Qualification and certification scale	Education levels	Entrance profile	Exit profile	Typical qualification at each level
Informal system
0		Whether or not they attend school	Simple maneuver	Certificate of Compliance
I		Stage 0	Ordinary maneuver	Certificate of Compliance
II		Stage I	Heavy-duty maneuver	Certificate of Compliance
Formal system
III	Handicraft training (Centre de formation artisanal, CFA)	Cycles 3 and 4 of fundamental schools (7th and 8th)	Workman	Certificate of Compliance
IV	Training for the professions (Centre d’enseignement des métiers, CEM)	9th year of fundamental school completed	Skilled worker	Certificate of Apprenticeship in Trades (Certificat d’apprentissage aux métiers, CAM)
V	Vocational training center (Centre de formation professionnelle, CFP)	9th successful competition and/or skilled worker	Specialized worker	Specialized certificate
V	Professional internship in a company	CFP Award Winner	Professional Workman	Professional Certificate
	Post-Fundamental Technical Education	Fundamental School graduate	A2 engineer	A2 diploma
VI	Level I technical and vocational training	Professional Certificate and Post-Fundamental Laureate	Mid-level senior technician	Brevet of Superior Technician (BTS)
VI	Level I technical and vocational training	BTS	Senior technician	Diploma of superior vocational technician
VII	Level II technical and vocational training	DTSP + Bachelor’s degree	Senior specialist technician	Specialized Higher Vocational Diploma (DSPS)