Recognition of qualifications

UK qualifications, whether academic or professional, are recognised and valued all over the world.

Your UK qualification will be a valuable asset for your future, and can boost your career and increase your chances of earning a better salary.

There is not yet an official system of recognition of qualifications between France and the UK, as the education systems are very different. It is up to universities or employers in each country to evaluate the level of study that applicants have. However, certain organisations can give you useful information on the value of your qualification.

 


Recognition of UK qualifications in France

Rectorats in France can give information to holders of non-French qualifications, except where the qualification is for a profession that is managed by a regulatory body.

For all information, please contact :

ENIC NARIC
Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP)
1 avenue Léon-Journault
92318 Sèvres cedex
Tel 01 45 07 63 21
http://www.ciep.fr/enic-naricfr/

You can also consult the Ministry website Reconnaissance des diplômes étrangers en France. and the UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) website International Qualifications.

 
 

Recognition of french qualifications in the UK

NARIC – National Academic Recognition Information Centre – can give you further information about the recognition of higher education qualifications. They are the only official information provider on the comparability of international qualifications from over 180 countries worldwide.

UK NARIC Ecctis Ltd
Oriel House
Oriel Road
Cheltenham
GL50 1XP
UK

Telephone +44 (0)124 226 0010
Fax +44 (0)124 225 8611
www.naric.org.uk

You can also find useful information on the UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) website  International Qualifications.

 
 

Recognition of Professional Qualifications

Do you want to work in the UK or in France?

Working in the UK
Europe Open for Professions gives you the regulatory bodies for different professions in the UK, who you will need to ask about the recognition of your French professional qualification (see the section ‘EU to UK’)

Working in France
You can find lots of information on the website of the French Education Ministry (Ministère de l’Education Nationale)
Reconnaissance des diplômes étrangers en France

Ministère de l'Education Nationale
DRIC
110, rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
FRANCE
Téléphone 00 33 (0)1 55 55 65 90

You can also look at Services for Britons in France:
Services for Britons in France: Professional Qualifications on the website of the British Embassy in Paris, and on the site Europe Open for Professions: UK to EU

 
 

Certification and translation of diplomas
If you want to study in the UK, you usually have to translate your French diplomas into English and get any copies certified.

Consult our page Certification and translation of diplomas