#MENE2607200AFrance updates rules for the Maritime Initiation Certificate
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This order updates how the Maritime Initiation Certificate is organized for school candidates, including students in approved French schools abroad. It clarifies which education authority handles candidates outside France and extends the rules to Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia with local vice-rectors taking the role of academy rectors. It also requires the training to be delivered by a teacher holding the specific certificate for teaching maritime initiation. The changes apply from the 2027 exam session, so schools and French education networks abroad should adjust staffing and exam administration before then.
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Key Changes
- Clarifies that the Maritime Initiation Certificate rules apply to school candidates, including approved French schools abroad
- Requires training to be provided by a teacher certified to teach maritime initiation
- Applies the updated rules from the 2027 exam session, including in several French overseas territories
Obligations
What this law requires
Training for the Maritime Initiation Certificate must be delivered by a teacher who holds the certificate of aptitude for teaching maritime initiation.
School candidates from approved French educational institutions abroad under AEFE must be registered or handled through the attachment academy designated by the minister responsible for education.
In Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia, responsibilities assigned to an academy rector or rector under the Maritime Initiation Certificate rules must be carried out by the vice-rector.