| a) Target groups :A Production’s School welcomes students who want to learn a job through this direct professional practice. The school greets young people with good skills as well as young people who have had problems with the traditional education system and who did not find an apprenticeship. According to the different schools and trainings, the school receives young people coming from Junior High school or first year of High school (or apprenticeship).
b)Methods :This is a 3 years (or occasionally 2 years) training period. The annual training period is = 200 days. All is focused on A TRAINING TROUGH THE PRODUCTION. During the two last year, students work for customers. The specificity and strength of Production’s Schools is to give an importance to what students are producing. They are here to be trained, of course, but by carrying out works ordered by manufacturers or private individuals. Every production has to be good to be delivered. The valuation is based upon the requirements dictated by the principals. As a matter of fact the student and his teacher are subjected to the same requirements dictated by the customer (quality, delay).
The weekly working hours are based on 39 hours ; the time spent in workshops is approximately 27 hours, which represents 2/3 of the total time spent at school. As a consequence, this allows a real professional training for young people who are not too prone to do theory. For the other "1/3", it is devoted to theory teaching : "general/classical" and professional teaching.Students learn much more easily the theory necessary for their know-how in the workshop.
Technical or professional theoretical classes are given to Professional Masters who take care of the students in the workshop. Teachers are thus valorised by their direct relation with the professional practice.
c) Main objectives : The first Production School’s goal is to be a progressive integration place for professional and adult life with its own place, requirements and social links.
The insertion in the "working world" is the first finality of this pedagogy more than a diploma but another stake as important, is the confidence that the young find in themselves.
d) Main activities : it is through real and practical works given by customers that the student learns and understands the technical drawing , the technology, the mathematics, the communication.
e) Main outcomes : Actually, we can state that, despite students weaknesses, this type our education can certify a success rate of 95 % for the CAP (Professional skill certificate) and 80 % for the BEP (Professional studies certificate) - two rates which are much above the average - and at least but not last a 100 % for placing in companies.
These figures are the proof of the right appropriateness between the students, the offered validations and the professional branches expectations.. |