Section 1: Powers of the regions

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Article L6121-2

French Labour CodeIn force
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Updated 6 Nov 2023

I.-The region organises and finances the regional public vocational training service in accordance with the following principles.

Anyone seeking to enter the labour market, regardless of where they live, has the right to access vocational training in order to acquire an initial level of qualification, to facilitate their professional integration, mobility or retraining. To this end, the region provides free access, in accordance with procedures defined by decree, to vocational training leading to a vocational diploma or qualification classified at no higher than level 4 and registered in the national register of vocational qualifications provided for in article L. 6113-1.

Agreements between the regions concerned or, failing that, a decree, set the conditions for the region of residence to cover the cost of the training and, where applicable, the accommodation and catering costs of a person hosted in another region.

II - As part of the regional public vocational training service, the region carries out the following specific tasks:

1° In application of article L. 121-2 of the Education Code, the region contributes to the fight against illiteracy in the region, by organising actions for prevention and the acquisition of a base of knowledge and skills defined by decree ;

2° It promotes equal access for women and men to training courses and helps to develop the gender mix in these courses;

3° It ensures that disabled people have access to training, under the conditions set out in Article L. 5211-3 of this Code;

4° It finances and organises vocational training for people in custody. An agreement signed with the State specifies the operating conditions of the regional public vocational training service within prisons;

5° It finances and organises vocational training for French nationals living outside France and accommodation for beneficiaries. An agreement concluded with the State specifies the terms and conditions of their access to the regional public vocational training service;

6° It may carry out actions to raise awareness and promote the validation of acquired experience and contribute to the financing of collective projects implemented in the region in order to promote access to this validation.

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