#2026-478France updates training rules for teachers and private school contract staff
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The decree changes how successful candidates in external recruitment exams for teaching and education roles enter initial training, including staff in private schools under contract with the Ministry of Education. The default route is a two-year training program for candidates who meet the degree requirement and did not receive an exemption. Candidates who have already completed the first year of a master’s-level program, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the education minister, may skip directly to the second year if their prior training matches the role. Education authorities will need to assess that fit under rules set by ministerial order before appointing them as trainees.
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Key Changes
- Sets a two-year initial training route for external competition winners who meet the required degree condition and did not receive a degree exemption
- Allows candidates with one completed year of master’s-level or equivalent training to enter directly into the second year when their prior training fits the role
- Updates related approval and trainee appointment rules for teachers and education staff in private schools under contract
Obligations
What this law requires
For successful external competition candidates who meet the required degree/title condition and have not received a degree-condition exemption, place them in the standard two-year initial training route.
Before allowing a successful candidate who has completed the first year of a master’s-level program or an equivalent qualification to enter directly into the second year of initial training, verify that the candidate’s prior training is appropriate for the functions they are expected to perform, under conditions set by ministerial order.
Where the required fit between prior training and intended functions is established, appoint eligible successful candidates in private education recruitment as trainees through the competent academic authority so they may access the second year of initial training directly.
Grant definitive approval only at the end of the two-year training provided under Article R. 914-19-2 for relevant private education personnel covered by the amended education code provisions.