Visa, Grade and registration in the RNCP: the only guarantees of recognition by the State.
To find out more about how higher education works, the European LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) system and how it relates to our programmes, please consult this page.
Our two Bachelor programmes, Bachelor in International Management and Bachelor in Digital Marketing Digital & E-Commerce Management, obtain the degree of Licence, a new recognition in addition to the visa.
The Master’s Degree is awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, after the opinion of the CEFDG (Commission for the Evaluation of Management Training and Degrees). The Master’s Degree is a demanding label that only concerns courses at the bac+5 level.
Institutions are evaluated on the same criteria as the visa, but the level of requirement is higher in terms of research, the proportion of courses taught by permanent professors, and exposure to international exchanges. It is synonymous with a high level of professional and academic competence.
Finally, as the Master’s level is recognised worldwide, it facilitates the pursuit of studies and the search for employment abroad.
As the Master’s grade is not automatically awarded to a Bac+5 course, even if it delivers a diploma approved by the Ministry, it is important to pay attention to this detail… Only forty or so schools in France deliver a Bac+5 Master’s degree.
A visa is granted for a specific training course and is issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, after the opinion of the CEFDG (Commission d’évaluation des formations et des diplômes de gestion). The Visa certifies both the validity of the diploma and its level, based on the organisation of the institution, its social policy, its teaching staff, its research activity, its international outlook, the professional integration of graduates, etc.
The NCPR title recognises the match between a training course and the labour market, based among other things on the skills acquired during the training. It therefore links training to a trade or family of trades. The training in question is automatically registered in the RNCP, but the reverse is not true. Thus, only obtaining a Visa and registration in the RNCP guarantees full recognition by the State of a diploma and training.
Established in 2002, the MSc – Master of Science label from the Conférence des Grandes Écoles is awarded to a program delivering an institution’s diploma at the Bac+5 level.
The “Qualité Mastère Spécialisé®” label, a registered collective trademark owned by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles and registered with the INPI (French National Institute of Industrial Property), is awarded to a 12-month program delivering an institution’s diploma at the post-master’s level (Bac+6).
The RNCP title recognises the adequacy between training and the job market, based on the skills acquired during training. It therefore links the training to a profession or a family of professions.
“Qualiopi” is the new quality certification for training providers. It concerns all service providers, including independent trainers, providing training activities:
Clermont School of Business obtained the Qualiopi certification at the end of 2021 for the following categories: training activities and activities allowing the validation of acquired experience.
The certification is delivered for a period of 3 years. This recognition is a guarantee of the quality of the training delivered and allows learners to access public and mutualised funds for the financing of training.
The Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (CGE) is an association (law 1901) which brings together engineering, management and multiple or specific higher education schools, all recognised by the State, awarding a diploma certifying at least five years of study after the baccalaureate and conferring a master’s degree, as well as for some of them a national diploma.
The CGE accredits training courses for its members (Specialised Masters ®, MSc, BADGE). A true label of quality, this accreditation guarantees that the programmes meet the expectations of the labour market, and promotes the development and influence of higher education and research institutions, with the aim of excellence, in liaison with the public authorities, economic players and society.
CDEFM – With the creation of the « Conférence des Directeurs des Écoles Françaises de Management » on March 25, 2021, management schools have a privileged space for sharing and discussion as well as a dedicated lever of visibility. The primary mission of the CDEFM is to act as their spokesperson to the French government, the European Union, student and employer associations, national and international accreditation bodies and other international bodies responsible for teaching and research.
In order to represent all the voices of its members, the CDEFM is organized around a board of directors and thematic commissions. Françoise Roudier, Dean of Clermont School of Business, is a member of this board along with 8 other school directors (AUDENCIA, EDHEC, ESCP, ESSEC, HEC Paris, NEOMA, SKEMA and TBS).
The Alliance des Grandes Écoles Rhône-Alpes Auvergne (AGERA) is an association (law 1901) which brings together 40 Grandes Ecoles of the Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne Region and is one of the most important regional conferences of schools in France. Its vocation is to represent all the schools in the Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions, local authorities in general, public authorities and regional, national and international bodies, and to propose themes for discussion, exchanges of experience, partnerships and the pooling of resources to its members.
Clermont School of Business is a member of the Digital League. Digital League is the digital cluster in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. An ecosystem that brings together companies of all sizes, as well as schools, laboratories and investors. On a daily basis, Digital League promotes the exchange of best practices between entrepreneurs, schools, laboratories, investors and institutions to create winning synergies.
The Auvergne brand is the association that contributes to the collective appeal of the 4 departements, so that Auvergne continues to shine and exist as a territorial brand.
Clermont School of Business is one of the 19 leading management schools that are members of the BCE competition. BCE, the Common Bank of Tests, organizes the common competition that allows entry into the Grande École Program of business and management schools which deliver a Bac+5 diploma accredited by the Ministry of National Education, granting the Master’s degree. The competition is open to students from general and technological economic and commercial preparatory classes, as well as students from literary preparatory classes B/L: Letters and Social Sciences and BEL: ENS Ulm ENS de Lyon, as well as independent candidates.
Awarded by Campus France, the public institution responsible for promoting higher education in France, this 2-star label rewards the quality of the welcome given to international students, and is awarded for a period of 4 years. A guarantee of quality for international students
Since 2017, Clermont School of Business has been one of the first schools in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region to be awarded this “off-the-wall” label, which certifies innovative training courses deployed in the region and which correspond to the Campus’ objectives: employability, digital culture and economic growth.
Created and developed by the FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l’Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises) in partnership with the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), the BSIS (Business School Impact Survey) aims to measure the various impacts of a management school on its environment in financial, economic and societal terms, but also in terms of innovation and image. The area selected for this study is that of the Grand Clermont, Riom, Issoire, Thiers and Vichy basins, i.e. the territory covered by the new Clermont-Vichy-Auvergne Metropolis. The conclusions of the study estimate the annual impact of the institution on the territory at 69 million euros.
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