Initia Formation

Overview

Initia Formation is a French vocational training organization offering technical certifications in photovoltaic installation, EV-charging infrastructure, electrical habilitation, and fiber optics. I designed the platform that brings course discovery, funding guidance, and enrollment together for four audiences who each arrive with a different question.

1. Choose an audience and training format
2. Discover and compare relevant courses
3. Understand CPF, OPCO, or DIFE funding
4. Review certification and accessibility details
5. Enroll as an individual or employer

Problem

French vocational training sits inside a fragmented funding landscape: CPF for individuals, OPCO for companies, and a separate statutory scheme for elected officials. Initia Formation's catalog spans industrial safety courses bought by infrastructure companies, individual certifications funded through a government portal, and a regulated elected-official program — all needing to coexist in one trustworthy platform.

Solution

An audience-first platform that separates distance learning, in-person training, and elected-official programs at the navigation level, then gives each user a clear course, funding, accessibility, and enrollment path. Complex administrative processes are translated into numbered steps and reusable guidance patterns.

Design decisions

• Audience-first navigation instead of one generic course catalog
• Separate individual and employer enrollment paths, including company details for employer bookings
• Numbered steps for CPF, OPCO, DIFE, and disability-accommodation processes
• A reusable trust system combining certification badges, verified ratings, trainer profiles, and testimonials

Outcome

A complete high-fidelity system covering ten page types across desktop and mobile, including course discovery, detailed enrollment, and four audience- and funding-specific journeys — built from a documented site map and five end-to-end user flows.