The Bachelor of Technology program is celebrating its second anniversary at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille, and the first class is already busy looking for work-study opportunities.
On Friday, March 23, 2018, the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille hosted the signing ceremony for the partnership agreements for the Bachelor of Technology program, launched with four regional high schools. The ceremony was attended by Ms. Valérie Cabuil, Rector of the Hauts-de-France Academic Region, Rector ofthe Lille Academy, and Chancellor of Universities.
To kick off Industry Week, Arts et Métiers presents the results of the sixth edition of the "Young People and Industry" barometer, designed to understand and analyze how high school students in science and technology programs perceive industry.
On Friday, March 25, 2018, the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille hosted the signing ceremony for the partnership agreements for the Bachelor of Technology program, launched with four regional high schools. The ceremony was attended by Ms. Valérie Cabuil, Rector of the Hauts-de-France Academic Region, Rector ofthe Lille Academy, and Chancellor of Universities.
Since 2016, the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille has been partnering with the Baggio high school in Lille, the Gustave Eiffel high school in Armentières, the Malraux high school in Béthunes, and the Hainaut high school in Valenciennes to offer a degree program perfectly suited to the needs of the industrial world: the Bachelor of Technology. Thanks to its project-based teaching approach and ongoing links with businesses, it offers excellent career prospects while paving the way for engineering studies. For Patrick Chartin, headmaster of the Lycée du Hainaut, "this program is fantastic because it gives meaning and motivation. The students who apply come from technology backgrounds and can go on to higher education and a Bachelor's degree." This mindset and training are highly praised by Valérie Cabuil, Rector of the Hauts-de-France Academic Region, Rector ofthe Lille Academy, and Chancellor of Universities, who states, "We must encourage our young people in the region to pursue their studies and highlight those students who are committed to vocational and technological paths." Industrialists are also looking for young graduates who fit this profile: "Industrialists are looking for a range of levels from high school diploma to master's degree."
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The Bachelor of Technology program is celebrating its second anniversary at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille, and the first class is already busy looking for work-study opportunities.
The Bachelor of Technology is a three-year program, the first two years of which are completed as a dual degree with the BTS CPI at four partner high schools (Lycée Baggio - Lille, Lycée du Hainaut - Valenciennes, Lycée Gustave Eiffel - Armentières, Lycée André Malraux - Béthune) and ends with a year of work-study under a 6-week in-company, 5-week in-school program. It is time for the first class of Bachelor's students at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille to find their work-study placements, which will begin in September 2018.
In order to facilitate their meeting with companies in need of employees with intermediate training, Dorine Van Der Waals, deputy head of corporate relations, has developed a tailor-made event: the Bachelor's Speed-Meeting. On Wednesday, March 21, Bachelor's students each met with seven companies (GMD, Dior Parfum, Gekatex, Gary, Aluminium France Extrusion, Standard Industrie, and KyPlast). For Dorine, "it's important to give our students a helping hand. Thanks to the Bachelor's Speed Meeting, they can benefit from the school's network, conduct interviews in a reassuring environment, and not miss any opportunities." This initiative is appreciated by Bachelor's students such as Quentin Calonne, who says, "We are well guided, and it's very well organized," a statement confirmed by Thibaut Lasson: "If we had to look for companies ourselves, it would take longer and be much less practical."
For Jonathan Avez, a Bachelor of Technology student who is currently resuming his studies, the work-study program is a real asset to his education. During the first two years of his dual degree program, he and his classmates spend one day a week at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille. This is not enough for the student, who has experienced the workshops at the school where he is studying manufacturing. With a third year at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille, he will benefit more from practical courses. The work-study program will allow him to experience real working conditions, working on short-term projects from start to finish, such as creating a product prototype. The bonus: "We'll be working in a field we enjoy," says Jonathan, echoed by Quentin: "Today, we want to work and invest ourselves in a company."
That's good news, because these companies are looking for young people with this kind of motivation. The representative from Gekatex said during the Bachelor's Speed Meeting, "We want to have skilled people in our companies. So it's only natural to help motivated students by training our future employees through work-study programs, especially since these are hard-to-find profiles." Maurice Lepoivre, a mechanical engineering teacher, confirmed, "It's becoming increasingly rare to find students who are knowledgeable and skilled in technology; they're not easy to find anymore."
Students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology programs are therefore a rare commodity, and it is important to nurture them from the outset of their work-study programs so that their skills can be put to good use once they enter the workforce.
