Presentation of the

French education system and the

public adult education system

“Key Skills at the workplace”

Principles of the French Education system

Free education Compulsory education

(up to the age of 16) Secular / non religious

(both system : public and private)

Age Type of school Class3

Ecole maternelleNursery school

Small section

1stdegree

4 Medium section

5 High section

6

Ecole primairePrimary school

Preparatory class

7 Elementary class 1st year (CE1)

8 Elementary class 2nd year (CE2)

9 Medium class 1st year (CM1)

10 Medium class 2nd year (CM2)

11

CollègeJunior High School

6th class

2nddegree

12 5th class

13 4th class

14 3rd class

15Lycée

Senior High School

Seconde / Second class

16 Première / First class

17 Terminale / Terminal class

+17 University – High Schools university study Upper level

The Structure of the French education System

After ‘collège’ (Junior High School) orientation

CollègeJunior High School

CFA / Centre de formation d’apprentis

Centre of Apprenticeship

Lycée professionnel / Vocational senior high

school

Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique

Senior high school

Post studiesEntry in high

schools, University…

Vocational life entryor post studies

Vocational life entry

General and technological education…

Vocational training

EREA Specialized school Vocational life entry

Competences and responsibility / schools

Overview of competencies

Nursery & elementary

school

College Junior High

School

Lycée Senior High

SchoolInvestment (construction, reconstruction, equipment, functioning)

Municipality Department Region

Teaching material Municipality State / Ministry

Teaching staff (recruitment, training, posting, pay)

State / MinistryCurriculum and Awarding diplomas

CORSE

PARIS

AIX-MARSEILLE

BESANCON

BORDEAUX

CAEN

CLERMONT-FD

DIJON

GRENOBLE

LILLE

LYON

MONTPELLIER

NANCY-METZ

POITIERS

RENNES STRASBOURG

TOULOUSE

NANTES ORLEANS-TOURS

REIMS

AMIENS

ROUEN

LIMOGES

NICE

CRETEILVERSAILLES

The French Ministry of Education- defines the general orientation- matches the required tools and skills- ensures the coherence of regional

involvement- Manage salaries and carrier of

1.05 million people............................

30 Academies (regional Level) - Regional office : the Rectorat- Manage the vocational training

organisation with the Regional government body

............................Total

+/- 50 000 schools +/- 7 000 colleges

+/- 4300 lycées (1600 vocational lycées)210 Greta

National Education system in France

The Academy of Brittany

Capital city : Rennes Main administration: Rectorat of Rennes 2472 nursery & elementary schools 388 colleges (Junior high schools) 122 lycées d’enseignement général (General

education senior high school) 57 lycées professionnels

(Vocational Senior high schools)

The Academy of Brittany

57 Lycées (38 public and 19 private lycées)

The Lycées / Senior High School in Brittany

GIP-FAR

Lycée Freyssinet

Key skills for adults

What about adult education, then ?

?

GRETA

Training department

Com-munication department

Accounting department

Development department

Teachers and trainers

Public adult education system

Training for adults - Vocational training - Key skills training

General education senior high

school

Vocational Senior high

School X

Vocational Senior high

School Z

Vocational Senior high

School X

What is a Greta ? A GRETA is a group of several public schools and colleges, that

voluntarily co-operate to combine their human and material resources in order to provide adult vocational training.

THE GIP-FAR and GRETA Network in FRANCE

Example of the Greta “Est

Bretagne”Agency of

Rennes

BREST MORLAIX

LANNION

ST-MALO

RENNES VITRE

REDONVANNES

PONTIVY

LORIENT

ST-BRIEUC

CARHAIX

QUIMPER

4 GRETA in Bretagne and their agencies

GIP-FAR and GRETA Network in Bretagne

GRETA de Bretagne

Sud

GRETA des côtes

d’Armor

Training areas of GRETA

• Basic skills and education

• Tertiary and services • Social and health • Industry• Construction • Hotel business and

catering industry • Tourism• Language training

GRETA Est

Bretagne

GRETA de Bretagne

Occidentale

Greta Est Bretagne Agencies and sites

• Rennes *• St Malo• Redon *• Vitré *• Fougères *• Tinteniac• Dinan *

* Key skills training

Greta Est Bretagne

GRETA Network in Bretagne

Key skills training offer

GIP-FAR is an administrative body depending on the Academy related to adult vocational training.

Assignments of GIPFAR:Vocational Training for teachers and trainers (actors of adult training) Engineering :

- Training course design- Consulting and training organization- Research and development (Pedagogical innovation , ODL...)

« VAE » : « Validation of skills acquired through experience » Guidance for job-seeking Training trainers and actors involved in apprenticeship centers. Research and development through Regional and European Projects

(Grundtvig - Minerva – Leonardo - Equal...)

The GIP-FAR in Brittany

Research and development

Individualization of training ICT based learning and blended learning Development of the autonomy of learner (*) Competence approach in training and assessment Society responsibility (sustainable development and

gender equality education) Individualized training and accompaniment for SME

Axes of innovation for adult training and trainer training: