Established in 1991, and strongly supported by the local authorities, it participates in the Yvelines regional planning with implantation in the heart of seven towns (Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines but Le Chesnay, Mantes-la-Jolie , Mantes-la-Ville, Rambouillet, Vélizy) contributes to the dynamism of this department. . It is also located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine with the integration of the medical center of Garches (Garches, Boulogne) UVSQ, University of proximity, responding to the expectations and needs training audiences differentiated: youth initial training, employees or jobseekers returning to education as part of initial or continuing education, private and public companies.