You can spend a competition access to the French civil service.

To be eligible to enter the contest, you must complete the general conditions governing access to the French civil service.

Your diplomas, training, experience in another European country or in the Principality of Andorra may be admitted as equivalent to the diploma or training or experience required to stand for the competition.

You should check with the competition's organizing authority to find out if your diploma, training or experience is admitted.

You can access the French civil service by detachment if you are in one of 2 situations:

• You are a public servant in a country European or in the Principality of Andorra
• You hold or have held a position in an administration, agency or establishment in a country European or in the Principality of Andorra, whose tasks are comparable to those of administrations, regional or local authorities and public establishments in France

You must complete the general conditions governing access to the French civil service.

All corps and job frames are accessible through secondment.

You have access to corps and frameworks of employment Public Service that corresponds to the duties you have previously held, based on your professional experience.

When you are detached, you are paid by your French host administration.

You benefit from the social protection and pension schemes applicable to the functions you hold in this administration.

Posting to a corps or to a post may be followed by integration.

If you are allowed to continue your secondment beyond a period of 5 years, you are offered to integrate your detachment body or framework of jobs.

You can be recruited by contract (CSD: titleContent or DTA: titleContent) as a contractor of the French civil service.

You must complete the general conditions governing access to the french civil service.