FRMJC Bretagne

What FRMJC Bretagne does

FRMJC Bretagne – Pays de la Loire is the regional federation coordinating 26 affiliated Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJC) associations across 5 departments in western France: Côtes d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Sarthe, and Loire-Atlantique. Established circa 1950 as part of the French popular education movement and affiliated with the Confédération des MJC de France (CMJCF), the federation was restructured in July 2021 to formally extend its scope into Pays de la Loire. It is a non-profit association under French law of 1901, headquartered at 5 rue de Lorraine, 35000 Rennes, with a core team of approximately 8 employees.

The federation operates as both an employer-of-record and a service hub for member MJCs, providing HR, payroll, financial, and legal support, and seconding 16 MJC directors to territorial collectivities through multi-year conventions. It runs a Qualiopi-certified professional training catalog (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS, VAE, and short courses), co-constructed with CEMEA, Familles Rurales, Fédération des Centres Sociaux, and UBAPAR, and partners with Paris Créteil Est to validate Licence and Master-level credentials. It also operates youth programs (Junior Association, Service Civique), international exchanges via European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+ with peer organizations in Belgium, Palestine, Tunisia, Bosnia, and Germany, and thematic chantiers on Cultural Rights, Dynamique Jeunesse, and pedagogical tools ("Non à la Haine," "Des-Infox," "Moi et les Autres," "K'est-ce t'en Sexe?").

Revenue is assembled from conventions with territorial collectivities, professional training fees (CPF-eligible), member subscriptions from the 26 affiliated MJCs, and subsidies from FONJEP and Région Bretagne. There is no AI/technology product surface; the technology stack is limited to a public website, intranets (direction, DEJEPS, Maisons), and standard social channels. The federation's principal exposure is to French public-policy funding for popular education and youth programs rather than to commercial market dynamics.

Name

FRMJC Bretagne

Legal name

Fédération Régionale des MJC de Bretagne

Website

https://frmjcbretagne.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FRMJC Bretagne – Pays de la Loire is a regional federation coordinating 26 MJC associations across 5 departments in Bretagne and Pays de la Loire, providing professional training (BPJEPS/DEJEPS/DESJEPS/VAE), youth programs, international exchanges, and shared HR/payroll/legal services to member associations under the French popular education tradition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Popular / Community Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Popular education
• Youth services
• Professional training
• Association federation
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conventionnement avec collectivités territoriales: La FRMJC recrute des directeurs de MJC mis à disposition via des conventions avec des collectivités territoriales, avec parfois le soutien du FONJEP. 16 directeurs de MJC sont mis à disposition.
2. Formation professionnelle: Formations professionnelles (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS), VAE aux diplômes des métiers de l'Animation, formations de bénévoles associatifs, formations courtes. Agréée Organisme de formation.
3. Cotisations membres: Le réseau des MJC, ce sont 27 associations sur les 5 départements qui mettent en œuvre des projets avec un conventionnement avec des collectivités locales.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FRMJC Bretagne is the regional federation of Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture in Bretagne and Pays de la Loire. It delivers Qualiopi-certified professional certification training (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS), short training modules and VAE validation services for animateurs, while also coordinating youth engagement programs (Service Civique, Junior Association, international mobility) and providing shared pedagogical resources and direction services to its 26 affiliated MJCs under conventions with territorial authorities.

Product overview

FRMJC Bretagne – Pays de La Loire is a regional federation operating 26 MJC (Maisons des Jeunes et de la Culture) associations across 5 departments in Brittany and Pays de la Loire, France. The organization functions as a network federation providing training (BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS, VAE, and short formations), youth programs (Junior Association, Service Civique), international youth exchanges (European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus+), cultural rights advocacy, and pedagogical tools. The federation also serves as an employer organization, providing HR, payroll, financial, and legal support to member MJC associations. Key thematic work includes youth engagement, international cooperation, and cultural rights based on popular education principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BPJEPS Formation

Quantifiable outcome

• Accompagnement de 16 directeurs de MJC mis à disposition via conventions avec collectivités
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération des Maisons de Jeunes (Belgique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat de longue date pour des séminaires internationaux sur la participation et l'engagement des jeunes. En 2018, échanges de délégations (12 animateurs belges accueillis en Bretagne, délégation bretonne en Belgique).
• Laylac (Palestine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire dans le cadre de projets internationaux liés à la jeunesse et favorisant les rencontres interculturelles.
• Association Théâtre Forum (Tunisie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire pour des projets collectifs internationaux. Coopération dans le cadre de séminaires européens de formation.
• Kum (Bosnie-Herzégovine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire dans le cadre de projets internationaux liés à la jeunesse.
• Kindervereinigung Leipzig e.V (Allemagne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire pour des projets internationaux de jeunesse.
• CEMEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration dans le groupe de travail pour construire les formations, avec les professionnels et militants du réseau.
• Familles RuralescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire dans la construction collective des formations professionnelles.
• Fédération des Centres SociauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire de la FRMJC pour l'organisation des rencontres régionales des Juniors Associations et la construction des formations.
• UBAPAR (Union bretonne pour l'animation des pays ruraux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire dans la démarche pédagogique et la construction des formations.
• PARIS Créteil EstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenaire pour la VAE Licence Professionnelle et Master dans le cadre de l'Animation et de l'intervention socioculturelle.
• Confédération des MJC de France (CMJCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation nationale. Extrait des principes : 'Aider chacun à développer sa sensibilité comme son intelligence, lui fournir les moyens de culture que réclame son épanouissement'.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux et Socioculturels de France: National federation of social and sociocultural centres delivering similar popular-education, youth engagement and training services; co-partner with FRMJC on Junior Association rencontres and formation construction.
• UFCV: Union Française des Centres de Vacances et de Loisirs; federates local associations delivering youth leisure, civic engagement, and professional animation training comparable to FRMJC's BPJEPS/DEJEPS offering.
• Scouts et Guides de France: France's largest youth association delivering non-formal education, civic engagement and BAFA/BAFD training; competes for the same youth-segment audience and animator training pipeline as FRMJC.
• CEMEA: National federation of Centres d'Entraînement aux Méthodes d'Éducation Active; delivers the same BPJEPS/DEJEPS training and shares co-construction responsibilities with FRMJC Bretagne for popular-education curricula.
• Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France: French secular scouting federation offering youth civic education, international exchanges, and volunteer training programs addressing the same jeune 15-30 segment as FRMJC's Dynamique Jeunesse.
• Fédération Nationale des Familles Rurales: Federation of rural family associations providing education, training and youth services across French rural territories; explicitly listed as a co-construction partner on FRMJC's professional training portfolio.
• FRANCAS: Federation of popular-education associations dedicated to children and youth civic education; operates BPJEPS/DEJEPS training and territorial animation networks overlapping with FRMJC Bretagne's mission.

Broad incumbents

• Confédération des MJC de France: National umbrella of the MJC movement; FRMJC Bretagne is itself an affiliated regional federation, and CMJCF sets the doctrinal principles of éducation populaire that anchor FRMJC's positioning.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Largest national popular-education federation in France; offers overlapping youth civic programs, training, and member associations with a much broader national footprint than FRMJC's regional base.

Regional players

• UBAPAR: Union Bretonne pour l'Animation des Pays Ruraux; Breton regional federation of rural animation actors and explicit co-construction partner with FRMJC on training engineering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/user44613607
• Facebookfacebook.com/Frmjcbretagne-1650963545181044
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frmjc-bretagne

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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