Internal Rules of the Training Organisation

These internal rules are established under Articles L.6352-3 to L.6352-5 and R.6352-1 et seq. of the French Labour Code. They set out the main measures relating to health and safety, the rules applicable to discipline, and, where required, the procedure and guarantees attached to disciplinary sanctions.

They apply to every trainee enrolled on a programme delivered by IFGR, for the entire duration of their training, on the premises where the training is given or, for online programmes, throughout the period of access.

Each trainee must comply with the health and safety measures in force at the place of training, and in particular with the instructions given regarding fire prevention and evacuation, and the use of premises and equipment.

Any accident or incident occurring during the training, or on the journey to or from it, must be reported immediately to the training organisation so that the appropriate action can be taken.

For online programmes, trainees follow the safety conditions of their own working environment; the technical rules of use are made available to them.

Trainees must observe the timetable set for the programme and attend it with diligence and assiduity. Any absence or lateness must be justified.

Trainees must behave with respect towards trainers, staff and other participants and refrain from any conduct likely to disrupt the proper running of the training.

Equipment and materials made available must be used with care and solely for the purposes of the training. Information and documents brought to the trainee’s knowledge during the programme are subject to confidentiality.

Any breach by a trainee of the rules set out above may give rise to a disciplinary sanction proportionate to the breach. A sanction means any measure, other than an immediate oral observation, taken by the head of the training organisation following an act regarded as a breach.

Depending on the seriousness of the breach, the sanction may be a warning, a reprimand or temporary or permanent exclusion from the programme.

In accordance with Articles R.6352-4 et seq. of the Labour Code, no sanction may be imposed on a trainee without the latter first being informed, in writing, of the alleged grievance.

Where a sanction is contemplated, the trainee is summoned to an interview and may be assisted by a person of their choice. The summons states the subject, date, time and place of the interview and the possibility of being assisted; during the interview, the reasons for the contemplated sanction are stated and the trainee’s explanations are gathered.

The sanction is notified in writing, with reasons, and is not given before a minimum period has elapsed after the interview, in accordance with the regulatory time limits. Where an immediate measure is justified, it may be taken without delay, subject to the protective procedure.

For programmes of more than five hundred (500) hours, trainees elect a representative and a deputy by secret ballot, in accordance with Articles R.6352-9 et seq. of the Labour Code. The training organisation organises the election and draws up the relevant minutes; where the election cannot be held, this is recorded.

The representatives convey to the training organisation any individual or collective suggestion or complaint relating to the running of the training and to working and life conditions during it.

For programmes of five hundred hours or fewer, no such election is required.

These internal rules enter into force on the date set by the training organisation and are made available to every trainee before the start of the programme.