Office de l’assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud

What Office de l’assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud does

The Office de l'assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud (AI VD, also branded AI Vaud or OAI VD) is the cantonal government body that administers Switzerland's federal disability insurance scheme (Assurance-invalidité, AI) within the Canton of Vaud. Headquartered at Avenue Général-Guisan 8 in Vevey and operating under the Canton of Vaud's Department of Health and Social Action (DSAS), the office processes applications and delivers benefits — medical measures, professional rehabilitation, auxiliary aids, helplessness allowances, and disability pensions — to insured persons whose earning capacity is partially or totally reduced due to health problems. It serves three primary stakeholder groups: beneficiaries (segmented into under-25 and over-25 programs such as ANDIAMO, CIS, and IPJAD), Vaudois employers, and treating physicians, processing 34,101 requests in 2024 and supporting 23,338 pension beneficiaries.

The office operates a multi-portal digital platform that includes the Portail bénéficiaires (beneficiary portal, launched progressively in 2025), the MedAI portal for physicians (co-developed with the Société Vaudoise de Médecine and used by 1,100+ health professionals by end-2025), the Guichet reimbursement portal, and the Portail prestataires for service providers. These portals sit alongside online forms, e-démarches, a central telephone line (handling ~333 calls/day), and an in-person reception. Specialized programs include ANDIAMO (youth vocational support), CIS (inter-service cell for secondary-school early intervention), and IPJAD (autism spectrum support). The office also runs an active employer certification program (~1,000 certified enterprises by 2025), the Mérites de l'intégration awards, a Listening and Conciliation Space (operational since September 2021), and the 'Santé mentale en entreprise' mental-health-at-work campaign and podcast series.

AI VD is funded entirely through mandatory social insurance contributions from employees, employers, and self-employed persons, supplemented by cantonal and federal government subsidies — it does not generate commercial revenue. Operations are directed by Director Olivier Barraud (with Deputy Director Isabelle Honorez Erard) and overseen by a Council chaired by State Councillor Rebecca Ruiz. The organization employs approximately 402–417 staff (including 32–39 apprentices and trainees) across its headquarters and partners with specialized training centers (ORIF, AFIRO, INIZIO, REPUIS, IPT), social partners (UNIA, Pro Infirmis), and an employer network of ~1,000 certified enterprises. Over 2021–2025, AI VD launched a listening/ conciliation space (2021), the mental-health-in-enterprise program (2022), a green rebrand and new website (2023), the MedAI portal and employer certification program (2024), and the beneficiary portal (2025).

Name

Office de l’assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud

Legal name

Office de l'assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud

Website

https://aivd.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Office de l'assurance-invalidité pour le canton de Vaud is the cantonal government body administering Switzerland's federal disability insurance scheme in Canton of Vaud, delivering rehabilitation, pension, and auxiliary aid services to insured persons, employers, and physicians through digital portals and ~402 staff.

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Product category

Disability Insurance Administration

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Disability Income Insurance (Employer-Sponsored) (FSAIAIAB), Individual Disability Income Insurance (Non-Group) (FSAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Disability insurance services
• Professional rehabilitation programs
• Social insurance administration
• Vocational reintegration support
• Disability pension management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vevey

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Social Insurance Contributions: AI VD is a cantonal office of the Swiss disability insurance scheme (Assurance-invalidité, AI). It is funded through social insurance contributions from employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, as well as government subsidies from the Canton of Vaud and the Swiss Confederation. No commercial revenue generation.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AI VD is the cantonal office of the Swiss federal disability insurance scheme (Assurance-invalidité) for the canton of Vaud. It administers statutory disability insurance benefits including medical measures, professional rehabilitation, auxiliary aids, helplessness allowances, and disability pensions for persons with reduced earning capacity, while also supporting employers and treating physicians through digital portals, certifications, and workplace mental health programs.

Product overview

AI Vaud operates as a disability insurance office providing a comprehensive suite of digital services and support programs. The core offering consists of multiple online portals (Portail bénéficiaires for beneficiaries, MedAI for physicians, Guichet for reimbursements, Portail prestataires for service providers) that work together with online form submission capabilities. Youth support is delivered through specialized programs like ANDIAMO and CIS, while professional rehabilitation services connect employers with beneficiaries through certification programs and the Mérites de l'intégration recognition initiative. The Espace d'écoute et de conciliation provides mediation services, and the mental health podcast series supports workplace wellness initiatives.

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Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,980 beneficiaries accompanied in professional rehabilitation in 2025; 2,551 maintained employment or found new employment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Société Vaudoise de Médecine (SVM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Co-development of the MedAI digital portal for physicians, joint organization of medical training events, and collaboration on improving communication between treating physicians and AI Vaud. SVM President Séverine Oppliger-Pasquali expressed strong support for both the MedAI portal and AI training initiatives.
• Association des Entreprises d'Intégration professionnelle (AEIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Mérites de l'intégration awards ceremony and FOROM de l'intégration professionnelle. AEIP collaborates on employer engagement and professional integration of persons with disabilities.
• Insertion VaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing the Mérites de l'intégration, mental health in enterprise campaign, and employer engagement events. Insertion Vaud works to promote professional integration in the canton of Vaud.
• Le RepuisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in the production of the 'Trajectoires invisibles' video series showcasing beneficiary reinsertion stories.
• ORIF (Centre de formation professionnelle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Trajectoires invisibles' video series and a specialized training center where AI Vaud beneficiaries receive professional training.
• Fondation de la CVCI (Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l'industrie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in the production of the 'Trajectoires invisibles' video series showcasing professional reinsertion stories.
• Centre PatronalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in the production of the 'Trajectoires invisibles' video series showcasing professional reinsertion stories.
• CHUV (Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on mental health in the workplace podcast (episode 5 on return to work after psychological illness), participation in the Actus emplois A'venir conference, and broader rehabilitation coordination.
• Fédération vaudoise des entrepreneurs (FVE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner during the Mois de l'emploi 2023. The construction school of FVE opened its doors to the AI Vaud rehabilitation team, providing insight into construction trades and labor shortages.
• Transports publics VMCV SA (Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner hosting AI Vaud rehabilitation team for a workplace immersion visit during Mois de l'emploi 2023, demonstrating commitment to employing persons with disabilities.
• MERCK Serono SAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner hosting AI Vaud rehabilitation team for a workplace immersion visit during Mois de l'emploi 2023, demonstrating commitment to professional rehabilitation.
• UNIA and Pro InfirmisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal members of the conciliation commission, seated alongside AI VD representatives. Both organizations regularly encounter difficult disability insurance situations and contribute to the listening and conciliation process to avoid judicial escalation.
• Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation AVSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Vaud provides fraud investigation services to this organization, extending its anti-fraud expertise beyond its own operations.
• Fondation EnableMeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI Vaud shares its disability insurance expertise with the EnableMe community, extending its knowledge to a broader audience of persons with disabilities.
• Coraasp (Coordination romande des associations d'action en santé mentale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the mental health in enterprise awareness offering, collaborating on workplace mental health resources for employers.
• SantéPsyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the mental health in enterprise awareness offering for employers, contributing to the employer training and resources program.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IV-Stelle Kanton Zürich: Cantonal disability insurance office for canton of Zurich — Switzerland's largest canton by population. Operates the same federal AI mandate in a different territory with comparable service scope (rehabilitation, pensions, auxiliary means) and similar employer/physician engagement model.
• IV-Stelle Kanton Bern: Cantonal disability insurance office for canton of Bern. Delivers the same federal AI scheme at cantonal level, with parallel programs in vocational rehabilitation, employer placement, and benefit administration — direct functional equivalent to AI VD.
• Office cantonal de l'assurance-invalidité (OAI Genève): Cantonal disability insurance office for canton of Geneva. Same Swiss federal AI mandate, same service catalogue (rehabilitation, pensions, employer engagement), with closer linguistic and structural alignment to Vaud.
• IV-Stelle Basel-Stadt: Cantonal disability insurance office for Basel-Stadt. Implements the federal AI scheme at cantonal level with the same statutory framework, rehabilitation-first orientation, and employer/physician stakeholder model as AI VD.

Broad incumbents

• SUVA: Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund — a much larger public insurance body operating nationally across accident and occupational disability. Overlaps with AI VD on workplace injury/disability pathways but serves a broader statutory mandate and does not compete for AI pension beneficiaries.
• Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (BSV/OFAS): Federal Social Insurance Office that supervises the AI scheme and other pillars of the Swiss social insurance system. Sets the regulatory framework, contribution rates, and benefit rules under which AI VD operates — a federal-level incumbent rather than a peer operator.

Emerging players

• Pro Infirmis Schweiz: Leading Swiss disability advocacy and services NGO. Operates complementary services (counseling, accommodation, advocacy) that intersect with AI VD's beneficiary base, and participates in AI VD's conciliation commission — partial overlap rather than direct competition.

Others

• ORIF: Vocational training center in French-speaking Switzerland that delivers professional rehabilitation measures under contract with AI Vaud. Operates as a downstream service provider in AI VD's rehabilitation ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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