Cibeins

What Cibeins does

Cibeins (legal name: EPLEFPA de Cibeins — Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole de Cibeins) is a French public agricultural educational institution founded in 1918 at the initiative of Lyon Mayor Édouard Herriot, located on a wooded estate in Misérieux (Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), 35 km north of Lyon. The institution trains approximately 400 students from 2nde through BTSA level across general (Bac Général Scientifique), technological (STAV), and professional tracks (Aquaculture, Conduite d'Élevages Canins-Félins, Technicien Conseil Vente Animalerie), together with 80 apprentices and adult learners through the CFPPA. Specialized programs cover animal production, canine/feline management, aquaculture, and animal retail sales, with a reported 85% exam pass rate and an active alumni association founded in 1923.

The core teaching platform is a 140-hectare working agricultural farm featuring 85 Prim'Holstein dairy cows producing 720,000 L/year, 100 Charollaise breeding ewes, a 15-dog canine facility with public boarding kennel, aquaculture ponds, a pedagogical animal room, an agricultural machinery workshop, and grounds certified EcoJardin since 2015. The farm is undergoing organic conversion (plants from May 2023, livestock from autumn 2024) and hosts an agroforestry program that has delivered ~4 km of hedgerows since 2021. Differentiated technology assets include a 2021-2027 Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, Qualiopi certification for training and apprenticeship, and H+ accessibility labeling.

Cibeins operates under public funding from the Conseil Régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (FRI, FREF, SRM tranches), with complementary revenue from apprenticeship tax collected via SOLTÉA, CFPPA adult training fees, European funds (PCAE, Erasmus+), and farm product sales (milk to Coopérative de la Vallée de l'Ange, lambs, canine boarding). GTM is event-driven and community-led: open days (Journées Portes Ouvertes) drew 300-350 families in 2024-2025, with outreach via school forums, career fairs, regional press, alumni referrals, and an active digital presence. International mobility is anchored by a Japan-Kochi exchange program, Erasmus+ KA1/KA2 partnerships, and the 2021-2023 NECTAR pedagogical cooperation project.

Name

Cibeins

Legal name

EPLEFPA de Cibeins - Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole de Cibeins

Website

https://cibeins.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cibeins is a French public agricultural lycée (EPLEFPA) founded in 1918 in Misérieux, Ain, training ~400 students and 80 apprentices from 2nde to BTSA via a 140-hectare working farm and the CFPPA adult education center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural vocational education
• Animal husbandry training
• Aquaculture training programs
• Adult continuing education
• Apprenticeship training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Misérieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Regional Council Funding (Conseil Régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes): Primary public funding source. The establishment receives FRI (Fonds Régional d'Investissement) subsidies, FREF (Fonds Régional Exceptionnel de Fonctionnement) for equipment and maintenance, and SRM funding. In 2026, a FRI of €30,642 was allocated for roof repairs and agricultural equipment.
2. Apprenticeship Tax (Taxe d'Apprentissage): Companies support pedagogical projects via the SOLTÉA platform. SIRET: 190 100 594 00018. This funds training equipment and student projects.
3. CFPPA Adult Training Fees: The Centre de Formation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricoles (CFPPA) generates revenue through adult professional training programs (BP REA, BP Éducateur Canin, ACACED, etc.), with fees partially offset by regional financing mechanisms.
4. Agricultural Product Sales: The agricultural exploitation generates revenue from sale of dairy milk (to Coopérative de la Vallée de l'Ange), lambs, and canine boarding services (chenil pension open to the public year-round).
5. European Funding (PCAE, Erasmus+): European agricultural funds (Plan de Compétitivité et d'Adaptation des Exploitations Agricoles) and Erasmus+ mobility grants support specific projects, equipment, and international exchanges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cibeins (EPLEFPA de Cibeins) is a French public agricultural educational institution delivering initial vocational training (2nde through BTSA), apprenticeship programs, and adult continuing education (CFPPA). Core programs span general, technological, and professional baccalaureate tracks in agriculture, animal husbandry (canine-feline, dairy cattle, sheep), aquaculture, and animal retail/sales. Teaching is anchored in a working 140-hectare farm with dairy, sheep, canine, aquaculture, and crop production units used daily by approximately 400 students and 80 apprentices.

Product overview

Cibeins (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole) is a French agricultural educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of vocational training programs. The institution provides initial education through the scolaire voie (general, technological, and professional baccalaureats from 2nde to BTSA levels), apprenticeship programs for working learners, and continuing education for adults through the CFPPA. Specialized training tracks cover agricultural production, animal husbandry (canine-feline, dairy cattle, sheep), aquaculture, and animal sales. The institution operates an on-site 140-hectare agricultural farm, pedagogical animal facility, and canine kennel that serve as practical training supports. International mobility programs through Erasmus+ and partnerships with Japanese agricultural schools complement the educational offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations Professionnelles - Voie Scolaire

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% exam pass rate across Baccalauréat and BTSA programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VetAgro SupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Cibeins and VetAgro Sup (the national veterinary school of Lyon) have signed a cooperation convention. Students benefit from orientation sessions about veterinary professions and pathways to veterinary studies. Ophélie Collot, a former Cibeins student, pursued studies at VetAgro Sup, illustrating the career pathway between the two institutions.
• Coopérative de la Vallée de l'AngecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe dairy cooperative collects all milk produced by the Cibeins farm (720,000 L/year) and directs it to Fromagerie Guilloteau (Eurial group) for processing. This partnership provides a reliable commercial outlet for the farm's dairy production.
• Chambre d'agriculture de l'AincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ain Chamber of Agriculture is listed as a key partner, collaborating on regional agricultural development, farmer training, and knowledge transfer initiatives.
• GDS-Ain (Gestation des Services de Direction)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGDS-Ain supports herd health management and veterinary monitoring for the cattle and sheep farming operations at Cibeins.
• Holstein FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolstein France provides genetic selection services and expertise for the Prim'Holstein dairy herd, supporting breeding programs and genetic improvement.
• OS Mouton CharollaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Charollais sheep breed organization supports the sheep breeding program at Cibeins with genetics and breeding expertise.
• CUMA (Coopérative d'Utilisation de Matériel Agricole)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCUMA provides shared access to agricultural machinery and equipment, reducing capital expenditure for the farm and providing students exposure to cooperative machinery management.
• InfomaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfoma provides farm management software and IT tools supporting the administrative and economic management teaching at the establishment.
• ACSEl-Conseil ElevageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural consulting service supporting livestock management education and providing expertise on herd management, feeding, and breeding strategies.
• Communauté de communes de la Dombes (CCDSV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCibeins is a privileged partner of the Agro'Dombes demonstration platform at Valeins, jointly managed with the CCDSV. The partnership provides a site for testing and demonstrating local agricultural practices.
• Handi'ChiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Handi'Chien association, which trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities. A Golden Retriever from Cibeins was selected and placed with a foster family for initial training, before completing education at a specialized center. Students participate in the early selection and socialization process of future assistance dogs.
• Erasmus+ (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCibeins holds an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE 2021-2027) enabling student and staff mobility across Europe. Priority inclusion funding is available for scholarship holders and students from priority urban/rural areas. The NECTAR project (2021-2023) focused on pedagogical exchanges on agro-ecological transitions.
• Lycée Agricole de Kochi (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with the agricultural high school in Kochi (Shikoku island). Following a 2023 study trip by Cibeins students, the school hosted a Japanese delegation in February 2024 and welcomed 8 students and 2 supervisors from Kochi in January 2025. Exchanges include class-to-class collaboration and joint cultural/agricultural projects. Funded by the Sasakawa Franco-Japanese Foundation, Japan Airlines, and local sponsors.
• NECTAR (Pedagogical Cooperation Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCibeins participates in the NECTAR project — exchanges of pedagogical practices on agro-ecological and educational transitions — as part of a KA2 Erasmus+ cooperation initiative from 2021 to 2023.
• Mission HaieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Haie supports the agroforestry and hedgerow planting program at Cibeins, contributing expertise in bocage management and planning. A bocage management plan is being developed with Mission Haie for ongoing maintenance and new plantings.
• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPO supports the vigie-chiro bat monitoring program at Cibeins, involving students in biodiversity surveillance and ecological education as part of the agroforestry tier-time project.
• ColCopEA (Dung Beetle Research Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipatory science partnership allowing students to explore biodiversity through dung beetle monitoring, connected to the estate's differentiated grounds management and agroecological teaching.
• CCAS de Villars les DombesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCibeins has a long-term convention with the CCAS (Caisse Centrale d'Activité Sociale) of Villars les Dombes to manage two ponds as a pedagogical resource for aquaculture training, with investment supported by regional FRI funding (€27,364 for equipment).
• Japanese Consulate in LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Japanese Consul-General and Vice-Consul in Lyon facilitated the initial contact between Cibeins and the Kochi agricultural school and have continued to support the partnership, including organizing cultural events such as Japanese workshops for students.
• Le Fumet des DombesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal aquaculture company providing expertise in fish product development for the agri-culinary challenge project (carp rillettes with Japanese flavors), collaborating across multiple agricultural schools.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LEGTA Roanne-Chervé: Public agricultural lycée in Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) with an exploitation farm and full Bac/BTSA offering. Comparable peer in terms of public funding model, regional recruitment, and hands-on agricultural training mission.
• LEGTA La Côte Saint-André: Public agricultural lycée in Isère, also part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes EPLEFPA network, offering Bac and BTSA programs with an associated exploitation farm. Most directly comparable to Cibeins by mission, regional catchment, and program structure.
• LEGTA Mâcon-Davayé: Public agricultural lycée in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, bordering Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) operating an exploitation with viticulture and livestock. Comparable in funding model and program structure, with overlapping catchment in the southern Beaujolais/Dombes area.

Others

• AGreenium: French consortium coordinating public agricultural higher education and research, including member institutions like Cibeins' higher-education partners. Thematically related enabler/coordinator rather than a direct competitor.
• ESA Angers (École Supérieure d'Agriculture): Private agricultural engineering school in Pays de la Loire offering engineering, BSc, and continuing education programs in agriculture and life sciences. Comparable in agricultural education mission but at higher-education level and outside Cibeins' geography.
• VetAgro Sup: French public higher-education institution (veterinary and agronomic engineering school) based in the Lyon area, with which Cibeins has a signed cooperation convention for student pathways. Upstream pathway partner rather than a competitor.
• ISARA Lyon: Private agricultural engineering school based in the Lyon area, offering engineering and MSc programs in agriculture, food, and environmental science. Comparable in agricultural pedagogy focus and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes geography but at the higher-education engineering level rather than secondary/BTSA.

Broad incumbents

• Maisons Familiales Rurales (MFR): National federation of 400+ associative vocational schools offering alternance-based agricultural and rural education across France. Serves the same student populations as Cibeins but via a private associative model rather than the public EPLEFPA channel.
• CNEAP (Conseil National de l'Enseignement Agricole Privé): National umbrella for private Catholic agricultural schools in France. Provides an alternative channel for Bac Pro, BTSA, and continuing agricultural education comparable in mission to the public EPLEFPA network that includes Cibeins.

Regional players

• LEGTA Tours-Fondettes: Public agricultural lycée in Centre-Val de Loire offering full Bac/BTSA programs with an exploitation farm. Comparable in mission and EPLEFPA status but serves a different French region than Cibeins.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1535062670092829
• Instagraminstagram.com/alesa_cibeins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cibeins

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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