Key Benefits:
The Minister for Employment, Labour and Social Cohesion,
Given the Social Action and Family Code, in particular Article L. 411-1;
Law No. 2003-1176 of the 10 December 2003 amending Act No. 52-893 of 25 July 1952 on the right of asylum;
Given the decree n ° 2004-533 of 11 June 2004 on the state diploma and the practice of the profession of social service assistant;
In view of the decree of 29 June 2004 Social Service Assistant State Diploma,
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The dossier referred to in Article 1 shall be sent by the applicant, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the Regional Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, chosen from among those which are examination centres Interregional for Social Service Assistant State Diploma.
On the proposal of the Regional Director of Health and Social Affairs, a certificate of capacity to practice the profession of social service assistant in France is issued by the minister responsible for affairs Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of a State having concluded an agreement with the European Community or France on the free movement of Workers or the recognition of professional qualifications.
However, where the training of the applicant relates to material substantially different from those in the training provided in France, and if the applicant 's Professional experience does not compensate for this difference, the minister responsible for social affairs notifies the candidate that he or she must opt for an aptitude test or an internship.
The candidate makes the decision to the Director The regional health and social affairs with which he originally filed his case. The successful candidate must also opt for one of the following three areas:
-law and social protection;
-social action policies;
-organisation of social action and professions The
of capacity to be exercised shall be issued to the candidate by the Minister responsible for social affairs in the light of the success of the aptitude test provided for in Article 4 or the validation of the adaptation period according to the Article 5, acting within a maximum period of five years from the notification provided for in the second paragraph of this Article and appearing in the minutes of the jury.
The aptitude test consists of a four-hour written test organized as an interregional examination centre. This test relates to the field chosen by the candidate through the analysis of an institutional situation in reference to the certification test " Knowledge of social policies " Referred to in Article 11 of the aforementioned Order. It is followed by an interview with the Jury composed in accordance with Article 6 of the aforementioned decree of 11 June 2004. The writing, as well as the interview, is noted on 20 points. This test can only be validated when the candidate has received at least 20 points out of 40.
The adaptation period, organised by a training institution preparing for the State diploma of social service assistant, includes practical training and theoretical teaching. It must allow the candidate to complete or adapt his skills for a professional exercise in France, in the light of the professional repository annexed to the decree of 29 June 2004.
The content of the theoretical lessons, of a duration 250 hours, is established on the basis of the training units " Social service intervention theory and practice, " Right " And " Social legislation and policies " Section 5 of the above-noted Order.
Practical training includes A professional traineeship of 12 weeks carried out under the conditions laid down in Article 6 of the aforementioned decree.
The adaptation period is validated by the success of the certification test " Presentation and defense of a practice file Professional " Mentioned in Article 11 of the said order.
Nationals of States other than those referred to in Article 3, holders of a diploma in social service attesting to a theoretical and practical post-secondary training, shall be authorised by the regional prefect to Following the adaptation period provided for in Article 5:
-when their training is comparable to that preparing for the State diploma of social service assistant;
-or when their training, although different from that preparing for the State diploma Social service assistant shall be compensated by a significant professional experience in the social field.
Validation of the adaptation period shall be carried out within a maximum period of five years from the date of notification of the authorisation To follow the adaptation period. It gives rise to the grant of a social service assistant state diploma.
The order of 21 October 1991 on conditions of access to the profession of social service assistant for nationals of a Member State of the European Communities referred to in Article 6 of Decree No. 80-334 of 6 May 1980, as amended, is repealed as from 1 January 2005.
The order of 22 October 1991 concerning the examination of the diploma of social service assistant for non-nationals of a Member State of the European Communities, Holders of a social service diploma recognized by order of the Minister for Social Affairs is repealed.
The Director General of Social Action is responsible for the execution of this Order, which will be published in the Official Gazette of the French Republic.
Done at Paris, December 17, 2004.
For the Minister and by delegation:
The Director General of Social Action,
J.-J.
Trégoat
