Continuing Education

You’re a job seeker, salaried employee or individual applicant and you’d like to learn French in St. Etienne?

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Whom is it for?

Men and women over 18

High school diploma (baccalaureate type) is recommended

Minimum A1 level with DELF, TCF or other certificate

Beginner not accepted

What is it for?

To enhance your written and spoken skills. The curriculum is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages(CECRL) (PDF - 165 Ko).

To learn the ins and outs of contemporary French society.

What is it?

There are 3 options to choose from, for 12 weeks of courses:

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what are The advantages?

Enrolling in CILEC French classes allows you to obtain the status of “Continuing Professional Education Intern”. This status is compatible with a request for the training costs to be funded by the employer or Pôle Emploi for salaried employees and job seekers.

And what’s more, our center gives you access, free of charge, to:

• A media library open every afternoon (assistance by an archivist/teacher)

• An activities office regularly organizing outings, cultural visits and lots of other fun things to do

when and How much?

* The training is paid by Pôle Emploi or your employer.

The CILEC is a DELF DALF exam center and offers two sessions a year (December and May).

Dedication and abandonment

In case of early termination or abandonment of training by the trainee, a letter must be sent to the Continuing Education Service, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

The contract is terminated on the following financial terms:

- break-up of the organisation: the training organisation will charge the trainee in proportion to the time worked.

- termination by the trainee within one month of the start of the training: the training organisation will invoice the trainee on the prorara temporis of the hours worked plus a lump sum of 60€ of management fees.

- termination by the trainee after one month: all training costs are due to the training organisation.

The trainee who invokes a case of force majeure must also report it to the Continuing Training Service by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, enclosing all relevant supporting documents. If force majeure is recognized, the payment will be due in proportion to the training hours provided up to the date of receipt of the letter.

How to enroll?

You are paying for your training yourself

Fill the online registration form  before 1st June 2025: CLICK HERE

A level test will be carried on the dates shown in the table above.

Methods of payment for individuals or bank transfer

Payment will be made by credit card: 30% on the day of the level test and 70% in the middle of the course.
The payment schedule will be specified in the individual training contract.

You are requesting your employer or France Travail to finance your training

Fill the online registration form before 4th May 2025: CLICK HERE (uploaded soon for the 2026 Spring semester)

An online test will be sent and a date for an oral interview will be proposed to you. Then, a quote or an agreement will be sent to your employer or France Travail.

WARNING: the CILEC keeps also the possibility to close a level group if there are not enough participants.