BTS Systems Maintenance — option A: Production Systems
This qualification (RNCP36968) is delivered by Lycée Sainte-Claire in Sury-le-Comtal, Loire (42), France. It is a nationally recognised French vocational qualification. Full details are available on the France Compétences website.
Target audience & Prerequisites
This training leads to the BTS Maintenance des Systèmes — Option A : Systèmes de Production qualification (RNCP36968), Niveau 5 — Bac+2. Entry is open to students completing 3rd year (college graduates) or those transferring from equivalent programmes. Accessible via both initial schooling and apprenticeship. Open to applicants with disabilities — individual assessment provided.
Admission requirements
Admission is based on application review and individual interview. Applications are accepted throughout the year subject to file review. Accessible as initial schooling or apprenticeship. Adapted pathways available for holders of equivalent qualifications in another speciality.
Programme
Programme contents conform to the national curriculum (référentiel). Access is individualised based on an initial assessment. Contact us or consult the France Compétences record for the full programme details.
Teaching resources & facilities
Training takes place in our dedicated professional workshops equipped with industry-standard tools and equipment. Practical sessions in real working conditions are complemented by theoretical instruction and digital resources.
Duration & cost
Initial schooling pathway: 3 years — approx. 490 teaching hours/year — work placements included.
Apprenticeship pathway: 3 years — approx. 1,850 hours over the full course — alternating weeks between workplace and training centre.
Cost: covered by the OPCO training fund. No fees for apprentices.
Career outcomes
Graduates of the BTS Maintenance des Systèmes — Option A : Systèmes de Production programme access careers in the fields covered by the qualification. Employment is available across multiple sectors. See the France Compétences record for the full list of accessible job roles.
Assessment methods
Skills are assessed continuously throughout the programme via a competence portfolio. End-of-programme examinations validate the qualification. A satisfaction survey is conducted at the end of the course.
Further studies & specialisation
Graduates may continue to higher-level qualifications (BTS, Licence Pro, engineering schools) or specialise through professional certificates. Contact us for details on pathways available from this qualification.
Framework applicable to new enrolments from the September 2027 intake. Apprentices already enrolled continue on the current framework.
RNCP42746 · Diploma code 32025014 · Certifying body : French Ministry of Higher Education and Research · Registered until 31/08/2032 · France Compétences record ↗
Keep industrial equipment running.
🎯 What you will be able to do
- Identify the origin of an industrial breakdown.
- Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Propose and implement improvements.
- Support the integration of a piece of equipment.
- Organise interventions and monitor results.
📚 Programme
Vocational: maintenance of automated systems, mechanics, electrical engineering, hydraulics, pneumatics, diagnosis, risk prevention and maintenance organisation. Study of equipment operation and improvement.
General and scientific: general culture and expression, English, mathematics and physics-chemistry.
👥 Audience and prerequisites
Baccalauréat or equivalent qualification: in particular vocational bac MSPC, MELEC, STI2D or a general bac with a scientific focus.
Apprenticeship generally from 16 to 29 years old, with regulatory exemptions.
📝 Application and admission
Intake in September 2027. Application to the CFA and via Parcoursup for the relevant public. Admission after review of the application, validation of prerequisites and signature of a contract with a company approved by the CFA.
Reply after decision of the recruitment committee. Late entry considered case by case.
⏱️ Duration and work-study rhythm
1,420 h over 2 years: 1,350 h at the CFA and 70 h of optional international mobility included. Work-study rhythm according to the 2027–2029 calendar. Adjustments possible after positioning.
Mobility: about 15 days on application, with the company’s agreement, selection and funding.
🏭 Your host company
Your host company must be approved by the CFA to ensure the assignments match the BTS framework and support your success. An apprenticeship supervisor accompanies you.
Examples of assignments: locate a fault on a production line, check a sensor, take part in replacing a component, prepare a maintenance plan or propose a reliability improvement.
The CFA and the company define progressive assignments and monitor your learning, in compliance with safety rules.
🛠️ Learning by doing
Applied lessons, practical work on technical systems, case studies and projects at the CFA alternate with interventions in the company. A multidisciplinary team, a CFA tutor and the apprenticeship supervisor monitor your progress.
✅ Assessment and certification
Assessment of learning through exercises, practical work and projects. The diploma combines continuous assessment (CCF) and final exams, according to its national regulations. Partial validation, retention of marks and exemptions according to prior learning and the diploma rules.
💼 Careers and further study
Industrial maintenance technician, methods technician or automated systems maintenance technician. With experience: coordination of interventions or team leadership.
After the BTS: professional bachelor’s degree in maintenance or automation, ATS preparatory class or engineering school, depending on application and selection.
💶 Fees and funding
€0 training fees for the apprentice. Paid training according to the contract rules. Funded by the OPCO or the competent funder. Employer cost and coverage specified in the 2027 agreement.
♿ Accessibility and disability
Personalised study of needs and of teaching and reception adaptations.
Contact: Ms Estèle CHIPIER — +33 4 77 50 51 09
📅 Our 2027 events
- Open days in January: 15 January 2–8 pm · 16 January 9 am–1 pm
- Open days in March: 12 March 2–8 pm · 13 March 9 am–1 pm
- Job dating (registration required): Friday 2 April 2–8 pm — registration with the CFA is compulsory
The job dating supports your search for, and the approval of, your host company. It is reserved, on registration, for future apprentices joining CFA Sainte-Claire in September 2027.
📞 Let’s talk about your project
Laëtitia PLISSON · CFA Manager · +33 4 77 50 51 08 · cfa@lyceesainteclaire.fr
CFA Sainte-Claire · 8 rue des Parottes · 42450 Sury-le-Comtal, France
📊 Success indicators
The indicators below are those of the current programme; they will be completed with the results of the new framework from the 2029 session.
| Indicateur | 2024-2025 |
|---|---|
| Participants (hors abandons) | 4 |
| Réussites à l'examen | 4 |
| Abandons en cours | 0 |
| Taux de réussite (candidats présentés) | 100% |
| Insertion dans l'emploi visé | 2/4 |
| Insertion dans un autre emploi | |
| Poursuite d'études | 0 |
| Taux de satisfaction Global (Alternance) |
2026 exam pass rate: calculated on candidates who sat the exam. Source: CFA report, November 2026.
RNCP42746 · Diploma code 32025014 · Version 03/11/2026 · 2027 intake