To obtain the National Superior Professional Diploma of Dancer thanks to the Validation of the Acquired Experience
You are a professional dancer and you can prove at least one year of professional experience (the activities may have been carried out continuously or discontinuously, full or part-time, paid or unpaid)
You can apply to the PNSD for the Validation of Experience to obtain the National Superior Professional Diploma of Dancer.
The PNSD does not offer VAE for the State Diploma of Dance Teacher. More information here
What is VAE?
Obtaining a certification thanks to one's experience
Any person, regardless of age, nationality, status or level of training, who can prove that they have at least one year's experience directly related to the qualification in question, can apply for VAE. This certification, which may be a diploma, a title or a certificate of professional qualification, must be registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP).
VAE is not :
an automatic conversion of experience into certification;
training.
It is distinct from :
the validation of professional experience known as "VAP of 1985";
the validation of higher education, known as "VES".
What is it used for?
To obtain certification
To make your certification consistent with your level of responsibility
To validate your experience for yourself
To have your skills recognised
To obtain a level of qualification allowing access to training at a higher level or to enter a competition
Change jobs
Develop professionally/get a raise or promotion
Develop your self-confidence
How does it work?
You send the certifying authority (PNSD) a file describing your experience. Then, depending on the certification, you will be put in a professional situation in front of a jury or you will present your file to them. In both cases, the jury will talk to you and decide whether to validate your experience in full, in part or not at all. The whole process takes between eight and twelve months (from the definition of the project to the validation tests before the jury).
The certification obtained through VAE has the same value as that obtained through training.
Undertaking a VAE procedure is not just a formality; it requires real involvement and motivation to take up this challenge.
If you are an employee, you can ask your employer for help if you wish. At no time are you required to inform your employer of the process.
Discover the stages of VAE
1. Define your project
2. Get information
3. Be eligible to submit your first application
4. Prepare for validation
5. The final assessment
A VAE process must be planned over time. Think of using a dashboard summarising all the stages!
What is the DNSP Danseur?
The DNSP Danseur validates the acquisition of general and professional knowledge and skills corresponding to the practice of the profession of dancer. The DNSPD is registered in the Register of National Professional Certifications (RNCP) as a diploma of level Bac+3 (level II)
Find out more about the VAE process
FAQ Individuals > download the FAQ sheet
http://www.vae.gouv.fr/informations-pratiques/foire-aux-questions-faq/foire-aux-questions-faq.htm
In this FAQ you will find precise information on :
The general framework of VAE
Conditions of the experience: nature, duration, calculation
The financing of the VAE
The candidate and his employer
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ON THE DNSP
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ON THE V.A.E.
Support
It is not always easy to write a dossier when it is a question of highlighting one's own skills and experience, analysing them and highlighting them in relation to the diploma's reference framework of skills. (not compulsory and number of places limited).
The aim of the coaching is to help the candidate to analyse his/her professional career and the different work situations in which he/she has evolved, to structure his/her thoughts and to help him/her to gain perspective on his/her experience.
This support will help the candidate :
to understand the meaning of putting together the file presenting the experience gained (livret 2), so that, among other things, it forms a relevant basis for the meeting with the jury
to identify, explain and transcribe their own skills, knowledge and resources
formalise their experience and their project
prepare for the interview with the jury
This support lasts 16 hours. It will take place at the PNSD Rosella Hightower between 4 January 2021 and 15 July 2021. Candidates who register for the coaching will receive details of the schedule (dates, times, locations, etc.) in December 2021.
The coaching is subject to a registration fee of €850 for the Rosella Hightower PNSD. The cost of this accompaniment is part of the expenses related to the VAE procedure and can therefore give rise to financing.
>> Success rate for the Validation of Acquired Experience to obtain the DNSP dancer in the last 3 years
Year 2022
Total validation: 100% (9 candidates)Year 2021
Total validation: 83.3% Partial validation: 16.7Year 2020
Total validation : 100% (9 candidates)Year 2019
Total validation: 100%
51 continuing education trainees trained in 2020-21 at PNSD Rosella Hightower, an overall satisfaction rate of 85%.
The PNSD Rosella Hightower is open to any specific request in the event of a disability, in order to facilitate your participation in our training courses.
Contact the Disability Officer : delphine.burois@pnsd.fr