Arfi Formation

What Arfi Formation does

Arfi Formation (legal name: Association de Recherche et de Formation sur l'Insertion, ARFI) is a French non-profit association founded in 1991 in Champigny-sur-Marne, originally established as a research center on disability. It has since evolved into a reference training organization (organisme de formation de référence) delivering approximately 50 training modules across five thematic areas: characteristics and needs of people with disabilities, user rights and quality support, institutional and professional functions, methods and tools, and sessions for companies and local authorities. The catalog addresses mental, psychological, autism, and polyhandicap disabilities across all ages, and training is aligned with French disability law (loi du 11 février 2005 and loi du 2 janvier 2002).

The organization serves social and medico-social institutions (ESAT, MAS, EMP, foyers, SAVS, SAMSAH), individual practitioners (psychologists, educators, social workers, doctors, psychiatrists), and to a lesser extent companies and local authorities. Delivery occurs through two primary channels: intra-muros (on-site at client institutions at 1,200 euros per training day) and extra-muros (off-site sessions in Paris at 450 euros per trainee for 2-day courses and 700 euros per trainee for 3-day courses). Pricing is fixed, net, and VAT-exempt, with payment often routed through OPCA/OPCO funding mechanisms; ARFI holds the Qualiopi certification required to access French public training funds.

ARFI operates with a small core team and 23 expert trainers who are simultaneously active field practitioners. Leadership comprises Doctor of Psychology Gérard Zribi (President), Thierry Beulné (Secretary General, psychologist), and Ariane Vienney (Treasurer). Beyond training, ARFI produces original documentary films (Habiter-Exister, Paroles de travailleurs, La part du risque), publishes reference books on disability topics, and hosts national and European seminars. The organization maintains a European partnership (ARFI Europe) and has no external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Arfi Formation

Legal name

Association de Recherche et de Formation sur l'Insertion (ARFI)

Website

https://arfi-formation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Arfi Formation is a French non-profit training organization founded in 1991 that delivers 50 modules across five themes on mental, psychological, and polyhandicap disability support to social and medico-social institutions, individual practitioners, and companies across France and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services (Disability / Medico-Social)

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

Keywords

• Disability training services
• Medico-social professional development
• Mental health training
• Specialized care education
• Continuing professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

Champigny-sur-Marne

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. Professional training fees: Revenue generated from professional training services delivered to social and medico-social institutions. Training is organized as intra-muros sessions for institutions at 1,200 euros per training day, and extra-muros sessions in Paris at 450 euros per trainee for 2-day courses and 700 euros per trainee for 3-day courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arfi Formation delivers continuing professional development training to staff and institutions in the French social and medico-social sector, focused on supporting people with mental, psychological, autistic, and multiple disabilities. The organization offers approximately 50 training modules across 5 thematic areas, delivered either on-site at client institutions (intra-muros) or off-site in Paris (extra-muros). Beyond training, ARFI organizes national and European seminars and produces documentary films and reference publications to advance sector practice.

Product overview

Arfi Formation (Association de Recherche et de Formation sur l'Insertion) is a training organization offering approximately 50 training modules across 5 thematic areas focused on mental and psychological disability. The training portfolio includes modules on: (1) Les personnes handicapées, leurs caractéristiques et leurs besoins, leur environnement social et privé, (2) Les droits des usagers à un accompagnement de qualité, (3) Institutions, fonctions professionnelles et environnement juridique et budgétaire, (4) Méthodes et outils, and (5) Stages destinés aux entreprises et collectivités locales. Beyond training, ARFI produces documentary films including 'Paroles de travailleurs', 'Habiter-Exister', and 'La part du risque', and organizes National and European seminars. The organization publishes an annual training catalog (Catalogue des formations ARFI) and offers sessions in both intra-muros (at client institutions) and extra-muros (in Paris) formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation modules - Les personnes handicapées, leurs caractéristiques et leurs besoins, leur environnement social et privé (Training modules on persons with disabilities, their characteristics, needs, and social/private environment) Continuing professional training modules covering characteristics and needs of people with disabilities, their social and private environment. Includes topics such as sexuality and disability, intellectual disabilities, aging of persons with disabilities, and family support. Target audience: staff of ESAT, MAS, foyers, and other medico-social establishments.
• Formation modules - Les droits des usagers à un accompagnement de qualité (Training modules on user rights and quality support) Training modules focused on user rights and quality support, covering user rights today, respecting privacy, professional postures in ESAT, and promoting good treatment (bientraitance). Target audience: medico-social professionals working in disability establishments.
• Formation modules - Institutions, fonctions professionnelles et environnement juridique et budgétaire (Training modules on institutions, professional functions, and legal/budgetary environment) Training modules addressing institutions, professional functions, and the legal and budgetary environment. Covers professional support for psychiatrically disabled workers, workshop monitor functions, and ESAT management. Target audience: directors, managers, and professional staff of medico-social institutions.
• Formation modules - Méthodes et outils (Training modules on methods and tools) Training modules focused on methods and tools for professionals, including pain management, conflict management, project development, professional practice analysis, and quality of life at work. Target audience: social workers, educators, and other practitioners in disability support.
• Formation modules - Stages destinés aux entreprises et collectivités locales (Training sessions for businesses and local authorities) Training sessions aimed at businesses and local authorities on working in or with establishments for people with disabilities, including awareness and accommodation practices. Target audience: enterprise HR/inclusion leads and local government staff.
• Séminaires Nationaux et Européens (National and European disability seminars) Multi-day in-person seminars on disability and inclusion topics, hosted at venues such as Espace Reuilly in Paris and co-organized with European partner associations such as AFASER. Target audience: professionals, association members, and policymakers in the French and European disability sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4/4 satisfaction score from both trainees and sponsors in 2025

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ARFI EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean branch of the organization. Gérard Zribi serves as vice-president of ARFI Europe, facilitating cross-border collaboration and knowledge sharing on disability training across Europe.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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