AMILAURA

What AMILAURA does

AMILAURA (Association Régionale des Missions Locales Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is a French association loi 1901 founded in 1992, headquartered in Lyon at 4 rue de la Part-Dieu. It is the State-designated regional coordinating body for the 61 Missions Locales that cover the 12 departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its operational purpose is to deliver, coordinate, and represent free, holistic accompaniment for young people aged 16 to 25 who are no longer in school, across employment, training, career orientation, health, housing, mobility, and citizenship. In 2023 the network accompanied 110,900 young people, ran 934,000 interviews, welcomed 46,225 first-time beneficiaries, supported 67,326 entries into employment and 10,500 entries into training, and worked with 15,250 companies. Cumulative throughput through the PACEA scheme since 2017 reached 202,569 young people.

The technology stack is conventional web infrastructure rather than a proprietary product. The public site (missions-locales.org) runs on WordPress with Complianz for cookie compliance, Google Analytics for traffic measurement, reCAPTCHA for bot protection, and YouTube and Google Maps embeds. A complementary media layer — the Pôle Média Régional — produces audiovisual content including the monthly Twitch live show "Ça se discute" on the LAB'ON-ID channel, redistributed on YouTube and amplified via Instagram and TikTok. There is no mobile application, no proprietary beneficiary-facing software, and no AI-driven matching or routing system in evidence.

AMILAURA's business model is that of a publicly funded non-profit coordinator. The organisation has no fee-paying customers; all services are free at the point of delivery to both young people and employers. Funding flows from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Région, the French State (Préfecture de région), DREETS, France Travail, the European Union (Erasmus+), and social partners including Uniformation and UNML. Distribution is through the 61 physical Mission Locale locations across the 12 departments, the central website, and the growing regional media channels. Governance is led by Présidente Wendy LAFAYE, with regional operational management by Déléguée régionale Nathalie Lewandowski.

Name

AMILAURA

Legal name

Association Régionale des Missions Locales Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://missions-locales.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMILAURA is the French non-profit association coordinating the 61 Missions Locales of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, delivering free employment, training, and social accompaniment to 110,900 young people aged 16-25 in 2023, funded primarily by the French State and the Région.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADABAE

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAF

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYEDAAAKAF

Collaboration, Teamwork & Conflict Resolution

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Career Readiness & Employability Skills (Resume, Interview, Workplace Skills)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Vocational guidance
• Professional insertion
• Career counseling
• Social mobility programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: AMILAURA and its network of 61 Missions Locales are funded through public institutional sources including the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the French State (Préfète de région), DREETS, and the European Union (ERASMUS+). Funding supports operational costs, youth accompaniment programs (PACEA, CEJ), and training activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMILAURA is the regional association coordinating 61 Missions Locales across 12 departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It provides free, holistic accompaniment to young people aged 16-25 not in school, covering employment, training, orientation, housing, health, mobility, and citizenship. It also supports employers seeking to recruit young talent through programs such as PMSMP, apprenticeship, Service Civique, and CEJ. Services are delivered through a network of local offices and centralized regional resources.

Product overview

AMILAURA (Association Régionale des Missions Locales Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is a regional coordinating association for 61 Mission Locales in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It does not offer a commercial software product or SaaS platform. Instead, it provides coordination, support services, and shared resources to a network of local youth employment assistance organizations. Services include youth accompaniment programs (PACEA, CEJ, PAO, PEC), professional immersion (PMSMP), Erasmus+ mobility programs (OUAT, Why Not, Demo), and the regional media initiative "Pôle Média Régional" featuring the monthly Twitch show "Ça se discute."

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Employment Accompaniment (PACEA / CEJ) Free individualized accompaniment for young people aged 16-25 not in school to enter employment or training, delivered through the 61 network Missions Locales. PACEA has supported over 202,569 young people since 2017.
• Employer Recruitment Support (PMSMP, Apprenticeship, Service Civique) Free recruitment and onboarding support for local companies, associations, and public entities seeking to hire or host young talent through PMSMP, apprenticeship, professionalization, PEC, or Service Civique contracts.
• Training and Qualification Access Support to young people aged 16-25 in defining a training plan, finding appropriate training, and identifying financing options across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• European Mobility Programs (Erasmus+ — OUAT, Why Not, Demo) European mobility programs enabling young people in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to undertake professional internships and discovery experiences abroad, funded through Erasmus+.
• Housing and Social Support Accompaniment Free accompaniment for young people aged 16-25 in accessing housing, healthcare, mobility support, and social rights, addressing the full range of barriers to professional and social autonomy.
• Pôle Média Régional (LAB'ON-ID — Regional Youth Media Initiative) Regional media production initiative that produces audiovisual content with and for young people, including the monthly live show 'Ça se discute' on Twitch LAB'ON-ID and YouTube, featuring youth debates on employment, orientation, and career topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of young people would recommend the Mission Locale to their friends (2023 barometer)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GEIQ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Comité Régional des GEIQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2024On November 7, 2024, AMILAURA signed a cooperation charter with the Regional Committee of GEIQs (Groupements d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The partnership brings together 61 Missions Locales and 38 GEIQs across various sectors to promote youth employment, access to qualification, and durable professional integration. Key objectives include facilitating access to in-demand trades and alternation programs, supporting employer recruitment needs, and creating links between employers and young talent.
• DREETS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and France Travail Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024DREETS (Regional Directorate for Economy, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs) and France Travail co-organized the first Mois de l'Immersion Professionnelle (Professional Immersion Month) in September 2024 with Missions Locales, promoting PMSMP placements and youth employment.
• Mission Jeunes Accord (State, AKTO, Prism'emploi, FPETT, FASTT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2023On July 7, 2023, multiple actors (the French State, AMILAURA, AKTO, Prism'emploi Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FPETT, and FASTT) signed a regional framework agreement to accelerate youth employment accompaniment in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The accord aims to provide interim missions and personalized support to overcome employment barriers, reinforcing PACEA and CEJ programs.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain institutional and financial partner of the Missions Locales network in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Supports operational funding, training programs, and regional employment initiatives.
• Préfecture de la région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional prefecture as institutional partner and funder of the Missions Locales network, supporting youth employment and social insertion policies.
• European Union (ERASMUS+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Erasmus+ program funding enables the Missions Locales consortium to offer international mobility programs for young people including OUAT (3-month professional internship) and Why Not (3-week professional discovery) programs across European destinations.
• UniformationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial partner and funder contributing to training and professional development initiatives within the Missions Locales network.
• Union Nationale des Missions Locales (UNML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation that coordinates the Missions Locales network nationally, conducts the annual barometer survey, and supports regional associations like AMILAURA with national standards, resources, and research.
• Côté FormationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner contributing to the regional media project LAB'ON-ID and the 'Ça se discute' live show, providing content collaboration and educational expertise.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Jobteaser: Jobteaser is a digital career and recruitment platform connecting students and early-career talent with employers. It is comparable to AMILAURA's youth career-guidance and employer-matching functions, while lacking its physical local-service network and broader social support.
• Simplon: Simplon delivers intensive digital and vocational training designed to improve access to employment, including for people distant from the labor market. It shares AMILAURA's focus on training as a route to professional integration but is narrower in sector and delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail: France Travail is France's national public employment agency, providing job matching, counseling, training access, and employer services. It overlaps heavily with AMILAURA's employment and employer-engagement activities but operates at national rather than regional-network scale.
• Afpa: Afpa is a large vocational-training and employment-integration operator serving job seekers and employers. It is comparable through its training access, professional immersion, and return-to-work outcomes, although it is not youth-exclusive or organized as a regional association.
• Groupe SOS: Groupe SOS is a large social enterprise with employment, training, housing, health, and social-inclusion activities. It is an adjacent impact-focused peer whose service breadth and return-to-employment programs resemble parts of AMILAURA's holistic accompaniment model.
• HelloWork: HelloWork operates a recruitment platform and job-search ecosystem for job seekers and employers across France. It shares AMILAURA's job-matching and employer-engagement functions, although it serves a wider population and does not provide integrated social support.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Apprentis d'Auteuil is a nonprofit organization supporting vulnerable children and young people through education, training, and social integration. It is comparable through its holistic youth-support mission and pathways into employment, but it operates a broader institutional model.

Direct peers

• Fédération des GEIQ: The GEIQ network consists of employer consortiums that create insertion and qualification pathways for people facing barriers to employment. AMILAURA's charter with 38 regional GEIQs makes it particularly comparable in connecting young people, employers, training, and durable employment.
• Union Nationale des Missions Locales: UNML is the national federation that coordinates and represents the Missions Locales network. It is the closest structural peer to AMILAURA because it aligns a multi-tier network around youth employment, training, and social integration.

Others

• France Compétences: France Compétences finances and regulates France's vocational-training and skills ecosystem. It is an institutional counterpart relevant to AMILAURA's training programs and funding environment, rather than a direct operator competing for the same service users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amilaura

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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