FCDA - Continuing Education Program for INSEE Statisticians (optional program leading to an ENSAI degree) Southampton, June 2010 INSEE: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies INSEE Statisticians About 55 INSEE statisticians recruted each year Civil servants, called les attachés statisticiens de l’Insee 2 years of basic training at ENSAI (specialized statistics graduate school) 6 years of (optional) Continuing Educational Program called ‘’FCDA ’’ INSEE Statisticians Training Program Recrutment 2 Years 2 Years 1 Years 6 Years Preparatory Basic Training First Continuing Education school Professional Ensai Position Ensai (FCDA) (full time) (full time) (part time: 18 one-week moduels) BSc level MSc level ENSAI: National School for Statistics and Information Analysis FCDA - Continuing Education Program INSEE statisticians can obtain ENSAI’ degree through continuing training This training with certification lasts a maximum of 6 years. It is characterized by: the validation of 18 one-week modules chosen among 38 modules (432 hours) a Master’s thesis FCDA - Continuing Education Program Six main subject matters: Economic Theory Workplace and Employment Economics; Industrial Economics; Macroeconomic Theory; Analysis of Current Economic Situation; Econometric Analysis of Panel Data; Health. Econometrics Economics and Social Sciences; Contemporary Families and Households; Education; Corporations; The European Union, the State and Local Municipalities ; Demography Techniques and Practices. Survey Methodology Nomenclature and Encoding ; Treatment of Non-Responses; Longitudinal Surveys; Economic and Social Data Collection; Calibration Techniques; Sampling Techniques; Small Area Estimation. Statistical Analysis Exploratory Data Analysis; Survival Analysis; Spatial Analysis; Advanced Data Analysis; Time Series; Advanced Time Series; Advanced Linear Models; Categorical Data and Count Data Analysis; Price Index Theory; New Approaches in Regression; Bayesian Statistics. Computer Science Advanced Databases; Advanced SAS; Data Warehouse – Data Mining; Networks and Security; XML. Professional Environment English; Management of Organizations; Project Management; Written and Oral Presentation Techniques. FCDA - Lecturers Universities and Research laboratories CREST, INRA, INSERM, CELAR, University of Colorado, University of Rennes 1 (IGR), University of Rennes 2, University of Paris 1, University of Cergy-Pontoise, University of Geneva, University of Franche Comté, École des Mines de Paris, Supéléc, Agro-Campus de Rennes, ENSAI. Official Statistics Agencies INSEE, Statistics Canada, DARES, DRESS, DGTPE, SESSI, INED, CEREQ, CNAM, URSSAF. Public and Private Firms Banque de France, Lawers, France Telecom R&D, Bank of Crédit du Nord..