Services studies
CAPA SMR
This is the first level of all the vocational certificates in the field of services. It is only offered at the school as part of the apprenticeship curriculum and lasts for 2 years. Students following this training will spend 11 weeks per year at the school and 36 weeks in enterprise. The graduate will work in / as:
- Employee in structures with children
- Employee in structures with elderly people in rural environment
- Receptionist and saleswoman/salesmen
General subjects
Vocational training
- Culinary techniques
- Hygiene and human relations
- Conditioning and sales of agricultural products
- The habitat and its accesses in rural environment
BEPA Services aux Personnes
This is a 2 school year curriculum dedicated to students who want to work in the health and social care. The graduates do not need to sit for the written part of the national auxiliary nurse exam. Graduates may also work in the following areas:
- Social worker with dependant people (children, handicapped people, elderly…)
- Hospital agent
- General-purpose employee of restoration and reception in hotel.
General subjects
Vocational training:
- tools and techniques of communication
- practices and techniques of assistance to people,
- hygiene, nutrition
Baccalauréat Professionnel Services en Milieu Rural
This is a 2 year school curriculum undertaken after a BEPA. Students will have to do 14 to 16 weeks of training period either in France or in Europe. The graduate of this diploma will later work in / as:
- Employee of service providing companies,
- Communities and tourist facilities in rural environment,
- Receptionist,
- Access to civil servant exams
General subjects.
Vocational training:
- the study of rural territories, social expectations and services
- environmental quality of life in rural environment
- organizations of services in their environment
- services in rural environment and needs for their users
Bac Pro SMR Apprenticeship Conditions of admission
- To have tenure of the BEPA or of the BEP
- To have tenure of the CAPA or of the CAP
- To come from general high school
- To be aged from sixteen to twenty five years old
- Sign a contract with an apprentice instructor.
- twenty one weeks per year at the formation centre
- twenty six weeks per year with the apprentice instructor
Vocational Education
- Study of rural territories, social expectations and services,
- Quality of environment and life environment in rural areas,
- Organisations of services in their environment,
- Services in rural area and users’ need.
-BTS
-Certificate of specialization Professional prospects - Employee of service firm, of tourist structures in rural environment,
- Employee of accommodation structures,
- Access to territorial public jobs and medical and paramedical careers Status of apprentice - The apprentice is a salaried worker,
- A monthly wage is fixed by local agreements
- The apprentice benefits from a social insurance as a salaried worker
- The apprentice is allowed five week holidays per year
- The apprentice benefits from transportation grant,
- The formation is free of charge. Objectives of the formation
- To give young people an education of quality:
- Class with few students,
- A multidisciplinary work,
- Personal follow-up of apprentices
- To facilitate the vocational insertion with a contract of apprenticeship Organization of the formation
The 26 weeks passed every year with the apprentice’s instructor facilitate the adaptation of the young people’s formation to the needs of the firms
This work experience facilitate an access to job Getting of the certificate
- The vocational certificate is a national certificate of level 4
- The certificate is issued according to school results through the 2 years and 4 finals tests With the certificate the technician of services can:
- organize and accomplish actions participating in the development of services
- participate in the installation of plans meeting needs of the countryside population
- participate in the creation of a network of people, of associative structures, contractors of services, local authorities and firms of the rural territory. This web page (Bac pro apprenticeship) was translated as part of the English course by second year apprentices : Audrey, Fiona, Angéline, Audrey, Marjolaine, Morgan and Soazig
BTSA Services en Espace Rural
This is a two year vocational certificate taken after the age of 18.
The course is aimed at students interested in acquiring training and qualifications for careers in the rural and agribusiness sectors. Some graduates take up careers in the agribusiness and agriservice sectors or work in rural city councils under the supervision development officers. A number of graduates enter the third year university level.
Course Structure and Content
The course is both semesterised and modularised. There are two semesters in each year. There is a three month training period over the two school year curriculum. This placement is normally done with companies involved in the agribusiness and rural enterprise sectors including touristic structures and services to rural dwellers. These training periods can be achieved either in France or all over the world.
The formation is based on a concrete rural development project. Each promotion of students undertakes studies on a territory. The entrusted missions are articulated around various points:
- a diagnosis of territory with an economic, tourist, social set of themes.
- the development of cultural activities,
- the creation or the development of a social service, a tourist activity or an agricultural activity
School curriculum
The school curriculum includes:
- Market Research, Enterprise Development
- Accounting, Economics, Computing
- Language and French, mathematics,
- Communication & arts