In partnership with the University of Lorraine and with the support of the Association of Mayors of Meurthe & Moselle and the Grand Est Region, IAE NANCY and the Centre de gestion 54 have launched the creation of the University Diploma for Town Hall Secretaries (DU SEMA), a university-based, professional training programme.
The job of secretary-general of a town hall covers a very broad field of action and therefore requires a high degree of versatility and general knowledge of public law and budget management.
Level 5 qualification (bac +2) available on a degree course.
Diploma registered with the RNCP Code RNCP37067
The course is offered at 2 sites:
NANCY at IAE NANCY – Campus ARTEM
LONGWY at IUT de Longwy at Cosnes-et-Romain
The University Diploma in Town Hall Secretaries is designed to meet the recruitment needs of local authorities and public establishments in the Meurthe & Moselle department for positions as town hall secretaries.
The job of town hall secretary covers a very broad field of action and therefore requires a high degree of versatility and general knowledge of public law and budget management.
Public sector employers are looking for trained, operational candidates for this job. The course offers students the opportunity to learn about the wide range of skills required for this position and enables them to acquire the knowledge and know-how to be effective in their future professional roles.
See “Course programme – Skills blocks” below.
The Diplôme Universitaire Secrétaire de Mairie is designed to meet the recruitment needs of local authorities and public establishments in Meurthe & Moselle for town hall secretary posts.
PACE OF TRAINING
335 hours of lectures and tutorials in subjects such as the local authority environment, civil status, town planning, legal management, financial management, human resources management, management, communication, project management, etc. The courses are taught by lecturers-researchers and local authority professionals.
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8 weeks, or 280 hours, of practical work experience , which will be the subject of a work experience report and a viva. In addition to the compulsory work placement, it is possible to carry out one or more periods of immersion in a local authority or public institution. These take place throughout the theoretical training, alternating with classes or during school holidays.
START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: September
The diploma is made up of 3 blocks of skills, a long work placement in a local or regional authority, 30 hours of methodological support and 5 hours of assessment.
These modules will consist of lectures, tutorials and practical exercises.
SKILLS MODULE #1
SUPPORTING AND ADVISING ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
105 hours
Management of local authorities
Implementation of local projects
SKILLS MODULE #2
PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
63 hours
Reception and visitor information
Preparation of administrative documents
Preparation and organisation of electoral processes
SKILLS MODULE #3
MANAGING MUNICIPAL SERVICES
132 hours
Budgetary and financial management
Human resources management
Implementation of public procurement
Management of municipal land
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
Continuing vocational training enables all employees, whatever their professional or personal situation, to update their skills and promote their professional development.
Whether you’re an employee, a jobseeker or self-employed, you can obtain a diploma, a short or long training course leading to a qualification, either face-to-face or by distance learning, on a sandwich course, or even take part in a validation of prior learning programme…
The University Diploma is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning or Accreditation of Professional and Personal Experience programme.
Our Professional Integration and Career Development Department will help you with your plans to return to education by offering you personalised interviews, guiding you through our range of training courses and informing you about the funding available depending on your status.
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The diploma is open to :
Jobseekers and students must hold a baccalauréat or equivalent.
Public-sector employees must be working in the civil service.
Specific features for local authority employees who are medically unfit for work
Before joining the DU, a legal framework is provided by the CDG in conjunction with the territorial employer. It will be checked that the statutory status of local authority employees allows them to take the training course. Recognition as a disabled worker will also be a mandatory prerequisite.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The SEMA University Diploma is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE) programme or a Validation des Acquis Professionnels et Personnels (VAPP) programme.
Learn moreIn addition to the compulsory work placement, it is possible to carry out one or more immersion periods in a local authority or public institution. These take place throughout the theoretical training, alternating with classes or during school holidays.
Registration fees for national diplomas are set annually by ministerial decree. See details.
Possibility of mobilising the Personal Training Account (CPF)
Possibility of funding from the Grand Est Region for jobseekers
For all questions relating to training
For all questions relating to the preparation of applications for continuing education funding
The educational costs and registration fees for jobseekers are covered by the Grand Est Region.
