The CCI de QUIMPER CORNOUAILLE: working with businesses every day

Business Training

Business Training can be summarised under three main headings: promoting, strengthening and improving employees' qualities and skills.

The 5 main objectives of this department are:

			To meet the needs of businesses
			To assist companies in drawing up a training programme
			To promote the distribution of information and advice within companies
			To participate in the training of shopkeepers and their employees
			To support businesses in the training of apprentices and the running of sandwich courses

Continuing professional education

To put together and run training courses for businesses or groups of businesses which are tailored to their specific needs (technical, tertiary, languages, tourism and leisure).

Courses leading to a qualification

Sales:

			Vendeur Conseiller Sport (Retail sports goods salesperson-adviser - equivalent to Baccalaureate)
			Institute des Forces de Vente (Institute for Sales Force training - equivalent to Baccalaureate)
			Ecole de Vente Magasin (School for Shop Assistants - equivalent to CAP/BEP)

Technical:

			Monteur Technicien en Réseaux Electriques (Electrical Network Fitter Technician -equivalent to Baccalaureate)
			Chargé d'Affaires en Ingénerie des Réseaux Electriques (Chargé d'Affaires in Electrical Network Engineering - equivalent to first degree)

Tourism:

			Animateur Généraliste Loisirs Tourisme (General worker in Leisure and Tourism - equivalent to Baccalaureate)
			Animateur Loisirs Polyvalent (Multi-skilled leisure worker)
			Responsible d'Animation (Entertainments Manager - equivalent to Baccalaureate)

FAFTIC / AGEFICE

These bodies participate in the financing of business training for businesses with less than 10 employees (self-employed workers and shopkeepers who are registered with the CCI)

Apprenticeships: POINT A

Centre for Formalities for Apprenticeships

			Completion of Apprenticeship tax application forms
			Completion of Apprenticeship Contracts

Point A - Apprenticeship Promotion

			Tutor training

Training business chiefs and management executives

			Ecole des Managers (Management school)
			The aim of this body is to train people to take over existing businesses and is based on the principle of in-house training. This training method is followed out in several parts of France, including Brittany, where trainees in Quimper undertake a 70 day course spread over 15 months.

			Profession: Chef d'Entreprise (Business chief)
			This training and advisory programme is aimed at heads of family businesses in south Finistère and Morbihan. It is staged in partnership with the Banque Populaire Bretagne Atlantique and consists of 21 training days and 4 advisory days spread over 9 months.

			DESS CAAE
			The 'Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Administration des Entreprises' is a Level 1 diploma (further degree) which is awarded by a university. It is aimed at executives who wish to broaden their knowledge and skills and takes place on 62 days spread over 2 years.