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Key Facts: Burkina Faso CAPES Exam

30 Mar–8 Apr 2026

e-concours.gov.bf window for 2026 secondary teacher concours directs

MSP / FonctionPublique.bf communiqué, 24 March 2026

Licence

Diploma required for the CAPES concours direct

UNESCO 2023 Burkina teacher-training diagnostic, citing décret n°2020-0245

24 months

ENS training length under the 2020 statut (theory then stage)

UNESCO 2023, décret n°2020-0245

Category A, scale 1

Classification of professeur certifié des lycées et collèges

UNESCO 2023 Table 7

French

Official language of the CAPES concours and ENS training

MSP / ENS official pages

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for Burkina Faso CAPES. Official pathway: MSP written/oral concours by discipline, then ENS Koudougou training under décret 2020-0245. Not an official-format simulation.

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1In Burkina Faso, CAPES is the acronym for which professional certificate?

A.Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat des Collèges d'Enseignement Général

B.Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Secondaire

C.Certificat d'Agrégation au Professorat de l'Enseignement Secondaire

D.Certificat d'Aptitude Pédagogique de l'Enseignement du Premier Degré

Explanation: CAPES is the Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Secondaire. It is the professional certificate of professeurs certifiés des lycées et collèges after MSP concours admission, ENS Koudougou training, and a practical certification exam. CAP-CEG is the collège certificate; agrégation secondaire is a later, separate MSP concours.

2Décret n°2020-0245/PRES/PM/MINEFID/MFPTPS created which civil-service employment for CAPES-track secondary teachers?

A.Instituteur certifié of basic education

B.Professeur agrégé des lycées only

C.Professeur certifié des lycées et collèges

D.Maître-assistant of a public university

Explanation: The 30 March 2020 décret created the employment of professeur certifié des lycées et collèges. It was modified by décret n°2024-0749 of 26 June 2024 and then recast by décret n°2025-1558/PF/PRIM/MFPTPS/MEF of 5 December 2025 (itself corrected in April 2026), which now carries the statut. CAPES is the certificate that sanctions ENS training for that employment. Instituteur and maître-assistant belong to other corps.

3On which date was décret n°2020-0245/PRES/PM/MINEFID/MFPTPS on the particular statut of the education métier signed?

A.8 April 2026

B.30 July 2007

C.30 March 2026

D.30 March 2020

Explanation: The Conseil des ministres approved the statut on 12 February 2020 and the décret is dated 30 March 2020. Décret n°2024-0749 of 26 June 2024 modified it, and décret n°2025-1558 of 5 December 2025 recast it; neither moves the 2020 signature date. 30 July 2007 is the orientation law of education, and 8 April 2026 closed the 2026 e-concours direct window.

4UNESCO's 2023 Burkina teacher-training diagnostic (Table 7), citing the 2020 statut, classifies professeur certifié des lycées et collèges as:

A.Category A, scale 1

B.Category B, scale 2

C.Category C, scale 1

D.A contractual grade hors échelle

Explanation: UNESCO (2023) Table 7, citing décret n°2020-0245, places this employment in Category A, scale 1. That classification belongs to the certified secondary-teacher corps after the licence-level concours and ENS pathway, not to a B or C instituteur scale.

5Which ministry opened the 2026 concours directs à épreuves classiques for professeurs certifiés des lycées et collèges?

A.MEBAPLN (basic education and national languages)

B.MSP (Ministère des Serviteurs du Peuple)

C.MESRI (higher education and research)

D.MESFPT as the civil-service recruiter of all teachers

Explanation: MSP opened the 2026 concours directs on e-concours.gov.bf (30 March 00:00–8 April 23:59). MEBAPLN steers basic education; MESFPT steers secondary and TVET; MESRI steers higher education. Concours recruitment is an MSP function, not a teaching-ministry portal.

6Under décret n°2020-0245 as summarised by UNESCO (2023), how long is ENS training for the CAPES/CAPET pathway?

A.Twelve months of theory with no stage

B.Six months of classroom posting only

C.Twenty-four months: a theory phase then a stage

D.Thirty-six months including a French MEEF master's year

Explanation: UNESCO (2023), citing the 2020 statut, describes 24 months of ENS training organised as theory then stage. That sequence is Burkina's particular statut, not France's master's-of-teaching (MEEF) model and not a six-month crash placement.

7Where do admitted CAPES élèves professeurs complete their professional training?

A.ENEP primary-teacher colleges only

B.Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo as the sole legal site

C.A separate national agrégation school in Bobo-Dioulasso

D.The École Normale Supérieure of Université Norbert Zongo in Koudougou

Explanation: Admitted candidates train as élèves professeurs at ENS, Université Norbert Zongo, Koudougou. ILSHS and IST (and ISTAPS for EPS) host CAPES options there. ENEP trains primary teachers; agrégation secondaire is a later MSP concours, not a separate ENS campus for first certification.

8How is the official Burkina Faso CAPES concours assessed before ENS training?

A.Written specialty and culture générale papers plus an oral, in French, by disciplinary option

B.An English multiple-choice battery identical to this practice bank

C.A bilingual Mooré–French computer adaptive test

D.An oral only, with no written specialty paper

Explanation: Official papers are written specialty and culture générale plus oral admission in French, by option. This English MCQ bank is a study adaptation of shared professional knowledge, not a translation of those papers and not a format simulation. Do not practise as if the concours were MCQ.

9After ENS training, the practical certification exam awards which diploma(s) under the 2020 statut?

A.Only CAP-CEG, regardless of the option

B.CAPES or CAPET, according to the pathway

C.A CAMES university agrégation

D.The baccalauréat professionnel

Explanation: UNESCO (2023) Table 7, citing décret n°2020-0245, states that the practical exam sanctions training with CAPES or CAPET. CAPES is general secondary; CAPET is technical. CAMES agrégation is a higher-education process and must not be mixed with this secondary certificate.

10Which 2026 institutional pairing is accurate for a CAPES candidate?

A.MEBAPLN opens e-concours.gov.bf and awards Category A

B.MESRI registers all lycée teachers on campusfaso.bf instead of MSP

C.MSP organises the concours; MESFPT steers secondary education; MEBAPLN steers basic education

D.ENS Koudougou itself opens the civil-service concours on its own portal

Explanation: MSP is the concours authority (e-concours.gov.bf / e-concours-pro.gov.bf). MESFPT is the 2026 ministry for secondary and technical/vocational education; MEBAPLN is basic education, literacy and national languages. ENS trains admitted élèves professeurs; it does not replace MSP as recruiter.

About the Burkina Faso CAPES Exam

Burkina Faso's CAPES is the professional certificate for professeurs certifiés des lycées et collèges, an employment created by décret n°2020-0245/PRES/PM/MINEFID/MFPTPS (30 March 2020), modified by décret n°2024-0749 of 26 June 2024 and recast by décret n°2025-1558/PF/PRIM/MFPTPS/MEF of 5 December 2025 (itself corrected in April 2026), which now carries the statut. MSP opened 2026 concours directs à épreuves classiques for this employment on e-concours.gov.bf (30 March–8 April 2026). UNESCO's 2023 Burkina teacher-training diagnostic, citing that décret, lists a licence in the teaching discipline, ages 18–37 (direct) or 18–44 (professionnel), Category A scale 1, and 24 months of ENS training ending in CAPES or CAPET. ENS institutes publish CAPES Direct options in letters (ILSHS) and sciences (IST). Official assessment is in French. This free English MCQ bank trains the shared pedagogy and education-system knowledge of the pathway; it is not an official translation or a format simulation.

Assessment

MSP concours direct or professionnel (written + oral, French, by option such as Français, Anglais, Allemand, Histoire-géographie, Philosophie, Mathématiques, Sciences physiques, SVT) admits élèves professeurs to ENS Koudougou. Décret n°2020-0245 sets a 24-month training (theory then stage) sanctioned by a practical certification exam that awards CAPES or CAPET. A parallel MESFPT examen professionnel CAPES/CAPET session also ran for 2026. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of shared professional knowledge — not an official translation, not a simulation of the written/oral papers, and not a substitute for disciplinary composition or classroom practice.

Time Limit

Varies by paper. 2026 concours-direct registration: 30 March 00:00 to 8 April 23:59 on e-concours.gov.bf.

Passing Score

Not published as a national percentage. Recruitment is ranked against posted vacancies; written papers are graded out of 20.

Exam Fee

Not published as a verified 2026 per-candidate CAPES tariff on MSP/e-concours official pages. (Ministère des Serviteurs du Peuple (MSP) via e-concours.gov.bf; ENS of Université Norbert Zongo (Koudougou) for training and the diploma)

Burkina Faso CAPES Exam Content Outline

~20% of this bank

Education system and statut

Décret 2020-0245, professeur certifié des lycées et collèges, MSP and ENS roles.

~18% of this bank

General pedagogy

ENS Pédagogie générale: teaching models, lesson aims, classroom management.

~16% of this bank

Didactics and lesson planning

Disciplinary didactics and communication pédagogique.

~12% of this bank

Psychopedagogy

Learner development, motivation and differentiation.

~12% of this bank

Measurement and evaluation

Formative/summative assessment and marking out of 20.

~10% of this bank

Education and society

Inclusion, gender and the teacher's public-service role.

~6% of this bank

TICE

Educational technology modules on the ENS support programme.

~6% of this bank

Concours pathway

CAPES vs CAP-CEG vs agrégation; direct vs professionnel.

How to Pass the Burkina Faso CAPES Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not published as a national percentage. Recruitment is ranked against posted vacancies; written papers are graded out of 20.
Assessment: MSP concours direct or professionnel (written + oral, French, by option such as Français, Anglais, Allemand, Histoire-géographie, Philosophie, Mathématiques, Sciences physiques, SVT) admits élèves professeurs to ENS Koudougou. Décret n°2020-0245 sets a 24-month training (theory then stage) sanctioned by a practical certification exam that awards CAPES or CAPET. A parallel MESFPT examen professionnel CAPES/CAPET session also ran for 2026. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of shared professional knowledge — not an official translation, not a simulation of the written/oral papers, and not a substitute for disciplinary composition or classroom practice.
Time limit: Varies by paper. 2026 concours-direct registration: 30 March 00:00 to 8 April 23:59 on e-concours.gov.bf.
Exam fee: Not published as a verified 2026 per-candidate CAPES tariff on MSP/e-concours official pages.

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Burkina Faso CAPES Study Tips from Top Performers

1Study décret n°2020-0245's employment of professeur certifié des lycées et collèges separately from CAP-CEG and the agrégation secondaire.

2Treat ENS orientation modules (pédagogie générale, psychopédagogie, mesure et évaluation, éducation et société, communication pédagogique) as the shared professional core across options.

3Practise disciplinary composition in French from annales in your option; this English MCQ bank cannot replace that paper.

4Learn the MSP / e-concours registration path and the difference between concours direct and concours professionnel.

5After MCQ review, write timed culture-générale and specialty dissertations in French.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Burkina Faso CAPES a multiple-choice exam in English?

No. Official papers are written and oral in French, by disciplinary option, followed by ENS training and a practical certification exam. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of those papers.

Who opens the 2026 recruitment concours?

The Ministère des Serviteurs du Peuple (MSP) opened 2026 concours directs à épreuves classiques for professeurs certifiés des lycées et collèges on e-concours.gov.bf from 30 March to 8 April 2026.

What diploma is awarded?

After ENS training, the Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Secondaire (CAPES), or CAPET for technical teaching, as framed by décret n°2020-0245 (UNESCO 2023 Table 7).

What education is required for the concours direct?

A licence or recognised equivalent in the discipline to be taught, according to UNESCO's 2023 summary of décret n°2020-0245. Do not assume a lower diploma is accepted for the direct CAPES route.

Where do admitted candidates train?

At the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) of Université Norbert Zongo in Koudougou. ILSHS lists CAPES Direct options in German, English, French, history-geography and philosophy; IST lists mathematics, physical sciences and SVT.

How is CAPES different from CAP-CEG?

CAP-CEG certifies collège (post-primary / first-cycle secondary) teachers, often with dual-discipline options. CAPES certifies professeurs certifiés des lycées et collèges (Category A) after a licence-level concours and ENS training.