Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE)
VAE is an individual right enshrined in the French Labor Code.
Valorize your experience with a diploma
Anyone, regardless of their status or level of education, who can demonstrate experience directly related to the certification or diploma they are seeking, through a period of training or any other activity, including volunteer work, is eligible for VAE.
Benefits :
- obtain certification, a national diploma or a diploma from a major establishment (DGE);
- validate your skills ;
- update your knowledge;
- facilitate a change of career direction.
Conditions of eligibility
The first step in this procedure is to evaluate your application to determine its relevance to your professional experience and the diploma you are aiming for.
To apply for VAE, you need to prove, by writing and defending a dossier, that you have the required skills, knowledge and aptitudes as defined in the reference framework of the diploma you are aiming for.
The process
- Phase 1: Submission of the eligibility application.
- Phase 2: Interview with the candidate.
- Phase 3: Compilation of the prior learning assessment file.
- Phase 4: Interview with the certification panel.
- Phase 5: Decision, validation, and recommendations.
Starting a VAE
Our team will help you with your project and answer your questions about :
- VAE procedures at Mines Paris – PSL.
- The diplomas best suited to your experience.
Contacts :
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