Procedure
Step 1: Application/Eligibility Review
This initial phase aims to assess the eligibility (recevabilité) of the application and evaluate the alignment of the targeted certification with the candidate's professional background and the official competency framework of the profession. The candidate will receive, complete, and return a specific application form known as "LIVRET 1", which serves as the formal basis for this candidacy evaluation.
Before You Begin: Your Pre-Application Checklist
Review your career history and core professional experience
Pinpoint your most relevant activities (full-time jobs, community projects, volunteering, etc.)
List everything in chronological order, starting with your current or most recent role
Specify the precise duration and working hours for each position held
Step 2: Formal Enrollment
Once your initial file is approved, you will officially enroll in the VAE pathway by signing an agreement with I.L.C.I. This step includes settling your registration fees. If they wish to receive expert guidance for the preparation of their final portfolio, they can also opt for the school's comprehensive mentorship program (optional but highly recommended). This specialized support is strictly regulated and framed by a dedicated Guidance Agreement (Convention d'accompagnement).
Step 3: Methodology & Framework Workshop
Objective : To provide a solid conceptual and operational foundation, enabling candidates to approach the writing of Livret 2 with complete confidence and clarity.
Content & Agenda :
Introduction to Livret 2
Understanding the pivotal role of Livret 2 in the validation process (VAE, advanced admission portfolios, etc.).
Deconstructing the framework: Key sections, jury expectations, and official evaluation criteria.
Clarification of Foundational Concepts
Core Definitions: Learn the subtle differences between Aptitude vs. Capacity, Activity vs. Task, and Competency vs. Industry Standards
Strategic Perspective: How these core notions interconnect within your professional context and translate into your final thesis.
Professional Writing Techniques
Core Principles: Clarity, coherence, concision, and tailoring the narrative to the reader (the evaluation jury).
Practical Toolkit: Structuring detailed outlines, crafting compelling hooks, establishing logical transitions, and utilizing active rephrasing.
Hands-on Drills: Rewriting typical professional narratives, structuring cohesive paragraphs, and identifying/eliminating redundancies or ambiguous phrasing.
Expected Outcomes
Participants will fully grasp the formal and semantic expectations required for a successful Livret 2.
Candidates will leave with a personalized playbook of writing best practices to seamlessly streamline the rest of their portfolio creation.
Step 4 : Competency Identification & Mapping Support
Objective : To uncover, extract, and systematically organize relevant professional achievements and skills to perfectly align with the targeted degree's official qualification standard.
Content & Agenda :
Decoding the Degree Standard
Granular analysis of the required core knowledge (savoir), technical expertise (savoir-faire), and interpersonal/soft skills (savoir-être).
Mapping out the expected levels of mastery, performance indicators, and evaluation benchmarks.
Methodologies for Unlocking Your Core Competencies
Advanced interviewing and self-reflection techniques (logbooks, guided interviews, structured brainstorming sessions).
Professional activity mapping tools (process flows, mind maps, and comprehensive task-to-competency matrices).
Self-assessment frameworks and targeted feedback loops to objectively measure and validate your acquired skills.
Strategic Selection of Experiences & High-Impact Activities
Relevance Criteria: Evaluating professional achievements based on business impact, complexity, cross-functional scope, autonomy, and process innovation/improvement.
Prioritization Strategy: Focusing on the most compelling executive examples for the jury while ensuring complete coverage of the official competency framework.
Activity Profile Building: Structuring individual activity logs detailing the context, objectives, actions taken, quantifiable results achieved, and specific competencies deployed.
Framework Alignment & Verification
Establishing explicit, bulletproof linkages between each selected career achievement and one or multiple competencies within the official degree framework.
Concrete Proofing: Demonstrating execution in real-world scenarios, quantifying business results whenever possible, and compiling supporting documentation or testimonials.
Expected Outcomes
The applicant’s portfolio will feature robust, highly structured activity descriptions that directly address the official evaluation criteria.
The candidate will be fully equipped to present a powerful, evidence-based argument demonstrating the relevance of their background against the strict requirements of the degree.
Step 5 : Critical Review & Portfolio Audit
Objective : To ensure that the final portfolio presents a cohesive, compelling, and bulletproof narrative that perfectly aligns with the evaluation jury's high expectations.
Content & Agenda :
Global Structural Compliance Check
Reviewing the logical sequencing of sections, the fluidity of the structural progression, and compliance with all formal guidelines (length, formatting, and annexes).
Internal Coherence: Ensuring each chapter flows naturally from the preceding section and seamlessly introduces the next.
Semantic & Logical Alignment Analysis
Harmonizing professional terminology (eliminating contradictions and ensuring precise vocabulary relative to the official degree framework).
Verifying the absolute clarity of the correlations between the described activities and the claimed competencies.
Impact & Narrative Optimization
Amplifying Strengths: Rephrasing key narratives to better elevate career milestones and highlight tangible, quantifiable business results.
Contextualizing Vulnerabilities: Strategically reframing perceived skill gaps or professional limitations as strategic learning opportunities.
Stylistic Adjustments: Refining syntax, spelling, typography, and ensuring the absolute consistency of all timeline references (dates, project names, metrics, etc.).
Comprehensive Candidate Feedback
Delivering granular observations, strategic improvement suggestions, and prioritizing immediate revision tasks.
Establishing a precise final-stretch action plan to finalize the ultimate version of the portfolio.
Expected Outcomes
A polished, highly coherent, and authoritative executive portfolio that directly mirrors the jury's evaluation metrics, fully prepared for official submission.
Step 6 : Jury Oral Defense Preparation
Objective : To equip the candidate with the essential communication strategies, tactical insights, and psychological confidence required to successfully defend their portfolio before the evaluation jury.
Content & Agenda :
Regulatory Framework & Practical Logistics
Official Rules Briefing: Reviewing structural duration, standard formats, jury composition, authorized presentation materials, and the typical defense timeline.
Logistical Checklists: Advanced time management, audio-visual technical preparation (slides, slide decks, supporting documents), and executive professional attire guidelines.
Persuasive Communication & Oral Presentation Techniques
Structuring the Opening Address: Framing your core executive summary, introducing a concise agenda, and delivering high-impact contextualization.
Advanced Argumentation Strategies: Successfully handling jury objections, elevating your professional career milestones, and flawlessly demonstrating the synergy between your experience and the degree requirements.
Vocal Control & Body Language: Body posture, eye contact, pacing, vocal modulation, stress mitigation, and handling unexpected scenarios.
Simulated Defense Mock Interviews
Role-playing drills replicating high-frequency jury questions (covering career trajectory, motivation, operational challenges, methodological choices, and future outlook).
Real-time, actionable feedback focusing on response quality, articulation, strategic argumentation, and presentation demeanor.
Successive iterations to sharpen the narrative, enhance spontaneity, and build unshakeable confidence.
Expected Outcomes
The candidate is fully equipped to pitch and present their portfolio in a fluid, articulate, and compelling manner.
The applicant can confidently provide evidence-based, well-structured arguments to jury inquiries while actively elevating their professional strengths.
The professional approaches the defense with deep self-assurance and complete compliance with all official regulatory guidelines.
Step 7 : Jury Oral Defense and Final Validation
At this final step, you will be invited to present your case before an official evaluation jury. The panel’s role is to analyze the real-world skills, insights, and capabilities you’ve built through your career, and cross-check them against the exact standards of the university degree.You will pitch and back up your career milestones in front of the jury. Based on your defense, the panel will make their final ruling on whether to grant you full or partial ownership of the official certification.
Full Validation (Validation totale) : If the candidate's acquired achievements fully correspond to the skills, aptitudes, and knowledge required by the certification standards, the jury officially recommends the award of the full qualification or degree.
Partial Validation (Validation partielle) : If the applicant’s achievements do not entirely meet the comprehensive criteria required for the degree, the jury will issue a partial validation. In this scenario, the panel will formally specify the exact knowledge and competency gaps that require further training, coursework, or alternative assessments. Under French regulations, the candidate is granted a maximum window of 5 years to successfully fulfill and validate the remaining competencies before the jury to secure their full degree.
