The National Institute of Social Training is a Public Establishment of an administrative nature; it has legal personality and financial autonomy. The National Institute of Social Training is a member of the Association for Social Education in Africa (AESA), and a member of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (AIESS). The post-baccalaureate education it provides should give it the status of a Grande Ecole.

INFS's mission is to ensure the initial and continuous training of social workers and Social Affairs executives and carry out research actions in the fields of pedagogy and social intervention techniques.

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