#95-664Decree No. 95-664 of May 9, 1995, on the General Regulation of Professional Qualifications
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The decree regulates the conditions for obtaining the Brevet Professionnel, a national diploma in France that certifies a high level of qualification for various professional activities. It delineates the requirements for training, including mandatory hours of practical experience and examination procedures. Candidates may choose between different forms of examination based on their mode of training, and specific conditions exist for recognizing prior qualifications or experience through exemptions.
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Key Changes
- Establishment of minimum training hours for candidates
- Details on examination formats and requirements
- Provisions for dispensations based on prior qualifications
Obligations
What this law requires
Candidates preparing the Brevet Professionnel through continuous professional training or distance learning must complete a minimum of 400 hours of training as specified by each specialty decree, unless reduced via positioning decision.
Candidates preparing the Brevet Professionnel through apprenticeship must complete a minimum of 400 hours per year in an apprenticeship training center or section, unless modified per labor code provisions.
Candidates must demonstrate five years of full-time or part-time professional activity in employment related to the diploma objective, or two years if they hold a homologated diploma or title at level V or above.
The rector must appoint the examination jury for each session by decree, presided by a national education inspector or, if unavailable, a vice-president designated from technological education advisors.
The examination jury must be composed equally of: teaching staff from public/private institutions or apprenticeship centers, and qualified professionals chosen equally from employers and employees.