The Cegos Group will commemorate its one hundred years of trajectory in 2026, after a century dedicated to professional training. Currently, it provides in-person training to more than 250,000 people each year and serves clients spread across more than 50 countries.
Founded in Paris in 1926, the Cegos Group has transformed into an international organization with a turnover of 250 million. In addition to its in-person offerings, it distributes digital content to one million users and has 2.5 million people connected to its LearningHub platform.
In an environment marked by constant transformations, such as rapid technological development, the expansion of artificial intelligence, ecological and social transitions, and changes in labor models, Cegos defends that competencies are "a strategic lever for performance and competitiveness." At the same time, it considers that, for each professional, they represent "a key factor for employability, adaptability, and future projection."
For this reason, its purpose focuses on "accompanying the change in the labor world through the development of competencies," a message that articulates the manifesto prepared on the occasion of its centenary.
Spain, a "key" market for the group
The CEO of Cegos Spain and Latam, Jesús Araújo, has emphasized that the centenary of Cegos serves to reaffirm the mission that has guided the company since 1926: "to train people and accompany organizations so they can face their development challenges."
Araújo has stressed that Spain has historically been a "key" market and has highlighted that belonging to a group present in more than 50 countries "brings the ability to bring the best global practices to Spain and, at the same time, contribute the Spanish experience to the rest of the group."
"We look to the future with the emergence of artificial intelligence as one of our great challenges, but also as a great opportunity: AI does not replace human learning, it enhances it, and our role is to help people and organizations learn to use it to free up time for what truly adds value, the human and relational dimension," he stated.
Likewise, he emphasized that, in a scenario of accelerated technological and social changes, Cegos' value proposition continues to be "to turn skills into real results for companies and individuals."
Methodology focused on sharing experiences
The group articulates its activity in four major lines of service: standard training solutions (inter and intra-company), customized projects, international training programs, and comprehensive outsourcing of training management.
Its distinctive feature is a pedagogical approach based on sharing experiences, a method that its founder, Jean Milhaud, introduced from the United States in the late 1920s.
This principle remains fully valid, so its courses prioritize the exchange of experiences and knowledge among participants, along with practical application, simulations, and 'role-playing', to consolidate competencies in everyday professional performance.
The pragmatic and results-oriented approach has guided the evolution of Cegos. In coherence with this, it promotes innovative training solutions in which digital technology and artificial intelligence are integrated responsibly.
Pioneer in management and international reference
Cegos was one of the pioneering organizations in the field of 'management' in France starting in the 1950s, by introducing new management trends. Convinced that business performance comes from granting autonomy to people, the then-president Octave Gélinier advocated a management model focused on objectives, autonomy, and the development of competencies.
This conception continues to inspire Cegos' expertise in managerial transformation, leadership, and the development of the capabilities of executives and middle managers.
As a result of this work, Cegos' solutions have been recognized with international awards from Brandon Hall and appear in the Top 20 listings of Training Industry and in the Fosway 9-Grid.
Global presence and wide training offer
With a clear international vocation since its origins, Cegos today has a direct presence in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.
Beyond its headquarters, Cegos teams serve clients in more than 50 countries and develop "international training projects that combine global management with local adaptation".
The group has launched the Cegos Group Learning Collection, a proposal that integrates more than 100 courses and 4,000 digital resources, accessible in up to 30 languages.
The contents are organized around five main axes: personal development, working with others, management and leadership, transformation of organizations, and sales and customer relations.
Commitment to social responsibility
Beyond economic results, its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy is articulated around the environment, employed people, social commitment, and customers.
Among its goals is to reduce the environmental impact of its activity, promoting distance learning and hybrid models, decreasing professional travel, and implementing paper-saving measures.
The group has been adhering to the Diversity Charter since 2006 and develops specific initiatives to promote diversity, inclusion, and professional equality.
In parallel, it maintains a commitment to social inclusion and access to education, while accompanying its clients in integrating CSR into their own strategies.
Future-oriented training and AI
Currently, training is mostly offered in 'blended' format, combining face-to-face sessions, distance learning with or without human interaction, and 100% digital proposals.
The goal is to adjust to the needs of companies, which demand shorter, personalized, and practical programs capable of shortening the time between the detection of a need and the acquisition of the required competence.
In this line, Cegos bets on shorter and more agile formats that facilitate 'just-in-time' learning, directly aligned with daily professional needs, and on 'adaptive learning', which uses data and artificial intelligence to build personalized training pathways, adapted to the level, pace, and goals of each employee.
In the midst of the artificial intelligence revolution, this year Cegos will launch an AI-based learning companion, with the purpose of making training more conversational, personalized, and closely connected to the professional reality of each person.