Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor

What Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor does

Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor is a non-profit association (association loi 1901, legal name Forum des Savoirs) founded around 1997 in Ploufragan, Brittany, that delivers free career guidance and professional orientation services to residents of the Côtes d'Armor department. It serves a broad public including middle and high school students, job seekers registered with Pôthe Emploi, and local employers, with reach demonstrated by 9,020 people served across 313 actions in 2022 and 3,800+ students plus 2,267 fair visitors in 2025.

Its core "products" are service offerings rather than software: Le Bus des Métiers (a mobile unit that runs 78 sessions per year across the department's markets, community centers, and partner sites), individual counseling, group sessions, digital advisory, a multimedia resource space (computers, tablets, VR equipment, online video library), structured Parcours de découverte métiers pathways, and the newly inaugurated La Cabine Numérique (a confidential digital cabin for video interviews and remote consultations). Recurring event programs include Défi Métiers (a three-day territorial company-visit program covering 230 businesses in 2025), the annual Rendez-vous des Métiers et de l'Emploi (54 booths, 91 companies, 2,267 visitors in 2025), and the Village Sciences et Métiers science-festival showcase. Underlying technology is standard web and conferencing infrastructure hosted by Infomaniak Network SA; no proprietary platform or AI systems are indicated.

The business model is publicly funded: the association receives subsidies from the Région Bretagne, the Département des Côtes d'Armor, and Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération, and is also eligible for the Taxe d'Apprentissage from employers. All services to the public are free of charge. Distribution is omnichannel and community-led — physical HQ, mobile bus, remote consultations, and delivery through partner locations such as Maisons France Services, Pôle Emploi, Mission Locale, and Cap Emploi. The organization is independently operated with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor

Legal name

Forum des Savoirs

Website

https://citedesmetiers22.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor is a non-profit association in Ploufragan, Brittany, offering free career guidance, vocational orientation, and digital-inclusion services to job seekers, students, and local employers across the Côtes d'Armor department through a mobile bus, a resource center, and recurring events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Guidance Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI, Culture & Employee Engagement Training (BPACANAE)

Keywords

• Career guidance services
• Professional orientation
• Career counseling
• Job discovery
• Career exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Ploufragan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: The organization operates as a non-profit association receiving public funding from regional and departmental councils, and is eligible for the French apprenticeship tax (Taxe d'Apprentissage). Services are provided free of charge to the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor is a non-profit association that provides free career guidance, professional orientation, and career discovery services to the public across the Côtes d'Armor department. Its core offer combines individual counseling, group sessions, a mobile outreach service (Le Bus des Métiers), a digital cabin for confidential video consultations, an open-access multimedia resource space, structured career discovery pathways, and large annual career events including Le Rendez-vous des Métiers et de l'Emploi.

Product overview

Cité des Métiers des Côtes d'Armor operates as a unified career guidance center providing free public services for professional orientation and career discovery. The core offerings include Le bus des métiers (a mobile career service), individual and group counseling sessions, digital advisory services, La Cabine Numérique (a digital cabin for confidential online consultations), an open-access multimedia resource space, and structured Parcours de découverte métiers pathways. These services are complemented by online video resources and interactive events including Défi Métiers (company visit programs), Le Rendez-vous des métiers et de l'emploi (annual career fair), and Village Sciences et Métiers (science festival activities).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Bus des Métiers

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,020 people served in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for career guidance and professional training initiatives across Brittany.
• Département des Côtes d'ArmorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council providing financial support and partnership for career events and outreach programs.
• Saint-Brieuc Armor AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan area partner collaborating on major career events including the annual Rendez-vous des Métiers et de l'Emploi.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie des Côtes d'Armor (CCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce partner for business engagement and employer participation in career discovery events.
• Pôle EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational employment service partner for job seeker referrals and employment-focused programs.
• Mission LocalecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYouth employment service partner for young adult career guidance and job placement support.
• Cap EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialized employment service for people with disabilities, supporting professional inclusion.
• CNAM Institut BoussingaultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partner for the annual Rendez-vous des Métiers et de l'Emploi event.
• Le TélégrammeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional newspaper media partner for career event promotion and press coverage.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): The French national employment agency providing job seeker registration, counseling, and placement. Comparable to Cité des Métiers in career guidance and employer-matching mission, though operating at national scale and as a state agency rather than a regional non-profit; both serve overlapping job-seeker populations.
• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): French association managing employment services for executives and managers, funded by a parity contribution. Comparable as a French non-profit/association delivering career counseling, job search support, and orientation services to a specific professional segment.
• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's national agency for adult vocational training and career transition support. Comparable as a publicly-supported provider of career guidance, skills assessment, and training pathway advice, though AFPA also delivers certified training programs.
• Manpower France: Major French staffing and recruitment firm providing career counseling, skills assessment, and job placement. Comparable in serving job seekers and connecting them with employers, though operating on a commercial model and at national scale rather than as a free public service.
• Randstad France: Global staffing firm with significant French operations providing recruitment, career guidance, and workforce solutions. Comparable as a large-scale intermediary between job seekers and employers, though commercial and much larger in scope.

Direct peers

• CIDJ (Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse): Paris-based information center providing orientation and career guidance resources primarily to young people. Closely comparable as a publicly-funded orientation and career information resource center, though CIDJ serves a national/Paris audience versus Cité des Métiers' departmental scope.
• Réseau des Cités des Métiers: National network of approximately 30 Cité des Métiers across France operating under a shared charter to provide free career guidance and professional orientation. The Côtes d'Armor center is itself part of this network; sister centers in other departments provide direct functional comparability.
• CIBC (Carrefour d'Information et de Bourse d'Emploi): Network of regional career information and employment hubs across France offering skills assessment, career counseling, and orientation support. Comparable as a public-interest career guidance provider with similar service offerings and target audiences.

Regional players

• Maison de l'Emploi (Saint-Brieuc): Local employment house structures that coordinate employment, training, and orientation actors within a French territory. Comparable in bringing together public employment services and partners to deliver integrated career support at a sub-regional level.

Others

• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie des Côtes d'Armor (CCI 22): Departmental chamber of commerce that is both a partner and an adjacent provider of business and employment services in the same territory. Comparable as a publicly-supported institution facilitating employer engagement, training referrals, and economic orientation in Côtes d'Armor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/citedesmetiers22

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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