The PARÉ malletier school, part of INSIL international higher institute

"HERITAGE x [R]EVOLUTION"

Academic aegis of the school (since 2021)

The PARÉ school is an entity operating within the INSIL International higher institute for leadership, a French private institution of higher education (UIA 008114W) based in Charleville-Mézières. INSIL is active since 2010 in higher education, including distance learning on an international scale. In 2017, when the "Paré Project, Paris and Laval" started, the board of directors of OGISPES (the management body of INSIL) decided to entrust the institute with an incubator role for the Paré craftsmanship school. In 2021 INSIL became the mother institution of PARÉ. The Nicolas Gilbert school, established in Belgium and managed by the Belgian branch of OGISPES, is a direct affiliate of its French counterpart.

Operational aspects of the Jean Paré school (since 2025)

While the educational aegis continues to be ensured by OGISPES - INSIL, since 1 may 2025 the school is, in financial terms, managed by the BELMAL France company. The latter also offers the Belmal House student grants. In the past all managerial matters were handled by OGISPES Belgium on behalf of its French counterpart.

PARÉ, and Gilbert & Paré: use of the names

The name of the French institution is Ecole Jean Paré, usually Ecole Paré. PARÉ, for short, as well as in the logotype, and for the brand name. Ecole des malletiers Nicolas Gilbert is used in Belgium, or Ecole des Malletiers in short (abbr. EDM). On a worldwide scale, in particular for the international certification of malletier-artisans, the full bi-national name applies, namely Ecole des Malletiers Paré & Gilbert.

Certificates and diplomas

The criteria that lead to success in our programmes are stringent, and so is the validation of ECTS and APL course credits. The diplomas (EQF/RQF and French level 6) of the PARÉ school programmes are awarded by INSIL (not titles or degrees awarded by the State). That factor does not constitute an impediment to the quality and level of the skills acquired by our graduates. Moreover, each student must start an entrepreneurial activity in the malletier field (during the second year of studies), else the diploma is not awarded. It therefore boils that 100% of the graduates are professionally active in their study field. Henceforward French RNCP certification is not being pursued by the Paré school, while international forms of validation (for example ECTS) is undertaken on a case by case basis through cooperation with partner colleges abroad.

ÉCOLE PARÉ is an entity within INSIL, a private institution of higher education in France

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