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#DEVD1238660AOrder of December 27, 2012, Setting the Rules for the External Competition for Senior Meteorological Technicians

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

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This law establishes the general organizational rules, nature, and program of the external competition for access to the first-class senior technician grade in meteorology in France. It details the subjects and evaluation criteria for candidates, with provisions for both written and oral examinations to assess their knowledge in specific meteorological specialties. Additionally, it outlines the structure and composition of the jury overseeing the examination process.

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Key Changes

  • Formalized the structure and requirements of the competition for meteorological technicians
  • Specified the subjects and evaluation criteria for candidates in the specialties of 'exploitation' and 'instruments and installations'
  • Updated the jury composition rules and examination procedures

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Organize an external competition for access to first-class senior meteorological technician grade with two written admissibility exams and one oral admission exam

French meteorological authority administering the competition
operational
high

Candidates must select one of two specialties at registration: 'exploitation' (weather forecasting and measurement interpretation) or 'instruments and installations' (technical equipment)

Candidates for the competition
operational
high

Administer Written Exam 1: 3-hour document analysis and commentary exam evaluating analytical, synthesis, and writing abilities (coefficient 3)

Examination jury
operational
high

Administer Written Exam 2: 3-hour questionnaire with maximum 25 questions covering specialty-specific prerequisites as defined in the program annex (coefficient 5)

Examination jury
operational
high

Administer oral admission exam: 35-minute total (15 minutes preparation, 20-minute interview) assessing reflection, knowledge, and motivation based on randomly drawn text or citation (coefficient 7)

Examination jury
operational

Affected Parties

Candidates seeking to become senior meteorological techniciansMeteorology institutions and organizations, particularly Météo-France

Tags

meteorology,public service,competition