Côté soins formations

Name

Côté soins formations

Legal name

Côté soins formations

Website

https://cotesoins-formations.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Training

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDANAIAB

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Professional Certification & Licensure Exam Prep

Keywords

• Healthcare professional training
• Continuing professional development
• DPC certified training
• FAF PM financing
• EHPAD physician training

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Formation Fees (Financed): Revenue generated from providing certified training courses to healthcare professionals. Training costs are covered at 100% through DPC (Développement Professionnel Continu) funding and FAF PM (Fonds d'Assurance Formation de la Profession Médicale) financing mechanisms, eliminating direct cost burden for eligible healthcare professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Côté soins formations delivers certified continuing education (DPC and FAF PM) training programs to healthcare professionals in France. Offerings include general medical training courses, ANDPC-certified continuing professional development programs, FAF PM-funded individual and collective training, and the Cycle EHPAD theoretical training cycle for coordinating physicians in nursing homes. All programs are Qualiopi certified, with registration free and training 100% covered through public financing mechanisms.

Product overview

Côté soins formations is an independent, associative training organization offering a unified platform of certified medical training programs for healthcare professionals. The core offering includes healthcare training courses (Formations pour Professionnels de Santé), which encompass specialized sub-products such as the Cycle EHPAD for coordinating physicians in nursing homes. Training programs are structured around two main financing tracks: DPC (Continuing Professional Development) certified by ANDPC, and FAF PM (Professional Medical Training Insurance Fund) programs. All offerings carry Qualiopi certification, a quality assurance standard for training organizations in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations pour Professionnels de Santé Core catalog of medical and healthcare training programs for healthcare professionals across various specialties, with theoretical and practical components designed for continuous professional development.
• Cycle EHPAD Specialized theoretical training cycle for coordinating physicians in EHPAD (nursing homes), allowing validation of the theoretical portion of the Coordinator Physician certification.
• Formation DPC (Développement Professionnel Continu) ANDPC-certified continuing professional development training programs fulfilling the triennial obligation for healthcare professionals in France.
• Formation FAF PM Training programs funded by the Professional Medical Training Insurance Fund (FAF PM), covering both individual and collective training sessions for medical professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3551 professionals trained in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FAF PM (Fonds d'Assurance Formation de la Profession Médicale)coreOthersFAF PM is the Professional Medical Training Assurance Fund that provides financing coverage for medical training at individual or collective levels. Côté soins formations training programs are covered by FAF PM, enabling healthcare professionals to access training at no direct cost.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medscape: Global CME platform providing certified continuing education courses to physicians and healthcare professionals, directly comparable to Côté soins' mission of delivering accredited training that meets mandatory continuing education obligations. Operates similar expert-authored content with free, access-based distribution to clinicians.
• BMJ Learning: UK-based CME platform offering modular, accredited continuing education modules for healthcare professionals. Closely comparable to Côté soins' online delivery of expert-designed, case-based training aligned with professional certification requirements.
• Pri-Med: U.S.-based provider of continuing medical education and professional development for primary care physicians. Mirrors Côté soins' focus on DPC-style mandatory clinician training with practical, expert-led content.

Emerging players

• Doximity: U.S. clinician network offering CME courses alongside its other physician workflow tools. Overlaps with Côté soins' healthcare professional training delivery and is also expanding into continuing education-specific offerings.

Broad incumbents

• WebMD Professional: Major U.S. consumer and professional health information platform with a CME/CPD division. Competes for physician mindshare alongside specialized CE providers like Côté soins, though WebMD serves a much broader consumer and professional audience.
• Cegos: Large French and international corporate training company with a healthcare training practice. Overlaps with Côté soins in continuing education for French professionals, but Cegos serves a much broader corporate and professional training market across many verticals.
• AFPA: Major French adult continuing education provider with vocational and professional training programs including healthcare certifications. Comparable funding mechanisms and Qualiopi alignment, though AFPA's healthcare line is one of many verticals it serves.

Others

• Coursera: Global online learning platform that hosts healthcare professional development content from universities and industry partners. Offers an alternative channel for the same DPC-eligible continuing education use cases Côté serves, and increasingly competes for healthcare CE learners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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