Decentralization Course
Master French decentralisation and public management. Learn how competence transfers impact budgets, services, mobility, housing, and welfare, and gain concrete tools for contracts, coordination, citizen engagement, and performance-driven local governance.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This Decentralisation Course provides a clear, practical overview of French local governance, covering core transferred competences in economic development, housing, transport and social services, plus key laws like Defferre, MAPTAM and NOTRe. Discover how to handle budgets, contracts, EU funds, intercommunal cooperation, risk management, evaluation tools and citizen participation to deliver local policies efficiently and securely.
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Develop skills
- Design decentralisation strategies: align local powers, laws and budgets fast.
- Manage transferred services: organise mobility, housing, welfare and culture.
- Build intergovernmental deals: negotiate with State, region and EPCI partners.
- Secure smart funding: mix DGF, grants and EU funds into solid local projects.
- Monitor performance: set KPIs, dashboards and citizen-friendly reports.
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