A public pole of expertise

Céreq's missions

Céreq is a public body working under the aegis of both the Ministry for National Education, the Ministry for Economy, Industry and Employment, the Ministry of Labour, Social Relations, Family, Solidarity and City. As a centre of public expertise at the service of key players in training and employment, Céreq is involved in the production of statistics, in research activity and in providing support for the implementation of policies. It gives out advice and counselling intended to clarify choices in the area of training policy at regional, national or international levels.

Governing structures

The Director, Michel Quéré, with the Administrative Board and his President, Christian Forestier, define the annual programme of activities and negotiate the budget. Members of the Board include representatives of the social partners, ministries and public organisations, key experts and members of Céreq's staff.
A Scientific Council reviews the scientific quality of the work carried out.

Resources

A 160-member staff, of which a large majority are researchers, works at Céreq in Marseille and within the network of associated research centres. The budget for 2006 amounts to around 9,7 millions euros.

Private and public partners

Céreq works for its two supervising ministries, the Ministry for National Education, Higher Education and Research and the Ministry for Employment, Social Cohesion and Housing . But it also carries out studies for other ministries, notably Agriculture and Sports.
Many activities are carried out in partnership with regional and local governments as well as with foreign counterparts or international organisations. Further studies are conducted for or with private and public enterprises, with social partners at branch level, with employers' and workers' Unions.