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Where to train in France

You can choose to train in either the public or private sector.

Public sector

The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for agricultural education: you can access its internet site which will give you the list of all training establishments in France: www.educagri.fr.


State-run agricultural establishments for Initial Agricultural Training: LEGTA Lycée d’Enseignement Général et Technologique Agricole and LPA Lycée Professionnel Agricole.
State-run agricultural establishments for in-service training for adults: Centres de Formation Professionnelle Agricole pour Adultes (C.F.P.P.A)


At local level you can contact:

At regional level: the regional training and development department (SRFD).

At county level:
The Reception Centre and Advisory departments at Chambers of Agriculture
Lycées d'Enseignement Agricole or Lycées d'Enseignement Général Technologiques in the counties of interest to you, the CFPPA in the counties of interest to you.

Correspondence courses

Correspondence courses can enable you to reach the level you require in order to obtain agricultural skills qualifications, before you set up in France and whilst still in your own country. 

The Centre National de Promotion Rurale (CNPR) is a national public correspondence course establishment run by the Ministry of Agriculture. It prepares students for certain national French agricultural diplomas resulting in the obtaining of professional skills qualifications.

You will be given training booklets and will have personalised and regular monitoring from CNPR instructors. Your homework will be submitted for correction and you will have to take part in some group sessions.

Who to contact:

Centre national de promotion rurale (CNPR)
Information desk
Site de Marmilhat
Rue Aimé Rudel - BP 100
63370 Lempdes
Tel: 04 73 83 36 22 or 20
Fax: 04 73 61 78 66
Minitel: 3614 CNPR
E mail: cnpr@educagri.fr
Site web: http://www.educagri.fr/cnpr


VIVEA

Once installed, you can benefit from in-service agricultural training, the foundation for which is named VIVEA. Each county has a VIVEA Committee which decides on agricultural training actions (generally held in groups) and finances them in all or in part.

If you come up against a problem on the farm, a question, or if you are thinking about a project, remember agricultural training and do not hesitate to contact the VIVEA Committee in the county in which you are installed.

For details of the VIVEA Committees in the counties of interest to you:

VIVEA 81, Bd Berthier 75 017 Paris
Tel.: 00.33.(0)1.56.33.29 00
Fax: 00.33.(0)1.56.33.29.19
Web: http://www.vivea.fr


For the private sector

There are three different federations, each with their own specific characteristics:

The Maisons Familiales Rurales (there are around 380 Maisons Familiales Rurales in France) Who to contact:
UNMFREO - Union nationale des maisons familiales rurales d’éducation et d’orientation
58 rue Notre-Dame de Lorette 75009 Paris
Tel: 01 44 91 86 86
Fax: 01 44 91 95 45
Web: http://www.mfr.asso.fr/

Enseignement Agricole Privé (CNEAP: Conseil National de l’Enseignement Agricole Privé), around 208 establishments in France.
Who to contact:
CNEAP - Conseil national de l’enseignement agricole privé
277 rue Saint Jacques 75005 Paris
Tel: 01 53 73 74 20
Fax: 01 53 73 74 30
Web: http://cneap.scolanet.org/

UNREP (Union Nationale Rurale d’Education et de Promotion), around 50 establishments in France.
Who to contact:
UNREP - Union nationale rurale d’éducation
et de promotion
94 avenue du Général Leclerc 93500 Pantin
Tel: 01 41 83 14 20
Fax: 01 48 91 22 82
Web: http://www.unrep-edu.org/


  
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