Civil servants around the world: get trained in France to prepare yourselves for tomorrow's public policy challenges!

3 high-level training courses

 
Every year, the INSP and IRA, France's leading public service schools, welcome international students. This provides a fantastic opportunity for public servants from all over the world to acquire new skills and prepare for the challenges of public policy in the future.

2 international courses at the French National Institute of Public Service (INSP)

The INSP, created in 2022, is the successor to the National School of Administration – École nationale d'administration (ENA). The INSP is the public benchmark dedicated to the recruitment, initial training, and continuing training of French top executives and managers. 
 
The Long International Training Course is designed for public managers at the start of their careers
The International Advanced Training Course is aimed at experienced senior managers

1 international course at the French Regional Institutes of Administration (IRA)

Created in 1971, the IRA train civil servants, the management category that forms the backbone of the French administration.
  
The IRA International Course is dedicated to promising middle managers

A shared recruitment process

The selection procedure, managed by the INSP, is carried out through French embassies around the world. There are several stages to the process: candidates register online, are pre-selected on the basis of their applications, sit a written test and an oral test, and receive confirmation that they have been admitted.
 
Further information on admission procedures and tests is available on the web pages devoted to each course.

 
This course enables  young public managers  to familiarise themselves with the French administration, in particular by following joint courses with French students undergoing initial training at the INSP, and by completing a practical internship in a French administration.

• Profiles | Young international civil servants or academics

Or, in exceptional cases, young professionals at the start of their career who are intending to pursue a career in their country's public service.

• Diploma obtained | International Diploma in Public Administration

Possibility of double courses with professional masters at prestigious French universities: Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université de Strasbourg and its Institut d'études politiques.

• Duration | 13.5 months (September 2025 → September 2026)

• Location | INSP Strasbourg

To find out all you need to know about the conditions for admission, the stages in the selection process, the course, the fees, the provisional timetable, etc. go to the Long International Training Course presentation page:

More information about the Cil

 
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This course enables  experienced senior managers  to familiarise themselves with all aspects of public management in France, in particular by following joint courses with French students and completing a practical placement in a French administration.

• Profiles | Experienced executives from foreign public administrations, occupying positions of responsibility and with the potential to develop and influence

• Diploma obtained | International Diploma in Public Administration

Possibility of double courses with professional masters at prestigious French universities: Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université de Strasbourg and its Institut d'études politiques.

• Duration | 8 months (November 2025 → June 2026)

• Location | INSP Strasbourg (November → February) et INSP Paris (May → June)

To find out all you need to know about the conditions for admission, the stages in the selection process, the course, the fees, the provisional timetable, etc. go to the International Advanced Training Course presentation page:

More information on the Cip

 
What our alumni have to say

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The CiIRA welcomes international  promising middle managers  to the graduating class of the French Regional Institutes of Administration (IRA). Every year, around ten high-potential auditors are trained under this scheme, making a total of more than a hundred since it was set up in 2012.

• Profiles sought | High-potential middle managers from foreign public administrations, at the start of their career or already experienced

• Diploma obtained | 7 months (September 2025 → March 2026)

• Duration | 7 mois (septembre 2025 → mars 2026)

• Location | IRA Lille, Metz or Lyon

To find out everything you need to know about the conditions of access, the stages in the selection process, the course, the fees, the provisional timetable... Go to the IRA International Course presentation page:

More information about the CiIRA (IRA de Lille)

More information about the CiIRA (IRA de Metz)

 
What the alumni have to say

Do you have any further questions?

 
The INSP teams are here to help! You can contact them by e-mail at the following address, and they will get back to you as soon as possible:

cyclesinternationaux2025@insp.gouv.fr
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