Association des Apprentis de France (ANAF)

What Association des Apprentis de France (ANAF) does

Association des Apprentis de France (ANAF) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lyon, operating as the first national organisation dedicated to representing and supporting apprentices in France. Its mission is structured around three pillars: representing apprentices to institutions and decision-makers, providing individual support from orientation through professional insertion, and promoting apprenticeship as a training pathway. ANAF is recognised as being of general interest and holds the 'agrément de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire' approval.

ANAF delivers its services through five core programmes built as a hybrid digital-and-in-person platform: SOS Apprenti (an online chat service staffed by specialists handling questions on apprenticeship contracts, salary, leave, and conflicts — 3,500 young people helped in 2023), Mes Aides d'Apprenti (an online simulator for national and local financial aids — 6,400 simulations in 2023), Mentorat de l'Apprentissage (a six-month mentorship programme pairing apprentices with volunteer professionals — 617 pairs in 2023), Filme Ton Job (a video contest and career discovery platform — 223 new videos in 2023), and Au Tour des Apprentis (an itinerant in-person coaching event held across French cities — 28+ steps in 2025, 30+ planned for 2026). Distribution is amplified by seven regional antennas covering Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, SUD PACA, Mayotte, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est and Guyane, plus active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube. In 2025, ANAF helped 22,850 young people and apprentices.

The business model is grant-funded rather than commercial: all services are provided free of charge with no conditions. Revenue comes from European Social Fund (FSE/FSE+) co-financing — a five-year national programme running January 2023 to December 2027 — plus four regional FSE+ agreements (Hauts-de-France from Feb 2023, Île-de-France and SUD PACA from Jan 2024, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté from March 2024). Supplementary funding comes from the Taxe d'Apprentissage (30% of balance) and partnership contributions from institutional partners (DJEPVA, regional prefects, regional and departmental councils) and corporate partners (Enedis, Fondation Crédit Mutuel). The association has 89 employees, a network of 144 partner organisations, 134 affiliated CFA training centres, and is administered by current or former apprentices.

Name

Association des Apprentis de France (ANAF)

Legal name

Association des Apprentis de France

Website

https://anaf.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Association des Apprentis de France (ANAF) is a Lyon-based non-profit (founded 2010) that supports apprentices across France via free digital tools (SOS Apprenti chat, Mes Aides d'Apprenti simulator, Filme Ton Job), mentorship, and itinerant coaching events, funded primarily by EU FSE+ grants and regional councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. European Union Funding (FSE/FSE+): ANAF receives financial support from the European Social Fund (FSE) as part of the national FSE+ program for employment, inclusion, youth, and skills. Financing runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027.
2. Regional FSE+ Funding: ANAF benefits from FSE+ financing through regional authorities: Hauts-de-France Council (since February 2023, 36 months), DRIEETS Île-de-France (since January 2024, 12 months), DREETS SUD PACA (since January 2024, 18 months), DREETS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (since March 2024, 30 months).
3. Taxe d'Apprentissage: ANAF receives 30% of the balance of the apprenticeship tax from companies as part of their financial support.
4. Partnership Contributions: Financial and operational support from institutional partners (DJEPVA, regional prefects, regional councils, departmental councils) and corporate partners (Enedis, Crédit Mutuel Foundation).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ANAF is a French non-profit association that represents, supports, and promotes apprentices nationwide. It delivers free digital tools (SOS Apprenti chat, Mes Aides d'Apprenti simulator, Filme Ton Job video platform, Mentorat de l'apprentissage mentorship) and in-person events (Au Tour des Apprentis coaching tour) that guide young people through orientation, apprenticeship contract search, financial aid access, and professional insertion. Services are provided at no cost to all current and future apprentices in France and their families.

Product overview

ANAF operates as a comprehensive service platform for French apprentices, offering multiple interconnected digital tools and programs. The core offerings include SOS Apprenti (chat-based Q&A service), Mes Aides d'Apprenti (aid simulator), Filme Ton Job (video contest platform), and the Mentorship Program. Supporting these are event-based services like Au Tour des Apprentis (coaching events) and the Bibliothèque de l'alternant (resource library). All services are provided free of charge to apprentices and future apprentices across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOS Apprenti: Online chat platform providing personalized answers to questions about apprenticeships
• Mes Aides d'Apprenti
• Mentorat de l'apprentissage
• Au Tour des Apprentis
• Filme Ton Job

Products and services

• SOS Apprenti

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,850 young people and apprentices helped in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Préfet de la région d'Île-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional institutional partner supporting ANAF activities in Île-de-France
• Préfet de la région Hauts-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional institutional partner supporting ANAF activities in Hauts-de-France
• Conseil régional Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council partner supporting ANAF activities in SUD PACA region
• Région Hauts-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council partner supporting ANAF activities in Hauts-de-France
• Région Bourgogne-Franche-ComtémajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council partner supporting ANAF activities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Conseil départemental de MayottemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council partner supporting ANAF activities in Mayotte
• EnedisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting ANAF initiatives
• Mission Locale Centre-Est-Savanes GuyaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth mission partner supporting ANAF activities in French Guiana
• EAN (European Apprentices Network)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of apprentice representation associations and student unions. ANAF participates in collective representation work with European institutions.
• EAFA (European Alliance For Apprenticeship)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean alliance of apprenticeship stakeholders. ANAF is in contact with this network for sharing best practices and European advocacy.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French national employment agency supporting job seekers, including apprenticeship seekers. Larger, government-funded incumbent operating broadly in employment services with overlap on apprentice orientation and contract search.
• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's largest national vocational and apprenticeship training provider, offering both training delivery and support services. Larger and more established than ANAF, but addresses overlapping apprentice populations and shares the goal of insertion through alternance.

Others

• ONISEP (Office national d'information sur les enseignements et les professions): French public agency providing education and career information to students and families, including resources on apprenticeship pathways. Operates in the adjacent space of orientation information that ANAF also delivers via Bibliothèque de l'alternant.

Direct peers

• Maisons Familiales Rurales (MFR): Federation of rural-based alternance training centers (CFA) across France, focused on apprenticeship and work-study pathways for young people. Directly comparable mission of supporting young people via alternating training and serving similar apprentice demographics.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French non-profit foundation supporting vulnerable young people through education, training, and apprenticeship pathways. Operates its own training centers and housing programs; directly comparable to ANAF's youth-apprentice support mission in France.
• Missions Locales: Network of local youth-guidance organizations across France that support young people (16-25) with orientation, training, and employment pathways including apprenticeship. Comparable in mission and target population to ANAF's apprentice support work.
• CIDJ (Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse): National youth information center providing orientation resources, employment guidance, and training pathway information to young people in France. Comparable in offering free information resources to youth considering training pathways including alternance.

Emerging players

• Simplon.co: French non-profit training provider focused on digital and tech apprenticeships for underrepresented populations. Comparable as a mission-driven non-profit using alternance to drive youth insertion, though more specialized in tech training than ANAF.
• Generation France: French branch of the global Generation non-profit providing free, employer-aligned training programs for unemployed youth, with a pathway often including work-based learning. Comparable as a non-profit training-to-employment operator serving French youth.
• Écoles de la 2ème Chance (E2C): Network of second-chance schools across France offering young school-dropouts an alternative path to qualification and employment, often via alternance. Comparable target population (disadvantaged youth) and similar mission of insertion via training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AssociationANAF
• Facebookfacebook.com/AssoANAF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-des-apprentis-de-france-anaf
• Instagraminstagram.com/anaf_apprentis_de_france
• TikToktiktok.com/@anaf_apprentis_de_france

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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