Work/study programme

From the 400 or so students who graduate from the school each year, 120 are offered work/study programme places by ESIGELEC.

Founded in 1997 by the school, the CCIR and industry companies, this programme has the significant and unwavering support of the Haute Normandie regional authority. Currently, more than 300 students spread over the 3 years of the Engineering cycle are carrying out their studies through the work/study programme in more than 160 businesses.

The proportion studying in the Haute Normandie area is significant but they are distributed throughout the region as a whole.

Education by a work/study programme leads to the same qualification as the classic taught course, namely the ESIGELEC Engineering degree, which is recognised by the CTI (the commission of engineering titles) and issued under ministerial visa. The work/study programme is followed over 3 years, with alternating periods of taught lessons at ESIGELEC and practical training within a company. It also involves a 2 month international placement.

A work/study programme from the first year of the Engineering cycle in perfect symbiosis with business

This work/study programme is on a monthly basis for 18 months, with specific lessons, then adapted during the second part of the second year and during the whole of the third year. In this case, lessons are followed alongside the classic education to the mutual benefit of all of the student engineers and to enable access to the different majors, which are chosen with the agreement of the company. This allows both cycles to interact with each other and they also both take part into the engineering project.

Three years of study with no tuition fees and a salary paid by the business

Studies* are financed by the Haute Normandie regional authority and also by the business itself via the apprenticeship tax. The apprentice receives a salary during their 3 years of training which is dependent on their age and the length of the contract.

The apprentice has the same rights to paid leave as other staff employed by the business (5 weeks).

*apprentices only pay set-up costs of 135 € and the annual student membership card cost of 54 €

Integrated school/business admissions policy

The admissions procedure for the work/study programme requires being accepted to ESIGELEC and employed by a business recognised by ESIGELEC.

Selection by ESIGELEC is carried out through the admission examinations open to students taking preparatory classes or another training course at university level.

The work/study programme is also open to students from the Integrated International Preparatory Cycle.

The business recruitment process takes place following the business’ own recruitment procedure. Contact with the business can be made by the candidate before the examinations or by ESIGELEC.

Following this dual selection process, the candidate signs an apprenticeship contract. This is a fixed-term contract of employment of a specific type. They are then a salaried apprentice working for the business.

As part of our partnerships with industrial businesses, a few apprenticeship positions may be offered to foreign students.

School/business tutoring

Co-tutoring of the apprentice is jointly guaranteed by the business and ESIGELEC.

Within the business, the apprentice shadows an engineer who becomes their industrial tutor. This engineer guides the apprentice within the business and helps them learn about the profession.

At ESIGELEC a lecturer also has the role of educational tutor with the objective of monitoring work, supporting the student and evaluating their progress. Assessing the student’s overall progress brings involved parties from the business and ESIGELEC together.

Advantages for the business

The apprentice is trained by the business according to its needs. They are ready to begin work as soon as they graduate. They quickly adapt to the business’ culture and environment.

The work/study programme creates a special relationship between the apprentice and the business.

The business receives financial incentives to hire an apprentice:

A subsidy of 1830 € for supporting the student which is paid at the end of each year of training
An extra 7.62 € per hour for training schemes which last more than 600 hours per year, up to a maximum of 800 hours per year, making a maximum of 1525 € per year.

For an apprentice studying through the ESIGELEC work/study programme the business could receive approximately 7320 € over three years.

Partnership agreements between ESIGELEC and businesses have been established to help find apprentice positions more easily.

To give you an idea, the following businesses have already recruited ESIGELEC students as apprentices :

ABB France , ACKSYS COMMUNICATION ET SYSTEMES SARL, ACTEMIUM NASSANDRES, ACTEMIUM SAS GTIE ROUEN IIE, ACTEMIUM SOCIETE GTIE OISE SAS, ADEN LABS, ADN-AXDANE SARL, AEN, AGRO PARIS TECH, AIR LIQUIDE, AIRCELLE SA, ALCATEL BUSINESS SYSTEMS, ALCATEL LUCENT ENTERPRISE, ALTITUDE INFRASTRUCTURE, ALTITUDE TELECOM, APV FRANCE, AREVA T&D, ARVIN MERITOR LVS FRANCE, ATS, AUTOLIV ELECTRONIC SAS, BOUYGUES TELECOM, BULL FORMATION, BULL SAS, CALYON, CEGELEC PARIS, CETE APAVE NORD OUEST, CLEMESSY SA, CSTB, D2T, DANONE, DCNS LORIENT, DCNS DIVISION SERVICES BREST, DEPARTEMENT DE SEINE-MARITIME, DESORMEAUX, DGEM, DII SA, DINEL SAS, EADS DEFENCE & SECURITY SYSTEMS, EADS FRANCE, ECO-SOLUTION, EDF RESEAU DISTRIBUTION, EDF RESEAU DISTRIBUTION BERE AMIENS, EPIQ SARL, ERAME ELECTRONIQUE, ERMES, ETDE, ETDE INDUSTRIES, EURALIS GROUPE SAS, EUROCOPTER, EVOBUS FRANCE SAS, FASEO SARL, FERRERO FRANCE, FLEXIFRANCE, FORCLUM ESTUAIRE, FORCLUM RHONE-ALPES SAS, FRADELEC SARL, FRANCAISE DE MECANIQUE, FRANCE TELECOM, FT / ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES, GAZ DE FRANCE, GREEN SAS, GRTGAZ, HISPANO SUIZA, HUTCHINSON, LE JOINT FRANÇAIS, IBITEK, IBM FRANCE SA, IDM SA, IDT SARL, IDVU SA, INEO INFRACOM SUEZ, INFOSAT ICPS, INTERCOM TECHNOLOGIES, LABBE ELECTRICITE, LEGRAND FRANCE SA, LRBA DGA, LUBRIZOL FRANCE, MAIRIE DE ROUEN, MASSELIN ENERGIE SAS, NEXTER SYSTEMS, NEXTIRAONE France, NORELEC VAL-DE-SEINE SAS, NXP PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS, OVERSPEED ELECTRONIQUE SARL, PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES, PK TECHNOLOGIES SAS, PRYSMIAN CABLES ET SYSTEMES, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA, RENAULT CLEON SAS, RENAULT TECHNOCENTRE SAS, RENAULT TRUCKS, RET SEO, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION SAS, RTE EDF TRANSPORT, RTE SE NORMANDIE PARIS, RTI, RX-RAD, S2M, SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE, SAME ASSELIN THIBEAU, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, SDEL NORD SAS, SEEM, SERIMAX SAS, SERMA INGENIERIE, SERNELEC, SFR SA, SGT, SIEMENS FRANCE SAS, SIEMENS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SAS, SNCF EIMM QUATRE MARES, SNCF OUEST RENNES, SNECMA MOTEURS, SOGETI INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, SOLUS ELEC, SPIE EST, SPIE ILE DE FRANCE NORD-OUEST, SPIE OUEST-CENTRE SAS, SQLI, STPEE, SYNCHRONIC SARL, TAGSYS SAS, TDF, TEAM RESEAUX SAS, THALES AIR SYSTEMS, THALES AVIONICS, THALES COMMUNICATIONS, THALES DIVISION SERVICES, THALES SYSTEMES AEROPORTES SA, TIMKEN FRANCE SAS, TOTAL SA, VALEO ELECTRONIQUE ET SYSTEMES DE LIAISON, VALOIS PHARM, VEOLIA TRANSPORT NORMANDIE INTERURBAIN SAS, WOR INGENIERIE

In order to improve their chances of selection, candidates for the work/study programme are encouraged to approach businesses themselves in advance.

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