Title I: The public employment service

A State-owned industrial and commercial public body contributes to the public employment service mentioned in article L. 5311-1. To this end: 1° It participates in the training and qualification of people who are furthest from employment and contributes to their social and professional integration; 2° It contributes to the certification policy implemented by the Minister for Employment; 3° It contributes to equal access for men and women to vocational training…

With due respect for the powers of the regions responsible for the regional public vocational training service, the establishment mentioned in Article L. 5315-1 also has the following missions: 1° To contribute to the emergence and organisation of new professions and new skills, in particular by developing training engineering adapted to needs ; 2° To develop forward-looking expertise on the development of skills adapted to the local employment market; 3°…

The public body is headed by a Director General appointed by decree, after consultation with the Conseil national de l’emploi, de la formation et de l’orientation professionnelles. It is administered by a Board of Directors made up of representatives of the State, the regions, trade union organisations representing employees and professional organisations representing employers at national and cross-industry level, qualified individuals and staff representatives. To determine the number of representatives…

A national ombudsman is appointed within the public institution to investigate individual complaints from users, without prejudice to existing means of appeal. The national mediator is the correspondent of the Défenseur des droits.

The resources of the public establishment are made up of State grants, fees for services rendered, proceeds from sales and rentals as well as authorised loans, donations and legacies and miscellaneous income. State allocations are calculated to compensate, at most, for the financial burden of public service missions and requirements resulting from the application of article L. 5315-1 and 1° to 3° and a of 4° of article L. 5315-2.

The public body may set up subsidiaries or acquire holdings in companies, groups or organisations with a view to carrying out any operation useful to its missions.

The assets of the public institution are part of its private domain. They may be freely managed and disposed of under the conditions of ordinary law. When an asset belonging to the public establishment is necessary for the proper performance of its public service missions or for the development of these missions, the State may oppose the disposal of this asset by transfer or contribution in any form whatsoever, or…

Training bodies accredited under article L. 6121-2-1 have access to the premises and facilities of the public institution under objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in an agreement signed by the State, the region and the public institution. This agreement is in line with the coordinated strategy of the region and the State provided for in article L. 6123-4-1. This agreement is…

For the purposes of implementing the provisions set out in 2° of Article L. 5315-1 and 1° of Article L. 5315-2, the training bodies contributing to the regional public vocational training service defined in Article L. 6121-2 have access to the premises and equipment mentioned in Article L. 5315-7 under objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions in accordance with specifications defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. These specifications determine in…

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.