AFDET France

What AFDET France does

AFDET France (Association Française pour le Développement de l'Enseignement technique) is a non-profit association under French law (loi 1901), founded in 1902, recognized as a public utility (ARUP) since 1936, and classified as a non-governmental organization by the United Nations. Headquartered at 178 rue du Temple in Paris, it operates a national network of 13 metropolitan regional sections plus France Outre-mer, with 11-50 employees and a governance structure led by President Philippe Dole. The association's mission is to bridge French education and industry by promoting effective school-enterprise partnerships, ensuring that technical diplomas secure career pathways and continued education, and supporting youth professional integration.

The organization's service portfolio includes: (1) the Mentorat AFDET program, operating as an official partner of the government's "1 jeune, 1 mentor" scheme to support at-risk youth aged 14-30; (2) publications including the Avenirs professionnels annual review (Issue N°18 published April 2026) and policy research reports on apprenticeships, certifications, and career orientation; (3) sector-specific educational card games (aeronautics, fashion, workplace savoir-être); (4) national and regional events, including the annual AFDET-CNAM colloquium and AIDPE colloquia; and (5) advocacy and convening across a partner ecosystem spanning UIMM, FEDENE, CEREQ, Compagnons du Devoir, World Skills France, and major enterprise partners (Airbus, EDF, Groupama, Elior, JCDecaux). It holds a five-year framework convention with the French Ministry of National Education and Youth signed August 29, 2020.

The business model combines individual memberships (€65/year per person), corporate/moral person memberships (starting at €65/year per establishment), apprenticeship tax allocations routed through the SOLTÉA platform under AFDET's SIRET, donations and legacies enabled by ARUP tax-deductible status, and government convention funding. Distribution is primarily self-serve via the afdetfrance.org website, 14 regional AssoConnect platforms, email newsletters, and direct field outreach by regional sections to schools, enterprises, and local authorities. There are no proprietary technology products; the association relies on off-the-shelf association management software, newsletter tools, and the Calameo platform for digital publication distribution.

Name

AFDET France

Legal name

Association Française pour le Développement de l'Enseignement technique

Website

https://afdetfrance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFDET France is a 1902-founded French non-profit association (recognized public utility since 1936) that bridges education and industry through 13 regional sections, providing youth mentoring, the Avenirs professionnels review, educational tools, and school-enterprise partnership programs under a Ministry of Education convention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education-Industry Bridge Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Vocational education advocacy
• School-enterprise partnerships
• Youth mentoring programs
• Technical education publications
• Apprenticeship tax allocation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Annual membership fees paid by individuals (education professionals, company representatives) at 65 euros per person per year, granting access to the Avenirs professionnels review and association activities.
2. Corporate/Moral Person Membership Fees: Annual membership fees paid by moral persons (schools, training centers, companies) starting at 65 euros per establishment per year, with multiple payment modalities including bank transfer, check, and Chorus for EPLE public institutions.
3. Apprenticeship Tax (Taxe d'apprentissage): Companies subject to the apprenticeship tax can allocate a portion (solde, approximately 13%) of their tax contribution to AFDET. AFDET's SIRET 775 666 381 00055 enables companies to direct funds through the SOLTéA national platform managed by URSSAF and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
4. Donations and Legacies: As a recognized public utility association (ARUP), AFDET can receive donations and legacies. Corporate donors subject to corporate income tax benefit from a 60% tax deduction on donations, within a limit of 5 per mille of turnover.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AFDET France is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1902 and recognized as being of public utility since 1936, that operates as a bridge between the French education system and industry. It sells annual memberships (individual and corporate starting at 65 euros/year), publishes the Avenirs professionnels review and research reports, runs a national youth mentoring program (Mentorat AFDET), develops educational card games for career discovery, and organizes national colloquia with partners such as CNAM. It is also habilitated to receive apprenticeship tax contributions from companies via the SOLTÉA platform.

Product overview

AFDET France operates as a not-for-profit association (loi 1901) recognized as being of public utility since 1936. Rather than offering a unified technology product, AFDET provides a portfolio of services including publications (the revue Avenirs professionnels, newsletters, and research reports), educational tools (card games for discovering professions like aviation, fashion, and workplace skills), a mentoring program (Mentorat AFDET for youth aged 14-30), and organizes events (colloquiums, conferences like AFDET-CNAM and AIDPE). The organization focuses on connecting education with industry through regional sections across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue Avenirs professionnels Annual professional journal published by AFDET that informs and exchanges on practices and the professional environment of technical education and training. Distributed digitally to members and accessible via the Calameo platform.
• AFDET Newsletter (national) Regular digital newsletter providing updates on AFDET activities, regional news, publications, and events. Distributed monthly to members and subscribers and registered via the website newsletter page.
• Mentorat AFDET National mentoring program supporting young people aged 14-30 in orientation, training, and professional integration, delivered as an official operator of the government's '1 jeune, 1 mentor' scheme.
• Jeu de cartes Savoir-être en entreprise Educational card game developed by AFDET Pays de la Loire to prepare students for workplace internships, teaching professional codes and behaviors in the enterprise.
• Jeu de cartes Métiers de la mode Card game designed to discover fashion and sewing professions, created by AFDET Pays de la Loire in partnership with Campus de la mode et du luxe and Bocage Avenir Couture.
• Jeu de cartes Aéronautique Interactive card game introducing young people to essential elements of aircraft and the breadth of aeronautical professions, used at aeronautical career salons.
• Étude sur l'apprentissage — Propositions d'amélioration AFDET research report presenting an assessment of apprenticeship since the 2018 law and proposals for improving its implementation.
• Rapport sur l'apprentissage dans les Lycées Research report examining the development of apprenticeship in French high schools, with state-of-the-art analysis and six improvement proposals.
• Rapport sur le dispositif français des certifications Comprehensive analysis of the French certification system covering general and professional certifications with ten improvement proposals.
• Rapport sur l'espace d'orientation Research report on the creation of an orientation space in middle and high schools, analyzing the school and professional orientation system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 binômes mentor/mentoré received diplomas in the ODICé program (Grenoble, second cohort 2025-2026).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025AFDET co-organizes an annual national colloquium with CNAM on topics at the intersection of technical education and industry. The December 2, 2025 colloquium focused on 'Developing technological and scientific culture and skills from technician to engineer' with Éric Garnier, High Commissioner for vocational education and training.
• Ministry of National Education and Youth (MENJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2020A five-year framework convention signed August 29, 2020 between AFDET and the Ministry of National Education and Youth. The partnership aims to bring schools and the professional world closer together across four axes: analysis of skill needs and training pathways; career orientation guidance and diversity; facilitation of school-enterprise networks on territories; and support for European and international youth mobility.
• AIDPE (Association des Ingénieurs Diplômés Par l'État)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAIDPE is a faithful partner and member of AFDET, promoting the singular pathway of engineers graduated by the State. AFDET participated in the AIDPE colloquium held February 20, 2026 at the FFB headquarters in Paris.
• Collectif MentoratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDET is a member of the Collectif Mentorat, an association created in September 2019 that brings together 72 associations and foundations working to develop mentoring in France. The collective advocates for a 'right to mentoring' and supports quality mentoring standards.
• World Skills FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDET is a partner of World Skills France, notably in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The collaboration involves sourcing competitors and jury members for regional competitions, and organizing visitor experiences at regional trials.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUIMM represents 42,000 industrial companies and is a key institutional partner for AFDET in connecting schools with the industrial sector. UIMM is listed on AFDET's institutional partners page.
• FEDENE (Services énergie environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEDENE is a major federation in energy efficiency and renewable thermal energy, representing 500 companies across 7 professional syndicates. Listed as an institutional partner on AFDET's partner page.
• CEREQ (Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEREQ has been a research pole for training, work, and employment since 1971, under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour. Listed as an institutional partner of AFDET.
• Les Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Compagnons du Devoir is a major traditional French organization providing craft and trade training through the Tour de France apprenticeship system. Listed as an institutional partner of AFDET.
• Les Compagnons du Tour de France (Fédération)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Fédération des Compagnons du Tour de France operates 16 training centers and a network of welcoming houses, offering building and furniture trades training in alternation or continuing education.
• Les Industries du Plâtre (SNIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Syndicate of Plaster Industries, bringing together major manufacturers including Knauf, Placoplatre, and others. AFDET co-hosted a conference with SNIP on 'Building, production and proximity' in October 2023.
• Fédération Française du Bâtiment (FFB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFB hosted the AIDPE colloquium at its headquarters in Paris (February 2026) where AFDET participated as a partner.
• FNADIR (Fédération Nationale des Associations de Directeurs et Secrétaires Généraux des CFA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFNADIR co-signed a July 2023 tribune with five other apprenticeship networks calling for better stabilization of apprenticeship financing rules. AFDET endorsed the position, emphasizing systemic support for unqualified youth and broader use of the professional pathway.
• AirbusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAirbus, the European aerospace manufacturer with approximately 130,000 employees worldwide, is listed as an enterprise partner of AFDET.
• EDFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEDF, France's leading electricity company committed to carbon neutrality, is listed as an enterprise partner of AFDET.
• GroupamaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGroupama, the mutual insurance group rooted in agricultural origins with 2,700 local caisses and 30,000 elected officials, is listed as an enterprise partner of AFDET.
• RenaSupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenaSup is a private non-profit higher education network linked to the General Secretariat of Catholic Education, comprising 515 establishments offering diplomas from bac+2 to bac+3.
• Association Nationale des Plates-formes Technologiques (PTF Innovalo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPTF Innovalo promotes the technological platforms network and facilitates technology transfer actions between training institutions and companies. Listed as an institutional partner.
• Elior ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElior Services, a leading French hospitality and facility management group with 22,000 employees serving 3,500 clients, is listed as an enterprise partner.
• JC DecauxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJCDecaux, world leader in outdoor advertising and urban furniture (inventor of the advertising bus shelter in 1964), is listed as an enterprise partner of AFDET.
• SNIP (Les Industries du Plâtre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNIP brings together major plaster industry manufacturers and drives innovation, professional training, and environmental commitments. Listed as institutional partner.
• AFT Transport LogistiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFT develops training in transport and logistics professions through five missions: employer support, co-financing training, employment analysis, training support, and sector promotion.
• FNEP (Fédération des Écoles de Production)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNEP represents, promotes, and develops Production Schools in France and Europe, coordinating with professional branches and regional councils.
• Le COET-MOF (Comité d'organisation du concours 'Un des meilleurs ouvriers de France')minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOET-MOF organizes the UMOF competition (Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France), a prestigious validation of French professional mastery. Listed as an institutional partner.
• SEDIMAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSEDIMA is a professional organization federating agricultural machinery service, distribution, and rental companies in France.
• UNETP (Union Nationale des Établissements et Formations Privés)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNETP, founded in 1934, covers all French territories and groups over 1,000 structures educating more than 200,000 learners in private education and training.
• SNEFCCA (Syndicat National des Entreprises du Froid)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNEFCCA groups and federates more than 1,000 companies in refrigeration, professional kitchen equipment, and air conditioning, with missions including sector promotion, member advice, regulatory monitoring, and training.
• IDPE / AIDPE (Association des Ingénieurs Diplômés Par l'État)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDPE/AIDPE is a non-profit association recognized of public utility since 1997, representing engineers graduated by the State, and an active AFDET member and partner.
• Alliance Industrie du Futur (AIF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIF brings together professional organizations from industry and digital sectors along with academic, technological, and financing partners to transform industry in France through three strategic axes.
• CERTIFPROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERTIFPRO is the head network of Transitions Pro associations (regional inter-professional joint committees for professional transitions, created by the September 2018 law), coordinating and facilitating the network's transformation.
• ClikeominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClikeo is the web agency that created AFDET's website (afdetfrance.org). Listed as a service provider/partner, recommended by AFDET.
• Académie des Pays de la Loire (Rectorat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDET Pays de la Loire was received in audience by Mme Karine Béguin, Rector of the Pays de la Loire academic region, on March 27, 2026. The rector's cabinet expressed strong interest in AFDET's actions including card games, mentoring, conferences, and participation in juries. Suggestions were made to integrate certain actions into the rectorate's training policy.
• Préfecture de l'Isère (Grenoble)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe prefecture of Grenoble hosted the ODICé mentoring program diploma ceremony on April 2, 2026 for the second cohort of 14 mentor/mentee pairs from three Isère middle schools. AFDET 38 participates in the program.
• Schneider Electric (via ODICé program)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSchneider Electric mentors participated in the ODICé mentoring program in the Grenoble area, providing workplace visits to its R&D center and demonstrating interest in corporate social responsibility through youth mentoring.
• Campus aéronautique des Pays de la Loire et BretagneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe aeronautical campus of Pays de la Loire and Brittany co-organized the 'Les ailes du campus 2026' salon (1,850 visitors, 1,032 students from middle schools) where AFDET PdL ran an aviation careers card game stand.
• SNPDEN (Syndicat National des Personnels de Direction de l'Éducation Nationale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNPDEN-UNSA is the majority union of education personnel directors in France, affiliated with UNSA Éducation. Listed as institutional partner of AFDET.
• World Skills France — Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDET Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes collaborates with World Skills France on sourcing competitors and juries for regional competitions, and on visitor outreach during regional trials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• France Compétences: National public body overseeing vocational training, apprenticeship, and certification in France. A broader incumbent that establishes the regulatory and financing framework within which AFDET and similar associations operate; relevant for benchmarking scale and policy positioning.

Direct peers

• Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie (UIMM): Federation representing 42,000 industrial companies in the metallurgy sector. Directly comparable as an industry-side actor facilitating school-enterprise pathways for technical careers, and a strategic partner of AFDET.
• Union Nationale des Établissements et Formations Privés (UNETP): Federation of over 1,000 private education and training structures educating 200,000+ learners in France. Comparable as an umbrella organization for French technical/vocational education institutions and a listed partner of AFDET.
• WorldSkills France: French affiliate of WorldSkills, organizing vocational skills competitions for youth. Comparable to AFDET in promoting technical professions and youth engagement; AURA region of AFDET actively partners with WorldSkills France.
• Association des Ingénieurs Diplômés Par l'État (AIDPE): Recognized public utility association representing engineers graduated by the French State. Comparable to AFDET as a French non-profit association focused on technical/engineering education, and a long-standing AFDET partner that co-organizes annual colloquia.
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM): National institution delivering higher and continuing technical/professional education across France. Comparable to AFDET in its focus on technical education, lifelong learning, and industry-education bridging; AFDET co-organizes an annual colloquium with CNAM.
• Collectif Mentorat: Federation of 72 associations and foundations promoting mentoring in France, advocating for a 'right to mentoring.' AFDET is a member and is directly comparable as a peer non-profit operating mentoring programs for youth professional integration.
• AFT Transport Logistique: Sectoral training organization for transport and logistics professions, performing employer support, training co-financing, and sector promotion. Comparable to AFDET as a sector-specific professional training and school-enterprise bridge organization in France.
• Les Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France: Traditional French organization providing craft and trade training through the Tour de France apprenticeship system. Directly comparable to AFDET as a French association focused on vocational/technical education, apprenticeship pathways, and youth professional integration.
• Fédération des Écoles de Production (FNEP): Federation representing and developing Production Schools in France and Europe — alternative pedagogical structures integrating technical training with real production work. Comparable to AFDET in its mission around technical education and youth professional pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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