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#INTE2608603ADecree of March 26, 2026, Empowering the Directorate General of School Education for First Aid Training

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

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🇬🇧 English

The arrêté of March 26, 2026, grants the Directorate General of School Education (DGESCO) the authority to conduct initial and ongoing training in first aid techniques and teaching methods. It specifies the types of training programs that can be offered, including basic life-saving gestures and training for trainer educators. The training must adhere to approved internal reference frameworks and can only be delivered by the authorized body itself across France, with strict conditions for oversight and renewal of the authorization.

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Key Changes

  • DGESCO is authorized to deliver initial and ongoing first aid training programs.
  • Training can only be provided by the primary establishment of the authorized organization.
  • Authorization is valid for three years and must be renewed six months prior to expiration.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

DGESCO must deliver initial and ongoing training only in the six specified teaching units: GQS, PSC, PICF, FPSC, FF, and CEF

Directorate General of School Education (DGESCO)
operational
high

All training programs must strictly adhere to the approved internal reference frameworks registered with DGSCGC and listed in the decree's annex

DGESCO
operational
high

FF and CEF trainer training programs cannot be delegated and must be delivered exclusively by the main establishment of the authorized organization

DGESCO
prohibition
high

Any modifications to the authorization request documentation, including pedagogical team composition or pedagogical aptitude lists, must be communicated without delay to the minister in charge of civil security

DGESCO
reporting
medium

Use the organizational code 'DGESCO' for identification of all attestations and competency certificates issued

DGESCO
operational

Affected Parties

Directorate General of School Education (DGESCO)Public service agents

Tags

first aid training,education,public safety