Validation of Prior Learning (VAE-VAP-VES)
The validation of prior learning is divided into three distinct systems
Validation of acquired experience (VAE)
VAE involves obtaining professional certification (diploma, professional title, or professional qualification certificate) by highlighting your professional experience. You do not take any courses, but instead prepare a Livret II booklet detailing the skills you have acquired through your experience.
Example: Claire has five years of professional experience as a sports instructor. She can apply for a Professional License in Education and Motor Skills through the VAE (validation of acquired experience) program.
VAEs are managed by the Continuing Education Department.
validation of professional and personal experience (VAPP)
The VAPP is a program that allows access to university education without the normally required diploma.
Example:A person with a two-year college degree and significant professional experience may apply for a VAPP in order to enroll in a master's program.
VAPPs are managed by the Continuing Education Department.
validation of higher education studies (VES)
The VES is a program that allows students to obtain part or all of a degree through the recognition of higher education studies completed in France or abroad.
For the validation of higher education credentials, the application form must be accompanied by a dossier containing diplomas, certificates, and any other documents that enable the validation committee to assess the nature and level of the applicant’s education.
Only documents related to higher education degrees (post-baccalaureate level: Level 5 or higher) should be submitted.
For degrees earned abroad: this includes the degree supplement and certificates verifying the European credits earned for the coursework completed, provided that such coursework was undertaken within the framework established by the European Union to promote mobility in another European country.
VES are managed by the VES office of the UFR STAPS (University Department of Sports Science).
Please contact the VES office for more information.
The general framework of the VES
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Anyone who has completed higher educationat a private or public educational institution or training organization in France or abroad.
certifications accessible through the ves
All courses are available at VES, withthe exception of doctoral degrees and intermediate degrees (Deug and Maîtrise).
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stages of the ves
Step 1: Complete the application form
Send this file by email to the office in charge of EVSfor your equivalence request.
- Within a single calendar year, you may submit up tothree VES applicationsfor different degrees at a single institution.
- You mayonly submitone application for the same degree during the same calendar year.
Compiling the file
Your file includes:
- Diplomas, certifications obtained, and training certificates
- Any other supporting documents that allow the selection committee to assess the nature and level of your education, limited to higher education.
The department reviews the admissibility of your application.
- Complete applications must be submitted NO LATER THAN April 30.
Step 2: Administrative registration
If the VES application file is administratively admissible:
- Administrative registration must be completed as soon as possible (deadline set for mid-May): information provided by the Registrar's Office
- The complete file (VES application + proof of enrollment) is sent to the members of the jury.
- An interview is organized with the jury, which meets in June.
Step 3: Interview with the validation panel
- The juries meet in June.
The component validation committee reviews your file and interviews you. It determines the knowledge and skills required to obtain equivalence for the desired degree.
The deliberation may result in either:
- upon full validation
- partial validation
- refusal
Recommendations and advice are given at the end of the interview.
STEP 4: Approval of the request
The department forwards your file and the jury's decision to the Training and Education Department (DFE).
It sends you your notification, issues your certificate of completion, and then your diploma if your validation is complete.
If validation is partial, it proceeds to register the validated Teaching Units.