PRESENTATION OF THE FRENCH

PRACTICE ENTERPRISES

NETWORK

Jean-Marc HETSCHPresident of EUROPEN - PEN International

jmh@euroentent.net

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The practice enterprises Networkin France – Key facts

21 years existence and engineering on the concept

354 structures created, 119 active today 450 trainers, more than 7000 students per

year 65% average job return rate A market of 22 million Euro yearly turnover

mainly public funds

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1989 introduction of the concept in France

19891990 1993 1995 1999 2003 2005 2008 2010

• Creation of the first Practice Enterprise : Horus France

In a vocational training centerRetraining unemployed adults

• Creation of the central office and its first services

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1990 setting up of a network Growing of the network, setting up

10 Practice firms for adults in vocational training center

Special focus on retraining employees from army industry, textile industry… coming out from big companies : Giat Industrie, Moulinex, Matra, Myrys, France Telecom…

Training also executives

1989 19901993 1995 1999 2003 2005 2008 2010

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Since 1993 PF for Handworkers

Adaptation of the concept for coaching handworkers and small company creators in partnership with Guild Chambers and Commerce Chambers

Training of handworkers’ spouses

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Since 1995 PF for prisoners

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2 kind of traineesCharged waiting for judgmentInmates near the end of their custody starting a

reinsertion process The practice enterprise is a time of social

reinsertion project construction allowing sometimes a reduction of sentence or a conditional freedom

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Since 1999 PF in schools In initial education to discover the Enterprise

In technical schools to practice the acquired skills in situation and to create a link between school and real economy for technicians qualifying for university entrance

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Economy award

The PF concept gets Economy award “Enjeux - Les Echos” for the retraining of employees of France Telecom

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2003 PE in universities

First universitity Practice Enterprise : Valupack in the university of Valencienne

Idea: make the masters’ curriculum more practical and near to business realities

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2005-2006 youngsters and urban priority zones Severe trouble in many suburbs and

urban zones leading to special politic in favor of youngsters’ professional insertion

The Practice Enterprise becomes a “meeting point” with strong social interaction and help for Job research

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2005-2006 PF in hospital

Experiencing the Practice Enterprise concept for young teenagers staying long periods in hospital

This experience has been sponsored by Hewlett-Packard

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2006-2008

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Training military for the second part of their career coaching them to civil reconversionOfficers -> executivesNCO -> technicians

Training school teachers experiencing a dropout helping them to find a new job

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Since 2009 PF for self-entrepreuneur

Enterprise creator coaching and training, especially for self businessmen

Development of a new Enterprise model: Online Company

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Typology of the network : Target groups Unemployed youngsters and adults Employees in further education People in retraining process Independent workers Company creators and on-job executives Handworkers spouses Students (all level) Youngsters out of school system Disabled people Prisoners Migrant populations

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Most of the necessary economical actors are simulated by practice enterprises

PackagingTransportInsuranceOffice FurnitureCopy machinesWater providerElectricity providerReal estateBookkeepingPhone provider

Pension funds collecting

Training of employeesWorking clothes and

materialSecurityCleaning &

maintenanceInterim personalCar sales & rental

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Overseas Territories The practice firms in Reunion Island,

Antilles and French Guyana have been set up to maintain the socio-economical link between these territories and the metropolitan market

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Practice enterprise typology Working full time 35 hours a week Individualized and modularized learning

path Permanent entries Permanent office architecture

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Trade fairs

To make more fairs in a year, trade faire are often regional

Over 1 or 2 days Financially easier for each institution Open to any practice enterprise who

wants to take part

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Central office

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Central Office – 4 full time employee

Pierre TROTON

Agathe ZAKI Jean-Marc HETSCH

Estelle BAEHR

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Serv

ices

BookkeepingDirection

Work healthcareservice

Online&

telecomservicesSoftware

developments

Job researchtechniques

Correspondence Firms

ServiceContentieux

Socialinsurance

servicePostoffice

Bank

Customs

Tax Office

Quality audits

Accountant service (financial

bookkeeping legal and

social aspects)

SecretariatDocumentatio

nInformation

Pedagogical Trade Fairs

Legal department

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ISO Certification

Training to Quality awareness, Quality processes, Quality Management

The central office is ISO 9001 v2008 certified

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Trainers training

Discovery of the concept Practice Enterprise Methodology Pedagogical tools and methods Technical trainings

EmailingWeb site creationProgramming…

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Technological developments Software developments for practice

enterprises Software developments for central offices Web Applications & Webservices

developments International software architecture

engineering and advising

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Passed mentorships

Switzerland Belgium Italy Portugal Bulgaria Canada

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European funded engineering programs Production Practice Firms Online Virtual market place Practice firms in prisons Online Practice firms for self-entrepreneurs Practice firms with international learning

path (learning place alternation) International mobility projects Europen Minimum Quality Criteria E-Tutors training

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A special demand

Each French Practice firm has to make 20% turnover with international partners

Can French practice enterprises increase trade with polish practice enterprises ??