RSMA-NC

Name

RSMA-NC

Legal name

Régiment du Service Militaire Adapté de Nouvelle-Calédonie

Website

https://rsma.nc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Vocational Training and Youth Workforce Development

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), National Security (928110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE)

Keywords

• Military vocational training
• Youth employment insertion
• Socio-professional integration
• Vocational training programs
• Military regiment training

Headquarters

HQ city

Nouméa

HQ country

New Caledonia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding: RSMA-NC is a French military regiment (Régiment) operating under the Service Militaire Adapté (SMA) program, funded by the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The organization receives government appropriations to operate its vocational training and youth insertion programs. Volunteers receive stipends (43,000 CFP for Stagiaires, 180,000 CFP for Techniciens) funded through public budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RSMA-NC is a French military regiment that runs socio-professional insertion programs for young people aged 18-25 in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. It delivers free vocational and military training across 20+ professional tracks, combining structured skill development ('savoir-faire') with life-skills formation ('savoir-être'), plus paid technical and instructor contracts. Trainees and technicians receive stipends, accommodation, meals, transportation, and driver's license preparation, while graduates are connected to local enterprises for employment placement.

Product overview

RSMA-NC is a social and professional integration program for young people aged 18-25 from New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. The organization offers a unified program combining military discipline with professional training. The core offerings consist of Volontaire Stagiaire (professional and military training with accommodation), Volontaire Technicien (professional experience positions for graduates), and EVSMA (trainer contracts for overseas service). Supporting programs include Volontaire Jeune Cadet for youth orientation. The organization trains over 500 young people annually across more than 20 professional training tracks, achieving a 60% insertion rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volontaire Stagiaire (VS) Professional and military training program for young Caledonians aged 18-25 who wish to learn a trade. Includes accommodation, meals, and driver's license provision, with a monthly remuneration of 43,000 CFP.
• Volontaire Technicien (VT) Role for young graduates aged 18-25 who wish to build professional experience through participation in the training of volunteer trainees or regiment operations. One-year renewable contract up to 4 times. Remuneration of 180,000 CFP/month.
• Engagé Volontaire du SMA (EVSMA) Contract for young graduates aged 18-30 with a minimum level 3 diploma (CAP, BEP) who wish to serve as trainers for Caledonian youth in overseas territories. Contract up to 11 years.
• Professional Training Programs Over 20 professional training programs adapted to the needs of the Caledonian economy, offered annually to young people from New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.
• Volontaire Jeune Cadet Youth cadet program for young people seeking military and professional orientation and training.
• Enterprise Recruitment Services Dedicated recruitment service for local New Caledonian enterprises to hire reliable, trained young employees graduating from the regiment's programs. Includes graduation calendars and direct enterprise engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 515+ young people trained annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA (Association nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's largest adult vocational training provider offering trades training, certifications, and insertion pathways. Comparable curriculum and outcome orientation but operates at much larger national scale with a civilian (non-military) model.
• Écoles de la Deuxième Chance (E2C): French nationwide network of second-chance schools providing vocational training and insertion for 18-25 year-olds without qualifications. Comparable target demographic and insertion mandate, but civilian delivery model and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• EPIDE (Établissement Public d'Insertion de la Défense): French public institution under the Ministry of Armed Forces delivering socio-professional insertion for 18-25 year-olds through residential programs. Closely comparable target population and outcome-driven model, though not military-discipline based.
• RSMA-Mayotte: Sister regiment within the Service Militaire Adapté network delivering the same military-based socio-professional training model for youth aged 18-25 in Mayotte. Directly comparable mission, structure, and KPIs.
• RSMA-Réunion: Réunion-based SMA regiment offering the same combined military and vocational training pathway for young residents. Directly comparable product offering and customer segment.
• RSMA-Guyane: French Guiana SMA regiment running the same youth insertion model under the Ministry of Armed Forces. Highly comparable in mission, target demographic, and operating structure.
• RSMA-Martinique: Sister SMA regiment in Martinique providing identical vocational-training-plus-military-discipline programs for French Caribbean youth. Most direct operational analogue to RSMA-NC.

Emerging players

• Compagnons du Devoir: Traditional French apprenticeship organization delivering skilled-trades training through itinerant learning and master craftsman mentorship. Comparable trade-based curriculum and youth insertion focus, but privately operated and not military affiliated.

Others

• Pôle Emploi / France Travail: French national employment agency providing job placement, training referrals, and insertion support to unemployed individuals including youth. Adjacent ecosystem participant that complements RSMA-NC's enterprise placement channel rather than competing with its training delivery.

Regional players

• National Guard Youth Challenge (US): US-based military-style residential program for at-risk 16-18 year-olds combining quasi-military discipline with education and vocational training. Comparable military-discipline-plus-vocational model serving a youth insertion mandate, but operating in a different regulatory and geographic context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RSMA_NC/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/SMA.NC.KOUMAC.KONE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rsma-nc
• Instagramtiktok.com/@rsma_nc
• TikToktiktok.com/@rsma_nc

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Investors

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M&A

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