OPCO funding: a growth lever
OPCOs (Operateurs de Competences — Skills Operators) are French organizations that fund professional training for employees. Making your courses eligible opens a considerable market.
Prerequisites
For your courses to be eligible for OPCO funding, you must:
- Be Qualiopi-certified (mandatory since 2022 in France)
- Have a training activity declaration number (NDA — Numero de Declaration d'Activite)
- Comply with administrative requirements: training agreement, program, attendance, assessment
How OpenFormations helps you
| Requirement | OpenFormations automation |
|---|---|
| Training agreement | Pre-filled automatically |
| Detailed program | Generated from your modules |
| Attendance sheets | Automatic tracking |
| Assessments | Pre- and post-training |
| Completion certificate | Automatic certificate |
| Invoicing | Via Stripe |
Main OPCO operators
| OPCO | Sectors |
|---|---|
| ATLAS | Financial services, consulting |
| OPCO EP | Local businesses |
| AKTO | Labor-intensive services |
| AFDAS | Culture, media, communication |
| Constructys | Construction |
| OCAPIAT | Agriculture, agri-food |
Typical process
- The company identifies the training need
- It contacts its OPCO for a funding request
- The OPCO validates the application and funding
- The training takes place on OpenFormations
- You provide the supporting documents (automated by OpenFormations)
- The OPCO pays you directly
Need help with OPCO funding? Contact us at contact@openformations.com.
