Candidates preparing for the pharmacy assistant vocational diploma through continuing vocational training may benefit from a positioning decision issued by the academy rector in application of article D. 337-104 of the Education Code if they can prove that they have studied or worked beyond the conditions set out in articles D. 4241-2 and D. 4241-3 or if they have been exempted from one or more tests or units making up the diploma under articles D. 4241-5 and D. 4241-6.
For candidates preparing for the pharmacy assistant vocational diploma through an apprenticeship, the total duration of the training may be reduced or extended under the conditions laid down by the French Labour Code.