Education

#MENE1831833AArrêté of November 21, 2018, on the Organization of School-Based Trainings for the Certificate of Professional Aptitude

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law outlines the structure and teaching hours for vocational training programs leading to the Certificate of Professional Aptitude in France. It specifies mandatory professional and general education subjects and introduces optional courses tailored to student needs. It sets a maximum of 14 weeks for work-based training and ensures arrangements for co-teaching practices.

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Key Changes

  • Sets guidelines for school-based training programs for professional certificates
  • Details mandatory teaching hours and subjects
  • Introduces flexibility in work-based training periods

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Dispense mandatory professional and general education subjects according to the reference hourly volumes specified in the annex (1,705 total hours over 2 years for a standard 2-year cycle)

School-based vocational training institutions delivering Certificate of Professional Aptitude
operational
high

Organize work-based training periods (PFMP) for a total of 12 to 14 weeks over the cycle, with distribution and modulation by year determined by school autonomy

School-based vocational training institutions delivering Certificate of Professional Aptitude
operational
high

Ensure co-intervention teaching between professional education teacher and French or mathematics teacher for the specified co-intervention hours (82.5 hours each over 2 years)

School-based vocational training institutions delivering Certificate of Professional Aptitude
operational
medium

Ensure the 'chef d'œuvre' (masterwork) is realized within a multidisciplinary framework with 165 total hours over 2 years

School-based vocational training institutions delivering Certificate of Professional Aptitude
operational
high

Not exceed 8 hours of teaching and supervised activities per day and 35 hours per week for each student

School-based vocational training institutions delivering Certificate of Professional Aptitude
operational

Affected Parties

vocational schoolsstudents seeking professional certification

Tags

vocational education,professional training,curriculum