Skill Factory

Name

Skill Factory

Legal name

SKILL FACTORY S.R.L.

Website

https://skillfactory.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical & Digital Skills Training (BPACANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

IT Support & End-User Computing (Helpdesk, Desktop, M365/Google Workspace) (EDABAFAN)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Digital skills training
• Vocational education programs
• Corporate upskilling services
• IT certification training

Headquarters

HQ city

Napoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Training (Forma.Temp): Summer labs and other courses are 'interamente finanziati da FormaTemp' with no cost to participants. Forma.Temp funds are sourced from a 4% contribution on gross salaries paid by Agenzie per il Lavoro.
2. PNRR PAR GOL Funded Training: Free courses financed by Italy's PNRR 'Garanzia di Occupabilità dei Lavoratori' (GOL) program - €4.4B program targeting 3M beneficiaries by 2025. Skill Factory delivers 60-360 hour EQF-certified courses; participants receive €1.00/hour attendance indemnity.
3. B2B Corporate Training & Job Partner Programs: B2B revenue from companies seeking to upskill/reskill employees or recruit pre-trained digital talent. Marketed as 'Job Partner' network with paths for digital team development.
4. Paid Short Online Courses (Corsi Brevi): Paid online specialization courses (Corsi Academy) and 'Corsi brevi online' for individual professionals; specific prices listed in catalog (currently showing 'No items found' on the page snapshot).
5. Recruitment & Placement Services (Agenzia per il Lavoro): ANPAL-accredited recruiting agency (Sezione IV, iscrizione L259S327675, December 2022) generating revenue from CV management, candidate selection and placement services for clients' vacancies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Skill Factory is a Learning Company that delivers professional training programs and digital academy courses in information technology and related disciplines (Java/Spring, DevOps, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Salesforce, SAP, Web/Mobile, Big Data, UI/UX). Offerings include publicly funded qualification courses (PNRR PAR GOL, Forma.Temp Laboratori Estivi), B2B corporate upskilling and Job Partner recruitment programs, school/university PCTO pathways, and paid short online specializations, supported by a proprietary Skillbook platform for candidate CV management and placement.

Product overview

Skill Factory is a single 'Learning Company' (founded 2011, brand of Fiven S.p.A.) whose offering is organized as a portfolio of training programs rather than a software product. The core proposition is the Skill Factory Academy - The Innovation Academy, which delivers over 5,000 hours/year of training and 7,000 hours/year of laboratory in synchronous and asynchronous mode. This core Academy is delivered through several modular programs: (1) intensive Laboratori Estivi courses (Java Full Stack Developer, Sistemista Cloud e Cybersecurity, Segretario Coordinatore Amministrativo) financed by Forma.Temp; (2) the PAR GOL program, a PNRR-funded free qualification catalog offering EQF-certified European Professional Qualifications across SEP 10/11/14/18/22/23/24; (3) the Corsi Brevi Online short specialization courses; (4) corporate training for companies (B2B job-partner model) covering digital upskilling/reskilling; (5) school and university partnerships including PCTO pathways; and (6) the dedicated learner track for graduates, diploma holders, and professionals. The supporting Skillbook platform stores candidate CVs and matches students with hiring partner companies. Together these programs form a unified Academy architecture where the Laboratori Estivi and PAR GOL are qualification-bearing, the Corsi Brevi and corporate tracks are upskilling, and Skillbook underpins placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skillbook: Internal platform managed by Skill Factory for user data, CVs, and facilitating candidate placement with partner companies. Accessible after registration on skillfactory.it.
• Skill Factory Academy

Products and services

• Skill Factory Academy - The Innovation Academy Core Academy program delivering 5,000+ hours/year of training and 7,000+ hours/year of laboratory activities, both synchronously and asynchronously, covering hard skills (programming, product design, data engineering, project management) and soft skills (problem solving, communication, teamwork). Over 3,000 young professionals have been placed in the digital job market through the Academy since 2011.
• Java Full Stack Developer - Laboratorio Estivo 2026 240-hour in-person intensive course financed by Forma.Temp targeting unemployed youth who wish to become a Programmer or Tester in a DevOps environment. Curriculum covers Linux/MS-DOS, ISO/OSI networking, SQL, Java, Spring, Microservices, Docker, and the full CI/CD DevOps cycle. Course code SFJFSD_02; 15 seats; start 6 July 2026.
• Sistemista Cloud e Cybersecurity - Laboratorio Estivo 2026 160-hour in-person intensive course financed by Forma.Temp training cloud system administrators and cybersecurity technicians. Curriculum covers MS-DOS, Windows/PowerShell, Linux/Bash, networking, cybersecurity fundamentals, Hyper-V/VirtualBox, Docker, AWS/Azure/GCP, and prompt engineering with AI. Course code SFSCC_01; start 13 July 2026.
• Segretario Coordinatore Amministrativo - Laboratorio Estivo 2026 Free intensive summer course (financed by Forma.Temp) training administrative coordinator secretaries expert in business management, accounting, and Microsoft Office Suite automation (advanced Excel for accounting, Word for documentation, digital document management). Course code SFOAC_01; start 15 July 2026.
• Programma PAR GOL - Catalogo Formativo PNRR 'Garanzia di Occupabilità dei Lavoratori' program offering free, certified EQF-level qualification courses funded by the EU Next Generation EU framework, with a €1.00/hour participation indemnity. Catalog covers SEP 10/11/14/18/22/23/24 tracks including Tecnico della programmazione e sviluppo software, Tecnico programmatore siti web, Tecnico Software, Tecnico database, Tecnico esperto di sicurezza informatica, Operatore impianti di sicurezza, Orientatore, Operatore promozione e accoglienza turistica, Social Media Manager, Sviluppo customer care, Competenze digitali di base, and more.
• Skillbook Proprietary Skill Factory user platform (skillbook.it) for storing candidate CVs, matching registrants with hiring companies, and facilitating labor-market insertion. Registered users on skillfactory.it are automatically added to Skillbook per privacy policy purpose A3), with data shared with partner companies per purpose A6).
• Percorsi per Aziende (Corporate Training) B2B offering that prepares and trains digital talent, develops digital competencies of internal teams, and activates Job Partner collaborations for upskilling and reskilling of professionals. Targets partner companies hiring digital specialists, with curricula spanning Java/.Net/Python, Cloud (Azure/GCP/AWS), DevOps, Cybersecurity, Salesforce, SAP, Big Data, UI/UX, and Web/Mobile development.
• Percorsi per Scuole e Università (Schools & Universities) Training paths for schools and universities covering hard skills (Back-end programming Java/.Net/Python; Testing Automation with Selenium/Tosca; OS and Cloud Azure/GCP/AWS; Front-end Angular/Bootstrap; DevOps CI/CD with Kubernetes/OpenShift/Docker; cybersecurity/ethical hacking; mobile iOS/Android/Flutter; DBMS Oracle/SQLServer/MongoDB; CRM/ERP Salesforce/SAP) and soft skills. Includes PCTO (Percorsi per le Competenze Trasversali e l'Orientamento) tracks.
• Percorsi per Studenti (Graduates, Diploma Holders & Professionals) Personalized training path for graduates, diploma holders, and professionals combining specialization courses, short online courses, and Academy pathways to enter the digital job market or develop new competencies. Includes remote attendance option.
• Corsi Brevi Online (Short Online Specialization Courses) Synchronous virtual-classroom short courses taught by instructors, designed for professional upskilling. Continuously available with rolling enrollment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ young people trained and placed in 10 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / parent company, flagship employer partner, flagship educational partner, core regulatory partner, research / thought-leadership partner and operational partner (internship host).

• Fiven S.p.A.flagship / parent companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkill Factory is a brand proprietà di Fiven. Fiven is the parent/holding company and acts as internship host (Azienda Stage) for multiple PAR GOL courses including Tecnico della programmazione (10774), Tecnico Software (10635), Tecnico programmatore siti web (10776), and Segretario coordinatore amministrativo (10778). ATECO 62.01 with offices in Naples, Milan and Rome.
• PwCflagship employer partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Part of the Job Partner ecosystem that recruits and employs Skill Factory graduates in digital roles.
• Protivitiflagship employer partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Part of the Job Partner ecosystem that recruits and employs Skill Factory graduates in digital roles.
• DXC Technologyflagship employer partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Part of the Job Partner ecosystem that recruits and employs Skill Factory graduates in digital roles.
• NTT Dataflagship employer partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Part of the Job Partner ecosystem that recruits and employs Skill Factory graduates in digital roles.
• Picus Labflagship employer partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Part of the Job Partner ecosystem that recruits and employs Skill Factory graduates in digital roles.
• Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IIflagship educational partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Academic partner providing pathways for student enrollment.
• Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenopeflagship educational partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Academic partner providing pathways for student enrollment.
• Apple Developer Academyflagship educational partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in the Skill Factory 'network' (logos on homepage and partner pages). Educational ecosystem partner.
• ANPALcore regulatory partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agency for active labor policies. Authorizes Skill Factory as Agenzia per il Lavoro (Sezione IV) and accredits the PAR GOL regional program.
• Regione Campaniacore regulatory partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides the Formazione accreditation (Decreto Dirigenziale n.21 del 22/12/2023, sezioni A/B/C) and the PAR GOL regional plan. Authorizes Skill Factory's classrooms.
• INAPPresearch / thought-leadership partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institute for public policy analysis. Skill Factory is conducting a qualitative survey for INAPP on quality assessment and self-assessment tools in vocational education and training (IFP/IFP+).
• SELCOM S.p.A.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner company (SEP 10 Meccanica). Hosts trainees for course 10773_1 'Operatore della installazione e della manutenzione di impianti speciali per la sicurezza'. ATECO 432101; sede Casavatore (NA).
• Credibile Lab S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 14 Servizi di informatica), based in Santa Maria Capua Vetere (CE).
• Prisma S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 14), based in Naples Centro Direzionale Isola G1.
• Topnetwork S.p.A.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 14), based in Naples Centro Polifunzionale.
• Sync Lab S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 14), based in Naples Centro Direzionale Isola B8.
• Frontiere S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 14), based in Naples.
• Discover South di Luca Coppola & C. S.a.s.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner in SEP 22 (cultural services) and SEP 23 (tourism). ATECO 79.11 travel agencies.
• Palazzo Ferrara 1952 di Fabio Corradooperational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23 Servizi turistici). ATECO 55.20.51 short-stay rentals.
• Stella Marina S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23), ATECO 71.21.00.
• Azienda Agricola Lumaca S.r.l. Società Agricolaoperational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23), based in Torre Annunziata.
• Ma. Er. S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23), ATECO 68.1 hotel management.
• HP Traveloperational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23), based in Capri.
• Terra d'Ercole S.r.l.operational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23), based in Ercolano. ATECO 55.10.1.
• Pro Loco Cimitileoperational partner (internship host)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAR GOL partner (SEP 23). Non-profit association hosting trainees.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IFOA (Istituto Formazione Operatori Aziendali): Italian training and HR services provider, accredited by Regione Emilia-Romagna and national bodies, offering digital and professional training plus employment services. Closely comparable to Skill Factory on accredited training plus ANPAL-style employment agency model.
• Talent Garden: Italy's largest private digital skills academy operator with campuses across Italy and Europe, offering IT/digital training programs and corporate upskilling. Direct overlap with Skill Factory's digital professional training and B2B academy proposition.
• ITS Italy (Fondazione ITS Italy) / ITS Network: Public-private Higher Technical Institutes network offering EQF-certified digital/technology courses funded through PNRR and regional programmes. Comparable funded-training model, EQF certification and Italian geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Experis (ManpowerGroup): ManpowerGroup's IT/digital training and reskilling brand in Italy, focused on technology, cloud, cybersecurity and developer profiles. Direct curriculum overlap with Skill Factory's Java, Cloud, Cybersecurity and DevOps tracks.
• Randstad Italia: Italian subsidiary of global HR services leader combining staffing, training (Randstad Training) and outplacement. Comparable on training + placement model but at much greater scale and as part of a wider HR portfolio.
• Gi Group: Italian-founded multinational staffing and training company with an ANPAL-registered agency, dedicated training division (Gi Group Academy) and Forma.Temp-eligible programmes. Overlaps on funding channels, training delivery and placement.
• Adecco Italia: Italy arm of Adecco Group, operating staffing, training (Adecco Training) and Forma.Temp-funded reskilling programs. Comparable in combining accredited public-funded training with employment placement, though at substantially larger scale.
• Manpower Italia: Italian subsidiary of ManpowerGroup providing staffing, training (Manpower Training) and Forma.Temp-funded reskilling. Comparable on funded training, IT/digital upskilling, and B2B corporate training; Experis sub-brand directly competes in IT skills.

Regional players

• Umana: Italian ANPAL-registered employment agency with a dedicated training arm (Umana Formazione) delivering Forma.Temp and regional-funded IT and digital courses. Closely comparable on funding model, B2B training and placement; mainly active in Veneto/Northern Italy, contrasting with Skill Factory's Campania focus.

Emerging players

• DigitalDo: Italian digital skills training provider delivering short online and hybrid IT courses to individuals and companies. Comparable on direct-to-consumer digital upskilling and Corsi Brevi online proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SkillFactorySEAL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skill-factory-academy
• Instagraminstagram.com/skillfactory_academy

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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