The French certification system is complex. Compared with other European countries, one of its specific features is that it is largely state regulated. Many ministries play a part in it. Existing alongside the qualifications awarded within the nation...

French youths with an Advanced Vocational Training Certificate (BTS) or a Technological University Diploma (DUT) enjoy favourable conditions of transition to work. The prospects of those who continue to pursue further studies are even better on the w...

The quality of guidance services has become a crucial public policy-making issue in OECD membercountries. In order to improve this quality, some countries are setting up competence standards, introducing market mechanisms or specific managerial proce...