Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine

What Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine does

Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a regional non-profit association under French law (loi 1901) and part of the national CEMEA network founded in 1937 and recognized as an organization of public utility. The association delivers training programs and educational initiatives based on 'Éducation Nouvelle' and 'Éducation Populaire' pedagogical frameworks, operating across all 12 departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine through a headquarters in Bordeaux and regional offices in Poitiers, Limoges, Pau, and Biarritz. It is led by a Board of Directors (18 elected members), with Stéphanie MAGNE as Présidente, Vincent CHAPON as Directeur, and Fabienne ESTRA as Directrice adjointe, supported by a permanent multidisciplinary team of approximately 31–40 professionals.

The product portfolio spans two principal lines. The first is voluntary training for state-recognized youth animation certificates — BAFA (Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur) and BAFD (Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions de Directeur) — with approximately 100 training stages organized annually, priced at €374–€614 per session depending on format. The second is professional qualification training from level 3 to level 6, including CAP AEPE, CPJEPS, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS, and complementary certifications (e.g., CC Direction d'un Accueil Collectif de Mineurs), with VAE support services. Beyond formal credentials, Ceméa operates cultural and social-insertion programs (culture justice, migration support, youth insertion), European mobility initiatives through Erasmus+ and POCTEFA FEDER, a job placement service (SAP), and a regional VHSS safeguarding cell.

The business model combines individual training fees with diversified public and EU grant financing. Key institutional partners include the Conseil Régional Nouvelle-Aquitaine, DIRECCTE (PIC program), CAF, OFAJ, Erasmus+, POCTEFA Mind the Gap FEDER, Académie de Poitiers, Conseil Départemental de la Vienne, DTPJJPC (juvenile justice), and a consortium of cultural and European partners for cross-border programs. Distribution is hybrid: direct training delivery in Ceméa facilities and partner locations, online registration through the website and cemea-formation.com, complemented by organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), newsletters, and Yakamédia (national CEMEA media).

Name

Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Legal name

Association régionale des CEMEA Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://cemea-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French regional non-profit association (loi 1901), part of the national CEMEA network founded in 1937, delivering state-recognized youth animation training (BAFA, BAFD) and professional qualifications (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS) across all 12 departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, serving individuals pursuing animation careers alongside social-inclusion and European mobility programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Youth animation training
• Professional animation certification
• Popular education
• Socio-educational training
• Continuing professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. BAFA and BAFD Voluntary Training: Training courses for Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur and Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions de Directeur, state-recognized diplomas for youth animation
2. Professional Qualification Training: Qualifying professional training programs from level 3 to level 6 including CPJEPS, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS, and complementary formations for animation professionals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a regional non-profit association (loi 1901) that delivers voluntary training certifications (BAFA and BAFD) for youth animators and directors, alongside state-recognized professional qualifications (CAP AEPE, CPJEPS, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS) covering levels 3 through 6 of the French animation professions. It also provides complementary modules on culture/insertion, European mobility (Erasmus+), whistleblower systems, and life-quality psychosocial risk prevention (VHSS).

Product overview

Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine offers a comprehensive portfolio of training and support services centered on popular education and active education methods. The portfolio includes voluntary training certifications (BAFA, BAFD for youth animation and direction) and professional qualifications spanning levels 3-6 (CAP AEPE, CPJEPS, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS). Beyond formal qualifications, the organization operates cultural and social insertion programs (culture justice, migration support, artistic education, youth insertion), European mobility programs through Erasmus+, and regional support cells for reporting harassment and violence. The offering is structured as a multi-service ecosystem supporting both individual career development and collective social transformation, with no unified digital product but rather a network of interconnected training programs and support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Service d'Aide au Placement (SAP): Employment placement service connecting organizers, directors, and animators for youth collective reception facilities

Products and services

• BAFA (Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 stages BAFA/BAFD organized annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conseil Régional Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine partners with the Regional Council on numerous actions for the development of associative life. Some professional training programs are delivered through the regional training plan.
• ERASMUS+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Erasmus+ Program, Ceméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine develops educational immersion projects throughout the year for trainees, partners, and association members, promoting European citizenship and international mobility.
• OFAJ (Office Franco-Allemand de la Jeunesse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine benefits from OFAJ support in implementing education projects in Germany, contributing to Franco-German territorial cooperation and intercultural training.
• Ministère de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Cohésion SocialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa works in partnership with the Regional Directorate and Departmental Directorates of Youth, Sports, and Social Cohesion across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine territory.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa works in partnership with the Family Benefits Fund on several projects supporting families and youth.
• Académie de PoitiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa works in partnership with the Poitiers Academy services, participating in the Academic Committee for Health and Citizenship Education (CAESC) and the Academic Council of Complementary Educational Associations of Public Teaching (CAAECEP).
• Cie TchakaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner involved in cross-border training cooperation projects across the Pyrenees.
• EstragonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner involved in cross-border training cooperation projects across the Pyrenees.
• IDDAC GirondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner involved in cross-border training cooperation projects.
• La PangéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner involved in cross-border training cooperation projects.
• European partner organizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolid partnerships with associative and educational structures in neighboring European countries (Spain-Portugal, Germany) facilitate the deployment of international mobility projects in networks.
• LE LABAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of the 'JEUNES MOBILITÉ CRÉATIVE 2024-2026' project under the European Social Fund, involving professionalization of actors for mobility accompaniment.
• ALIFSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'JEUNES MOBILITÉ CRÉATIVE 2024-2026' European Social Fund project.
• Maison de l'Europe des Landes WIPSEEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'JEUNES MOBILITÉ CRÉATIVE 2024-2026' European Social Fund project.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement Nouvelle-AquitaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'JEUNES MOBILITÉ CRÉATIVE 2024-2026' European Social Fund project.
• DTPJJPC (Direction Territoriale de la Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse et de la Protection de l'Enfant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeméa Nouvelle-Aquitaine implements numerous citizen actions, alternatives to prosecution, and recidivism prevention through partnership with juvenile justice authorities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Major French popular education federation offering BAFA/BAFD training and socio-educational programs nationwide. Directly comparable mission (éducation populaire) and overlapping customer base of volunteer animators and youth workers.
• UFCV (Union Française des Centres de Vacances et de loisirs): Federation specialized in vacation centers and leisure activities that is one of the principal historical providers of BAFA and BAFD training in France, competing directly with CEMÉA for the same volunteer animator cohort.
• AFOCAL: Network of training associations offering BAFA, BAFD, and continuous education for youth animators and directors across multiple French regions. Overlapping product set and target population makes it a direct competitor.
• Foyers Ruraux: Federation of rural community education associations providing BAFA/BAFD and community animator training, particularly in rural départements. Comparable in mission of training volunteer animators and delivering active education methods.
• JPA (Jeunesse au Plein Air): Federation supporting access of children and youth to leisure and vacation activities, with affiliated training programs for youth workers. Operates in the same voluntary youth animation ecosystem as CEMÉA Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Léo Lagrange: Federation delivering leisure, animation, and professional training services for youth and community workers. Provides BAFA/BAFD and continuous education across multiple regions, operating as a direct alternative to CEMÉA's offering.
• CEMEA France (Association nationale des CEMEA): National federation of the CEMÉA movement and direct parent entity. Provides the same BAFA, BAFD, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, and DESJEPS training curricula through other regional associations, making it the closest comparable in mission, methodology, and product set.
• IFAC (Institut de Formation, d'Animation et de Conseil): Specialized training body delivering BAFA, BAFD, and continuous education for socio-educational animators across several French regions. Directly comparable product stack and target learner profile.
• FRANCAS: Federation of animator training providers historically rooted in popular education. Offers similar BAFA, BAFD, and socio-educational animation training, comparable in pedagogy ('active methods') and trainee profile.

Broad incumbents

• PEP (Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public): Large federation historically focused on supplementary education and inclusion of children with special needs. Provides overlapping professional training and animation services, but with a broader education mandate than CEMÉA's youth animation focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cemeanouvelleaquitaine
• Instagraminstagram.com/cemea_na
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cemea-nouvelle-aquitaine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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