Continuing education

Please note If you are covered by the continuing education system, it is your responsibility to find a financing method that suits your status and allows your training costs to be covered by a third party.

Mobilizing your Personal Training Account (CPF):

You can find out how to mobilize your Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF): https: //travail-emploi.gouv.fr/formation-professionnelle/droit-a-la-formation-et-orientation-professionnelle/compte-personnel-formation

The hours in your Personal Training Account (CPF) are acquired in proportion to the time you work, and you keep them throughout your working life, even if you are unemployed.

We would like to inform you that access to the Mon Compte Formation platform for purchasing training has been made more secure. A FranceConnect+ ID will now be required to connect, and the creation of a La Poste Digital Identity is essential.

**Please note**: since May 2, 2024, people who register for a training course are required to make a financial contribution . However, there are exceptions, so please consult https://www.moncompteformation.gouv.fr/espace-public/une-participation-financiere-obligatoire-pour-mobiliser-vos-droits-cpf

IMPORTANT, concerning the Mon Compte Formation platform:

- not all our training courses are eligible for CPF mobilization. Certification by the RNCP (or the Répertoire Spécifique) and mention of Aix-Marseille Université as a certifying body on the course's RNCP sheet are essential prerequisites. In addition, when a course comprises several years of training, only the year of certification (year of graduation) can be referenced (e.g. L3 for a Bachelor's degree and M2 for a Master's degree). To find out which courses are eligible and how to apply, please contact us before the start of your course, preferably by the end of June 2025.

- the CGU of the Mon compte Formation platform - to be read carefully - impose incompressible deadlines between the request to mobilize the CPF and the start of the training, so don't apply too late to use this means of financing. Note that processing times may also be lengthened by the creation of a La Poste Digital Identity, required to connect to the Mon compte Formation platform;

- if your CPF and any matching contribution from France Travail or your employer do not fully cover the cost of your continuing training, you will have to pay the difference by credit card directly on the platform, in a single payment (no possibility of instalments).

NB: civil servants should contact their HR department to find out how to mobilize their CPF and what funding may be available. They should not use the Mon Compte Formation platform (CPF balance in hours, not euros).

Other financing options:

• If you are an employee:

To finance your training, please first contact your employer's Human Resources Department to find out if there are any possibilities for funding (particularly as part of the training plan).

If your employer is unable to cover this cost himself, he should contact the OPCO (Opérateur de Compétences) on which he depends (depending on your professional branch) and which may be able to finance you.

If you wish to mobilize your CPF, your employer can contribute to the financing of your training through a matching contribution paid directly into the Mon Compte Formation platform.

• If you are a non-salaried worker (liberal professions, farmers, craftsmen, shopkeepers, self-employed workers, etc.):

Contact your training insurance fund (F.I.F.-P.L., OPCO EP,.. .): https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/F31148

• If you are a job-seeker (with or without benefits):

You must inform your France Travail (ex Pole Emploi) advisor of your training project, and he/she must give you a prescription document validating this project: this is the personalized employment access project (PPAE).
Your advisor will also tell you how you can maintain your compensation during your training.

France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi) may be able to finance your training under the AIF (Aide Individuelle à la Formation) scheme: you should contact your France Travail advisor before the start of your training.

If you wish to mobilize your CPF via the "Mon compte formation" platform, France Travail may be able to contribute to your financing through a matching contribution paid directly to the platform.

Another way for jobseekers to find funding is to contact complementary pension funds via their "Action Sociale" services. To find out which pension fund to contact according to your situation, visit https://espace-personnel.agirc-arrco.fr/public/dopli

• If you are receiving RSA benefits:

You must inform your RSA advisor of your training project, and he or she must give you a prescription document validating the project, to avoid any interruption in your benefits.

The Conseil Départemental provides funding under the Programme Départemental d'Insertion (Departmental Integration Program) for RSA beneficiaries: your advisor will inform you of the conditions of attribution,

• If you are disabled:

You can apply to AGEFIPH (Fonds pour l'insertion professionnelle des personnes handicapées).

• If you have to finance your training yourself:

Please note: when you register, you will be asked to provide proof that the third-party financer has refused to cover your costs, depending on your status (employer, OPCO, France Travail, etc.).

If you have been refused funding by a third party, or if you are unable to use your CPF, you can :

• request a 3-installment payment schedule for your training fees (please bring a bank account number and a cheque).

  PLEASE NOTE: for fees over €1,000.00, a 3-installment payment plan will be granted; for amounts under €1,000.00, your request will be examined by the accounting agency (please include a letter stating the reasons for your request, together with supporting documents).

• and/or submit a request for partial exemption from training fees based on social criteria, which will be examined by the Exemption Commission (except for DESU/DU/CESU/CU):

Administrative registration is an annual process, and must be renewed for each new academic year.

IMPORTANT In accordance with the examination regulations, the number of consecutive administrative registrations for the Licence program is limited to five, including three for the first two years (Licence 1 and Licence 2) and two for Licence 3. If you wish to register more than the authorized quota, you must send the Continuing Education Department a request for exemption form, together with a letter of motivation

If you have the required qualification, or if your application to has been approved, you can follow the procedure below.

STEP 1: Application form

Print out the registration form and the information sheet, complete them with the help of the appendices, and attach the supporting documents requested.
Please note: No registration will be processed if the file is incomplete.

BEFORE REGISTERING :
If you are registered with France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) : contact your France Travail advisor as soon as possible to validate your enrolment (prescription) and find out about funding options. AISF (attestation d'inscription à un stage de formation - certificate of registration for a training course - to be completed by the University) will be issued, and the PPAE (Projet Personnalisé d'Accès à l'Emploi - Personalized Employment Access Project) will be drawn up, indicating whether or not funding has been approved.
If you are receiving RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active) benefits: contact your RSA advisor to have your training project validated (prescription) and avoid suspension of your benefit rights.

Please note If you are in one of these two cases, so as not to lose your rights, tell your advisor that you will have the status of "Continuing Education Trainee" and not "student".

STEP 2: Submission of registration form and payment of continuing education fees

Once your application is complete, you must register for the Continuing Education program as follows:

• either IN PERSON, without appointment, during opening hours (9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm / service closed on Tuesday afternoons);
• or BY MAIL, in FOLLOW-UP mode (IMPORTANT: NO REGISTERED MAIL).

Our address is :
Faculty of Law and Political Science AMU
Service Formation Continue
Ground floor, Pouillon building - office 12
3 avenue Robert Schuman - 13628 AIX EN PROVENCE CEDEX 1

PLEASE NOTE: Applications sent by e-mail will be systematically rejected.

Continuing education students attending courses at the ARLES, MARSEILLE or SALON-DE-PROVENCE sites must also be registered by our continuing education department in Aix-en-Provence.

** PAYMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FEES :

Your administrative registration implies the payment of continuing education fees (see "pricing" tab or contact our department for prior information):

• by credit card when you register in person,
• or by cheque made payable to the AMU accounting officer (please enclose with your registration form),
• or by bank transfer via the University's RIB (please enclose proof of transfer with your registration form).

=> It is possible to pay your course fees in instalments from €1,000.00 (in 3 instalments maximum); to do this, please provide a clear RIB and a cheque made payable to the AMU accounting agent for the amount corresponding to the first third of the sum due. We will send you the necessary documents for the remaining two-thirds.

If your course is referenced on the CPF platform "Mon compte Formation" and you wish to mobilize your CPF to pay your course fees, you must contact the Continuing Education department at the end of June 2025 to find out how to proceed (the CGU of the Mon compte Formation platform impose minimum time limits between the CPF mobilization request date and the start of the course). Please consult the "Pricing" tab beforehand.

If your training is financed by a third party (employer, OPCO, France Travail, etc.), you must provide us with the agreement to cover the costs with your registration form.

If you are financing your training yourself, you will need to provide us with a certificate of refusal from your employer, the OPCO you applied to, France Travail, etc.,as it is up to you to find a method of financing in line with your status before registering: https: //facdedroit.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/formation-continue#section-2469

ATTENTION: people awaiting a response to their request for funding must submit their registration file within the allotted time; they will be "pre-registered" pending approval (or refusal) of funding.

STEP 3: Finalization of registration and payment

Once we have checked that your file is complete and your training fees have been paid, we will proceed with your administrative registration and draw up your professional training contract (or tripartite training agreement if you are financed by your employer).

You'll receive your certificate of enrolment, and your student card will be issued once you've requested one via your ENT (Environnement Numérique de Travail AMU).

If you have a permanent/temporary disability or a long-term disabling health condition, you can benefit from a specific support scheme.

Contact: Florence DURAND for FDSP, 04 13 94 22 69 or by e-mail: florence.durand@univ-amu.fr

Important: please contact Mission Handicap as soon as possible, so that study and/or examination arrangements can be put in place as quickly as possible.

The university curriculum includes both optional and compulsory internships:

• An optional internship in the 1st year of the Master's program ; optional because the choice is between an internship or the production of a research dissertation. This internship, carried out within the same company, lasts a minimum of two weeks (35 hours per week - 10 working days - i.e. 70 hours).
• A compulsory internship for certain Master 2 students ; compulsory because it is stipulated in the Master's regulations. The length of the internship varies from one Master to another.

Credits are awarded for these optional (Masters 1) and compulsory (Masters 2) internships.

In addition to these internships, for all courses with a minimum course load of 200 hours, it is possible to carry out "optional" or "voluntary" internships, which must also be covered by an internship agreement. These internships are therefore at the exclusive initiative of the student, who wishes to enhance the value of his or her university course, and are not graded.

Internships last a maximum of six months, unless the diploma regulations stipulate a longer duration.

The internship agreement sets out the obligations of the parties (Aix-Marseille Université, host organization, CE intern) in accordance with current legislation and regulations.
The signature of an internship agreement is MANDATORY FOR ALL INTERNSHIPS, whether optional, compulsory or voluntary.

It must be signed by all parties before the internship actually begins. Any internship begun prior to signature is illegal, with all the consequences that this entails, particularly in terms of not being covered for work-related accidents.

A methodology for writing an internship report for Masters 1 students is available on the FDSP intranet: https: //intra-facdedroit.univ-amu.fr/scolarite#section-6375

Please note: you do not need to use the AMUstages platform intended exclusively for students. You must download the internship agreement for continuing education students below and send it, completed and signed, to fdsp-scol-fc@univ-amu.fr.

It is not compulsory for trainees in continuing education programs, even if their internship lasts longer than 2 months: their internship agreement is governed by the French Labor Code, not the French Education Code, as is the case for students (for the latter, internships lasting longer than 2 months must be paid in cash).

However, the host organization may decide to pay an indemnity (subject to social security contributions on the full amount paid) or benefits in kind, which are listed on the internship agreement.