France Compétences is the French national authority responsible for financing and regulation of vocational training and apprenticeships.
[1] The Commission de la certification professionnelle of France Compétences (English: Vocational Certification Commission), previously the Commission nationale de la certification professionnelle (CNCP, in English: National Commission for Vocational Certification[2]) is an internal body of France Compétences, which examines applications for registration in the Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles (RNCP) from private bodies and the social partners, thereby helping to regulate the vocational training system, and a former French inter-ministerial commission, interprofessional and interagency.
These commissioners are appointed by order of the Prime Minister for a period of five years renewable.
France Compétences is responsible for the distribution and payment of mutualised funds for vocational training and apprenticeship.
It disburses funds to skills operators for additional financing of apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts and retraining or promotion through work-linked training.