Learn French using a business training budget.
- Use your government training budget to partly or fully subsidise your French lessons with Alpine French School via PDS Formation (in the Portes du Soleil) or Gallico (in Chamonix and elsewhere in France)
- We find out your budget entitlement and then organise your training grant for you.
- We will submit your application and liaise with the training budget organisation through to approval and payment.
- Employees on French employment contracts (including seasonal contracts/CDD)
- Auto-entrepreneurs
- French business owners/company directors
- Some international students
Auto-entrepreneurs
If you are registered as a French Auto-Entrepreneur, you should be eligible for a training budget which can cover up to 100% of the cost of your French studies. Your entitlement starts from the calendar year following the year of your first declaration.
French business owners/company directors
If you are have your own French registered business and pay social charges in France, you should be eligible for a training budget which can cover up to 100% of the cost of learning French. Your entitlement starts from the calendar year after you first set up your company.
Please contact us for more information
International Students
Training grants are available for some international students. Please click here for more information or contact us
Training Catalogue:
- We offer tailor-made Professional Training Courses from 15h-150h depending on your level, objectives and budget entitlement.
- Please contact us for more information or to receive a quote.
- Our prices depend on the chosen course and your budget entitlement.
Entry requirements:
Students must have achieved the level below the stated level on the CECR scale. For example, to start a B2 course (upper-intermediate) students must have achieved a level B1 (intermediate).
Objectives:
All of our language training programmes aim to improve your level of French in order for you to communicate and work in French more easily. We evaluate and carry out a Needs Analysis before the start of each training course so that the detailed objectives for the training course can be decided in detail.
Length of course:
The number of hours in your course will depend on the budget that you are entitled to. The length of your course will be determined by the number of hours in your course and the rhythm in which you would like to study. For example, it is possible to do a 15h Intensive French course in one week or to do 1h per week of individual lessons for 15 weeks. This is explained in more detail below and our training budget department will work with you to find a suitable course for you.
Admin time:
From the time your first enquiry to the start of your course, you need to allow 4-6 weeks for the training budget application to be processed. It is often possible to start more quickly than this but this depends on the organisation financing your training course
Prices:
Please see below for our various different pricing formulae. If you don’t see a suitable training course, please contact us as we can almost always find a solution!
Teaching Methods:
You can read more about our teaching methods here.
Evaluations:
Before the start of your course, in order to confirm that the course you are embarking on is suitable for you, you will do a pre-course evaluation which will give a starting level.
If you are using your CPF to finance your training course, you will do an official certified CLOE Language Test at the end of your course. For all other students, an informal assessment will be arranged at the end of your course to measure progression if required.
You will receive 2 opportunities to evaluate our services, the first after 5 hours of training and the second at the end of your course.
The CLOE Language Test is an adaptive test and gives each student a level on the CECR scale.
Disabled students:
Our school premises in Morzine is accessible for wheelchair users. We have a protocole in place for disabled students and our staff are trained in welcoming and catering for clients with physical and mental disabilities. Please contact us for more information so that we can give you personalised advice taking into account your personal situation. Read more here
Training Budgets for Business Owners and Auto-Entrepreneurs
Business owners and auto-entrepreneurs are entitled to training budgets to fund their training based on their type of business. On your URSSAF Attestation de Versement de CFP (Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle), your financer is marked so you know who you are with. Each financer has their own financing criteria and these change from year to year. Please note that your financer can also change from year to year in certain cases.
Managers funded by AGEFICE
We offer several packages depending on needs and preferences. After evaluation, we will advise on the best package for your profile. Contact us for more details.
Managers funded by FIFPL
We offer several packages depending on needs and preferences. After evaluation, we will advise on the best package for your profile. Contact us for more details.
Managers funded by Chambre des Métiers
We offer several packages depending on needs and preferences. After evaluation, we will advise on the best package for your profile. Contact us for more details.
Our sister companies PDS Formation (in the Portes du Soleil area) and Gallico (in Chamonix and elsewhere in France) offer training courses funded by your CPF. Please contact us for more information and we will be happy to point you in the right direction!
We offer a range of Professional Training Programmes according to:
- Your level
- Your objectives
- The length of your course
- Your professional background and needs
- The type of lessons chosen (group, intensive, private, online….)
Your personalised training programme is determined between us and you when you sign up for your course.
