What ACCEFF does

ACCEFF (legal name SARL ACCEFF) is a single-operator French professional services firm headquartered in Montaigu-Vendée that supports training organizations (organismes de formation) and independent trainers (formateurs indépendants) in navigating the French professional training regulatory stack. Its core offerings are: (i) Qualiopi certification accompaniment, including gap analysis, document templates, mock audits, and support for initial, surveillance, and renewal audits; (ii) creation of CPF-eligible certification pathways, including RNCP and Répertoire Spécifique registration strategy and dossier submission; (iii) recurring daily administrative management, covering funding applications, annual assistance packages, and referencing on institutional platforms such as EDOF, Ceres, Carif-Oref, and Kairos; and (iv) a productized training catalog of four programs (Financements et Modalités de Prises en Charge, Gestion Administrative et Qualité, CQP Assistant(e) de formation, and Réussir sa certification Qualiopi), delivered in-person or remotely in groups of up to six learners.

The business is built on the founder's dual expertise: Stéphanie Guilberteau is simultaneously an active Qualiopi auditor for a certification body and the sole consultant serving clients, providing insider-grade knowledge of audit criteria. ACCEFF itself holds Qualiopi certification (certificate B02874 from Bureau Veritas, granted December 13, 2024), covering training, competency assessment, VAE, and CFA operations, which authorizes it to access Opco and CPF funding streams for its own programs.

Commercially, ACCEFF operates on a sales-led, quote-based professional services model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Fees are calculated either on time spent (hourly/daily rates by consultant category) or as fixed/forfait prices per mission, with travel, accommodation, and meals billed at cost plus 20% VAT. The company maintains no app, no public API, no proprietary software, and no disclosed AI/automation capabilities; all services are human-delivered. Distribution is direct — on-site at client premises or remotely — supplemented by a regional Vendée partner ecosystem (Itsara Conseil, Optimise et Vous, GM Conseil Formation, Nord Vendée Entreprises, B+ Conseil, Quai 184) that generates referrals. Named clients include training organizations ADINFO, Neonima, Lavineur, and Kerlog, plus SMBs Prodegustation and Sattvic. There is no external funding, no parent company, and the firm appears to be entirely founder-operated with no disclosed additional employees beyond Stéphanie Guilberteau.

Name

ACCEFF

Legal name

SARL ACCEFF

Website

https://acceff.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACCEFF is a one-person French consultancy in Montaigu-Vendée that helps training organizations and independent trainers obtain Qualiopi certification, build CPF-eligible training pathways, and manage ongoing administrative and regulatory obligations. Services are delivered directly by the founder, in-person or remotely across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE)

Keywords

• Training organization consulting
• Qualiopi certification support
• Professional training services
• CPF funding advisory
• Training quality assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Montaigu

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services / Consulting: ACCEFF earns revenue through consulting and accompaniment engagements billed either by time spent (hourly/daily rates by consultant category) or at a fixed/forfait price. Travel, accommodation, and meal expenses are billed at cost to the client. This constitutes the primary revenue stream for the company.
2. Training Delivery: ACCEFF develops, proposes, and delivers training sessions in-person and remotely (distanciel). Training is compensated via fixed fees, with additional charges for expenses where applicable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ACCEFF provides consulting, certification accompaniment, and professional training services to French training organizations (Organismes de formation, including CFAs) and independent trainers. Its core offerings are end-to-end support for Qualiopi certification (gap analysis, action plans, mock audits), the creation of CPF-eligible certifiable pathways (RNCP and Répertoire Spécifique), and ongoing daily administrative management of training operations including funding applications and platform referencing (EDOF, Ceres, Carif-Oref, Kairos). The company also delivers a catalog of training programs for training-center staff covering financing mechanisms, administrative quality, CQP Assistant(e) de formation certification (RNCP28724), and Qualiopi audit preparation.

Product overview

ACCEFF offers a unified service portfolio centered on professional training organization support and certification services. The core offerings include Qualiopi certification accompaniment, CPF-eligible certification pathway creation, and daily administrative management. ACCEFF also provides a structured training catalog with four main programs: Financements et Modalités de Prises en Charge, Gestion Administrative et Qualité, CQP Assistant(e) de formation, and Qualiopi audit preparation. All services are delivered in-person or remotely with individualized or group formats of up to 6 learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement vers la certification Qualiopi
• Création d'un parcours certifiant éligible au CPF
• Gestion du Quotidien Administratif
• Formations pour Centres de Formations et CFA
• CQP Assistant(e) de formation (RNCP28724)
• Formation Réussir sa certification Qualiopi

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% satisfaction rate reported for Qualiopi training programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Itsara ConseilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItsara Conseil is listed as a partner of ACCEFF on the website partner section. Itsara Conseil provides consulting services and appears to be a complementary advisory partner in the professional training ecosystem.
• Optimise et VousminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptimise et Vous is listed as a partner of ACCEFF. They appear to operate in the professional services and/or training support space, providing complementary services to ACCEFF's client base.
• GM Conseil FormationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGM Conseil Formation is listed as a partner of ACCEFF. The company provides training consulting services and operates in a similar market segment to ACCEFF, suggesting a complementary partnership.
• Nord Vendée EntreprisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNord Vendée Entreprises is a regional business support organization based in the Vendée department. Listed as a partner of ACCEFF, it likely provides referral and ecosystem connections for local training organizations.
• B+ ConseilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB+ Conseil (Acteurs Compétence) is listed as a partner of ACCEFF. They appear to be a professional services or training support firm operating in the regional ecosystem.
• Quai 184 — Centre d'affaires et coworking Montaigu-VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuai 184 is a business center and coworking space in Montaigu-Vendée. Listed as a partner on ACCEFF's LinkedIn page, it likely provides office facilities or referral connections for ACCEFF.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Formaeva: Formaeva is a France-based consultancy specialized in Qualiopi certification support, training organization compliance, and professional training consulting. It directly competes with ACCEFF in the niche of accompanying training centers and independent trainers through the Qualiopi process.
• ID Formation: ID Formation is a French training and consulting firm offering Qualiopi accompagnement, VAE support, and professional training advisory services to organizations and individuals. It overlaps directly with ACCEFF's core offerings for training organizations seeking certification and CPF pathway support.
• Evocime: Evocime is a French consulting firm specialized in supporting training organizations with Qualiopi certification, financing strategy, and operational compliance. It directly competes with ACCEFF in the same niche of boutique Qualiopi accompaniment and CPF pathway advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• Demos: Demos is a major French corporate training and consulting firm covering management development, certification preparation, and organizational learning. It is relevant as a broad incumbent competing in the same French professional training services space that ACCEFF addresses for its training-organization clients.
• Cegos: Cegos is one of France's largest corporate training and professional development firms, offering a broad catalog of management, leadership, and certification-related training programs. It is comparable to ACCEFF as a France-based professional training services provider, though Cegos serves a much larger enterprise audience and does not focus on the niche of Qualiopi accompaniment for training organizations.
• AFNOR Compétences: AFNOR Compétences is the training and consulting arm of the AFNOR Group, offering Qualiopi-related advisory services, certification audit preparation, and management systems training. It is comparable to ACCEFF because it serves the same French training organization market for Qualiopi accompagnement, but at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.

Others

• Uniformation: Uniformation is one of France's largest OPCOs (Opérateurs de Compétences), funding training for associative and social economy employers. It is relevant as an adjacent ecosystem player whose funding rules and Qualiopi expectations strongly influence the demand for ACCEFF's advisory services.
• Bureau Veritas Certification: Bureau Veritas is one of France's largest accredited Qualiopi certification bodies and is also ACCEFF's own certifying partner. It is relevant as an adjacent ecosystem player — its audit standards and practices shape the criteria ACCEFF's clients must meet, making it a structural counterparty rather than a direct competitor.
• CPF Formation (Mon Compte Formation ecosystem providers): The Mon Compte Formation platform and its ecosystem of certified training organizations represent the downstream buyer and funding infrastructure for ACCEFF's CPF pathway creation services. It is relevant as the institutional counterpart whose rules define the eligibility dossiers ACCEFF helps clients assemble.
• Apave Certification: Apave is a major French certification and conformity assessment body that, like Bureau Veritas, issues Qualiopi certifications to French training organizations. It is relevant as an ecosystem peer shaping the audit environment in which ACCEFF's clients operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acceff

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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