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Introduction

The CRFPE provides training to prepare for the State diploma of Educator of Young Children (EJE) by offering all the qualification paths: initial training, continuing professional training (validation of acquired experience (VAE) , apprenticeship).

Given the regulatory texts, the admission process is the same for all applicants (except those who apply through the VAE). The procedures for transmitting the application file are different depending on the status of the applicants:

• If you are high school or college students, you must register via Parcoursup from the end of January.
• If you are an employee or job seeker (Download the file from our website from January, downloadable documents in « Downloads » section of this page), you must send us your registration file to this address:

CRFPE Service Admission 465 Rue Courtois 59042 Lille Cedex

Warning: Failure to comply with these terms (incomplete file) implies the cancellation of your registration.

The possibilities of integrating our course

The CRFPE has an accreditation issued by the Hauts-de-France Region and the Regional Directorate for Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion which allows it to host:

• 85 students, post-baccalaureate, admitted as part of the Parcoursup process
• 5 interns, job seekers
• 5 students, employees or who finance their training themselves
• Trainees in apprenticeship

If you are high school students or students looking for a reorientation

You must register on the Parcoursup platform and wish to join our course. The platform opens in January of each year, for a start in training in September.

We invite you to complete the Parcoursup platform as best as possible to allow us to have as much information as possible about your course.

Applications on Parcoursup are generally finalized in mid-March (to submit your wish on the platform). After this period, you will no longer be able to register. They end at the beginning of April.

If you have confirmed your wish to join our training, you must send us the rules for the admission process (see price section). Without this payment, you will not participate in the admission process.

After receipt of your payment, you will be called for an oral interview which will take place during April and May.

The invitation will be sent to you by email (the one you entered in the Parcoursup platform). So be careful to consult this mailbox and possibly unwanted emails.

There is no entry form for the selection round to send us, everything is done through the Parcoursup platform.

We also invite you to consult the section « If you wish to follow your apprenticeship training ».

If you have any difficulty connecting to Parcoursup or for any questions regarding the platform or your file itself, please call the following Parcoursup free number: 0800 400 070 (open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). This telephone number is available when the Parcoursup platform is opened and until it is closed.

If you are a job seeker

Your registration does not take place through the Parcoursup platform.

You must send us before the date indicated on the attached document:

• Your completed registration file (it will be available for download on this page, in the « download » section in January)
• Your registration certificate from the employment agency
• A copy of your baccalaureate or another qualification admitted as an exemption
• If you are concerned: a copy of another diploma in social work already obtained or the validation of your VAE

Your file should be sent to us at the following address:

CRFPE – Service Admission – 465, rue Courtois – 59042 LILLE CEDEX

It must be followed by your payment for the admission process (see pricing section). Without this payment, you will not participate in the admission process.

After receipt of your payment and your complete file, you will be called by email to the address indicated in your registration file for an oral interview which will take place in April / early May.

If you want a quote for the EJE training (jobseeker and student status), please request it on the following email: selection@crfpe.fr

If you are an active employee or with a retraining project or if you wish to finance your training

Your registration does not take place through the Parcoursup platform.

You must send us before the date indicated on the attached document:

• Your completed registration file (it will be available for download on this page, in the « download » section in January)
• A copy of your baccalaureate or another qualification admitted as an exemption
• If you are concerned: a copy of another diploma in social work already obtained or the validation of your VAE

Your file should be sent to us at the following address:

CRFPE – Service Admission – 465, rue Courtois – 59042 LILLE CEDEX

It must be accompanied by your payment for the admission process (see price section). Without this payment, you will not participate in the admission process.

After receipt of your payment and your complete file, you will be called by email to the address indicated in your registration file for an oral interview which will take place during April / early May.

It is important to note that the cost of the training is approximately 17,000 euros for the 3 years of training. It is up to you to find the funding for this training, if you were to be admitted to it.

For current employees, we invite you to contact your employer and determine with him whether he wishes to finance your training.

For employees in a retraining project, we invite you to contact your employer. Please note that the constitution of your file and its acceptance can take time and must be anticipated well before the admission process.

If you want to take your apprenticeship training

The training can also take place under an apprenticeship contract (see the « Apprenticeship » tab on this page).

It is up to you, if you are selected, to find a learning ground for the total duration of your training, i.e. 3 years.

For high school or college students looking for a reorientation: you must make a wish on the Parcoursup platform for our « apprenticeship » training. Be careful, if you only express one wish, that of apprenticeship, without also expressing the wish for the post-baccalaureate course, you will only be able to enter the training if you have an apprenticeship contract.

We therefore invite you to increase your chances and to apply for the 2 tracks “Post-bac course” and “Apprenticeship”. In this context, you will only take one admission test which will count for the 2 admission routes.

For job seekers, retraining employees or people financing the training yourself: if you meet the apprenticeship conditions, you can also apply for this status, indicating it on your registration file.

Pricing

To participate in the admission process, you must send us the payment before the closing date set by Parcoursup or specified in the downloaded registration form.

This comes down to 165 € that you can pay:

• By check, payable to CRFPE, and send it to us by post at CRFPE – Service Admission – 465 rue Courtois – 59042 LILLE CEDEX. We ask you to indicate on the back of the check the first and last name of the candidate as well as the Parcoursup number (for those who apply via this device)
• By transfer to the CRFPE bank account whose references are: IBAN: FR76 3000 3011 0600 0502 7028147 / BIC-SWIFT ADDRESS: SOGEFRPP. We ask you to indicate as a reference for the transfer sent to the CRFPE the name and first name of the candidate as well as the Parcoursup number (for those who apply via this system)

Please note that the indication of the last names, first names and possibly the Parcoursup number is essential so that we can identify you (in particular for example if the parent of a candidate pays for this one and that the parent and the candidate do not have the same la st name).

Please note that if the admission process fails, the payment will not be refunded.

The admission process

Upon receipt of your file and the payment of the admission process, you will be invited by email (to the email you sent us on your registration file or to the one provided on Parcoursup) for an oral selection interview , around the months of April and the beginning of May (no date modification is possible)

The objective of this oral admission test is to assess the candidate’s aptitude and motivation for exercising the profession, as well as his adherence to the educational project. In this context, the assessment of the admission interview to CRFPE is based on the following assessment criteria:

• General culture
• Openness to others (sociability)
• Knowledge of the profession of Early Childhood Educator
• Interest in the field of childhood
• Report to the training project
• Aptitude for analysis and questioning
• Communication and relationship skills

You will need to come to the oral interview with:

• Identity document
• A handwritten autobiographical note of 4 pages (2 recto-verso) allowing you to highlight your training course, your areas of interest and the personal / professional experiences that led you to apply for the Early Childhood Educators training at Regional Center for the Training of Childhood Professionals.
• A detailed curriculum vitae
• Your oral invitation (printed on paper or to present on your phone)

From all of these documents, the members of the jury discuss with the candidate. This exchange makes it possible to appreciate the open-mindedness, the training plan and the candidate’s relationship and communication skills.

The exchange lasts 30 minutes.

The jury is made up of 2 people: professionals and / or educational executives and / or associated trainers.

After the admission test

You will get a score that will rank your application:

• As admitted
• On additional list
• As refused

If you are refused, the admission process ends here and you will not be able to enter our school.

You have the possibility to make a request by email (selection@crfpe.fr) up to one month after the date of the results, in order to know the reasons for your failure in the admission process.

If you are high school students or students looking for a reorientation

The first 85 on the Parcoursup list of candidates will be informed of their acceptance for the course. They will have until July to confirm or not their wish.

If a candidate, among the first 85, refuses to join our training, it’s the person in first position on the complementary list who is accepted to enter the training and so on if there are several withdrawals.

You are informed of your situation by the Parcoursup platform and by the CRFPE

If you are a job seeker

The first 5 on the list of « Job seekers » candidates will be informed of their acceptance for the training. They will have until July to decide whether or not to confirm their wish.

If a candidate, among the first 5, refuses to join our training, it is the person in first position on the complementary list who is accepted to enter the training and so on if there are several withdrawals.

You are informed of your situation by the CRFPE.

Please note that final admission is subject to the provision of your certificate of affiliation to the employment agency

If you are an active employee or with a retraining project or if you wish to finance your training

The first 5 on the list of “Employee” candidates will be informed of their acceptance for the training. They will have until July to decide whether or not to confirm their wish.

If a candidate, among the first 5, refuses to join our training, it is the person in first position on the complementary list who is accepted to enter the training and so on if there are several withdrawals.

You are informed of your situation by the CRFPE

Please note that final admission is subject to providing proof of funding for your training.

For salaried applicants: if, at the end of the admission process, you are retained in the list of admitted candidates, and your funding file is not accepted, you will not be able to enter (even under another status, example: job seeker) in training as Early Childhood Educators at CRFPE in September 2021 (see new Parcoursup regulations).

If you want to take your apprenticeship training

« Apprentice » candidates who have obtained a sufficient score in the admission process will be informed of their acceptance to the training. They will have until July to decide whether or not to confirm their wish.

You are informed of your situation by the CRFPE.

Please note that final admission is subject to the signing of an apprenticeship contract.

If you are admitted

You join our training at the beginning of September:

• On our Lille site
• On one of our offshore sites
  In September 2021: on the Grande Synthe site
  In September 2022: on the Arras site
  In September 2023: on the Maubeuge site
  In September 2024: on the Grande Synthe site
  etc….

The CRFPE will assign you to the relocated site or the Lille site depending on the postal address that you registered on the Parcoursup site or that you provided in your paper registration form. This assignment can only be made in mid-July, once the CRFPE has received confirmation of enrollment from each admitted student / job seeker / employee. Your assignment will be notified to you in a letter sent to you at the end of July.

The cost of training

For students selected as part of Parcoursup and trainees selected from the « job seekers » quota, training is provided by the Hauts-de-France Region. There remains a charge of € 170 for registration fees for the training requested in July) and € 500 for tuition fees (payable in 1, 3 or 9 times at the start of the September school year). These costs are eligible each year of training.

For trainees selected from the « Employee » quota or for apprentices, registration and tuition fees are included in the cost of training.

Please note, to this must be added the payment to the CROUS of the Contribution de Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) for all candidates, except employees undergoing retraining (CVEC payment certificate requested for July). It is usually around a hundred euros.

And if I am not selected

Admission to our school is a selective process that allows on average a quarter of applicants to join us.

So do not be discouraged and try your luck again.

To maximize your chances of success

The jury will be sensitive to professional experiences or discoveries that you have been able to achieve. Likewise, we invite you to meet Early Childhood Educators, ask them about their profession, their missions,…. Also read books on child development and stay up to date with the latest childhood news. You can also prepare for the competition on our premises to maximize your chances of success. If you are interested: click here

Training pace

The training of early childhood educators takes place over 3 years, it’s structured around two fundamental teaching principles:

• The pedagogical or integrative alternation between a period of theoretical training and a period of practical training (internship) centered mainly on the links and interactions present in all spaces and times of training.
• Interprofessionality aims to facilitate working in partnership and the sharing of views, to the benefit of taking into account people’s needs.

Content of the training (courses are taught in French)

The training is organized into four areas of training cumulating a total of 1500 hours:

DF1: Reception and support for young children and their families (500H)

DF2: Educational action for young children (500H)

DF3: Multi-professional teamwork and professional communication (250H)

DF4: Interinstitutional dynamics, partnerships and networks (250H)

And 2,100 hours of practical training (internships).

Here is the course of the 3 years of training (6 semesters) at the Lille site. Changes can be made:

SEMESTER I: early September to mid-February: 12 weeks of theory – 8 weeks of practical training

SEMESTER II: mid-February to end of June: 09 weeks of theory and 8 weeks of practical training

SEMESTER III: beginning of September – end of January (beginning of February): 6 weeks of theory – 12 weeks of practical training

SEMESTER IV: Mid-February to end of July: 6 weeks of theory and 14 weeks of practical training

SEMESTER V beginning of September to end of January: 4 week of theory (150h) – 15 weeks of internship

SEMESTER VI: Beginning of February to end of June: 4-week internship – 10 weeks of theoretical training

The organization on offshore sites may be different from that of Lille.

All students / interns have access for one year after completing their training to our Resource Center.

In addition, all of our training courses are accessible to people with disabilities, if you need help click here.

Apprenticeship for EJE training

Apprenticeship is a training path, provided on a work-study basis under an employment contract. The apprentice takes courses while working for an employer. The aim is to give the young person a qualification leading to a diploma or a professional title. To be recruited as an apprentice, the student must be between 18 and 29 years old at the time of signing the contract. For people benefiting from the Disabled Worker recognition, there is no longer an age limit.

It is obviously necessary that the future apprentice passes the admission process and finds an employer.

The apprenticeship contract is a fixed-term or indefinite employment contract. Concluded between an employer and a student who mutually commit to a professional project. With the employer, the apprentice is under the responsibility of the tutor.

The duration of the contract is at least equal to that of the training cycle (1 to 3 years). The duration of the contract can also be modulated. Over a 3-year training cycle, a student can sign an apprenticeship contract in the 2nd or 3rd year. The trial period is 45 consecutive days or not of in-company training. The Apprentice is an employee, he (she) benefits from the same working conditions and the same social protection as the other employees of the structure.

The working time is fixed at 35 hours per week.

CFA ADAMMS is the learning partner of CRFPE. It is the only CFA approved in Hauts de France both specialized in the health and social sectors. It has been in existence since 2000 and has trained nearly 900 apprentices to date. The particularity of ADAMSS CFA is that it is a CFA “outside the walls”, that is to say that the courses are given in partner schools and institutes: the CRFPE for the state degree of EJE.

You can contact CFA ADAMSS which can help you find a future employer: www.cfa-adamsshdf.fr

Cost of admission process

To participate in the admission process, you must send us the payment.

This comes down to 165 € that you can pay:

• By check, payable to CRFPE, and send it to us by post at CRFPE – Admission service – 465 rue Courtois – 59042 LILLE CEDEX. We ask you to indicate on the back of the check the first name and last name of the candidate as well as the Parcoursup number (for those who apply via this device)
• By transfer to the CRFPE bank account whose references are: IBAN: FR76 3000 3011 0600 0502 7028147 / BIC-SWIFT ADDRESS: SOGEFRPP. We ask you to indicate as a reference for the transfer sent to the CRFPE the first name and last name of the candidate as well as the Parcoursup number (for those who apply via this system)

Please note that the indication of the last names, first names and possibly the Parcoursup number is essential so that we can identify you (in particular for example if the parent of a candidate pays for this one and that the parent and the candidate do not have the same name of the family).

Please note that if the admission process fails, the payment will not be refunded.

Cost of training

For students selected as part of Parcoursup and trainees selected from the “job seekers” quota, training is provided by the Hauts-de-France Region. There remains a charge of 170 € for the registration fees for the training and 500 € for the tuition fees (payable in 1, 3 or 9 times). These costs are eligible each year of training.

For trainees selected from the “Employee” quota, registration and tuition fees are included in the cost of training, ie around € 17,000 for 3 years.

For trainees under the “Apprentice” status, the cost of the training is covered by the structure that hires you.

Please note, to this must be added the payment to the CROUS of the Student Life and Campus Contribution (CVEC) for all applicants, with the exception of employees undergoing retraining. It’s usually a hundred euros.

International relationships

As part of our international development, the CRFPE is a signatory of the Erasmus + Charter. This allows student mobility (studies and internships) and staff mobility, providing significant financial support. The signing of the charter also makes it possible to legitimize and promote our EJE level 6 training action, license grade since the reform of August 2018.

The CRFPE offers its students / trainees at the end of the 2nd year to carry out an internship abroad as part of their training, lasting 3 months or 7 months.

Here are some examples of partnerships implemented by CRFPE:

3 month internship:

• Canada / Quebec
• Philippines
• Germany
• Swiss
• …

7 month internship:

• Benign
• Brazil
• Belgium
• Canada
• …