BADGE Automotive Distribution and Services Manager
December 2026
Are you in the automotive or transport/mobility industry and looking to develop your managerial skills or transition into a managerial or executive role? Learn more about our BADGE (Brevet d'Aptitude Délivré par une Grande École), providing a Certificate of Aptitude recognised by the French government and professionals in the automotive distribution and mobility services sector.
14 months - compatible with a professional activity
On-site learning
2- to 4-year higher education qualification, and professional experience in the automobile and mobility sector
10,914 €
Tuition fee: €10,914
Several financing solutions are open to you
Personal Training Account (CPF)
- The Personal Training Account (CPF) enables anyone in employment to earn training credits that can be used throughout their working life.
Professional Transition Project (CPF de Transition)
- This scheme is open to employees who wish to retrain while taking professional leave. It covers 100% of the cost of the training and ensures that they continue to be paid for the duration of the course.
Applications must be submitted and approved 3 months before the start of the course.
Further information: transitionspro.fr
Financing by the Unemployment Office (France Travail)
- Apply through your France Travail adviser.
Further information: francetravail.fr
Vocational Training Contract (contrat de professionnalisation)
- The vocational training contract is a work-study contract between a private-sector employer and an employee who meets certain criteria. It enables the trainee to earn a vocational qualification (RNCP curriculum) as part of a continuing education programme.
It is intended for young people aged 18 to 25 and jobseekers over 26.
Further information: travail-emploi.gouv.fr
Your company's skills development plan (plan de développement des compétences)
- The skills development plan lists all the training initiatives put in place and financed by the employer for its employees.
- Please contact your HR department to discuss how your project fits in with your company's needs.
Further information: travail-emploi.gouv.fr
Work-study retraining or promotion (Pro-A)
- Pro-A comes in addition to the company's skills development plan and the personal training account (CPF). The list of professional qualifications eligible for Pro-A and covered by your OPCO (a French government-approved organisation responsible for overseeing vocational training) is laid down in an industry-wide collective agreement.
- Pro-A is a joint project between the company and the employee. Please contact your HR department to discuss your project.
Further information: travail-emploi.gouv.fr
Professional Protection Contract (Contrat de Sécurisation Professionnelle - CSP)
- This contract is designed to redeploy employees affected by redundancy.
- All our diploma courses are eligible for the CSP.
Further information: service-public.fr
Apprenticeship contract
- This scheme is aimed at young people aged between 16 and 29 (30 minus 1 day) and confers the status of apprentice.
Further information: travail-emploi.gouv.fr
Self-financing
- ESSCA offers solutions through a monthly payment schedule for the duration of the course for diploma programmes.
- Your training fees are deductible from your taxes if you are an employee or a job seeker registered with the French Unemployment Office (Pôle Emploi), as long as they are incurred with a view to improving your professional situation or moving into a new profession.
- You can also take out a student loan.
We are happy to guide you in your choice of financing and will support you throughout the process.
