The BELC training, organized by France Education International (formerly known as CIEP) are intensive courses offered to teacher trainers every year on the campus of the Université de Nantes. BELC (Bureau pour l'Enseignement de la Langue et de la Civilisation Françaises) trainings are intensive professional courses focused on four main objectives: improving instruction, improving training, improving evaluation, and improving classroom management.
Formerly known as stage pédagogique de courte durée (SPCD), the bourses de langue française are grants aimed at supporting teachers to perfect their skills in methodologies for teaching French language and culture. Through the grants, selected teachers and professors take part in a training session that lasts two weeks and takes place in France, at a training center selected by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
To respond to the nationwide shortage of classroom language instructors, the French Embassy is currently in the process of creating a program to facilitate the obtention of a teaching license for potential French teachers.
