<p class="chapo">The VAE or &ldquo;Validation des Acquis de l&#39;Exp&eacute;rience&nbsp;&raquo; is a procedure that allows any French educational institution to grant degrees based on a minimum of 3 years work experience. A portfolio of the applicant&#39;s achievements and work experience is presented to a committee at the educational institution. The committee then decides if the documents presented in the portfolio show work that merits partial credit towards a particular degree. Established by Decree n&deg; 2002-590 of 26 April 2002.</p>

<p class="chapo">All VAE students are required to take part in an interview before they can apply.</p>
