AFPI RÉGION DUNKERQUOISE

What AFPI RÉGION DUNKERQUOISE does

AFPI Région Dunkerquoise is a French vocational training organization (SARL, SIREN 783604234) founded in 1972, operating as the designated training arm of the metallurgy industry for the Flanders Maritime region and a member of the national Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques network. It delivers industrial training across four pillars — Maintenance (electrotechnics, pneumatics, hydraulics, automation), Chaudronnerie/Tuyauterie/Soudage (boilermaking, piping, welding via 35 fully-equipped welding booths and a pedagogical pipefitting structure), Sécurité (CACES, CATEC confined-space, SST, amiante, ATEX), and Tertiaire (IT, languages, management) — from two physical centers in Dunkerque (Centre Jacques Balloy) and Gravelines (Antenne des Rives de l'Aa).

The organization serves three primary segments: industrial enterprises (ArcelorMittal, Dillinger France, EDF/Gravelines nuclear power plant contractors, SMEs in the Dunkerque maritime industrial zone), job seekers via the SFER program co-financed by the Hauts-de-France Region and European Union, and young people / career changers through alternance and professionalization contracts. Training is delivered via inter-enterprise (open sessions), intra-enterprise (on-site at client facilities), and apprenticeship formats, with hour-based pricing of €24-€35/hour and fixed-price certifications (e.g., CATEC at €275-€550).

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: OPCO 2i and ADEFIM skills-operator financing, SFER public funding, CPF personal training accounts, professionalization contracts, and direct enterprise payment. The company holds QUALIOPI certification (required for OPCO funding access), MASE safety certification, and is an accredited testing center for TOSA, TOEIC, Certification Voltaire, I.Cert, and CATEC. Operating status is active with 59 employees, no disclosed revenue, and no parent company identified.

Name

AFPI RÉGION DUNKERQUOISE

Legal name

AFPI Région Dunkerquoise SARL

Website

https://afpi-formation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AFPI Région Dunkerquoise is a French vocational training center and member of the Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques network, delivering industrial maintenance, welding, boilermaking, safety, and tertiary training from two centers in Dunkerque and Gravelines to enterprises, job seekers, and apprentices in the Hauts-de-France metallurgy sector.

Ownership category

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Product category

Industrial Vocational Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Training Providers (EDABALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pipe Welding & Industrial Piping Fabrication Training (EDAOADAB), Boilermaking, Pressure Vessels & Tank Fabrication Training (EDAOADAN), Testing, Commissioning & Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E/Arc Flash) (EDAOABAM), Skilled Trades, Safety & Compliance Certification Prep (OSHA, HAZMAT, welding, electrical, HVAC) (EDANAIAM), Leadership & People Skills (Influence, Managing Up, Supervisory Readiness) (EDAAAKAI)

Keywords

• Industrial vocational training
• Metallurgy welding training
• Industrial maintenance training
• CATEC confined space certification
• CQPM professional qualification

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunkerque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: AFPI Region Dunkerquoise generates revenue through vocational training services delivered to enterprises, employees, job seekers, and young people. Training is funded through multiple mechanisms including OPCO (Skill Operators), CPF (Personal Training Account), SFER (regional program), professionalization contracts, and direct enterprise payment. Services cover both inter-enterprise (open) and intra-enterprise (in-company) formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AFPI Région Dunkerquoise delivers professional and continuing training programs for industrial trades in the Dunkerque region. Offerings span metallurgy, welding (delivered in dedicated booths and pipefitting structures), industrial maintenance, electrical and confined-space safety (CATEC®), and emerging-sector qualifications for battery and wind power industries. Customers include both industrial companies procuring workforce training and individual candidates / apprentices seeking CQPM and Titre Paritaire qualifications.

Product overview

AFPI Formation Région Dunkerquoise operates as a professional training center affiliated with the Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques network, serving as the training arm of the metallurgy industry. The organization offers a multi-category training portfolio structured around four main pillars: (1) Maintenance training covering electrotechnics, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and automation; (2) Chaudronnerie Tuyauterie Soudage (boilermaking, piping, and welding) utilizing 35 welding booths and industrial piping simulation; (3) Security/safety training including CATEC confined space certifications and CACES equipment operation; and (4) Tertiary/business skills training for office software, languages, and management. The center delivers programs through multiple modalities including apprenticeship contracts (alternance), professionalization contracts, SFER regional funding, and CPF personal training accounts. Training is conducted at two physical locations in Dunkerque and Gravelines, with certification outcomes including CQPM, Titre Paritaire professional titles, TOSA, TOEIC, and QUALIOPI quality certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CATEC® Intervenant / Surveillant certification

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates of the Steel Academy program with ArcelorMittal progress from operator roles to skilled production positions through CQPM certification.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ArcelorMittal FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcelorMittal France partners with AFPI for the Steel Academy program, providing apprenticeship-based training for CQPM PSPA (Pilote de Systeme de Production Automatisee) operator roles. Trainees work at ArcelorMittal sites while completing the qualification. Additional TOSA certification for ArcelorMittal employees through professionalization contracts.
• OPCO 2i (Operateur de Competences des Industries)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOPCO 2i is the primary skills operator (funding body) for industrial sector training. AFPI's CATEC and other programs are listed as eligible Actions Cles en Main under OPCO 2i. Manages training financing for member companies.
• France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Travail (Pole Emploi) directs job seekers to AFPI's SFER and other funded training programs. Job seekers with ARE (unemployment insurance) maintain their benefits during SFER training. The partnership enables job placement pathways from training to employment.
• ADEFIM Region DunkerquoisemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorADEFIM (Association DEveloppement de la Formation dans la Metallurgie) co-finances training through professionalization contracts (POEI/POEC) for industrial companies in the Dunkerque region.
• UIMM Flandre MaritimemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUIMM Flandre Maritime is the regional metallurgical industry employers' organization. AFPI operates as its training subsidiary for the Flanders Maritime territory, providing workforce development for member companies.
• Pole Formation des Industries TechnologiquescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPI Region Dunkerquoise is a member of the national Pole Formation des Industries Technologiques network, the metallurgical industry's official training organization providing shared curriculum, certifications (CQPM, CQPN), and employer connections across France.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GRETA (Groupements d'établissements): Public continuing-education network of the French Ministry of Education. Direct peer in delivering adult vocational and certification training (CQPM-equivalent titles, industrial maintenance, safety) through regional centers, partially overlapping AFPI's catchment.
• Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France: Traditional French apprenticeship network for skilled crafts (welding, boilermaking, piping, metalwork). Direct peer in trade-based apprenticeship and certification training targeting the same industrial craftsmanship labor market.
• AFTRAL (formerly AFTRAL / ECF): Major French vocational training group focused on transport, logistics, and safety (CACES, habilitations). Direct peer in delivering regulatory/certifying industrial training (CACES, safety) to enterprise and job-seeker audiences via a regional center network.
• AFPI Lyon (Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques - Lyon): Sister AFPI regional center within the same Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques network. Direct peer delivering metallurgy/industry vocational training with the same CQPM/CQPN framework, sharing curriculum and certification infrastructure but operating in a different geography.

Others

• INRS (Institut national de recherche et de sécurité): French national institute for occupational health and safety research and training. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem participant whose training content and certifications underpin AFPI's safety training (ATEX, amiante, CACES theory) curriculum.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie): National employers' federation for the metallurgy sector, of which UIMM Flandre Maritime is the regional branch. Adjacent ecosystem entity — not a competitor — but the principal sponsor/owner of the AFPI network and the convener of employer demand AFPI serves.

Broad incumbents

• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's national adult vocational training agency. Directly comparable as a public vocational training provider for adults across industrial and service trades, though broader in scope and scale than AFPI's regional metallurgy focus.

Regional players

• CCI Formation Hauts-de-France: Training arm of the Hauts-de-France Chamber of Commerce. Regional peer delivering vocational, tertiary, and continuing education programs to enterprises and individuals in the same catchment, including some overlap on industrial maintenance and management training.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afpi-region-dunkerquoise

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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