1. AFPA The first training provider in France

2. AFPA, HIGH EFFECTIVENESS IN ADDING VALUE TO PEOPLE 20/10/2015 Presenting our organization / 2 AFPA BRINGS TOGETHER … 5 000 expert instructors and trainers 2 70 specialists in education and job training engineering 600 staff members in charge of accommodation and catering services 200 staff members to facilitate trainee experience 130 social advisers AFPA ADRESSES … 4 major fields of expertise  Training development: designing and delivering job specific training programs to enhance professional qualifications and secure certifications  Professional training for adults  Management consulting in designing training policies  Support to adaptation of labor to major economic changes

3. AFPA 186 AFPA training campuses are available in France for job training and skills certification 57% of trainees will find a job in less than 6 months after the training program Our participants: 60% are job-seekers, 30% of trainees are under 26 years old, 21% are over 45 We have developed specific expertise to address the needs of specific populations with a disability 20/10/2015/ 3 / Presenting our organization

4. Alain Bessou – A short biography Sales Manager at IBM-EDS- UNILOG until 1990 Training Adviser until 1996 Training Consultant in sales sector since 1997 at AFPA Alain.bessou@afpa.fr

5. My job description Project coordinator – training and certification resources for national vocational diplomas Support to adaptation of labor to major economic changes in the campuses

6. The French National Qualification Framework 1969: A French NQF with a five-level structure is introduced 2002 : A national committee on vocational qualifications (CNCP) supported by a register of vocational qualifications and the system for validation of non-formal and informal learning (VAE) is set up

7. The French National Qualification Framework A strong focus on skills (« compétences ») The involvement of stakeholders: cooperation between all the relevant ministries and other stakeholders Use of learning outcomes within VET fully accepted Emphasis on transparency: active use of the Europass certificate supplement

8. French policy on qualifications & the EQF Work on referencing to the EQF is ongoing since 2006 Process involving all the stakeholders, ministries, social partners and other stakeholders (under the auspices of the CNCP) A report was presented to the French Prime Minister last autumn A report is to be presented to the EQF AG in 2010

9. Quality assurance at AFPA 12 Afpa regions carry the ISO 9001 label thus confirming that the quality management system set up by Afpa guarantees the conformity of our services to our clients All the training centres organising validation sessions leading to qualification are audited by external, independant auditors

10. Recognition of prior learning A French Google search on the term « VAE » produces 120 million results Implemented by law in France in 2002 More than 7 000 candidates in the VET system in 2008 (79 000 for people in training) Success rate of 72% (against 79% for people in training) Integration into the labour market is 47%

11. Some useful Web links AFPA official web sitewww.afpa.fr Official web site of the French ministry for VET www.travail-solidarite.gouv.fr Official website on the recognition of prior learning www.vae.gouv.fr French ministry for education www.education.gouv.fr

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