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Amsterdam, OCTOBER 21, 22 2008. EUE Network. MODEL AND GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICAL PLACEMENT OF STUDENT IN EUROPE ALAIN JUNGMAN, MARIE LISE MICHELI, KRISTINE JURSKI Institut Universitaire de Technologie Université Paris Diderot FRANCE. University Enterprise.
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Amsterdam, OCTOBER 21, 22 2008 EUE Network MODEL AND GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICAL PLACEMENT OF STUDENT IN EUROPE ALAIN JUNGMAN, MARIE LISE MICHELI, KRISTINE JURSKI Institut Universitaire de Technologie Université Paris Diderot FRANCE
University Enterprise Economical crisis on employment of young people Adaptation of curricula to the evolution of society Practical placement Innovative answer to graduate difficulties to integrate the job market
Professionalization in highereducation A political and social reason improvehigherdegreediploma on job market An institutionalreason demonstratetheir social and economicalusefulness A strategicalreason : developconnectionbetweenuniversities and companies adapt to the society evolution
Universityrole Before : to produce and transmit knowledge Now : to give professional skills
Reasons Fast evolution of the technics Strong competition in industry aznd business Emergence of a new population with different backgrounds
Twodifferentapproaches of PPS « Stage » : continuous period of professional training in enterprise « enseignement en alternance » : alternate university – enterprise work based training
Stage Existssincemanyyears in technical short curricula (2 years of highereducation) : BTS = brevet de technicien supérieur : 1 montheachyear DUT = diplôme universitaire de technologie : 2 months (canbeconsidered as a test period in the view to behired)
Organisation Training staff Academictutor : whichvisits the student in the enterprise Enterprise tutor : whichevaluates the workdone in the enterprise Evaluation Individualwritten report Oral presentation Examinationboard (academic and enterprisetutors + …)
Alternateuniversity / enterprise curriculum « enseignement en alternance » Sandwich periods of time (few days, few weeks, few months, …) Old system for manual training in lowleveleducation system to preparelaborer to a specific job (butcher, carpenter, plumber, …) New system for universitylevelstudents
Alternance Objectives Inside university : studentdemandrising rate of examinationfailure Outsideuniversity : workenvironmentincreasingunemployment rate
Alternance • The aim of « alternance » • knowledgeadaptated to up-to-date need of the company • practical and technicalcompetences • professionalbehaviour
Alternance • The background of alternance • general and theoreticalknowledgeatuniversity (or in an educational center) • competences in the enterprise
Legalorganization • Twokinds of alternateinternship situations • apprentissage (apprenticeship) • contrat de professionalisation (contrat of professionalisation)
Legalorganization • Apprentissage • Student (16-25 yearsold) • To prepare an academicdegreeprofessionallyoriented • Contrat de professionalisation • Young unemployment people (16-25 yearsold) • To acquire or improveprofessional qualification
Materialbenefits • Contract of employmentpurposelydesigned for thiscategory of employment • The student : salary (from 410 to 780 euros) according to the age of the student and hislevel of study • The company : • - exonerationfromemployers social security contributions • - Basic allowance of 1000 euros per apprentice-student
Pedagogicalbenefits • Involvement of the company : • Giving a job to the studentrelated to the training objectives of the degree • Tutoring and coaching the student • Participating to the pedagogical meetings • Participating to the students oral tests at the end of the year • Participating to the board of examiners
Roleof the enterprisetutor • Regular meetings : • to check objectives and working conditions • to point out difficulties and to examine their solutions • to assess the workdone, the know-how, skills, … • To evaluate the behaviour • Apprenticeshipdiary
Pedagogicalstrategy of the academictutor • Visit of the host company and meet the companytutor • Organization of special report sessions to take stock of the experience (social and technical) acquired by the students in the companies • Regularassessment by the student of : • the progress made in the company • the evolution of the academic curriculum
EUE Network MODEL AND GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICAL PLACEMENT OF STUDENT IN EUROPE Alain Jungman, Marie Lise Micheli, Kristine jurski Institut Universitaire de Technologie Université Paris Diderot France alain.jungman@univ-paris-diderot.fr marie-lise.micheli@univ-paris-diderot.fr