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 on presentation of a dossier to an international commission chaired by Universcience and made up of members of the labeling committee and one or two external experts as appropriate. Members of the labeling committee are all the managers of Cités des métiers that have been open for over a year and whose operating label has been confirmed.
A two-stage labeling process .
1. The “Cité des métiers en projet” label can be awarded once the future Cité des métiers has been clearly defined:
Label territory,
Commitment in principle by the main partners,
Identification of a location for the main site,
Definition of a range of services based on a diagnosis of the territory shared by the partners and meeting the needs of local residents,
Forecast opening date and schedule.
2. The “Cité des métiers” label is awarded when the Cité des métiers is ready to be inaugurated and open to the public, with all the services required for its operation, in accordance with the charter and the label project.
The label is confirmed one year after opening, on presentation to the Label Committee of a file including a report on activity. Except in special cases, the label will then be tacitly renewed on presentation of the annual activity report.
