C3S Formation

What C3S Formation does

C3S Formation is a privately held French occupational health and safety training organization, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Le Mans with a secondary training site in Paris-Montparnasse. The company designs, delivers, and certifies training programs targeting occupational health services (SPST), enterprise health and safety teams, and individual health professionals, covering approximately 100 topics per year with focus areas including musculoskeletal disorders (TMS), psychosocial risks (RPS), sedentary behavior, workplace warm-up and stretching, and quality of working life (QVCT). Notable certified pathways include the DU Référent Santé Prévention Active, the IPST 240-hour occupational health nursing pathway (aligned with the December 27, 2022 French decree), Certification IST RS7054, and Certification Référent Handicap.

The underlying technology stack centers on a proprietary Learning Management System (LMS) that provides private, secure access, competency evaluation, statistical reporting, and training attestation. C3S layers this LMS with a portfolio of prevention tools: the Bilan Prévention digital assessment, the Borne Prévention tactile kiosk, interactive educational videos, and the Kit Ta Sédentarité workplace tool (an interactive poster with 14 scratch-off exercise vignettes). The company publishes prevention booklets, posters, and professional books, and produces the "Santé au Travail" podcast series.

C3S monetizes through five streams: catalog-based intercompany training delivered at its own venues, customized in-house training priced by daily intervention rates or fixed fees, e-learning subscriptions via the LMS, publication sales, and venue rental (Paris-Montparnasse rooms starting at €140 HT/half-day; Le Mans rooms also available). Pricing for intercompany training ranges from €140 to €2,690 per participant. The go-to-market is sales-led via direct phone and email, supported by a content-marketing website, podcast, newsletter, and partnerships with OPCO (Skills Operators) for funding, France Travail for the 240H nursing pathway, and GERESO for cross-distribution. Customers span enterprise and government buyers across nuclear, pharma, transport, energy, automotive, banking/insurance, agriculture, and education sectors.

Name

C3S Formation

Legal name

C3S SASU

Website

https://c3s.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C3S Formation is a privately held French B2B occupational health and safety training organization founded in 2004, delivering certified courses, e-learning, and proprietary prevention tools to enterprises, SPST services, and government buyers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAKAC

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Instructional Design & Content Development Services

SECONDARYEDABAIAF

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/HR, Talent, DEI & People Operations Training

Keywords

• Occupational health training
• Workplace safety training
• Prevention training
• Professional e-learning
• Health safety consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation interentreprise: Catalog-based professional training delivered in C3S facilities in Paris-Montparnasse and Le Mans. Includes individual courses, Modules (combinations of 2 predetermined courses), and Expert Pathways (individual training paths composed of multiple courses over 12 months).
2. Formation sur-mesure (In-house training): Customized training programs delivered at client premises or online, tailored to specific company needs. Includes audits, conferences, practical workshops, and personalized awareness sessions.
3. E-learning: Online training modules accessible via LMS platform for general public and health professionals. Duration of 3 weeks access per module with defined number of users.
4. Edition (Publishing): Sale of prevention booklets, posters, and professional books on occupational health topics. Shipping fees apply based on product type and quantity.
5. Location de salle: Rental of training rooms in Paris-Montparnasse (4 rooms, 6-20 persons) and Le Mans (3 rooms, 6-25 persons) for meetings, seminars, conferences, and events. Equipment includes interactive whiteboard and WiFi.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

C3S Formation provides professional training, e-learning modules, and prevention tools focused on occupational health, safety, and workplace well-being. The company delivers catalog-based intercompany training, customized in-house training, audits, conferences, and workshops for companies and occupational health professionals in France. It also publishes prevention booklets, posters, and books, and rents out training rooms in Paris-Montparnasse and Le Mans.

Product overview

C3S Formation is an occupational health and safety training organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of training programs and prevention tools. The portfolio includes certified training tracks (Parcours métier and Formations certifiantes), short skill-development courses, custom training solutions, e-learning modules delivered via their proprietary LMS platform, and innovative prevention concepts such as the interactive Bilan prévention, Borne Prévention kiosk, and Vidéo interactive. The company also publishes prevention booklets, posters, and books, and has launched the "Kit Ta Sédentarité" tool for combating workplace sedentary behavior. Training venues are available for rental in Paris-Montparnasse and Le Mans. Additional services include room rentals and a podcast series on workplace health topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kit Ta Sédentarité: An interactive prevention tool consisting of an A4 poster with 14 scratchable vignettes to encourage movement throughout the workday and combat workplace sedentary behavior.

Products and services

• Formations certifiantes et diplômantes Certified and degree-granting training programs including DU Référent Santé Prévention Active, Parcours 240H – IPST, Certification IST – RS7054, and Certification Référent Handicap, aimed at occupational health professionals and enterprise referents.
• Parcours métier Career path training tracks including Référent APS en entreprise, Référent QVCT, Conseiller prévention, Assistant(e) de service de prévention et de santé au travail, Référent prévention des TMS, and Référent prévention des RPS.
• Développer mes compétences Short training programs covering topics such as Référent santé travail, Prévention TMS, Santé physique au travail, QVCT, Risques psychosociaux, Handicap et emploi, Culture prévention et risques professionnels, and Communication et relations humaines.
• E-learning Online learning modules including Elearning Tout public and Elearning Professionnels de santé, delivered via C3S's own LMS platform with private secured access, competency evaluation, statistics, and attendance certificates.
• Former ou sensibiliser (sur-mesure) Custom training and awareness programs including audits, conferences, consulting, awareness training sessions, prevention days, and international projects tailored to client needs and delivered on-site.
• Édition - Livrets prévention Prevention booklets covering occupational health topics such as sedentary lifestyle (La sédentarité, €4.00), providing practical guidance for workplace health.
• Édition - Affiches prévention Prevention posters for workplace health awareness campaigns.
• Édition - Ouvrages Professional books on occupational health and safety topics.
• Location de salle Paris-Montparnasse Rental of 4 training rooms in Paris-Montparnasse with capacities of 6-20 people, equipped with interactive whiteboards and WiFi, starting from €140 HT per half-day.
• Location de salle Le Mans Rental of 3 training rooms in Le Mans with capacities of 6-25 people, equipped with interactive whiteboards and WiFi, near tramway and A11 highway.
• Kit Ta Sédentarité A ready-to-use workplace tool featuring an interactive poster with 14 scratch-off stickers to encourage employees to move regularly and combat sedentary behavior at work.
• Concept prévention - Bilan prévention A prevention assessment concept that provides a comprehensive evaluation of occupational health risks, available as PDF download or online demo.
• Concept prévention - Borne Prévention An interactive prevention kiosk that delivers prevention information and assessments in an engaging digital format.
• Concept prévention - Vidéo interactive Interactive video content focused on prevention topics including screen work, available for testing and demonstration.
• Podcast Santé au Travail A podcast series dedicated to occupational health featuring expert consultations and field experience sharing, with Season 1 covering workplace nutrition, NLP communication, back problems, and workplace warm-up exercises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 professionals trained in occupational health and safety
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• COMTE & BELLANGER SASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company focused on developing culture, maturity, and efficiency of organizations. Located in Angers, France. Provides expertise in organizational development and prevention culture.
• SisselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation partner serving healthcare professionals, based in Couëron, France. Specializes in wellness and health-related products and services.
• GymnovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports equipment manufacturer based in Marseille, France. Produces sporting goods that may be used in workplace health and prevention training programs.
• GERESOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistorical partner of C3S offering a full range of solutions for developing competencies and skills for collaborators in HR, Management, and professional effectiveness domains. Based in Le Mans with 40 years of experience.
• France TravailcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational employment service partnership for nursing training pathway. Job seekers registered with France Travail can benefit from C3S's 240-hour nursing in occupational health training program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• AFNOR Certification: AFNOR is the French national standards body that administers certifications including Qualiopi — the same certification C3S holds. While not a direct competitor in training delivery, AFNOR shapes the regulatory and certification framework in which C3S operates, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant.

Broad incumbents

• INRS: INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité) is the French national institute for occupational health research and prevention. While not a commercial competitor, its freely available reference materials and training content set the baseline against which paid providers like C3S must differentiate.
• AFPA: AFPA is a major French public vocational training organization offering job-oriented certifications across many occupations. It is a broad incumbent rather than a specialist, but competes for similar OPCO-funded trainees and employer-sponsored reskilling budgets.
• Cegos: Cegos is a large international B2B training organization covering leadership, management, and professional skills across multiple geographies. It is a broad incumbent rather than an occupational health specialist, but competes for enterprise L&D budgets with comparable catalog and custom-training models.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) major that also runs occupational health, safety, and compliance training for enterprises. Its certification focus and global scale make it a broad incumbent rather than a niche direct peer, but it competes for the same enterprise training budgets.

Direct peers

• Gereso: Gereso is explicitly referenced as C3S's historical partner and operates from Le Mans with 40+ years of experience delivering B2B professional training in HR, management, and professional effectiveness. Its Le Mans base, B2B catalog model, and topic breadth make it the closest comparable peer.
• APAVE: APAVE is a French risk-management and technical training organization serving industrial and construction clients with occupational safety, regulatory compliance, and skills certification programs — directly comparable to C3S's workplace health and safety training offerings, but at substantially larger scale.
• SOCOTEC: SOCOTEC delivers testing, inspection, and certification services including occupational health and safety training for industrial clients across France and Europe. Comparable in subject matter (workplace risk, safety training, certification) with a much larger operational footprint and broader service portfolio.
• CESI: CESI is a French professional training organization offering certified programs in engineering, IT, and applied occupational disciplines. Comparable in B2B professional training delivery, certification pathways, and campus-based delivery model, though it operates in different topic verticals.

Regional players

• AFTRAL: AFTRAL is a French professional training organization specializing in transport, logistics, and safety-sensitive industry certifications. Comparable as a France-based B2B training provider serving regulated industries, though its specialty differs from C3S's occupational health focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c3sformation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about C3S Formation