Formation by alternation

The formation by alternation indicates a system of formation which integrates an experiment of work where the person concerned - alternating or the apprentice will work simultaneously in company and in an educational establishment like a training center of apprentices, a rural Family home or certain universities.

Introduction

Alternating a training given by the training center and a company of reception follows where it has a particular status, paid or training compensated or not. Many countries developed this type of formation with sometimes different names (example the German dual system). In the majority of the cases, alternation is practiced for vocational trainings.

Alternation in the world

Many countries developed this type of formation with sometimes different names such as for example the German dual system, the Suisse system of initial professional training, the co-operative teaching of Quebec, etc…

France: alternation

training centres by alternation

alternation or the formation by alternation indicates a system of formation which integrates an experiment of work where the person concerned - alternating it or the Apprenti - will work simultaneously in Entreprise and in an educational establishment like a Training center of apprentices, a rural Family home or some Université S.

alternating

Alternating a training given by the training center and in a company of reception follows where it has a particular status, paid or training compensated or not. In the majority of the cases, alternation is practiced for Enseignement S professionals.

work contracts

Alternation can be associated with a contract with specific work, that is to say:

It can also be done under school statute as in the rural Family home which has a contract of participation in the public service of education with the ministry for Agriculture. A law of 1984 (known as law Rocard) makes it possible the rural Family home to implement education according to " a rate/rhythm approprié". They are only in this case there in France.

Rate/rhythm of alternation

All the rates/rhythms are possible constant or variable, here rates/rhythms usually applied between the company and the training center:

  • 2,5 days in company, 2,5 days in training center (or 2 days and 3 days);

  • 1 week, 1 week;
  • 2 months, 2 months
  • 6 months, 6 months.

The rate/rhythm of alternation, whether it is short or long, has advantages and disadvantages. For example:

  • a too long rate/rhythm
alternating It will not be able (or very little) to frequently compare the theory seen in training center and the real practice in company.
alternating It will on less the occasion to transform its knowledge into know-how .
alternating It will not be able (or very little) to adapt its follow-up of formation compared to its experiment in company and conversely.
  • a too short rate/rhythm
It can disturb alternating it and/or the employer
It can not lead to a clear definition of the missions given for the practical periods which are likely to be reduced to odd jobs .
a rate/rhythm too jerked request an additional rigor on behalf of alternating (and the employer) in the follow-up of the tasks/projects.

Organization of alternation

Alternation requires a particular organization on behalf of the employer, alternating, and of the training center. The work contracts are besides in certain tripartite cases. The actors generally communicate by a notebook of follow-up of alternation . The evaluation of alternating is joint between the training center and the company. Such an organization shows well that alternation they are not training courses, but a division of the formation between the school and the company.

The company

The company must adopt with the center even its structure a whole of means making it possible alternation to take all its direction.

These human means can being:

  • Guide or Tutor in company or Master of training.
  • Responsible for alternating the
  • Corresponding human resources.
But also organisational:
  • Followed daily of alternating
  • accentuated Formation
  • more important Listening

The training center

  • Followed companies proposing alternation
  • Formation adapted to the rate/rhythm of alternation
  • Taken into account of the questions, the problems discovered by alternating during their practical periods in company

The Academic Service of Inspection of Training (SAIA) is placed under the authority of the vice-chancellor, it is in charge of the teaching quality control of CFA.

Alternating

Alternating will see itself in position to have an additional workload compared to a more traditional course (full-time formation). However, in particular in France, the apprentice is remunerated according to a percentage of SMIC established by the labor regulation.

Quebec: co-operative teaching

Switzerland: initial professional training

See also: initial Professional training

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