Create a Cité des métiers

The label .

The Cité des métiers label is a protected trademark owned by Universcience-Cité des sciences et de l’industrie, which administers it as a free franchise.

The Cité des métiers label is awarded after the submission of an application. The request must be defended in front of an international commission chaired by Universcience and composed of members of the labelling committee and one or two external experts, as appropriate. All managers of Cités des métiers that have been open for more than one year and whose label has been confirmed can participate to the labelling committee.

A three steps process .

1. The “project” Label

It is awarded once the outlines of the future Cité des métiers are clearly defined. Amongst them :

Project outreach

Upcoming Partnership agreement

Identification of a location for the main site,

Definition of a set of services based on a local diagnosis and meeting the needs of the residents,

Opening forecast.

2. The “prefiguration” Label

It is awarded once the Cité des métiers is ready to open its doors to the public and begin an initial test phase of its activities, in ongoing collaboration with its ecosystem of partners. The prefiguration phase is also dedicated to launch and adjust the activities based on the local residents needs analysis.

3. The “operatioanel” Label

This is the final phase of the certification process. This label is obtained after submitting an activity report for the pre-launch phase. This label reflects the maturity of the project and the quality of its organisation.

Areas eligible for certification .

The geographical scope of a Cité des métiers varies. In principle, it corresponds to the area in which the supporting structure, or even the main partners, have legitimacy.

Different configurations are therefore possible depending on whether it is:

a city
a region
a group of local authorities
a public institution
or any other organisation.

As the territories covered extends, the Cité des métier may develop several sites or spread its services through associated centres run by partners organisation. Therefore, they are able to provide career guidance and access to resources to a wider audience.