MISSION LOCALE DES JEUNES DU BOCAGE

What MISSION LOCALE DES JEUNES DU BOCAGE does

Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) operating as the designated local public-service actor for the professional and social integration of 16-25 year-olds across the Pays du Bocage territory (86 communes, ~93,000 inhabitants) in Normandy. Headquartered in Flers (Orne), it operates a network of 8 decentralized permanence locations alongside its main office, deployed to provide last-mile accessibility to a largely rural catchment area. A team of ~20 staff delivers free counseling, training-program orientation, employer intermediation, and statutory CEJ (Contrat d'Engagement Jeune) intensive-support pathways to approximately 950 young people per year.

The core service offering is human-led individual accompaniment (diagnostic, skills assessment, training-plan construction, employer matching) supplemented by recurring mass-intermediation events including FORUM INSERTION and FORUM Jobs d'été, which in recent cycles attracted 165-175 regional employer exhibitors. The technical stack is intentionally lightweight: a Wix-hosted public website for institutional communication and the Instant-T digital accompaniment tool provided by the Missions Locales Normandie network for standardized beneficiary intake, follow-up, and outcome reporting. No proprietary technology, AI components, or custom platform is in evidence.

The business model is a publicly funded associative model. Services to end-users are free at the point of use; the organization has no commercial pricing model, no billable contracts, and no product revenue. Operating revenue is composed of multi-source public grants and subsidies from the French State, Conseil Régional de Normandie, Conseil Départemental de l'Orne, France Travail, the European Social Fund, and local collectivities, with governance oversight exercised through an associative council that includes territorial partners and institutional funders. Outreach and intermediation activities are conducted jointly with employer partners across industrial, agri-food, staffing, and hospitality sectors (Lactalis, Thermocoax, Charal, Titan, UIMM, Randstad, Manpower, B'O RESORT, GEIQ, INFREP, GRETA, Scholar Fab).

Name

MISSION LOCALE DES JEUNES DU BOCAGE

Legal name

Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage

Website

https://missionlocaledesjeunesdubocage.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a French non-profit providing free employment and social-integration support to 16-25 year-olds across the Pays du Bocage territory (86 communes), delivered through a Flers headquarters, 8 permanence sites, and 20 staff serving ~950 youth annually with multi-source public funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Youth Employment Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Career guidance counseling
• Social professional integration
• Vocational training orientation
• Public employment program

Headquarters

HQ city

Flers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Service Funding: Public funding from government and European sources to provide free employment support services to young people aged 16-25 in the Pays du Bocage territory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a public service non-profit association providing free, personalized social and professional integration support to young people aged 16-25 in the Pays du Bocage territory (86 communes, Orne department, Normandy). Core offerings include one-on-one integration counseling, CV and cover letter workshops, job dating events, training and orientation guidance, support for the Contrat d'Engagement Jeune (CEJ) program, and assistance with mobility, housing, and health needs. Services are delivered through a headquarters in Flers and 8 decentralized permanence locations, with the organization supporting approximately 950 young people annually.

Product overview

Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a public service organization providing employment assistance, career guidance, and social-professional integration support to young people aged 16-25. The organization does not offer a technology product; rather, it delivers personalized counseling services through its main office in Flers and 8 decentralized locations across the Pays du Bocage territory. Services include job search assistance, CV and cover letter workshops, job dating events, training orientation, CEJ (Contrat d'Engagement Jeune) support, and forums connecting youth with employers and training providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalized Integration Counseling (Permanences) One-on-one appointments with an integration advisor to assess the young person's situation, build a personalized support plan, and connect them to employment, training, mobility, housing, or health solutions. Targeted at young people aged 16-25 residing in the Pays du Bocage.
• CV and Cover Letter Workshops Group workshops that help young job seekers prepare CVs and cover letters as part of their job search process. Targeted at young people aged 16-25 engaged with the Mission Locale.
• Job Dating Events Recruitment events that bring together young job seekers and employers (e.g., Lactalis, B'O RESORT, Manpower, Randstad, local employers) for fast-tracked interviews and hiring, including apprenticeship and qualification-focused sessions.
• Contrat d'Engagement Jeune (CEJ) Support Intensive individualized support program for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education, employment, or training, combining counseling, training, and employment placement. Delivered in partnership with France Travail.
• Forums des Métiers et EMPLOI Large-scale annual forums connecting youth with employers, training organizations, schools, and public employment services for orientation, training, employment, and business creation. The 2024 edition featured 165 exhibitors and the 2023 edition had 175 exhibitors.
• Training and Orientation Services Guidance and orientation services, including the PASSEPORTS METIERS program funded by Région Normandie, helping young people identify training pathways and vocational qualifications.
• Illiteracy Awareness Actions (Paroles et Images) Awareness events and mini-games delivered in partnership with INFREP Flers and France Travail to identify and address literacy barriers among young people during the National Days Against Illiteracy.
• Industry Discovery Events (JEU DIT INDUSTRIE) Awareness events organized in partnership with local industrial companies (Thermocoax, Lactalis) and UIMM to introduce young people to industry professions and training pathways (CAP, Bac PRO, BTS, Bachelor in Industry).
• Forum Jobs d'été Annual forum dedicated to seasonal summer jobs, connecting young people with employers offering summer employment opportunities.
• Forum Insertion Annual forum focused on social and professional integration, connecting youth with stakeholders offering integration pathways.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public employment service providing funding and collaboration for youth employment support programs including the Contrat d'Engagement Jeune (CEJ).
• Missions Locales NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network of local missions in Normandy providing shared resources, Instant-T digital tool, and collaborative programs.
• INFREP FlersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining organization hosting illiteracy awareness events and mini-games for youth professional integration.
• France Travail (Flers Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal France Travail agency hosting Paroles et Images awareness event on illiteracy as part of National Days Against Illiteracy.
• ThermocoaxminorOthersLocal industrial company participating in JEU DIT INDUSTRIE event for discovering industry professions.
• LactalisminorOthersMajor dairy company participating in industry awareness events and recruiting through job dating sessions.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry federation providing training pole with open days for CAP, Bac PRO, BTS, Bachelor in Industry programs.
• GRETAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational network of continuing education institutions providing training programs for youth supported by Mission Locale.
• GEIQ Multisectoriel Orne/MancheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup of Integrated Enterprises for Qualification organizing job dating events for youth qualification and employment.
• RandstadminorOthersStaffing agency organizing recruitment events for young people, offering shift work, weekend availability, and permit/vehicle financing.
• Scholar FabminorOthersTraining provider organizing apprenticeship events with over 200 apprenticeship offers available.
• Titan, Charal, Groupe Lemoine, Roval, ColinPneus, ACG, SNVminorOthersLocal and regional employers participating in job dating events organized by Mission Locale.
• B'O RESORTminorOthersThermal resort recruiting for positions including thermal agent, esthetician, receptionist, sports coach, server, and cleanliness agent.
• ManpowerminorOthersStaffing agency organizing job dating for Lactalis Domfront recruitment through Mission Locale.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cap Emploi: Specialized public employment service for workers with disabilities, organized in parallel territorial structures with the same advisor-led, publicly-funded model. Comparable operating model and funding architecture even though the target population differs.
• Mission Locale de Caen: Sibling Mission Locale serving the Caen area in Calvados (Normandy). Delivers identical statutory services (CEJ, employment counseling, training orientation) to youth 16-25 under the same public service model, differing only by territory.
• GRETA (Réseau des GRETA): National network of public continuing-education organizations that is a documented training partner of Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage. Delivers complementary skills/training services to overlapping youth populations under public funding.
• Missions Locales Normandie (regional network): Regional umbrella network of which Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a member. Operates the shared Instant-T digital tool and coordinates program-level partnerships that the Bocage structure benefits from directly.
• Maison de l'Emploi et de la Formation: Territorial public structures aggregating employment, training, and economic development actors at the local level. Operates a comparable publicly-funded local-service model addressing similar employer and job-seeker populations.
• Missions Locales de France (UNML network): National federation representing all 436 French Missions Locales. Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage is a member structure delivering the same statutory youth (16-25) socio-professional integration mandate under the same public funding framework.
• Mission Locale de Rouen: Direct regional peer in Rouen (Normandy), part of the same Missions Locales Normandie network. Offers the same free, advisor-led youth integration services funded by the same regional and national public sources.
• GEIQ Multisectoriel Orne/Manche: Documented local partner (job-dating events) coordinating employer-led qualification pathways for youth. Operates a similar territorial, publicly-supported, youth-employment-integration mission in the same Orne/Manche geography.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): National public employment agency and a core funding/operational partner of Mission Locale des Jeunes du Bocage. Operates much broader scope (all job seekers, all ages) but shares the youth employment mission via CEJ co-management and referral flows.
• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): National public-funded employment service for executives and young graduates. Shares the public-service employment mandate and partnership structure with Missions Locales but focuses on a higher-skilled segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MissionLocaleFlers
• Instagraminstagram.com/missionlocaleflers61
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mission-locale-des-jeunes-du-bocage

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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