Triathlete Arnaud EDUS, recently settled in Pays d'Aix, is breathing new life into Icademie, one of the leaders in distance and semi-face-to-face training.
He will participate on May 18 in Ironman70.3 in Aix – en – Provence.
Arnaud Edus, is an experienced sportsman: 4 times participant in the iron man world championship, he finished 3 times except in 2017 when he broke his foot. Coming straight from Stockholm, where he spent 8 years, he is familiar with the world of training through his previous activity. President of Educademy, a start-up specializing in support and training for self-employed people. In June 2024, he moved to Pays d'Aix to take the reins of the ICADEMIE Group, as General Director.
A new direction for a new lease of life
Along with Study and Iscod, Icademie is one of the most highly rated distance learning organizations on the online training market. The company is originally from Toulouse (it still has its head office there): at that time it was a pioneer in e-learning; distance learning is not yet anchored in the collective unconscious. In 2010, Icademie opened in Aix, the first semi-face-to-face campus combining tradition and modernity: a classic face-to-face day accompanied by distance learning through a course platform as part of the concept of reverse pedagogy. This real trademark differentiates it from its competitors and has enabled strong growth over the last 10 years in a market with high blood pressure. The group's largest campus is now located in Pays d'Aix in the town of Bouc Bel Air and is currently undergoing renovation work.
Some figures
Icademie has been a CFA since 2020 and offers diplomas from bac+2 to bac+5 in the field of service, commerce, human resources, real estate, digital marketing. The company generated a turnover of more than 20 million euros in 2023 and welcomes more than 5,000 learners on these different online platforms. The face-to-face centers have nearly 700 students and are focused on the sector effect of the training course allowing you to go from the professional qualification accessible without the baccalaureate to the master 2. Learning begins in the first year. Sources course A Edu.
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