D.U. Preparation for internal security competitions

• Prepare for competitive examinations for internal security, in particular the competitive examination for non-commissioned officers in the Gendarmerie Nationale débouchant, en cas de réussite, à une formation rémune;rée en école de Gendarmerie.
• Thus meeting the expectations of the specifications of the Government's Student Plan corresponding to the recruitment needs of a large number of gendarmerie non-commissioned officers.
• The DU prepares for general culture and institutional knowledge, prepares for oral exams including mock exam orals and provides the physical fitness and technical background to pass the physical tests for the competitive exam.

Open for initial training and continuing education.

You are motivated:

• to serve your country through action,
• physical and sporting activities

You have an interest:

• for order and justice
• for major current issues (societal, international, etc.)

• Students in initial training holding a baccalaureate or equivalent and preferably a first-year level of higher education, validated or not
• Trainee eligible for continuing education with a bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Age: at least 18 years old and 35 years old at most on January 1 of the year / according to the age conditions of the competitions

Total number of teaching weeks: 20 boundaries of the teaching period:

• Indicative start date for lessons: May 12, 2025
• Indicative end date of lessons: interruption from July 10 to August 31, 2025, then from September to November, extended teaching, by appointment depending on needs

Language of instruction: French

General knowledge, in particular the ability to understand and problematize major social issues in the current situation; knowledge of the legal and institutional context, notions of history, philosophy, sociology and psychology allowing to deal with and comment effectively on societal issues. Theoretical and methodological contributions on dissertation methods.

Mastery of written and oral expression, writing and argumentation, language skills, physical skills, resistance, endurance.

Acquire the skills and physical condition required for the competition; know and prepare specifically for the physical tests of the competition.
Know how to write and argue by mobilizing the knowledge acquired.

2 days of discovery of the Gendarmerie institution (immersion in barracks, presentation of resources)

• UFSI DU Preparation for internal security competitions

Repetition authorized and possibility of capitalizing teaching units.

This degree is not linked to an international program.