ARIFTS Pays de la Loire

What ARIFTS Pays de la Loire does

ARIFTS Pays de la Loire (Association Régionale pour l'Institut de Formation en Travail Social) is a French non-profit association under Loi 1901 operating as the primary regional training institute for educational, social, medico-social, and early-childhood professions in the Pays de la Loire region. Founded as the regional arm of the national social-work training system, it delivers state-recognized diplomas (AEPE, ES, EJE, ME, ASS), continuing education, apprenticeship programs, VAE validation, and specialized certifications including its proprietary "Intervenant Pair®" peer-support program. Operations span three physical training sites — Angers (headquarters), Laval, and Rezé (Nantes metropolitan area) — serving roughly 8,400 continuing-education learners and producing 427 state-diploma graduates annually.

Name

ARIFTS Pays de la Loire

Legal name

Association Régionale pour l'Institut de Formation en Travail Social

Website

https://arifts.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ARIFTS Pays de la Loire is a non-profit regional training institute delivering state diplomas, certifications, and continuing education for social, medico-social, and early-childhood professionals across Angers, Laval, and Rezé.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Social work education
• Continuing professional development
• Early childhood training
• Professional practice analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation continue (Continuing Education): Professional training courses for employed professionals, financed through employer OPCO funding, personal payment, or departmental financing for mandatory assistant maternel training. Training ranges from single-day workshops to multi-day certificate programs.
2. Formation Obligatoire Assistants Maternels: Mandatory training for childcare assistants funded by departmental services (PMI), covering departments 35, 49, 53, 56, 79, and 85. Split into Formation Préalable à l'Accueil (80h) and Formation en Cours d'Emploi (40h).
3. IPERIA Training Partnership: Partnership training for childcare assistants and home care workers, financed through IPERIA's professional development plan (Plan de développement des compétences) offering 58 hours annually per employee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ARIFTS Pays de la Loire is a non-profit training institute that delivers vocational, degree, and continuing education programs for social work, medico-social, healthcare, and early childhood professions. It operates across three regional sites (Angers, Laval, Rezé) and offers state diploma programs, certification courses, VAE validation, apprenticeship tracks, and lifelong learning modules including Analysis of Professional Practices (APP). Training is financed through employer OPCO funding, departmental PMI services for mandatory childcare assistant training, IPERIA partnerships, and personal payment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CerSo: A research and innovation center or specialized division operating under ARIFTS.
• Intervenant Pair®

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% professional integration rate for graduates (diplômes AEPE, ES, EJE, ME, ASS)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IPERIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARIFTS holds the IPERIA label, delivering training certification for childcare assistants, home care workers, and family assistants through a structured professional development program. The partnership covers 58 hours of annual training per employee, with financing through the Plan de Développement des Compétences. ARIFTS offers these programs at all three sites (Angers, Laval, Rezé).
• Conseil Régional des Pays de la LoirecoreOthersRegional council holds competence for initial social work training programs. ARIFTS operates as the primary regional institute implementing these training programs under the council's authority.
• Services PMI (Protection Maternelle et Infantile) - Departments 35, 49, 53, 56, 79, 85coreOthersDepartmental PMI services coordinate mandatory training for childcare assistants. ARIFTS delivers the Formation Préalable (80h) and Formation en Cours d'Emploi (40h) required for licensed childcare assistants, with financing provided by the departments.
• ERASMUS+ ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mobility program enabling student and staff exchanges for cross-border training experiences within European vocational education and training.
• UNAforisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational union of social work training institutions, providing networking and best practice sharing among regional institutes.
• CerSominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner organization for social and healthcare sector training and development.
• Nantes UniversitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for academic recognition and potential pathway programs in the higher education ecosystem.
• ARS Pays de la LoireminorOthersRegional Health Agency partnership for healthcare sector training alignment and professional development.
• URIOPSS Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of social and medico-social institutions, representing employers and promoting professional development in the sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GRETA: National public network of GRETA continuing education centers affiliated with the French education ministry. Comparable as a public-funded adult continuing education provider, with overlapping OPCO-financed training offerings, though broader in scope than ARIFTS's social-sector focus.
• AFPA: France's largest national vocational training provider, with broad coverage across many trades and ongoing public funding. Overlaps with ARIFTS in vocational training delivery and Qualiopi-certified continuing education, though AFPA's scope is much wider than social/medico-social specialization.
• CNAM: Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, France's major institution for adult continuing education and professional development across all sectors. Comparable in VAE offerings and professional certification, but with national scale and a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• OpenClassrooms: France-based online education platform offering diploma-recognized programs (including BAC+2/+3/+4/+5) and continuing education. Adjacent competitor for digital delivery of professional certifications that could pressure ARIFTS's continuing education economics over time.

Others

• UNAforis: National union of social work training institutions — ARIFTS is itself a member. Not a competitor but a peer network and lobbying body that shapes the operating environment, accreditation frameworks, and best practices for the regional institutes ARIFTS competes and collaborates with.

Direct peers

• ASKORIA: Regional social work and médico-social training institute based in Brittany, offering diplomas, continuing education, and VAE with a comparable non-profit association model. Highly comparable to ARIFTS in mission, scope, and regional-institute structure.
• IRTS PACA-Corse: Regional social work training institute serving Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica, offering the same diploma tracks (ES, EJE, ME, ASS) and continuing education for social professionals. Closely comparable regional-institute peer with similar public-funding model.
• ETSUP: Paris-based school of social work (École de Travail Social) delivering initial diplomas, continuing education, and specialized certifications in the social sector. Comparable to ARIFTS in core curriculum (ES, EJE, ASS) and Qualiopi-certified training delivery.
• ITS Pierre Nourry: Île-de-France-based institute delivering social work diplomas (DEES, DEEJE, DEASS) and continuing education, with regional mandate and Qualiopi certification comparable to ARIFTS's structure.
• ERASME: Social work training institute in Toulouse delivering state diplomas and continuing education across the social, médico-social, and healthcare sectors. Directly comparable mission and diploma portfolio to ARIFTS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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