CRIJ HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

What CRIJ HAUTS-DE-FRANCE does

CRIJ Hauts-de-France is the designated regional Centre Régional Information Jeunesse for the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, headquartered at 2 rue Edouard Delesalle, Lille. Founded in 2017 as a non-profit association, it serves as the public-facing hub of the national Information Jeunesse network for the five departments of Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme, with a small team of 9 employees led by Director of Publication Jacques Fontaine. Its mission is to provide free, comprehensive, and reliable information to young people aged 16–25 across topics including studies and academic orientation, careers, employment and internships, continuing training, housing and financial aid, transport, civic engagement and volunteering, and international mobility.

The organization's core product is the IJ HDF digital platform (ij-hdf.fr), which combines a thematic content portal, a searchable database of financial aid programs and dispositifs, an offre search tool for jobs/internships/apprenticeships, an online appointment-booking system for in-person or remote consultations, a publications library of downloadable guides, and an IJ Store aggregating links to partner platforms (IJ Annonces, La Boussole des Jeunes, Génération HDF, Proch'Orientation, Jeunes du 62, Fabrique Citoyenne des Mobilités). Distribution is delivered through the website, a newsletter, social media (Facebook, X), and a coordinated regional network of Information Jeunesse structures and Relais Info Jeunes, supported by co-organized youth forums, job datings, and webinars across the territory.

The business model is entirely non-commercial: services are free to end users and funded by institutional grants from the Région Hauts-de-France, the Ministère de l'éducation nationale et de la jeunesse, departmental authorities (Pas-de-Calais, Aisne), and metropolitan/city authorities (Lille, Amiens Métropole). Complementary partnerships with Action Logement, APEC, Afpa, Eurodesk, OFAJ, and others extend the service surface without revenue exchange. There is no pricing model, no paid customer base, no disclosed financials, and no equity funding; operating sustainability is tied to public-budget cycles and the maintenance of the institutional mandate.

Name

CRIJ HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

Legal name

CRIJ Hauts-de-France

Website

https://ij-hdf.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRIJ Hauts-de-France is a Lille-based non-profit regional hub that delivers free youth information services across the Hauts-de-France region, covering studies, careers, employment, housing, mobility, and civic engagement for 16-25 year-olds.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRIJ Hauts-de-France is a regional public information service for youth (Centre Régional Information Jeunesse) that centralizes and provides free, reliable guidance on studies, careers, employment, training, housing, transport, civic engagement, and international mobility. It operates a coordinated network of Information Jeunesse structures and Relais Info Jeunes across the Hauts-de-France region (Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme), delivered through a website portal, downloadable guides, regional events, a searchable financial-aid database, and personalized appointments.

Product overview

CRIJ Hauts-de-France operates a comprehensive Information Jeunesse network providing youth information and guidance services across the Hauts-de-France region. The organization offers a multi-channel platform combining a website portal, downloadable publications (guides on health, jobs, housing, engagement, and international mobility), regional events organization, a searchable database of financial aid programs, job/stage search assistance, and appointment booking systems. The network connects with local Relais Info Jeunes structures and partner organizations to deliver information on studies, careers, employment, housing, transport, engagement, and international mobility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IJ HDF - L'Information Jeunesse en Hauts-de-France (Website Portal) Main digital platform providing youth information services across Hauts-de-France, offering guidance on studies, careers, employment, housing, transport, engagement, and international mobility for young people aged 16-25.
• Publications (Guides) Downloadable guides covering topics such as health prevention, job searching, housing, civic engagement, and international mobility (Destination Europe) for young people in Hauts-de-France.
• Events Organization (Forums, Webinars, Job Datings) Organization and hosting of regional events including youth forums, information forums, Service Civique engagement events, and job datings across Hauts-de-France.
• Dispositifs et Aides (Financial Aid Programs Database) Searchable database of financial assistance programs and aids available to youth, including mobility scholarships, housing assistance, and training support, organized by geographic region.
• Espace Professionnel (Professional Space) Restricted access portal for registered professionals and partners to access specialized resources and services related to youth information and guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free access to information on financial aid for mobility including Parcoursup mobility aid, Master mobility aid, Mobili-Jeune, and Agri-Mobili-Jeune
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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère de l'éducation nationale et de la jeunessecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry overseeing youth policies and education. Primary institutional partner providing strategic direction and funding for youth information services.
• Région Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing main funding and strategic support for youth information services in Hauts-de-France. Co-organizer of events like Forum de l'Info Jeunesse Lens.
• Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council supporting youth initiatives. Co-organizer of Forum de l'Info Jeunesse and supporter of youth programs.
• LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Lille supporting youth engagement through initiatives like Conseil Lillois de la Jeunesse. Co-organizer of youth events.
• Amiens MétropoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan area supporting youth information services in the Amiens region.
• Ministère des arméesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Defense providing information about military careers and related opportunities for young people.
• Action LogementcoreOthersHousing assistance organization providing Mobili-Jeune and Agri-Mobili-Jeune programs for young workers and apprentices. Referenced for housing aid information.
• EurodeskminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean youth mobility network providing information about international opportunities and programs.
• OFAJ (Office Franco-Allemand pour la Jeunesse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranco-German Youth Office supporting youth exchanges and mobility programs between France and Germany.
• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres)minorOthersAssociation for executive employment providing career support and job opportunities for young professionals.
• Education internationaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting international education and student mobility programs.
• Maison pour Tous d'AbbevilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner co-organizing Forum Jeunesse, Service Civique et Engagement in Abbeville with CRIJ Hauts-de-France.
• Service département à la Jeunesse, à l'Engagement et au SportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental youth service providing support for youth engagement and sports programs. Co-organizer of regional youth forums.
• Département du Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council supporting Forum de l'Info Jeunesse in Lens with funding and organizational support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CIDJ (Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse): The national-level Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse based in Paris. CIDJ is the national reference within the Information Jeunesse network, offering similar multi-topic youth information services but at a national scale and with broader resources than CRIJ Hauts-de-France.

Others

• Eurodesk: A European network providing information on international mobility opportunities for young people. CRIJ lists Eurodesk as a strategic partner, and Eurodesk is thematically adjacent as an information intermediary for youth, though operating at European rather than regional scale.

Direct peers

• CRIJ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: The regional CRIJ for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Direct peer with the same mandate, network-of-IJ-structures operating model, and publicly funded non-profit structure as CRIJ Hauts-de-France.
• CRIJ Normandie: The regional CRIJ for Normandie. Direct peer of CRIJ Hauts-de-France with the same institutional mandate, network-coordination role, and youth information service portfolio.
• CRIJ Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: The regional CRIJ serving PACA. Direct peer of CRIJ Hauts-de-France, delivering analogous youth information services under the national Information Jeunesse network with public institutional funding.
• CRIJ Bretagne: The regional CRIJ serving Bretagne. Direct peer providing youth information services on the same thematic areas (studies, careers, employment, housing, mobility, engagement) with comparable public funding structure.
• CRIJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine: The regional CRIJ serving Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Direct peer delivering the same youth information services model, partnership ecosystem, and publicly funded non-profit structure as CRIJ Hauts-de-France.
• CRIJ Grand Est: The regional CRIJ for the Grand Est region. Direct peer operating the same Information Jeunesse model with multi-channel youth information services and institutional funding from regional and departmental authorities.
• CRIJ Île-de-France: The regional Centre Régional Information Jeunesse serving the Île-de-France region. Direct functional peer operating the same model of regional coordination of Information Jeunesse structures, multi-topic youth guidance, and public-institution funding, just in a different region.
• CRIJ Occitanie: The regional CRIJ serving Occitanie. Direct peer with identical scope: centralizing and disseminating youth information on studies, jobs, housing, mobility, and engagement across the region through a coordinated IJ network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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