, 6 days); the 'Formation Microsoudure Intense' (€2400); and the beginner 'Formation à la Réparation' (€1625). Supplementary products include The Repair Classroom online video platform (€990 for 3-month access) and The Repair Academy Store for tools and consumables. The portfolio spans from beginner to advanced levels, covering smartphones, tablets, MacBooks, and Nintendo Switch, all within the domain of precision micro-soldering and electronic repair.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iFixit Pro Repair Academy: International microsoldering training program partnership with iFixit, operating in the USA at iFixit HQ in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Skool The Repair Academy

Products and services

• Formation Micro Soudure Certifiante – Niveau 1 & 2 (RS6375) Flagship 10-day, 70-hour certification course priced at €4,500 covering smartphone motherboard repair (BGA reballing, jumper wire repair, component replacement, diagnostic procedures), includes an 80-page manual, and leads to the RS6375 France Compétences certification. Requires 6 months of prior repair experience.
• Formation Réparation Smartphone (Répa-Débutant) 5-day, 40-hour beginner smartphone and tablet repair course priced at €1,950, with hands-on accompaniment by a professional repairer; targets aspiring repairers without prior experience.
• Formation Microsoudure Générale (MSG)

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% certification pass rate for microsoldering students
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iFixitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Repair Academy partnered with iFixit to launch the iFixit Pro Repair Academy USA, delivering intensive microsoldering bootcamps at iFixit HQ in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is a flagship international expansion partnership following The Repair Academy's success training hundreds of professionals across Europe and DOM-TOM. The first international bootcamp took place in July at iFixit's headquarters.
• Club de la DurabilitéminorOthersThe Repair Academy is present as a member/partner within the Club de la Durabilité, an association that encourages smartphone repairability and recycling. The academy contributes expertise and visibility to the association's circular economy mission.
• RCubeminorOthersThe Repair Academy is present as a partner within RCube, an association dedicated to sustainability and the circular economy in electronics.
• HOP (Halte à l'Obsolescence Programée)minorOthersThe Repair Academy is present as a partner within HOP (Stop Planned Obsolescence), an association that combats premature device obsolescence and promotes repairability.
• Long Time LabelminorOthersThe Repair Academy is present as a partner within the Long Time Label initiative, which encourages manufacturers and repairers to extend product lifespans.
• TechCare AssociationminorOthersThe Repair Academy is present as a partner within the TechCare Association, which supports responsible electronics use and repair.
• ASCDI (Association of Service and Computer Dealers International)minorOthersThe Repair Academy holds membership in ASCDI, an international trade association serving the electronics recycling, refurbishment, and repair industry. ASCDI membership connects the academy with the North American professional repair and refurbishment community.
• Digital Village (Paris)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital Village, a co-working and event space in Paris 13th arrondissement, hosts The Repair Academy's mobile training sessions in the capital city, making certification training accessible to Paris-based students.
• France TravailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance Travail (formerly Pole Emploi) partners with The Repair Academy for training and job placement in the repair sector. The academy participates in events organized with France Travail Saint-Michel and Jolimont. France Travail listings are also featured on the academy's jobs platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Asurion: Asurion is the largest global device protection and repair services provider, operating uBreakiFix and Tech Lab training. Comparable to The Repair Academy as a high-volume consumer of microsoldering training for its technician workforce.
• uBreakiFix (Asurion subsidiary): uBreakiFix is one of the largest consumer electronics repair chains in North America with hundreds of franchised locations. Its in-house technician training programs serve the same B2B employer buyer profile as The Repair Academy's corporate contracts, just at much larger scale.
• CPR Cell Phone Repair: CPR is a global franchised mobile device and electronics repair chain with internal technician training. It is comparable as a B2B buyer of repair technician upskilling and as a competitor in the repair-services vertical that The Repair Academy's graduates and ecosystem feed into.
• Batteries Plus: Batteries Plus operates a large North American franchise network for device and battery repair with internal technician training requirements. It is comparable as an employer segment that could become a B2B training client in a similar way to The Repair Academy's ~20 monthly corporate customers.

Direct peers

• STS Communications (Phone Repair training): STS Communications / STS Mobile provides micro-soldering and board-level repair training content and consultancy to professional technicians. It overlaps directly with The Repair Academy's curriculum scope (motherboard repair, BGA reballing) for a similar technician persona.
• iPad Rehab: Founded by Jessa Jones, iPad Rehab offers advanced microsoldering and board-level repair training (in-person and online) for professional repair technicians, closely mirroring The Repair Academy's curriculum and target customer.
• Rossmann Repair Group: Louis Rossmann's Rossmann Repair Group runs a YouTube channel, board-level repair services, and periodic in-person training that overlaps directly with the microsoldering/motherboard training niche that The Repair Academy serves.
• iFixit: iFixit is the largest global open-source repair community publishing step-by-step repair guides and running its own training programs. It is The Repair Academy's international expansion partner through the iFixit Pro Repair Academy USA, making it both a direct peer and a distribution ally for professional microsoldering training.

Others

• RepairShopr: RepairShopr is a SaaS management platform for repair shops and a content/training resource for professional repairers. It is comparable as an ecosystem enabler in the same professional repair community that The Repair Academy targets, rather than as a direct training competitor.
• Phoneboard.co: Phoneboard.co is a French microsoldering schematics and board-repair tool suite specifically named in The Repair Academy's technology stack. It is an enabling software provider for board-level repair technicians rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7YTblFbHgJRDDqwL4_6B4g
• Facebookfacebook.com/about
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-repair-academy

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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