In the last year of the engineering course (5-year degree), students have the opportunity to sign a professional training contract with a company. This experience of being an employee consolidates their training. This then gives the company an operational engineer trained in company methods.
Principle of the professional contract
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The student in the final year of the engineering course undertakes a supervised project for and by the company to be defined between the school and the company. The project will be assessed by a panel on which the company will sit. The student then completes their end of course project in the same company over an uninterrupted period of 6 months (March to the end of August inclusive) during which they can be entrusted with a large-scale project or assignment. This scheme covers all teaching specialisms.
The framework of the contract
Created by the law of 4 May 2004 on lifelong vocational training, the professional training contract aims to give young people aged 16 to 25 and job seekers over 26 professional experience by giving them a qualification through work-study training and personalised support. The company is then a stakeholder in the training that forms part of the degree.
The cost of a professional contract
- The company contributes up to €5,300 of the educational costs for the entire year under contract.
- The student is employed at a minimum level of 80% of the minimum wage during their last year of schooling.