05 non-teaching staff in public higher education under the responsibility of the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research
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In 2013-2014, 54,700 non-teaching staff fulfilled administrative, technical or support functions in public higher education institutions.
In the academic year 2013-14, 54,700 staff carried out administrative, technical or support functions in public higher education institutions, including autonomous institutions, representing almost half of all staff working in higher education. This number was 3% down on 2010. Numbers of administrative, health and social personnel (Administratifs, sociaux et de santé - ASS) have fallen by almost a fifth since this date.
The number of engineers and technical staff for research and training (Ingénieurs et personnels techniques de recherche et formation - ITRF) has increased by 7.5% since 2010. This rise is mainly due to the increase in category A and B posts (respectively 14% and 15.9%). Staff numbers in the category C have decreased over the same period (-1%). The number of library staff has increased slightly since 2010.
In 2013-14, ITRF personnel made up the majority of non-teaching staff (66%). ASS personnel represented a more than a quarter and fewer than one person in ten was a member of library staff.
Irrespective of the profession, category C employees make up the largest proportion. They represent 53% of ASS, 42% of ITRF and 40% of library staff. Category A employees represent about one third of ITRF and library personnel, and only 18% of ASS. One quarter of ITRF and ASS staff are category B employees. This percentage is a little higher for library personnel (30%).
The staff are predominantly female (63%) but the proportion of women differs according to the profession. They are especially well represented among ASS personnel (84%), and represent 70% of library personnel and 54% of ITRF.
The average age of these employees is around 46. ASS personnel are a little older (47 years) than their ITRF counterparts (45.9 years) and library staff (45.1 years).
Most non-teaching staff in higher education included within the scope of this study (see opposite) have tenure. Those who are non-tenured work almost exclusively in the ASS branch. About 8% of personnel work part-time. This proportion varies according to the positions held and the category in the hierarchy. It is therefore more frequent among ASS personnel (19%) than ITRF (4%) or library staff (7%). There are also more part-time staff among category C employees in the ASS and ITRF branches than among staff in the other categories.
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non-teaching staff
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Engineers and technical staff for research and training (ITRF)
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
administrative, social and healthcare staff
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
library staff
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
Metropolitan France + overseas departments
05.01 Administrative, technical and support staff in 2013-14 (paid from the 'Higher education courses and university research' and 'Student life' budgets).
1 Including non-tenured staff.
2 Managing directors and directors of central administration.
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05.02 Non-teaching staff - Distribution by type of staff (%)
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05.03 Proportion of women among the main bodies of non-teaching staff in 2013-14 (%)
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Etat de l'enseignement supérieur et de la rechercheL'état de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche en France n°8 - juin 201505 - les personnels non-enseignants de l’enseignement supérieur public sous tutelle du MENESR - Danielle Prouteau
