CFA – Centre de Formation des Apprentis · Clermont-Ferrand
qui est en toi.
Formations en alternance et à temps plein, du BAC au BAC+5 à Clermont-Ferrand. Ici, votre avenir prend sens.
🔍 Trouve ta formation en 2 clics
Choisis ton secteur et ton niveau — les formations correspondantes s'affichent.
À CFI, on prend le temps
de vous connaître.
Depuis 1991, CFI Formation accompagne des parcours, des projets, des envies d'avenir. Centre de formation indépendant à Clermont-Ferrand, nous proposons des formations du BAC au BAC+5 — en alternance ou à temps plein — dans des domaines qui recrutent : gestion, commerce, marketing, tourisme, paramédical.
Chaque année, près de 200 apprenants construisent leur avenir avec nous. Des promotions en moyenne de 15 élèves par classe, une équipe engagée au quotidien, un réseau d'entreprises partenaires qui vous ouvre ses portes.
Ici, votre avenir prend sens.De BAC à BAC+5 — Choisis ta filière.
Des parcours concrets, en alternance ou à temps plein, dans des secteurs qui recrutent.
Gestion administrative, comptable, RH.
Vente, relation client, management commercial.
Stratégie digitale, contenus, communication de marque.
Accueil, conseil, organisation de prestations touristiques.
Secrétariat médical, accueil patients, parcours de soins.
Gestion administrative et juridique en entreprise ou cabinet.
Pourquoi choisir CFI Clermont-Ferrand ?
Pas un numéro. Un accompagnement humain, au quotidien, depuis 35 ans en Auvergne.
chaque année
en 2025
à Clermont-Ferrand
La prochaine étape,
c'est vous.
Déposez votre candidature en ligne, prenez RDV avec notre équipe ou venez nous voir lors d'une Journée Portes Ouvertes.
Je candidate →Ce que les écoles classiques ne te disent pas.
Alternance, orientation, vie d'apprenti, conseils carrière…
Nos prochains événements
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International programmes · Clermont-Ferrand, France
Reveal the talentwithin you.
English-taught programmes for international students, in a French college that has been shaping careers since 1991. Here, your future finds its meaning.
on average
A French college,
not a language school.
Since 1991, CFI Formation has been training students in Clermont-Ferrand for the jobs that actually exist — business, marketing, tourism, human resources, management. An independent college, on a campus of 2,500 m² built for people rather than numbers.
Around 200 students pass through our classrooms each year, in groups of about fifteen. Small enough that the team knows your name by the second week — which matters more than you think when you have just landed in a country that is not yours.
Here, your future finds its meaning.Our degree programmes are delivered in French, under the French work-study system. Our international programmes are taught entirely in English.
Discover CFI Formation →Eight weeks online — four weeks in France.
A European business and industry immersion, open to all disciplines. Built with partner universities in India for students in the second half of a Bachelor, or the first year of a Master. No prior specialisation required.
Two live sessions a week, two hours each, scheduled for the Indian time zone and taught in English by CFI faculty. You meet your teachers and your cohort long before you land.
From homeFull-time on campus in Clermont-Ferrand: classes, company visits, guest practitioners, and a consulting brief for a real French company — matched to your field.
On campusA Certificate of Achievement issued by CFI Formation, with a transcript of modules, contact hours and results. A school certificate, not a state diploma.
On completionPaired one-to-one with a French student who actually works there. Not a tour — their day, with you in it.
A student here is assigned to you from the first online session through to your departure. Someone to ask the questions you would not ask a teacher.
A place to work,
and a place to feel at home.
You will spend a month here. It should not feel like a corridor. The campus sits in Clermont-Ferrand with 2,500 m² of classrooms, work areas and places to simply be — plus a company network that comes to us rather than the other way round.
- 12 teaching rooms, fully equipped
- Chez Colette — where you eat, work and meet everyone
- La Fabrique — the gym, open to students
- A library and collaborative work spaces
- A bus stop two minutes away — you will never need a car
Why Clermont-Ferrand?
Michelin was founded here in 1889. The volcanoes on the skyline are UNESCO World Heritage. And nothing is more than twenty minutes away.
the city
by direct train
across the city
Sources: L'Étudiant student cities survey · SNCF
The next step
is yours.
Tell us where you are studying and what you want to become. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right place for it.
Talk to our team →Everything you want to know about studying with us
Language, certificate, visa, accommodation. Real answers, without the brochure voice.
Ask us a question →Not for the France Immersion Programme. Every class is taught in English, and we run survival-French sessions during the month on campus. Our degree programmes are a different matter: they are delivered in French, under the French work-study system, and require a solid command of the language.
A Certificate of Achievement issued by CFI Formation, with a detailed transcript of the modules taken, the contact hours and your assessment results. It is a school certificate, not a French state diploma — we would rather be clear about that from the start. Whether it converts into credit is decided by your own university, and that is agreed with them before the cohort opens.
[À COMPLÉTER — montant, ce qui est inclus, ce qui reste à la charge de l'étudiant. Préciser la devise et une date de validité du tarif, vu le risque de change EUR/INR.]
A four-week stay falls under the Schengen short-stay regime — a short-stay visa for study purposes, valid up to 90 days in any 180-day period. It is considerably simpler and faster than a long-stay student visa, and it does not require the Campus France Études en France procedure.
CFI Formation issues your enrolment certificate and your insurance certificate — and, if you take the accommodation option, your proof of accommodation. You lodge the application yourself at the French visa application centre in India, and we ask your university for a letter confirming your student status. We cannot promise an outcome — no school can — but we give you a complete file. Appointment slots are scarce in peak season, so cohorts are confirmed at least ten weeks before departure.
Accommodation is not included in the programme fee, and you have two ways to handle it. Either you book it yourself — we point you to the student residences we know in Clermont-Ferrand — or you take our accommodation option: we arrange the room and add it to your invoice. [À COMPLÉTER — prix de l'option, type de logement, dates couvertes.]
The option is worth considering for one reason beyond convenience: it comes with a proof of accommodation, which makes your visa file considerably simpler. Without it, you have to justify a higher level of personal funds.
On campus there is no university canteen. Chez Colette is where you eat and work between classes, and the city centre is a few minutes away.
Students in the second half of a Bachelor programme, or in the first year of a Master — in any discipline. Engineering, business, media, communication and others sit in the same cohort, and the programme is built that way on purpose: it teaches how European business works rather than one specialism.
Cohorts run from 14 to 25 students, and may bring together more than one partner university. You apply through your home university when it is one of our partners, or directly to us when it is not.
Nos apprenants vous parlent de CFI Formation
Des avis vrais, sans filtre.
« Excellent centre de formation. Équipe et personnel sérieux et à l'écoute. Parfait ! »
« Un centre à l'écoute, qui m'a permis d'obtenir mon BTS. Toute l'équipe veut la réussite des élèves ! »
« Centre à taille humaine. Une super aventure et des résultats à la hauteur de la qualité de l'enseignement. »
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