法國成人教育的主要目的在於提升國家的經濟發展以及解決失業率居高不下等社會問題。本研究所探討的法國成人能力測驗制度，主要在成人繼續教育的架構中發展，其與工作的轉換、職業的升遷及發展有直接的相關。自從一九九一年法令通過之後，所有的成人均可透過能力測驗制度以瞭解並分析自身的能力。本研究旨在探討能力測驗制度的興起背景、立法過程，以及目前的實施情況。最終從個別參與者、企業與職業訓練等三個角度，提出成人能力測驗對此三者之啟示。

The main goal of French adult education is to improve the economic development and to settle the problem of unemployment. The aims of the research are to explore the French adult competence test system which develops under the architecture of adult and continuing training. It is emphasized that this system strongly concerns the changes of job and the promotion of professional career. After the law in 1991 voted, all adults can participate into this system to realize their competences. The factors influenced the emergence of competence test system, the process of the legislation and the present dispositions are the main focuses in this research. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of adult competence test, the implications for the individual participants, enterprises and the vocational training are concluded.