What is the Regional Council?
The laws of January 7, 22 July 1983 and August 13, 2004 set the allocation of powers between the state, regions, departments and municipalities with no community has the authority over another.
Hôtel de Région
© photo credit: Regional Council of Burgundy
The skills required
The regional councils were created by the Act of March 2, 1982. Over the years, the state has expanded and diversified their field of expertise. Since the Act of August 13, 2004, the regions involved in the following areas:
- Training and Apprenticeship
The Regional Council of Burgundy promotes learning, CAP in engineering degree. It co-finances the CFA, the AFPA, the renewal of teaching materials and tutor training. It is also setting up operations to enhance the health and social sectors. - Construction and renovation of schools
The Regional Council has set a goal to improve the living and study of 64,000 students Burgundy. To ensure equal opportunities, the Region is funding free textbooks, involves young people in their daily school through high school participatory budget, encourages cultural and sports practices. - Management of schools ATTE
The Regional Council is responsible for the technical staff of high schools (ATTE). 1751 technical staff of educational institutions working in the schools of the Region. - Land use planning
The Regional Council has a role in the local and rural development, including support for "contracts of the country." The Region is the largest funder of the territories. She is also involved in the policy of the city by supporting urban renewal and the associative fabric of neighborhoods. - Transport
The Regional Council manages the network of TER, which transports every day more than 42,000 passengers departing from 150 stations. It decides on local services in consultation with users and buy new trains. It also funds the development and rehabilitation of national roads. - Economic development
The Regional Council supports the establishment of new businesses, developing business parks and implements measures to promote employment and training of employees. - The inventory
Identify, study and promote the heritage area that is rural, urban, industrial, religious, artistic, architectural or furniture, is one of the compulsory jurisdiction of the regional council. He entrusted the exercise of that power and wealth in the service inventory management culture, heritage, sports and youth.
Skills optional
Beyond these skills required, the Burgundy region has chosen to intervene also in the following areas:
- higher education and research, improving the quality of student life on campus, by strengthening cooperation between researchers and business and by having a voluntary action for innovation
- Environment and sustainable development, promoting environmentally friendly practices and energy saving
- international exchanges and cooperation, in particular by facilitating youth mobility in Europe Burgundians
- culture, tourism and heritage preservation, funding facilities and cultural events
- agriculture and forestry by supporting farmers, producers and crop quality
- public health by helping health professionals to train and exercise in Burgundy
- the information technology and communication, developing broadband internet for all
More recently ...
Since ast January 2010, the Burgundy region experiences over three years, the decentralization of its channels (Canal du Nivernais Canal du Centre, Burgundy Canal and the navigable river Seille).
These include the management of the waterways on which tourism develops boating and water activities.
- Article du 12/05/2005 17:30, modifié le 14/11/2011 15:43 -