Vies de Chantier
Overview
Country:
France
Level of Outreach:
National
Field of Interest(s):
Facilitation of the mobility in Europe
Description
“Vies de Chantier” (“Lives of Worksite”) is a collection of 3 books published throughout the years by CCCA-BTP, giving voice through testimonies and photographs consecutively to company tutors, apprentices and trainers in construction in France. These professional life stories aim at promoting the attractiveness and excellence of the construction sector in France by sharing the field reality as experienced by the main actors of the French construction apprenticeship system. A 4th volume is to be expected in 2022, dedicated this time to the European and international mobility actors of the French construction apprenticeship system: company tutors, mobility referents, apprentices, supervisors, etc.
Project/Initiative Data
Total Budget:
120 000 € (+ 40 000€ for the 4th volume)
Phases:
December 2019: publication of the 1st volume dedicated to company tutors
June 2021: publication of the 2nd volume dedicated to apprentices
September 2021: publication of the 3rd volume dedicated to trainers
Between April and May 2023: publication of the 4th volume dedicated to actors of European and international mobility in French construction apprenticeship
Partners
Promoter: CCCA-BTP; partners: Dire Le Travail as well as multiple construction VET centres in France
Aim
Give voice to the 3 pillar actors of construction apprenticeship in France
Observe their practices on field and help them formalise their singular approaches of their activities
Affirm the place of apprenticeship in literary production
Outcomes
Results of the project/initiative:
All books sent to construction VET Centres in France and used as pedagogical material with apprentices (for French lessons for example)
Impacts/Outcomes 2:
Recognition of CCCA-BTP as main and key actor of construction apprenticeship in France by Ministry of Labour
Impacts/Outcomes 3:
Development of a partnership with the National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale de France – BNF)
Policy/Initiative
Skills Gaps:
Books used as pedagogical materials during French classes so that apprentices may learn with work-situated literature close to them
Mis-Matching of Skills:
This work of observation and analysis also allows to depict a clear picture of the on-field realities of construction apprenticeship actors in France, making possible to identify the major skills mismatching between what is taught in VET Centres, what apprentices learn in companies and what the environmental and digital transitions in the sector require
Skills Shortages:
These books demonstrate the excellence and expertise of the construction sector in France and contribute to the attractiveness of the sector
Recommendations
Training:
Allows to enhance linguistic skills as well as to serve as precise work situations for technical classes
Career Moves:
Helps to have a wider idea of all possible trades and occupations in the construction sector
Mobility:
European and international mobility will be addressed by the 4th volume
Entrepreneurship Opportunities:
Provides ideas and willingness to create their own businesses
Transfer in Europe:
Formalises the way company tutors and trainers teach their apprentices, but also how apprentices make a web of knowledge sharing with company tutors and trainers
Other:
Shows a large range of profiles integrated to the construction sector, demonstrating it is indeed opened to all
Organisation & Contact
Organisation:
Non-Profit, Public
| Name of Organisation | CCCA-BTP |
|---|---|
| Role | Promoter |
| Address | 19 rue du Père Corentin |
| Zip/City | 75014 Paris |
| Telephone | +33 1 40 64 26 00 |
| Coordinator Website | https://www.ccca-btp.fr |
| Name of the Project/Initiative Coordinator | Astou Arnould |
| Additional Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact Phone | +33 1 40 64 26 63 |
| Contact Email | astou.arnould@ccca-btp.fr |