Overview · 69 schemes
French professional and business certifications
Qualiopi is only one piece of the puzzle. Mandatory registrations, France compétences registers, ISO standards, private labels, regulatory authorisations: this comparison situates each scheme — who issues it, who it concerns and how it fits with Qualiopi certification.
Comparison table
| Scheme | Issued by | Status | Link with Qualiopi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualiopi | Certification bodies accredited by Cofrac or labelling bodies recognised by France compétences | Mandatory | Reference certification |
| NDA | DREETS | Mandatory | Prerequisite to Qualiopi |
| RNCP | France compétences | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Répertoire spécifique | France compétences | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Professional title | French Ministry of Labour (DGEFP) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CQP | Industry branches, through their national joint employment commissions (CPNE) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CléA | Certif'Pro | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CléA numérique | Certif'Pro | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Awarding-body authorisation | The awarding body that owns the certification (ministry, industry branch, school, private organisation), through partnerships declared to France compétences | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| ISO 9001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, SGS…) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| ISO 21001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas…) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| ISO 29993 | Certification and conformity-assessment bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas…) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| e-AFAQ training label | AFNOR Certification (AFNOR group) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| ISQ-OPQF | ISQ | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| EDUFORM | The French Ministry of Education, for adult vocational training within its network | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Qualité FLE | France Éducation international, on behalf of three French ministries (Higher Education, Culture, Foreign Affairs) | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| GEN label | GIP Grande École du Numérique | Historical | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Certif'Région | A labelling body run by French regional councils (originating in Occitanie), recognised by France compétences | Voluntary | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| SST authorisation | French health-insurance occupational-risks network / INRS | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CACES® testing body | Certification bodies accredited by Cofrac and under agreement with the French health-insurance occupational-risks branch | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Electrical authorisation | Authorisation issued by the employer | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| AIPR | The AIPR itself is issued by the employer. It relies on a competence attestation delivered by an examination centre recognised by the ministry responsible for industrial safety, on the basis of the official multiple-choice test. The list of examination centres and the scheme's resources are published on the “Construire sans détruire” one-stop portal. | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| CSE / SSCT approval | Historically: ministerial order (national list) or regional-prefect approval processed by the DREETS | Historical | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| RGE training | RGE qualification bodies (Qualibat, Qualit'EnR, Qualifelec…), which approve training organisations and platforms | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| SSIAP approval | The département prefect (prefectoral approval), under the 2 May 2005 SSIAP order | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CNAPS authorisation | CNAPS | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| PRAP authorisation | The French occupational-risk branch of the health-insurance system (Assurance maladie) / INRS | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| DPC provider | The French national continuing professional development agency (ANDPC), following assessment by the independent scientific commissions | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Local-elected-officials training approval | Minister for local authorities, after an opinion from the national council for the training of local elected officials (CNFEL) | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| BAFA-BAFD authorisation | The French ministry responsible for youth affairs | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| First-aid approval | The French Interior Ministry (civil-protection directorate) and prefectures, depending on the approval level | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Asbestos SS3 training | Cofrac-accredited certification bodies, under the French order of 23 February 2012 | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Certiphyto | The regional prefect (DRAAF/DAAF), following training or a test with a provider authorised by the French agriculture ministry | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Certibiocide | The French environment ministry, following training with a provider authorised by its risk-prevention directorate | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Driving-school approval | The département prefect (French road-traffic code, article L. 213-1) | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| T3P centre approval | The département prefect | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Vehicle-inspection approval | The prefect of the département, with applications handled by prefecture services or by the regional DREAL (DRIEAT in the Paris region, DEAL overseas) where delegated | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Property diagnostician certification | Personnel certification bodies accredited by Cofrac, within the framework set by the French housing ministry (construction and housing code, article L. 271-6) | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Road transport CPC | The regional DREAL (DRIEAT in the Paris region, DEAL overseas), under the transport ministry | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Safety adviser (DGSA) | CIFMD | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Estate agency licence | The territorial chamber of commerce and industry (CCI) of the company's registered office | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ORIAS registration | ORIAS, the body that keeps the single register of insurance, banking and finance intermediaries, supervised by the French Treasury | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| AMF certification | The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), France's independent financial markets regulator, assisted by the Financial Skills Certification Board | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| CIR-CII approval | The French ministry responsible for research (MESR) for approval under the research tax credit | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ESUS approval | The prefect of the department where the registered office is located, on the basis of an assessment by the departmental employment, labour and solidarity directorate (DDETS or DDETSPP) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Cofrac accreditation | Cofrac | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| Food hygiene (14 h) | Authorised training providers | Mandatory | Complementary to Qualiopi |
| HACCP / PMS | No certifying body: an operator obligation (EU hygiene-package regulations), inspected by the DDPP (consumer-protection directorate) | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Sanitary approval | The département prefect, on review by the DDPP (EC regulation no. 853/2004) | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ISO 22000 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, SGS…) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Organic certification | Certification bodies approved by INAO and accredited, after notifying the activity to the Agence Bio | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| IFS / BRCGS / FSSC 22000 | Accredited certification bodies, against private schemes recognised by GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ISO 14001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, SGS…) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ISO 45001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, SGS…) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ISO 50001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, SGS…) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| ISO 27001 | Accredited certification bodies (AFNOR Certification, Bureau Veritas, LNE…) | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| MASE | The MASE association network, through regional committees of client companies and contractors | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Qualibat | Qualibat, the French construction qualification and certification body | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Qualifelec | Qualifelec, a non-profit association founded in 1955, the qualification body for French electrical, energy and digital engineering firms | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Qualit'EnR | Qualit'EnR, an association founded in 2006, the qualification body for French renewable-energy installers | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| OPQIBI | OPQIBI, the French engineering qualification body, a non-profit association founded in 1969 by the sector's professional organisations | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Personal services (SAP) | The DREETS (declaration and approval) and departmental councils (authorisation for vulnerable audiences) | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| HDS | Accredited certification bodies, against the HDS framework published by the French digital-health agency (public-health code, art. L.1111-8) | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| HAS certification | Haute Autorité de santé (HAS), France's independent public health authority | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Refrigerant handling | For the company: a body approved by the ministers for the environment and industry (article R. 543-99 of the Environment Code). For individuals: an assessment body certified by an accredited certification body (article R. 543-106). The matching professional certification, listed in the répertoire spécifique register under RS5638, is owned by the ministry for ecological transition. | Mandatory | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| HVE certification | Certification bodies approved by the French ministry of agriculture (among them AFNOR Certification, Ecocert France, Bureau Veritas, Certis and Control Union), under the framework of article L. 611-6 and articles D. 617-1 et seq. of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code | Voluntary | Outside the scope of Qualiopi |
| Datadock | Grouping of the joint funding bodies (OPCA/OPACIF, now OPCOs) | Historical | Replaced by Qualiopi |
| CNEFOP lists | CNEFOP | Historical | Replaced by Qualiopi |
| ISO 29990 | Accredited certification bodies (standard published by ISO in 2010, now withdrawn) | Historical | Replaced by Qualiopi |
Vocational training
19 sheetsTraining providers, apprenticeships, awarding bodies, quality labels.
Safety & first aid
12 sheetsWorkplace first aid, fire safety, private security, chemical risk, dangerous goods, authorisations.
Food & catering
7 sheetsHygiene, HACCP, sanitary approval, organic, farm environmental certification, retail schemes.
Construction & energy
7 sheetsCompany qualifications, mandatory property surveys, the RGE mark and renovation subsidies.
Quality & industry
6 sheetsISO 9001, environment, energy, health & safety, industrial sites, accreditation of assessment bodies.
Digital & health
3 sheetsInformation security, health data and quality of care.
Services & mobility
6 sheetsPersonal services, driving schools, road transport, property professions.
Banking, insurance & finance
3 sheetsInsurance intermediaries, credit brokers, financial investment advisers, market professionals, solidarity-finance enterprises.
Research & innovation
1 sheetsR&D tax approvals: having your research capability recognised for your clients.
Discontinued schemes
5 sheetsDatadock, CNEFOP… and what replaces them today.
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