UNAFOR

What UNAFOR does

UNAFOR is a French non-profit training center (association loi 1901, SIREN 419549019) headquartered at 28 Place Saint-Georges, 75009 Paris, established in 1998 by UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales) to coordinate professional training for the UDAF and URAF networks and to extend training to associative and institutional social organizations. The organization specializes in legal protection of adults (PJM/MJPM), child protection, budget support, and work with vulnerable persons, awarding nationally recognized competency certificates (CNC MJPM and CNC DPF) and running continuing-education modules for tutelary assistants, administrative staff, and association governors.

The product portfolio is organized into two tracks — Formation des salariés (employee training) and Formation des bénévoles (volunteer training) — plus ancillary online offerings. Employee programs include foundational and advanced PJM modules, FALC document-accessibility training, and habitat inclusif project training; volunteer programs cover family representation and associative governance. Delivery is hybrid: in-person sessions at the Paris headquarters, online webinars (webinaires) for legal watch and practice adaptation, and annual PDF catalogs. Underlying technology is a WordPress-based website (developed with Be API) supporting catalog distribution, MailPoet email newsletters, and webinar-based remote training.

Commercially, UNAFOR operates a sales-led GTM targeting enterprise/organizational clients (UDAF, URAF, tutelary associations, medico-social structures, CAF, and CCAS/CIAS) with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts. Revenue derives from professional training services rather than product sales; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization holds Qualiopi certification (2024) for actions de formation under French labor law L.6313-1, and recorded 126 CNC awarded, 80 tutelary assistants trained, 127 CCAS/CIAS administrators trained, and 174 CAF administrators trained in 2022. With 11 employees and no disclosed funding, UNAFOR functions as a stable, mission-aligned training arm within the UNAF family-association network rather than a scaled commercial enterprise.

Name

UNAFOR

Legal name

Unafor

Website

https://unafor.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UNAFOR is the 1998-founded, Paris-based non-profit training arm of the French UNAF network, delivering CNC MJPM/DPF certifications and specialized programs in legal protection of adults, child protection, and vulnerable-person support to UDAF, URAF, and medico-social organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

AT Implementation, Coaching & Professional Development (Teachers/Staff) (EDAKAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH), Faculty/Staff Training & Accessibility Awareness Programs (EDALAGAI)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Adult legal protection
• Child protection training
• Social sector education
• Vulnerable persons support

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: UNAFOR generates revenue through professional training services delivered to UDAF, URAF, associative networks, and medico-social structures. Training covers legal protection of adults (PJM), child protection, budget support, and work with vulnerable persons. The organization issues certificates including CNC (Certificat National de Compétence) MJPM and DPF.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UNAFOR is a French professional training center created in 1998 by UNAF to coordinate training for UDAF and URAF networks and other social-sector organizations. It delivers specialized training programs in legal protection of adults (PJM), child protection, budget support, and work with vulnerable persons, including the CNC MJPM and CNC DPF national competency certificates, and training for volunteers and administrative staff.

Product overview

UNAFOR operates as a training center offering specialized professional development programs for social sector organizations. The portfolio consists of two primary training tracks: Formation des salariés (employee training) and Formation des bénévoles (volunteer training). Employee programs include professional certifications (CNC MJPM, CNC DPF), specialized modules on legal protection of adults (PJM fondamentaux and approfondissement), administrative staff training, and FALC document accessibility training. Volunteer programs cover family representation and association governance. Key offerings include webinaires for legal updates and habitat inclusif training for inclusive housing projects. The catalog-based approach provides structured curriculum with annual updates for both employee and volunteer segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation des salariés Training programs for employees of UDAF, URAF, and associative organizations covering legal protection of adults, child protection, budget support, and social work with vulnerable populations.
• CNC MJPM (Certificat National de Compétence - Mandataire Judiciaire à la Protection des Majeurs) National competency certificate for judicial representatives protecting adults, providing foundational knowledge for MJPM delegates.
• CNC DPF (Certificat National de Compétence - Délégué aux Personnes Familles) National competency certificate for delegates working with families and persons under protection.
• Formation Assistants Tutélaires Training program for tutelary assistants developing competencies in legal framework, vulnerable populations, and communication skills.
• Formation des personnels administratifs Training for administrative staff covering communication with vulnerable persons, telephone etiquette, and conflict management.
• La protection juridique des majeurs : les fondamentaux Foundational training covering legal framework of adult legal protection, recent legislative changes, and practical application for MJPM delegates and service managers.
• PJM : approfondissement Advanced training for legal protection of adults covering specialized topics and professional practice.
• Formation FALC - Facile à Lire et à Comprendre Training on creating easy-to-read and understandable documents for beneficiaries under legal protection.
• Formation des bénévoles Training programs for volunteers covering family representation, association management, and skill development.
• Formation présidents et présidentes Training for association presidents covering board meeting facilitation and legal mission implementation.
• Webinaires - veille juridique Online webinars for legal watch and professional practice adaptation to legislative and jurisprudential developments.
• Habitat inclusif - formation Training for inclusive housing project managers, animators and coordinators on human, architectural, partnership, and financial dimensions.
• La représentation familiale Training on family representation for volunteers in family associations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 126 CNC certificates awarded in 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core and core.

• UNAF (Union nationale des associations familiales)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998UNAF created UNAFOR in 1998 as a distinct training structure to coordinate training for UDAF and URAF networks. UNAFOR operates as the specialized training arm of the UNAF network, which represents and coordinates family associations across France.
• UDAF (Unions départementales des associations familiales)flagship / coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDepartmental unions of family associations that serve as primary training recipients and distribution channels for UNAFOR programs. UNAFOR coordinates training specifically for these organizations across France's departments.
• URAF (Unions régionales des associations familiales)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional unions of family associations that serve as regional training coordination partners for UNAFOR programs across different French regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): Major French public institution delivering continuing professional education and certifications. Comparable as a large-scale French continuing-education provider with national reach, though with a much broader portfolio than UNAFOR's social-sector niche.
• CCI Formation (réseau des Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie): French chamber-of-commerce training network offering Qualiopi-certified continuing-education programs to organizational buyers. Comparable as a national Qualiopi-certified B2B training provider, though with a broader commercial rather than social-sector focus.
• CNFPT (Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale): National training body for French territorial civil servants, including CCAS/CIAS administrators — a direct customer segment of UNAFOR. Comparable in delivering training to the same communal social-action audiences, but from a public-sector mandate.
• AFPA: France's national vocational training agency delivering Qualiopi-certified professional programs. Comparable as a French Qualiopi-certified training organization serving adult professional learners, though focused on broader occupational training rather than social-protection specialization.
• GRETA (réseau national de formation continue): National network of public continuing-education organizations delivering adult vocational training across France. Comparable as a Qualiopi-certified training provider selling to organizations and individuals, but with broader scope beyond social-sector specialization.

Direct peers

• IRTS (réseau des Instituts Régionaux du Travail Social): Network of regional social-work training institutes across France delivering professional certifications and continuing education for social-sector staff. Directly comparable as French regional training providers serving the same social-services employer base as UNAFOR.
• ASKORIA: French école de travail social providing continuing education and certification for social-sector professionals, including programs serving UDAF-adjacent audiences. Highly comparable in mission, customer base, and certification-driven training model.

Others

• Uniformation: French OPCO (skills operator) for the social, medico-social, and family-association sectors, funding training bought from providers like UNAFOR. Comparable as a sector-specific training ecosystem participant serving the same employer base, though operating as a funder rather than a training deliverer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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