The processes and procedures involved in the Qualité français langue étrangère certification scheme were developed by a scientific committee in the framework of continuous dialogue with the Advisory Council. They take into account both international standards and the context surrounding French language centres and have been validated by the Interministerial Certification Committee.
Quelles sont les modalités d'attribution du "double label" Qualité FLE-Qualiopi ?
La loi du 5 septembre 2018 pour la liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel encadre la réforme de la formation professionnelle. Elle porte création de la certification Qualiopi et d’un référentiel national unique.
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All centres, be they members of a professional group or independent, and regardless of their status (public, private or association-based), can voluntarily sign up to the Qualité français langue étrangère certification process.
They use the Qualité français langue étrangère certification to validate and promote the quality of their service offering.
Their missions
The Interministerial Certification Committee is responsible for the following:
The Interministerial Committee meets as and when needed and at least once a year.
Its composition
The Advisory Council supports the certification procedure, suggesting any modifications of tools, procedures and processes that might be deemed appropriate to the Interministerial Committee. The council meets as and when needed and at least once a year.
Its composition
Chaired by the Delegate General to the French Language and Languages of France, at the Ministry for Culture, the Advisory Council comprises the following:
FEI is a national public administrative body that reports to the Ministry for National Education. It was appointed by the State in 2004 as the operator of the certification scheme for French as a foreign language centres.
As stated in its mission statement, FEI is responsible for the following:
Obtaining certification gives a centre a new form of visibility.
Once a centre has obtained certification, the CIEP sends an email to the town or city hall of the town or city in which the certified centre is located, as well as to regional and departmental councillors in France, tourist offices and local education authorities.
This page provides access to the various communication materials pertaining to the certification. Translations are available for the purposes of targeting international education officers and clients.
The certification brochure, which is aimed at professionals, education officers and centre directors, is available in both French and English. It is distributed at trade shows and printed as and when needed at the CIEP.
