Exams

The written exam lasts three hours, with open and short questions. The case study gives two hours to analyse a file and write a decision note. The oral lasts twenty minutes, before a jury of three, with ten minutes' preparation.

Candidates arrive thirty minutes early, with an identity document. Telephones are forbidden; permitted documents are specified in the summons.

Distant candidates may take the tests remotely with invigilation: camera, screen sharing, identity check. A mandatory configuration test is held a week before. In the event of a breakdown, the test is postponed without penalty.

Partner exam centres, in twenty-two cities, also allow the written exam to be taken near home.

Scripts are anonymised and marked by two markers according to a grid known to candidates. Marks are fixed by a deliberation jury, which may take account of the candidate's progress. Results are published four weeks after the test.

Each candidate receives a transcript with comments for each test.

Candidates with a disability, illness or pregnancy may request adjustments: extra time, large-print materials, separate room, sign-language interpreter. The request must be submitted at least a month in advance, with supporting evidence.

Candidates who do not master the language of the exam may request a specialised dictionary, without translation of the questions.

A candidate who fails takes a resit session within three months. For long pathways, the dissertation is defended before a jury at the end of the year. It may be on a professional subject and must contain original analysis.

The best dissertations are published in the teaching library.

Results are published on the Desk and sent by email. Successful candidates receive their digital diploma within two weeks. Candidates referred receive personalised advice to prepare for the resit, indicating the parts to rework.

Individual results are never published by name; only the list of those who passed, with their agreement, appears in the diploma ceremony.

The Academy's reception service answers practical questions Monday to Friday, in French, English and Spanish, and can direct each visitor to the programme, scholarship or free resource that fits their situation. A guidance counsellor also offers a thirty-minute individual meeting, by appointment, to build a realistic training pathway.

Trainees' feedback is valuable: each session gives rise to a questionnaire, and the most useful suggestions are examined each quarter by the teaching committee. Do not hesitate to write to report a difficulty, propose a subject or tell us what the training has changed in your practice.