Training objectives :
1 To enhance the professionalisation of managers in the social and medico-social sector, Avignon University is offering a joint course, combining the Certificate of Aptitude for the Functions of Manager and Head of Social Intervention Unit (CAFERUIS) and a Masters in Governance of Social Action. .
The cross-disciplinary approach built up between these two courses enables participants, subject to successful completion, to obtain CAFERUIS certification and validate the 1st year of the level 6 Masters in Social Policy. The course is designed to meet the professional development and qualification needs of managers and senior managers in the social and medico-social sectors. Responsible for a work unit or managing a small establishment, their role is to manage teams and/or perform cross-functional functions. They are an essential link in the organisation, guaranteeing the quality of service provided to users.

Public concerned:
Candidates who have obtained either :
- A state-approved diploma with at least level 5 classification
- A diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications listed in the National Vocational Qualifications Directory (répertoire national des certifications professionnelles) and classified at least at level 6 of the National Vocational Qualifications Framework (cadre national des certifications professionnelles)
- An educational qualification (at least 2 years of higher education study) awarded by the State, nationally, or approved by the minister responsible for higher education, or a diploma, certificate or title registered in the national register of professional certifications classified at level 5 of the national framework of professional certifications
- A diploma classified at level 4 of professional qualifications, issued by the French State

Internships and work experience :
The work placement is linked to all the training units. It is carried out with a professional in a managerial or executive position in a social or medico-social establishment.

Lasting 420 hours (can be reduced to a maximum of 210 hours under certain conditions), the location and dates of the work placement are to be determined by the trainee during the course. The work placement is the subject of a work placement project and a work placement agreement.

Target skills :
- Analysing the socio-economic environment and anticipating future organisations
- Carrying out an organisational diagnosis and managing change
- Choose the management tools best suited to the problems encountered in the business
- Mastering accounting and budgetary principles
- Leading and mobilising a team
- Developing a communication strategy and managing networks
- Promoting and leading a quality approach in social and medico-social establishments
- Managing the activities of a social intervention unit
- Managing the human resources of a social intervention unit
- Manage the administrative, logistical and budgetary aspects of a social intervention unit
- Contribute to the establishment or service project