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EUROGUIDANCE

Support offer

Euroguidance is responsible for informing about education systems and training systems in Europe, and encouraging the mobility of young people and adults. It is co-financed by the European Commission.
The aim is to develop the European dimension in educational and professional actions.

Who can access this offer?

Students, employees, jobseekers, young people in training

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.onisep.fr/Equipes-educatives/Mobilite-internationale/Mobilite-europeenne-des-eleves/Euroguidance-informer-et-conseiller-sur-la-mobilite-en-Europe
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AFPA (National Agency for Adult Professional Training)

Support offer

AFPA supports jobseekers and employees without discrimination at all periods of their professional life: integration, reconversion, and professionalization. They also serve the economic development, growth and competitiveness of businesses by training the skills they need.

AFPA has four main missions :

  • Certification: for the Ministry of Labour and other ministries
  • Anticipating tomorrow’s trades and skills: repeating emerging skills, designing and experimenting with tomorrow’s training
  • Supporting skills development: studying the needs of new skills on the labour market
  • Support to operators in charge of professional development consulting activities, in particular through the discovery of professions on Afpa’s technical platforms.

Who can access this offer?

Adults looking for an employment training

Further information/useful links

  • https://www.afpa.fr/afpa/connaitre-l’afpa/la-mission-de-l-afpa-vous-former-pour-l-emploi
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CFA (apprentice training center)

Support offer

The CFA helps you in your orientation, trains you by work/study training program, accompanies you throughout the training and prepares you for professional insertion. CFA also offers a matching candidate-company service, a pre-apprenticeship coaching service and a personalized support before, during and after the training.

Who can access this offer?

Anyone wishing to join the professional work by way of apprenticeship

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.cfa-nord.fr/
  • https://www.cfajeanbosco.fr/
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CRESS

Support offer

CRESS is an organisation that groups the structures of the ESS.

CRESS created a program called “Réseau tremplin”. This program is composed of regional or local structures, generalists or specialists. These structures are giving common activities of support to the project holders of the ESS through their functions of reception, orientation, accompaniment and follow-up. These actors guide, accompany, train and / or finance SSE projects or structures.

Who can access this offer?

All project holders of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Further information/useful links

  • https://cresshdf.org/
  • https://tremplin-hdf.org/
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URSCOP

Support offer

URSCOP is specialized in the creation and support of cooperatives.

URSCOP offers individual reception of project leaders and support for creation: legal support, assistance to the economic and financial feasibility

Also, a personalized follow-up post-creation and support in all phases of cooperative development conducting audits (legal, financial, tax, organizational, cooperative and strategic), cooperative review, collective information conducting training courses for entrepreneurs, etc…

Who can access this offer?

People looking for a democratic business model

Further information/useful links

  • https://tremplin-hdf.org/les-scop-hauts-de-france/
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Maison des Associations

Support offer

Maison des Associations provides accompaniment to associative projects.

MDA allows associations to carry out their projects in the best conditions. This implies supporting them in their steps from the creation of their association until a possible closure. This mission requires to carry out diagnostics of structures, to train and qualify the associative actors, to ensure a follow-up on plans as varied as the legal, fiscal, financial or managerial aspect.

Who can access this offer?

People wishing to create associative projects

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.mdaroubaix.org/pages/la-maison-des-associations/presentation.html
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CIGALES

Support offer

CIGALES is a Investor Club for an Alternative and Local Management of Solidarity Savings. It is a movement to support citizens to start a business.

Over five years, you will benefit from a financial contribution to the capital of your company, possibly from a current account contribution (which differs depending to the structure). Your skills will be reinforced by the human support of club members who will be at your disposal throughout the five years of follow-up. This allows you to gain height in relation to your emerging activity.

Who can access this offer?

Anyone wishing to create an activity with financial and human support

Further information/useful links

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BGE

Support offer

BGE is a national network of associations to help with business creation.

The BGE can both guide you in your creative journey, advise you and train you to better understand the status of business leader and make the right choices. BGE can also provide you with help and expertise in setting up your business plan and refer you to the appropriate aid and funding bodies.

Who can access this offer?

People eager to be a business owner

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.bge.asso.fr/
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CLAP ( Local Project Assistance Committee)

Support offer

CLAP is an educational tool for young people. The accompaniment is unlimited in time, individualized, at your own pace. CLAP work with you on your ideas and go to the realization of your project. In other words, a counsellor accompanies you in all your steps to refine your ideas, to make them realistic, to go up and understand your budget, to write your project, and to seek funders.

Who can access this offer?

People under 31 years old who have a project

Further information/useful links

  • http://hauts-de-france.drjscs.gouv.fr/spip.php?article90
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Erasmus for young Entrepreneurs

Support offer

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an exchange programme for entrepreneurs, financed by the European Union. It offers you the opportunity to work alongside an experienced entrepreneur in another European Union country and strengthen the skills you need to develop your business. Your stay abroad can last between one and six months.

Who can access this offer?

  •  “Would-be” entrepreneurs, firmly planning
    to start a business, or
  • Entrepreneurs who started their own business within the last 3 years

who a permanent residents in one of the European Union countries.

There is no age limit!

Further information/useful links

www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu

  • Local contact point in Germany: BUPNET GmbH
  • Local contact point in France: ADICE
  • Local contact point in Italy: CESIE
  • Local contact point in the UK: Rinova ltd