Overview
The Continuing Education Office (Service Formation Continue – SFC) supports and advises employees, jobseekers and self-employed individuals in developing skills and accessing continuing education opportunities, while collaborating with employers to assess training needs.
Its main responsibilities include:
- Supporting those looking to return to education and develop their skills, with training courses and schemes tailored to each individual's goals and situation
- Helping individuals strengthen existing skills, particularly through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning Validation (Acquis de l'Expérience – VAE) process
- Supporting career stability by helping individuals anticipate changes in their careers and sustain long-term employability
- Assessing skill and training needs by engaging with companies and discussing with trainees
- Identifying academic knowledge and skills that can be applied to continuing education
- Designing, organising, monitoring and evaluating training programmes