DEA - State Ambulance Driver Diploma

Acquire the necessary qualification to develop the following professional skills:

1. Establish appropriate communication to inform and support the patient and those around them

2. Accompany the patient in settling in and moving around by mobilising his/her resources and using appropriate equipment

3. Implement hygiene and comfort care adapted to the patient's needs and situation

4. Assess the patient's clinical condition within his/her area of expertise

5. Implement care appropriate to the patient's condition, particularly those relating to emergencies

6. Prepare, check and maintain the vehicle suitable for land medical transport in order to ensure safe transport

7. Drive the vehicle adapted for land medical transport in compliance with traffic and road safety rules and in a manner appropriate to the patient's state of health

8. Use appropriate equipment and facility maintenance techniques, within his/her area of competence, taking into account the prevention of associated risks

9. Identify, report and deal with anomalies and malfunctions in connection with the maintenance of the vehicle, equipment and facilities and ensure traceability

10. Searching for, processing and passing on relevant information to ensure the continuity and traceability of care and activities and passing on professional know-how

11. Organising and controlling one's activity, cooperating within a multi-professional team and improving one's practice as part of a quality / risk management approach

The training is made up of five blocks of skills:

BLOC 1: Caring for patients of all ages as part of their duties (175h)

BLOC 2: Collecting clinical data and implementing care adapted to the patient's condition (210h)

BLOC 3: Transporting the patient in compliance with traffic and road safety rules (28h)

BLOC 4: Maintenance of the equipment and facilities of the land medical vehicle, taking account of intervention situations (35h)

The training also includes 245h of work experience (i.e. 7 weeks).

• Diploma from the Ministry of Health Level 3
(Certificate of training in emergency techniques and care - level 2)

Find out more about this qualification (RNCP36542, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, registration date of the qualification) by clicking here.

• All audiences

- a valid B driving licence (excluding the probationary period), in accordance with current legislation;
- a prefectoral certificate of fitness to drive an ambulance after medical examination, a medical certificate of no contraindications to the exercise of the profession of ambulance driver issued by an approved doctor, a medical certificate of vaccinations in accordance with the regulations in force setting the conditions for immunisation of health professionals in France

AND have passed the admissibility test on file and the oral admission interview-

To attend the admission interview, candidates must complete an observation period of 70 hours in a hospital department responsible for medical transport or in a medical transport company approved by the institute director in accordance with article 19 of this decree - have submitted the application file

20 people maximum on full course

5 people maximum on partial course

• Fully classroom-based training

• Personalised course
• Group lessons

• Equipped technical platforms
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning upstream of training entry.

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

Taking into account beneficiary satisfaction during and at the end of training.

Possibility of post-training support.

EN-certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult education, professional lecturers.

Possibility of validating one or more skill blocks

Registration file to be collected from Tuesday 12 February and to be handed in no later than Monday 8 June 2026 at the GRETA-CFA

 Following the order of 11 April 2022 concerning the DEA, the number of hours is 556 hours at the centre and 245 hours in a company.

Selection on the basis of a Portfolio and interview 

Date of oral interview: Thursday 18 June 2026

Date results posted: Thursday 25 June 2026 at 1pm

Additional information:  Telephone GRETA-CFA for any information.

• to 07 apr 2026 10h00
         GRETA Lycée Paul Arène Sisteron - 13 avenue du stade - Sisteron

Practise the profession of ambulance driver within health transport companies, care establishments (hospitals, clinics, etc.), specialised emergency services, in collaboration with a multi-professional team (doctors, nurses, physiotherapist masseurs or any other health professional).

Access for people with disabilities

Success rate: 88% out of 17 people who sat the exam Rate of integration into employment at the end of the course: 100%

Satisfaction rate: 81% out of 19 people who responded to our satisfaction survey

Integration rate into the target profession: 100%

Recommendation rate : 84% out of24 people who responded to our satisfaction survey

Total number of people continuing their studies: 00%

Total number of people leaving the course: 6%

This course is funded by the PACA Regional Council as part of the 2023 - 2028 Regional Health and Social Work Training Scheme: cliquez ici