Six RS Certificates Renewed by France Compétences: The Result of a Collective Effort

This achievement is the result of a process launched well ahead of the renewal deadline. Since early 2025, IPERIA’s teams, led by the Professional Occupations and Certification Engineering Department, have coordinated a rigorous and collaborative renewal process.

Preparing the renewal required engaging directly with professionals, listening to employees about their daily work and observing the skills they actually use in practice.
Visits were conducted in Childminders' Houses (MAMs), and working groups brought together representatives of the professional sector, individual employers, family caregivers, employees, training providers and specialists in disability, autism spectrum disorders and cognitive disorders. This work was complemented by analysis of requests received through IPERIA’s telephone platform, monitoring of social media discussions, surveys, interviews and ongoing observation of social, regulatory and sector developments.

The project mobilised numerous teams across IPERIA, including the Professional Occupations and Certification Engineering Department, the Projects Unit, the Certification Management Department, the Telephone Platform, the Quality Department, the Occupations and Qualifications Foresight Teams, Institutional Relations teams, Professionalisation Development teams and partners from the Home Employment University (UDD). This collective, cross-functional effort was carried out within the framework of the sector mandate entrusted to IPERIA by the National Joint Commission for Employment and Vocational Training (CPNEFP).

The challenge extends far beyond the administrative complexity of a renewal application. It reflects a broader vision: that of a sector that continues to structure and professionalise itself while placing people—both employees and employers—at the centre of its skills recognition framework.

The six renewed certificates respond to growing and tangible needs: supporting children with disabilities or autism spectrum disorders, creating or working within a Childminders' House (MAM), supporting individuals with cognitive disorders at home and assisting people with physical disabilities.

These are everyday professional realities where skills development cannot be left to chance.

The renewal of these certificates sends a strong message: the skills of sector professionals deserve to be formally recognised, valued and continuously aligned with changing societal expectations and family needs.

The evolution of these certificates is not limited to updating competency frameworks. It is also reflected in their overall structure. One example is the vocational qualification Working in a Childminders' House (MAM), initially registered as a single certification in 2021. It has now been divided into two distinct certificates: Creating a Childminders' House (RS7547) and Working Collaboratively in a Childminders' House (RS7548)

This evolution reflects two clearly different professional realities: that of a childminder leading the creation of a new structure, including administrative procedures, management responsibilities and team cohesion, and that of a professional joining an existing MAM, seeking to integrate effectively and further develop their practice.

Two professional roles, two sets of competencies and two certification pathways. This level of precision is precisely what characterises meticulous certification engineering that remains attentive to field realities.