In France, a Titre, officially a Titre à Finalité Professionnelle (in English: "Vocational Certificate", "Professional Diploma", or "Certified Title"), or by abuse of language, a Titre RNCP (in English: "RNCP qualification"), is a state-recognized professional certification in the French education system, issued by a ministry or certifying institution, generally a private colleges (Écoles) or universities (or in some cases public university), after approval and registration in the National Professional Qualifications Register, or "RNCP" by the Vocational Certification Commission of France Compétences, the national regulatory authority for vocational training.
[4][5] It can become an accredited diploma (a Diplôme Visé) following an evaluation procedure by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, which judges the academic quality of the training.
Through an additional evaluation procedure, an accredited diploma can also award a Bachelor's (Licence) or master's degree.
The registration of a Titre in the national registers (RNCP or RS) follows an assessment procedure carried out by the Vocational Certification Commission of France Compétences, the public agency of the French Ministry of Labor,[7] on the relevance and quality of the skills repository and its relevance to the needs of the economy.
[8] The information required for registration applications is set by order of the minister for vocational training.