French Labour Code
In forceApplications for registration in the National Vocational Certification Register under II of Article L. 6113-5 are examined according to the following criteria:
1° The suitability of the jobs held in relation to the occupation covered by the professional certification project, based on an analysis of at least two promotions of holders ;
2° The impact of the professional certification project in terms of access to or return to employment, assessed for at least two promotions of holders and compared with the impact of professional certifications for similar or related occupations;
3° The quality of the reference framework of activities, the reference framework of skills and the assessment reference framework, as well as their overall consistency and the absence of literal reproduction of all or part of the content of an existing reference framework. In assessing the quality of the skills framework, account is taken, where appropriate, of skills relating to the consideration of disability situations, accessibility and universal design as defined by Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 30 March 2007;
4° Implementing procedures to monitor all the methods used to organise assessment tests;
5° Taking into account the legal and regulatory constraints relating to the practice of the profession covered by the vocational certification project;
6° The possibility of gaining access to the professional certification project by validating prior experience;
7° The consistency of the blocks of skills making up the proposed professional certification and their specific assessment procedures;
8° Where applicable, the consistency :
the total equivalence established by the applicant between the proposed professional certification and equivalent professional certifications at the same level of qualification; - the partial equivalence established by the applicant between the proposed professional certification and equivalent professional certifications at the same level of qualification;
the partial matches made by the applicant between one or more blocks of competences in this project and the blocks of competences in other professional qualifications; - the partial matches made by the applicant between one or more blocks of competences in this project and the blocks of competences in other professional qualifications;
-matches made by the applicant between one or more blocks of skills in this project and qualifications or authorisations registered in the specific register;
9° Where applicable, the procedures for involving the national joint employment committees of the professional branches in drawing up or validating the reference systems.
The examination criteria set out in 1° and 2° do not apply to initial applications for registration relating to projects for professional qualifications for which registration in the national register of professional qualifications is required in order to enable a professional activity to be carried out on national territory pursuant to an international standard or a legislative or regulatory provision.
