Alternance
Alternating work-study is a training rhythm that enables theoretical and practical skills to be acquired during the training period and applied in the professional world, within a company.
Choosing a sandwich course
There are many advantages to work-study training. It enables you to prepare for a diploma and acquire a professional qualification while developing skills related to your target profession.
During the preparation of the diploma, work-study offers the opportunity to earn a salary.
After graduation, this arrangement facilitates the professional integration of graduates.
Becoming a work-study student
To qualify for the apprenticeship contract, you must be between 16 and 29 years old.
Some people can enter apprenticeships after the age of 29. This is the case for apprentices preparing for a diploma or qualification higher than the one obtained, disabled workers, people planning to set up or take over a business, and high-level athletes.
To qualify for a work-study professionalization contract, you must be in one of the following situations:
- be aged from 16 to 25 years;
- be a job-seeker aged 26 or over; .
- benefit from the revenu de solidarité active (RSA), the allocation de solidarité spécifique (ASS) or the allocation aux adultes handicapés (AAH); .
- have benefited from an assisted contract.
What steps do I need to take?
To apply for a sandwich course offered by INSA Hauts-de-France, you must first check whether your chosen course is available under an apprenticeship or professionalization contract.
Several steps are then required to validate your application:
- Prospect for companies in the sector corresponding to your training project
- Validate with the training manager and your company, the contract and the assignments that will be entrusted to you during your contract.
More information on work-study contracts
The benefits of work-study
- Prepare for a degree while gaining experience
In contrast to initial training, sandwich courses provide significant professional experience in a business sector at the end of the course, with contracts of at least 6 months.
- Develop skills even before entering the job market
Many students have little or no work experience when they graduate. Work-study training is a real asset when it comes to employers, as it enables them to benefit from a consistent track record in the workplace, as well as the mastery of professional skills.
- Getting paid while preparing for a degree
As a holder of an employment contract, the alternant is paid every month. Remuneration corresponds to a percentage of the gross monthly SMIC, depending on the age of the alternant, the type of contract, the year of training, ...
- No tuition fees to pay
Tuition fees are paid by the company.
- An advantageous status
L'alternant benefits from a dual status : student and employee. As a result, he or she benefits from paid leave, reimbursement of travel expenses, student status, ...