SOFEDUC

What SOFEDUC does

SOFEDUC (Société de formation et d'éducation continue / Society for Continuing Education and Training) is a Canadian non-profit, founded in 1988 at the initiative of ACDEAULF and headquartered at 405 Avenue Ogilvy, Suite #101, Montreal, Quebec. Its core function is to accredit organizations — primarily in Quebec and across Canada — to issue its UEC SOFEDUC (Unité d'éducation continue) continuing-education unit, a standardized measure of 10 hours of participation in a structured training activity led by a competent trainer and subject to evaluation. SOFEDUC enforces this through a recurring audit cycle (tightening from 5 years to 3 years effective 2026) and a published set of ten quality standards, and protects the standard with a registered UEC graphic symbol and corporate logo that accredited members co-apply to learner credentials.

The organization is built around a tiered membership model: Institutional Members (accredited to issue UEC SOFEDUC CEUs, from $685 + taxes annually), Affiliated Members (non-issuing affiliates, from $475 annually), and Individual Members (practitioners and learners, $100 annually), with one-time file-opening fees of $195 and per-audit fees starting at $650. The technology footprint is deliberately lean: a public website (sofeduc.ca) relaunched in 2024 with a self-serve "Why become a member" flow and a dedicated Information Center, a password-protected member zone, Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager for traffic, and a digital badging system rolled out in 2025 under new Executive Director Catherine Dumas. Distribution is direct-to-customer through the website and the Executive Director's office, supplemented by quarterly newsletters, Journées d'études study days, and "Maîtriser les normes SOFEDUC" training events; no third-party resellers or paid-acquisition channels are used.

The member base is distributed across education, government, and private training providers — spanning cégeps, universities, professional associations, and public bodies (e.g., Héma-Québec, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit) — and is federated through an 11-page public member directory, an ACDEAULF-appointed permanent Board seat, and partnerships with ICÉA, RESDAC, IACET, and TELUQ. Operating geographies are listed as Quebec, Canada (national), and International, though activity is concentrated in Quebec. SOFEDUC's revenue, headcount, and financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

SOFEDUC

Legal name

Société de formation et d'éducation continue (SOFEDUC)

Website

https://sofeduc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOFEDUC is a Montreal-based non-profit founded in 1988 that accredits Canadian organizations — primarily cégeps, universities, professional associations, and training firms — to issue its registered UEC SOFEDUC continuing-education unit, enforcing a published set of ten quality standards through a recurring audit cycle and a tiered membership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education Accreditation

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE), OER Quality Review, Alignment & Certification (rubrics/standards) (EDAGAJAN), Compliance, Regulatory & Audit Reporting (State/Federal/Ofsted-style) (EDADAIAF)

Keywords

• Continuing education accreditation
• Professional training standards
• Education quality assurance
• Adult learning certification
• Membership accreditation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Membership Dues: Annual recurring fees paid by accredited organizations authorized to issue UEC SOFEDUC CEUs. Anchored pricing starts from $685.00 + taxes per year.
2. Affiliated Membership Dues: Annual recurring fees paid by organizations affiliated with SOFEDUC but not authorized to issue UEC SOFEDUC CEUs. Pricing starts from $475.00 per year.
3. Individual Membership Dues: Annual recurring fee of $100.00 paid by individual continuing-education practitioners and learners.
4. File Opening Fee (Accreditation Application): One-time fee of $195.00 + taxes charged to process a new accreditation / membership application file.
5. Audit Fees: Per-audit fees charged to accredited members to verify compliance with SOFEDUC quality standards. Pricing starts at $650.00 + taxes per audit.
6. Training Events ("Maîtriser les normes SOFEDUC"): Paid professional-services revenue from study days and mastery-of-standards training sessions delivered to current and prospective members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOFEDUC accredits organizations to issue UEC SOFEDUC (Unité d'éducation continue) continuing education units in Quebec and Canada and promotes ten published quality standards in continuing education. It operates a tiered membership model (Institutional, Affiliated, Individual), runs recurring reaccreditation audits, and delivers training events on its standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UEC (Unité d'éducation continue) / CEU (Continuing Education Unit): The standardized recognition unit of continuing education activities issued by SOFEDUC-accredited institutional members; also represented by a registered SOFEDUC graphic seal/sceau.

Products and services

• Institutional Accreditation (UEC SOFEDUC)
• Affiliated Membership
• Individual Membership
• Reaccreditation Audit Services
• Maîtriser les normes SOFEDUC Training Events (Journées d'études)

Quantifiable outcome

• Audit cycle reduced from 5 years to 3 years — tighter quality-assurance cadence across accredited members
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ACDEAULF (Association canadienne pour l'éducation des adultes des universités de langue française)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister association focused on adult education in French-language Canadian universities; identified as a founding partner of SOFEDUC. The two organizations collaborate within Quebec's French-language adult/continuing-education ecosystem.
• ICÉA (Institut de coopération pour l'éducation des adultes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute of Cooperation for Adult Education, a sector peer in Quebec adult learning. Partnered with SOFEDUC around continuing-education policy, standards, and sector advocacy.
• RESDAC (Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for Literacy and Skills Development, collaborating with SOFEDUC on adult-literacy and skills-development initiatives within the continuing-education ecosystem.
• IACET (International Association for Continuing Education & Training)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational reference body for CEU/continuing-education standards; cited in source as an inspiration for SOFEDUC's quality standards framework.
• TELUQ (Télé-université du Québec)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistance university referenced in source for a document on Bloom's taxonomy used in SOFEDUC's continuing-education framework.
• ctrlwebminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWeb design / implementation vendor credited for the SOFEDUC website build.
• Le ConsortiumminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccounting services firm providing bookkeeping and accounting support (accounting technicians Gloire Trinité Kilendo and Linda Savard).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sofeduc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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