Training and trades
Training in craft trades
Crafts of the hand and passion, crafts are learned in workshops through the development of the practice with experienced masters. Around 40 CAP, Crafts Patents (BMA) and the National Diploma of Crafts and Design (DNMADE) are available on an alternating basis in schools where theory, craft and technical practice are shared with professional workshops: France has nearly 1000 establishments or training centres offering a variety of courses.
The public institutions Culture (museums, castles, national factories, BNF, National Archives, etc.) welcome apprentices in dozens of specialties. To become an art technician, head of technical work and technical assistant at the Ministry of Culture, you must pass the public service competition.
Information on craft crafts is available on the Onisep website. You can also find out more through the training guide of the Institut National des Métiers d'Art (INMA) and thanks to its training directory. National manufacturers also offer recruitment offers on the online site: Domestic furniture and The city of ceramics.
The Arts Excellence Campus
Arts and Crafts Excellence Campuses which are intended to bring together training institutions around one or more sectors within an academy are certified by the National Education. The campus of trades and qualifications of excellence of the manufacture of Gobelins located in Paris, brings together the arts and design, the Versailles campus brings together crafts and heritage, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine campus brings together the leather and fashion trades…
