Formasup Hauts de France

What Formasup Hauts de France does

Formasup Hauts de France is a Centre de Formation d'Apprentis (CFA) founded in 1992 that intermediates apprenticeship training between three constituencies in the Hauts-de-France region of France: apprentices aged 16-29 seeking higher education diplomas from bac+2 to bac+6, employers seeking apprentice talent, and partner universities, grandes écoles, and engineering schools offering diploma programs. The organization operates as an association loi 1901 with bipartite governance uniting employer and academic representatives, and is a member of the ANASUP national network of higher-education CFAs (approximately 40 members, ~80,000 apprentices nationally), whose director Frédéric Sauvage currently serves as president. It coordinates more than 13,000 apprentices across more than 470 training programs delivered through over 80 training sites within 23 principal partner educational establishments, including Université de Lille, Université d'Artois, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, IMT Nord-Europe, ICAM Lille, EDHEC, SKEMA, IESEG, JUNIA, ENSAIT, and Sciences Po Lille. Reported operational outcomes include a 97%+ graduation rate and 70%+ employment within six months of diploma completion.

The company's core technology is the MyFormasup suite of proprietary digital platforms that automate the apprenticeship lifecycle. MyFormasup Mysup manages contract administration and enrollment tracking; LENA (Livret et Espace Numérique de l'Apprentissage) provides digital apprenticeship portfolios and document management for training supervisors, academic tutors, masters of apprenticeship, and apprentices; Offres collects and distributes apprenticeship contract offers to apprentices; International manages international mobility agreements and aid; and Aides processes financial aid requests. Beyond the platform, Formasup operates programmatic ecosystem offerings including the CREA'SUP annual entrepreneurship competition (16 editions, 500+ candidates, 40+ grand winners, near 100% project realization rate), the Mon Apprentissage en 180 secondes video competition, the Challenge Attractivité des Métiers de l'Industrie, and paid professional development seminars for masters of apprenticeship at €210 per participant.

Formasup's revenue is generated primarily through OPCO (Opérateurs de Compétences) funding that covers pedagogical costs of apprenticeship training for private-sector employers, supplemented by Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France funding for specific apprentice support actions including the Carte Génération HDF (€200 credit), mobility and permit aid, and a permanent apprentice helpline. A secondary public-sector channel is CNFPT funding for apprenticeship contracts within territorial public establishments, with 5,000 contracts targeted for 2025 across diploma levels 3, 4, and 5. Apprentices do not pay tuition; training costs are publicly funded and channeled through employer-OPCO-CFA flows. Additional revenue is derived from paid Formation Maîtres d'apprentissage seminars and event/program sponsorships.

Name

Formasup Hauts de France

Legal name

FORMASUP HAUTS DE FRANCE

Website

https://formasup-hdf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Formasup Hauts de France is a French apprenticeship training center (CFA) founded in 1992 that intermediates between apprentices, employers, and partner universities in Hauts-de-France. It supports 13,000+ apprentices across 470+ diploma programs using its proprietary MyFormasup digital platform suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apprenticeship Training Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL), Private Pathway & Foundation Providers (EDAIAJAB), Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

Keywords

• Higher education apprenticeship
• Apprenticeship training coordination
• CFA alternance services
• Vocational apprenticeship programs
• Apprentice employer matching

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve d'Ascq

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OPCO Funding (Opérateurs de Compétences): The primary revenue stream comes from OPCO financing of apprenticeship training costs. OPCOs (professional skills operators) cover the full pedagogical costs of apprenticeship training for eligible employers and apprentices. For example, the ENSAIT engineering training costs 11,508€ per apprentice, fully covered by OPCO and the employer.
2. Regional Council Funding (Hauts-de-France): The Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France provides supplementary financing for specific apprenticeship support actions, including the Carte Génération HDF, mobility and permit aid, apprentice support, and a permanent helpline.
3. Master of Apprenticeship Training Fees: Revenue is generated through fees for training masters of apprenticeship. For example, a one-day training seminar costs 210€ TTC per master of apprenticeship (lunch included), with the possibility of OPCO coverage.
4. CNFPT Funding (Public Sector): The Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale funds apprenticeship contracts for level 3, 4, and 5 diplomas within target professions in public territorial establishments, with 5,000 contracts targeted for 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Formasup Hauts de France operates a Centre de Formation d'Apprentis (CFA) that intermediates apprenticeship contracts between young people seeking higher education, employers seeking apprentices, and partner universities and grandes écoles offering diploma programs. It manages the full apprenticeship lifecycle—including contract elaboration, enrollment tracking, employer-vacancy matching, financial aid administration, and international mobility management—through its proprietary MyFormasup digital platform suite and a network of 23+ partner educational institutions across the Hauts-de-France region.

Product overview

Formasup Hauts de France operates as a Centre de Formation des Apprentis (CFA) for higher education, offering an integrated digital platform ecosystem centered around MyFormasup MySup as the core administrative hub. The MyFormasup suite comprises five interconnected modules: MySup for contract and enrollment management, LENA for digital apprenticeship portfolios and documentation, Offres for job offer matching, International for managing international mobility, and Aides for financial assistance administration. Beyond the digital infrastructure, Formasup delivers complementary programs including CREA'SUP entrepreneurship competition and the Mon Apprentissage en 180 secondes video competition, alongside professional training for masters of apprenticeship and tutors. The organization partners with over 80 training sites across 23 principal institutions offering more than 470 diploma programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyFormasup Mysup: Application for managing apprenticeship contracts and relations between apprentices, employers, and educational institutions.
• MyFormasup Offres
• MyFormasup International
• MyFormasup Aides
• LENA (Livret et Espace Numérique de l'Apprentissage)
• CREA'SUP
• Mon apprentissage en 180 secondes

Products and services

• MyFormasup MySup Main application managing intermediation between apprenticeship actors, handling contract development and enrollment tracking across all training programs. Serves as the central entry point for all services offered by Formasup to apprentices, employers, and educational institutions.
• MyFormasup LENA (Livret et Espace Numérique de l'Apprentissage) Digital apprenticeship portfolio and document management system providing tracking tools, resource library, and contract information management for training managers, academic tutors, masters of apprenticeship, and apprentices. Structured around a tracking booklet for structuring exchanges around apprenticeship.
• MyFormasup Offres Platform for collecting apprenticeship contract offers from establishments and employers and distributing targeted opportunities to apprentices seeking contracts. Allows employers to reach over 10,000 potential candidates for apprenticeship positions.
• MyFormasup International First platform enabling management of international mobility of apprentices, including processing mobility agreements, managing aid, and monitoring mobilities for each establishment. Designed to support apprentice international mobility programs.
• MyFormasup Aides (Apprentice Financial Aid Service) Dedicated team and platform managing apprentice financial aids including permit assistance, international mobility aid, Apprentice Security Fund, first equipment assistance, disability accommodations, apprentice helpline, mediation, and contract search support.
• Formation Maîtres d'apprentissage et Tuteurs pédagogiques Professional development seminars for masters of apprenticeship and pedagogical tutors covering apprenticeship fundamentals, accompaniment practices, and management of apprentice trajectories. One-day training sessions priced at €210 TTC per participant (lunch included), with possible OPCO coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 97% of apprentices graduate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANASUP (Association nationale pour l'Apprentissage dans l'enseignement supérieur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992National association of CFA in higher education, representing approximately 40 CFA members and 80,000 apprentices. Formasup HDF director Frédéric Sauvage serves as president of ANASUP. The association promotes, develops, and defends apprenticeship in higher education, advocating for policies supporting alternance education.
• Conseil Régional Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regional Council of Hauts-de-France supports apprentices through specific financing actions including the Carte Génération HDF (200€ credit), mobility and permit aid, apprentice support services, and a permanent helpline. It also supports the CREA'SUP entrepreneurship competition and educational establishment investments.
• Clubster Ecole EntrepriseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubster Ecole Entreprise promotes school-enterprise relationships in secondary and higher education and develops inclusive practices. Each year it organizes the 'Pépites de l'Alternance' competition that recognizes committed employers, and proposes animations promoting apprenticeship.
• APEC Hauts-de-France (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deploy concrete actions across the territory to facilitate the search for host companies and secure post-alternance career pathways. Coordinates annual jobdating events with Formasup that have facilitated several hundred employer-candidate meetings for apprenticeships.
• APEA (Association pour la Promotion et l'Evolution de l'Alternance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation bringing together trainers who wish to work together and reflect on alternance pedagogy. Formasup and APEA regularly organize conferences and colloquia on themes of interest to all apprenticeship stakeholders in Education and Business. They co-organize the annual Formasup-APEA Colloquium.
• ORA (Mentoring Program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerORA is a mentoring program that provides security for apprentice pathways across all levels and training programs. It creates 'apprentice-senior' mentor pairs for confidential exchanges without time limits or constraints, with personalized objectives including university orientation, overcoming self-censorship, and socio-professional integration.
• Pépite Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the CREA'SUP entrepreneurship competition for apprentices, supporting the development of entrepreneurial spirit among alternance students in the Hauts-de-France region.
• AINF (Association pour l'Ingénierie de la Formation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the CREA'SUP entrepreneurship competition, awarding a special AINF prize as part of the competition jury.
• URACENminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the CREA'SUP entrepreneurship competition, awarding a special URACEN prize as part of the competition jury.
• Hubhouse / BGE / Chambres des Métiers et de l'Artisanat / CLAPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBusiness creation support partners for the CREA'SUP competition, providing accompaniment for idea holders and project developers through incubation and mentoring services.
• Partner Universities and SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormasup partners with 23 principal educational establishments including Université de Lille, Université d'Artois, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, IMT Nord-Europe, ICAM Lille, EDHEC, SKEMA, IESEG, JUNIA, ENSAIT, Sciences Po Lille, and over 60 additional constituent schools and institutes offering apprenticeship programs through the CFA.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MBway: Network of business schools (Groupe IGENSIA Education) offering bac+3 to bac+5 programs in alternance mode. Operates a regional multi-campus CFA model similar to Formasup, intermediating apprentices with regional employers.
• Pigier: French business and management school network offering alternance programs from bac+2 to bac+5. Comparable to Formasup in delivering employer-aligned higher-education apprenticeship programs with regional placement partnerships.
• CESI: French engineering grande école operating as a CFA delivering apprenticeship-based higher-education programs across multiple campuses. Comparable to Formasup in coordinating alternance pathways from bac+2 to bac+5/6 in partnership with regional employers.
• AFTRAL: One of the largest French private CFAs, specializing in transport, logistics and supply-chain apprenticeships. Operates a multi-site apprenticeship intermediation model very similar to Formasup HDF, coordinating apprentice placement between employers and partner schools.
• Les Compagnons du Devoir: Historic French apprenticeship organization delivering excellence programs in traditional and contemporary crafts. Operates a multi-region apprenticeship intermediation model that overlaps with Formasup in coordinating apprentice placement and employer engagement.
• IFC Croix-Rouge Compétence: CFA of the French Red Cross delivering apprenticeship programs in health, social care and paramedical fields. Operates a multi-region CFA intermediation model analogous to Formasup HDF but focused on health/social specializations.
• ISCOD: 100% online alternance school offering bachelor to masters-level apprenticeship programs across business, digital and tech. Directly competes with Formasup's higher-education apprenticeship model via a digital-first delivery format.
• OMNES Education: Private higher-education group (INSEEC, ESCE, ECE) offering bac+3 to bac+5 programs heavily oriented toward alternance. Comparable to Formasup in monetizing employer-aligned higher-education apprenticeship across multiple regional campuses in France.

Broad incumbents

• CCI France (CCI Formation): National network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry operating regional training organizations that deliver apprenticeship and continuing education. Competes with Formasup in regional workforce development but across a broader portfolio of services and education levels.
• Cnam: National public higher-education institution offering apprenticeship and work-based learning across France. Overlaps with Formasup in higher-education alternance but operates as a degree-granting institution with national rather than regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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