Validation of prior learning

• The VAPP - Validation of Acquis Professionals and Personnel (Waiver system)

Established by the decree n°85-906 of 23/08/1985This is a way of accessing training without having the required level. This scheme is based on your professional experience and achievements outside the education system, which are linked to the training you are planning.

Don't hesitate to contact the Prior Learning Assessment Unit for any information or advice you may require: sec-VAPP@univ-avignon.fr

• VAE - Validation of Acquis de lExperience (Skills certification scheme)

Legitimised by the social modernisation law of 2002 and modified by article 78 of law n°2016-1088 of 8 August 2016. Its objective is to enable the total or partial acquisition of a diploma registered in the National Register of Professional Certifications through the recognition of acquired experience and the demonstration of the skills developed.

VAE is a right enshrined in the French Labour and Education Codes. It is open to everyone: employees, self-employed people, jobseekers, volunteers, people who have carried out social activities, etc. The experience must be directly related to the diploma in question. It is open to everyone, regardless of age, nationality, status or level of training.

It should be noted that a reform of the VAE system is currently being rolled out. LAW no. 2022-1598 of 21 December 2022 on emergency measures relating to the functioning of the labour market with a view to full employment. The implementing decrees are being issued as we go along.

We invite you to consult the new platform France VAEwhich will manage all VAE applications nationwide. Some qualifications are already registered with this body.

How to start a VAE procedure at Avignon University?

• Stage 1 (upstream)
  • I choose my diploma from the RNCP and supported by Avignon university
  • I look at France VAE if my diploma is referenced, I can continue the VAE process with the university.
• Step 2 (April - May)
  • I make my request for educational eligibility by "submitting an application" on the university website (please note that there are deadlines) and I collect the administrative documents requested, which make up my livret 1.
  • I send my booklet 1 to the VAE unit with my payment
• Step 3 (June-July)
  • Once I have received feedback on my pedagogical admissibility, I register for the VAE process (with or without support) with the VAE unit.
  • By entering my funding details (Funding options: CPF, Transition Pro, France Travail, Region, Employer, OPCO, Personal, etc.)
• Step 4 (September)
  • In September, I start writing my booklet 2.
  • I pay the national diploma fees to the school in Avignon. This is compulsory if you then wish to claim your diploma.
• Step 5 (September-October)
  • I must take part in the workshops (if I have chosen the support option)
• Step 6 (May)
  • I hand in my Livret 2 (early May)
• Step 7 (June to early September)
  • I go before the VAE jury
  • He decides whether or not to validate my diploma (full, partial or refused validation).
• Step 8
  • I would like to take part in the satisfaction survey
• Step 9
  • If I have obtained full validation, I can apply to withdraw my diploma from the Avignon University school

All the information concerning the stages of your VAE process can be consulted by clicking on Applicant's guide

For any request concerning the doctorate, please contact the VAE unit at sec-vae@univ-avignon.fr