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Welcome to the world of the Compagnonnage OUR PURPOSE: To welcome, to train and to share knowledge with young people. OUR OBJECTIVES: To allow women and men to fulfil their full potential in a trade. OUR VALUES: Exchange, travel, encounters, generosity, solidarity and openness to the world.

THE COMPAGNONNAGE BOOKSTORE FURTHER TRAINING Key competences Innovations Training staff Advice and services Audit, expertise Today, LES COMPAGNONS put together activities to reach a common objective: the success of women and men throughout a trade. TOUR DE FRANCE (Worldwide journey) Information and orientation about trades Special high-school graduates Experiences in France and abroad Professional experience Community life Training from apprentice level bachelor degree EXPERTS Trades institutes Entrepreneurship Imparting institute Work groups on the becoming of trades

VOCATIONAL TRAINING ON THE JOB LEARNING PROGRAM for apprentices from 16 to 25 years old willing to receive a first trade training. Fostering the sustainable integration of young people into the labour market Objectives In active partnership with companies, Les Compagnons offer young apprentices a qualifying and bipolar training : The professional skills acquired from the employer joins the general, technical and human education provided by Les Compagnons. Advantages You alternate 4 to 6 weeks in a company and 2 weeks in a training centre of Les Compagnons. You receive an attractive wage. You get a diploma (CAP* or BAC PRO**), with the opportunity to continue your curriculum to get a Bachelor degree. You take part in a mobility project for 3 weeks in a European country. You are trained by a Compagnon. * Level 1 ** Level 2 More than apprentices per year 88% success rate in CAP* thanks to a personalized tutoring 94% of the apprentices have a job after the training 75% of the apprentices still work in their trade 6 years after their training

The mobility actions for the apprentices Procedure Three-week stay : one week in a training centre and two weeks in a company. It allows each apprentice to have a different approach of his trade. He acquires technical and practical skills, develops his language skills and is aware of the social and cultural context of the host country. Accommodation The accommodation is organized in host families, boarding schools, training centres or youth hostels. Countries Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. INTERNATIONALMOBILITY

Mobility partners

LE TOUR DE FRANCE (Worldwide journey) For young professionals from 18 to 25 years old who already received a training in their trade. Improve your skills while travelling Objectives After their apprenticeship, each young professional can acquire new skills thanks to a higher education which includes a professional career in France and abroad. Focusing on travel, exchanges, adaptability and discovery, the Tour de France is a real added value to the standard training. It forges a solid foundation for an international and dynamic career and gives access to positions with responsibilities. Advantages You get a unique higher education of excellence, in France and worldwide. You are paid at least 100% of the minimum wage (in France). You get other degrees until Bachelor Degree. You travel and live experiences in France and abroad in the 5 continents. You follow the evolution of your training and the validation of your skills on our information resources platform (custom-made for and by Les Compagnons): You become a Compagnon. You share your everyday life and your experiences with other young people from other trades and you develop your own network. More than young professionals improving their skills on the Tour de France 400 of them abroad

FURTHER TRAINING TRAINING For companies and employees wishing to acquire new skills. Develop new skills to enhance your career all life long Objectives Key competences: Impart the essential knowledge to the success of a particular trade. Innovation and management: Training in new techniques and skills to meet the requirements of the changing market and make leaders more effective in the field of management. Advice and services: Provide guidance and expert lighting to professionals in the knowledge of their environment. Advantages You are trained by the best professionals. They meet your regulatory requirements in the field of law, performance and new technologies. You get a personalized contact. Our salesman also works with you on developing the administrative procedures employees per year trained in France hours of training abroad Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Algeria, Morocco, Indonesia, Canada, USA, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Egypt…

THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIONS For creators and buyers of companies, leaders, and all those called to leadership roles. Training to responsibilities positions Objectives These trainings prepare men and women from a professional and human point of view accompanying them on all aspects of coaching and management: business, finance, management, law... Advantages You develop skills and responsibilities to take the right decisions. You can manage a work team: you train, manage, handle, motivate. You learn to understand better and measure results. You benefit from individual support.

Motivated teams AROUND YOUR PROJECT Our trainers work together. Their experiences interact together and complement each other to offer the student a real trio of skills. They impart their general knowledge in a personalized way and adapted to our trades. General education trainer Architects, security coordinators, technical controllers, engineers, management and communication specialists… they give professional answers to the questions of the craftsmen.. Consultant / Expert Real advisers in their field, they impart their skills acquired through their professional experience. Trade trainer sedentary Compagnons 110 training centres of Les Compagnons 60 directors of training centres partner companies

THE TRADE INSTITUTES (trade experts*) The TRADE INSTITUTES encourage innovation and technology transfer to achieve a higher level of efficiency. Each trade is studied according to seven criteria: The economic framework The regulation The organizational context The demography Cultural and social factors Technological developments The transfer of skills Its means Its means An annual action plan built around four topics: meeting, research, memory and training. Participation to the events of the business sector. Establishment of an international network of professionals. Animation of working groups and organization business events. The conception of training actions and services of Les Compagnons. * Craftsmen with an experience as a manager and with international experience.

WORK GROUP ON THE BECOMING OF THE TRADES For all the professionals of a particular trade The WORK GROUP ON THE BECOMING OF THE TRADES is a process of "reflection-action “ that allows Les Compagnons to anticipate trades in the future. The actions focus on six factors in the development of businesses: economic, organizational, demographic, cultural, regulatory, and technological. Its main mission Ensure the relevance of the proposed training, the sustainability of the field and acquiring new skills. INSTITUTE OF TRANSMISSION Created in 2009, the INSTITUTE OF TRANSMISSION trains and coaches actors of transmission company training mentors. Its missions Impart skills and knowledge to trainers to be in direct connection with the ethics of Les Compagnons. Give trainers the tools and means to accomplish their mission with perfection.

Individual, professional or training centre, you will find quality books about TRADES, TECHNIQUES and the COMPAGNONNAGE We welcome you from Monday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm 2, rue Brosse – PARIS Tel. : THE COMPAGNONNAGE BOOKSTORE

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