What ENSIATE does

ENSIATE is a French non-profit higher-education institution founded in 2003 and headquartered in Suresnes, with a second site in Tremblay-en-France. It operates as a Centre de Formation des Apprentis (CFA) and serves primarily apprentice-engineering students placed through French apprenticeship contracts. Its curriculum is structured around three RNCP Level 7 (Bac+5) programmes — Éco-Énergétique (RNCP 37626), Architecte IoT (RNCP 37048) and MBA Management des Objectifs de Développement Durable — plus two Bac+3 bachelor degrees co-certified with CNAM (Énergies Renouvelables and IoT), a new fourth filière in Data Sciences & Efficacité Énergétique, and a VAE pathway for working professionals.

The school's technical footprint rests on an industry-aligned software and infrastructure stack including AWS, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Siemens, the Kuzzle IoT platform, BIM tools and ClimaWin. Curricula are co-developed with CNAM and embedded in a partner ecosystem that includes Schneider Electric and a network of 1,050+ enterprise apprenticeship hosts. ENSIATE is a founding member of the Seinergy Lab ecosystem and has deployed international partnerships through ISTAMA (Cameroon, 2018) and LOKO (Côte d'Ivoire, 2019).

The business model is tuition-funded through French OPCO-financed apprenticeship contracts, with published tuition of €7,500-€9,400 per year for the engineering programmes and €7,500-€8,400 for the MBA. As a non-profit, ENSIATE operates on a cost-recovery basis: published outcomes include 1,300+ graduates since inception, a 90%+ employment rate at six months, and intakes of 50+ nationalities. Recent regulatory milestones include Qualiopi certification (2024-2027 cycle), and a deployment partnership with LÉA-CFI is extending the school's footprint to Orly.

Name

ENSIATE

Legal name

Association ENSIATE – Enseignement Supérieur d'Ingénierie Appliquée à la Thermique, l'Energie et l'Environnement

Website

https://ensiate.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ENSIATE is a French non-profit CFA engineering school, founded in 2003, delivering RNCP Level 7 and Bachelor programs in eco-energy, IoT and SDG management via OPCO-funded apprenticeships with 1,050+ enterprise partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees – Eco-Énergétique program: Annual tuition of €7,500 net of taxes for the Eco-Énergétique engineering program, with co-financing options via apprenticeship or professionalization contracts (OPCO).
2. Tuition fees – IoT/Architecture Internet des Objets program: Annual tuition of €9,400 net for apprenticeship/professionalization track, and €7,500 net for initial training track, for the IoT engineering program.
3. Tuition fees – MBA Ingénierie des ODD: Registration fees of €1,000 plus training fees of €7,400 for the 12-month MBA program.
4. Tuition fees – Bachelor ENR / Licence SPI: Annual tuition of €7,800 net under apprenticeship/professionalization for the Bachelor ENR program.
5. Tuition fees – Bachelor IoT / Licence SPI IoT: Annual tuition of €7,800 net under apprenticeship/professionalization or €7,500 net for initial training for the Bachelor IoT program.
6. VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) fees: Three-phase VAE process: admissibility study €500, accompaniment and dossier review €2,000, defense and jury validation €500, second jury meeting €1,000. Total up to €4,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ENSIATE is a French private higher education institution delivering RNCP-certified engineering and bachelor-level programs (Bac+3 to Bac+5/MBA) in eco-energy engineering, IoT architecture applied to the energy transition, and management of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Programs are delivered primarily in apprenticeship (alternating school/enterprise) format at two Paris-region campuses (Suresnes and Tremblay-en-France), with co-financing via OPCO skills operators.

Product overview

ENSIATE is an engineering school offering a portfolio of vocational and engineering degree programs focused on energy transition, digital-IoT, and ecological sustainability. The core offering consists of three main tracks: (1) the Éco-Énergéticien engineering cycle (RNCP 37626, Level 7) for energy efficiency and renewable energy; (2) the Architecte Internet des Objets engineering cycle (RNCP 37048, Level 7) combining IoT with energy transition; and (3) the MBA Management des ODD for sustainable development project management. Supporting these are two Bachelor-level programs (Bac+3) delivering CNAM-issued Licences SPI in Énergie & DD and IoT-Eco-Énergie, plus a VAE pathway for professional experience validation. All programs emphasize alternation between academic study and enterprise experience, aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cycle Ingénierie Éco-Énergétique - Titre Éco-Énergéticien-ne (RNCP 37626) A 5-year engineering cycle (Bac+5) leading to RNCP Level 7 certification as Éco-Énergéticien-ne, focused on renewable energy, energy efficiency, thermal systems, and sustainable development. Includes 1,124 hours of training and school/enterprise alternation. For students with Bac+2 backgrounds seeking specialization in eco-energy engineering.
• Cycle Ingénierie Numérique-IoT Appliquée à la Transition Énergétique - Titre Architecte Internet des Objets (RNCP 37048) A 2-year engineering cycle (Bac+5) awarding RNCP Level 7 certification as Architecte Internet des Objets, combining IoT architecture with energy transition expertise. Covers IoT solution design, cybersecurity, big data, AI, and integration with AWS, CISCO, IBM, Microsoft, Siemens platforms. 1,130 hours of training. For students pursuing IoT engineering applied to energy transition.
• MBA Ingénierie des ODD - Management des Objectifs du Développement Durable

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ employment rate 6 months after graduation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• École Schneider ElectricmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2024Partnership signed on 17 January 2024 to launch a Schneider Electric License class in Ile-de-France in apprenticeship format over three years, supervised by CNAM de Paris starting from the 2024-2025 academic year. Schneider Electric's CFA (apprenticeship training center) provides diploma-accredited training in Connected Building, Industry, and Electronics domains.
• Groupe LOKOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019First private training group in Côte d'Ivoire, founded 60 years ago. Convention signed since 2019 to create energetic and sustainable development training tracks. ENSIATE's President, formerly Director of Studies at EPITA (1986-1994), collaborated with Groupe LOKO for IT training development in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Groupe ISTAMAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Based in Cameroon, ISTAMA partners with French schools and universities to allow African students to take French diplomas from Cameroon. Partnership since 2018 includes engineering preparatory classes and joint eco-energy and SDG-oriented project management training development. Synergies with Polytech Paris-Saclay, IUT de Cachan, and Université d'Evry.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers)majorTechnology or IntegrationENSIATE programs lead to CNAM-issued diplomas: Licence SPI Énergie & DD (RNCP 24538) and Licence SPI IoT-Eco-Énergie (RNCP 38980). Additionally, ENSIATE eco-energy graduates can obtain CTI-accredited engineering diplomas via VES (Validation des Etudes Supérieures) with E.I.-CNAM.
• SEINERGY LABmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSIATE is a founding member and partner of the Seine Aval energy efficiency platform. SEINERGY LAB aims to become a national reference for energy optimization at building, district, and city scales. ENSIATE and SEINERGY LAB have signed a convention for reciprocal use of technical platforms installed at Les Mureaux. The platform brings together 25 members including institutions, research establishments, major industrials, and innovative SMEs.
• ARPEJminorOthersARPEJ (founded 1989) specializes in managing residences for students and young professionals. Partnership provides ENSIATE students with access to student housing options.
• EstudinesminorOthersConvention signed with Estudines, which offers more than 90 residences for students and trainees, providing ENSIATE students with housing options near campuses.
• IFFEN (Institut de Formation des Industries du Froid et de la Clim)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFFEN covers thermal engineering, climate engineering, refrigeration, electrical engineering, renewable energy, safety, environment, and food hygiene training. ENSIATE organizes practical work sessions at IFFEN's technical platforms covering solar air conditioning, industrial CO2 refrigeration, building air conditioning, and automotive air conditioning.
• AFORPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFORP hosts ENSIATE's Paris Nord campus at 64 avenue de la Plaine de France, Tremblay-en-France. AFORP provides technical training platforms for ENSIATE students, including practical work on renewable energy systems, IoT equipment, and smart building technologies.
• LÉA-CFIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in progress for deploying ENSIATE's Bac+4/Bac+5 eco-energy curriculum within the LÉA-CFI group (new entity merging L'ÉA and CFI) at Orly in southern Paris. Aims to allow graduates from LÉA-CFI's energy-focused Bac+3 programs to continue to ENSIATE's RNCP Level 7 'Eco-Énergéticien-ne' title.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EPF: EPF is a French engineering school with multi-site campuses and significant apprenticeship-track offerings, comparable in size and pedagogy mix to ENSIATE's Bac+3/Bac+5 programs.
• EPITA: EPITA is a French engineering school focused on digital, IoT, and computer science; ENSIATE's president previously served as Director of Studies at EPITA, and the schools share overlap in IoT and engineering pedagogy.
• ESIGELEC: ESIGELEC is a French engineering school specializing in embedded systems, IoT, telecommunications, and energy — directly comparable to ENSIATE's IoT architecture and eco-energy tracks.
• JUNIA: JUNIA (formerly HEI/ISA/ISEN) is a multi-campus French engineering school offering apprenticeship-format programs in electronics, computer science, and energy-related disciplines, comparable in scale and pedagogical model to ENSIATE.
• CNAM: CNAM is both an ENSIATE partner (certifying its Licence SPI titles and providing a CTI engineering diploma pathway via VES) and a broader French institution delivering engineering and continuing education programs with similar apprenticeship components.
• CESI: CESI is a French engineering school operating a national network of campuses with a strong apprenticeship (alternance) model, overlapping directly with ENSIATE's CFA-based delivery and engineering curriculum positioning.
• IFP School: IFP School (part of IFP Energies nouvelles) is a French graduate engineering school dedicated to energy and sustainable development, with industry-integrated programs that closely mirror ENSIATE's energy-transition mission.
• Polytech Paris-Saclay: Polytech Paris-Saclay is an engineering school network member mentioned as a synergy partner with ENSIATE's African institutional collaborations and offering comparable engineering degree programs in the Paris region.

Broad incumbents

• INSA: INSA is a nationwide network of large French engineering schools offering broad engineering curricula with significant apprenticeship and continuing education offerings, representing a broader incumbent against which ENSIATE competes for students and enterprise partners.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech: Arts et Métiers ParisTech is an established French engineering grande école with energy, mechanics, and industrial programs, providing a broader-incumbent benchmark for ENSIATE's energy and eco-engineering positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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