Mediterranean Institute for Training and Research in Social Work

Created in August 1990, the MFI regularly develops its activities within the framework of: Of initial training, welcoming each year nearly 400 students. Continuing education, with a very large audience of social work professionals (600 people received annually) Of urban social development Research and Consulting Of international exchanges, receiving almost 50 students every year from the Maghreb countries and 50 trainees from the countries of the European Community. The General Manager, Marie-Pierre SARAT, and her team, more than 70 employees, are working to make the MFI an institute open to the professional field that is the foundation of its existence. he primary purpose of the MFI is initial training in social work. These trainings lead to State diplomas Social worker Special educator Educator monitor Medical and psychological help To the Certificate of Aptitude for the Supervisory Functions and Head of Social Intervention Unit. In accordance with the texts governing these courses, the MFI strives to perfect the process of alternating between theoretical training and practical training. By closely associating the professional world with its pedagogical approach, the MFI constantly strives to ensure that its teaching is best matched to social and professional realities. Initial training is financed directly by the Ministry of Employment and Solidarity, which is supervised by the Regional Directorate for Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion (DRJSCS), the establishment meeting the criteria for approval required by the State of the art.