Learning: choose your training, not so simple

Find an apprenticeship contract or professionalization is like running a marathon: it's not run in the race without preparation!

in recent years, the institutions that offer training have popped up like mushrooms. And of course, all are not created equal. In this scrub offers, how to choose the right school? And what are the criteria of choice, essential to take into account before engaging in learning or professionalization? Here are some questions to ask representatives of the schools during open days or fairs in the alternation.

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You should beware of schools who say they will "definitely" find the candidate with a host company. In fact, even schools or training centres that have strong partnerships and many with the companies do not call ever a contract in between "keys in hand". At best, they have to submit the CV to the recruiters and tell students who to call in such a business partner, but it is still the candidate to "consolidate" at the time of the interview.

training (or school) is known, companies in the sector?

To identify schools that have strong partnerships with businesses, the approach successful is to target companies that are of interest to the candidate and contact them to find out if they have partnerships with individual schools. "When young people ask us that question, we know very well steer them to our CFA [centers of apprentice training] partners," confirms Thomas Vilcot, director of human resources Casino stores Nearby, within the Casino Group.

What's happening there with the school if the candidate can't find a business?

In theory, the future apprentices have up to three months after the entry into training to find a host company - but it is much more comfortable to have signed his contract in learning prior to entry into training, that is to say, before the beginning of September. Same advice for the professional training contracts. In order to avoid significant disappointments, it is necessary, therefore, before registration, apply to the schools referred to in what status the students would benefit if they could not find company in a timely manner.

What to do if the company advises a school rather than another?

In this case, it is best to follow this recommendation, in duplicated, of course, the entries in several other institutions.

Some large companies, such as BNP Paribas, recruit virtually no outside partnerships, often long-standing, with various universities, business schools and engineering schools.

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What time between school and business?

To choose, it is necessary to have in mind the specifics of training in apprenticeship or in contract of professionalization. The idea is to take advantage of the forums of the alternation, or open doors to questioning the representatives of the school on teaching methods and on the conditions of the validation of competences in the company. He must not forget to ask what is the use of the time type, in order to anticipate on the organisation of working time between the company and the school.