Formerly a national relay stationed by Inades-Formation Togo, the Inades-Formation Institution Upper Volta office was created in December 1974. Until December 1977, the Establishment Office, based in Ouagadougou, depended on the Inades-Formation headquarters in Abidjan.
In January 1995, the establishment office became an officially recognized National Association. Its headquarters are in Ouagadougou.
The governing bodies are the General Assembly, the supreme body and the Board of Directors, the supervisory body.
The executing and day-to-day management body of the activities is the National Office.