French joint body at the service of construction VET Centres in France
WebsiteCCCA-BTP
French joint body at the service of construction VET Centres in France
The National Committee for the Coordination of the Apprenticeship in the Construction Sector (CCCA-BTP) is a professional association, managed by the professional federations of employers from the building and public works sectors in France. It is responsible for implementing and coordinating the policy of initial vocational training through apprenticeship in building and public works trades, defined by these social partners. Its current network includes more than 300 training establishments for building and public works trades, representing more than 55,000 apprentices in initial training. The CCCA-BTP therefore guarantees national coverage and is a privileged partner of the Ministry of National Education and other institutions involved in the governance of vocational training in France. More than 3,000 trainers are employed by the training centres linked to the CCCA-BTP.
Activities and experiences
Activities and experiences developed by the CCCA-BTP and particularly useful for the RenovUP project:
A digital application, created by the CCCA-BTP and its network, dedicated to the pedagogy of work-linked training NET PARCOURS ALTERNANCE BTP, interactive and can be consulted at a distance;
Consultancy Points providing young people with specific guidance towards the construction and public works professions, which will make it possible to better organise the recruitment of candidates for the experimental training courses;
Expertise in the design and steering of transnational mobility projects and strategic partnerships, since 1986. This activity has gradually increased in importance and has given rise to significant structuring (a permanent team at the CCCA-BTP and a national network of European project referents present in practically every region);
Observatory of training courses in the building and public works sector, based on surveys and company life barometers, making it possible to collect, among other things, information on the evolution of the functions of site foreman and team leader in France;
An e-learning platform (called Aptyce) which can also be used to organise the distance training courses, as well as to organise the evaluation of these courses;
Expertise in professional certification (creation of professional titles), useful for the implementation of the Open Badges.
The consortium BTP Mobilité+
Each year, CCCA-BTP gathers a consortium under the grouped project BTP Mobilité+
In the BTP Mobilité+ framework, CCCA-BTP’s missions are:
- Supporting stakeholders of European and international mobility projects ;
- Advising and supporting the integration of mobility in training paths ;
- Professionalising mobility stakeholders and european projects.
BTP Mobilité+ is dedicated to apprentices, trainers and also apprenticeship tutors. It operates for Vocational Education and Training, Higher Education and Training as well as post-apprenticeship in the construction sector.
The European projects
CCCA-BTP currently pilots 2 European projects and is involved in a Strategic Sectoral Alliance on Skills !
Besides RenovUp, CCCA-BTP also pilots a European project called Easy ECVET which aims at developping the use of the ECVET framework in European VET Centres and at exchanging good practices regarding the recognition of learning outcomes of mobility experiences.
Moreover, CCCA-BTP is involved in the Construction Blueprint project which is a Strategic Sectoral Alliance on Skills. It aims at identifying construction companies skills needs related to digitalisation, energy efficiency and circular economy. CCCA-BTP co-pilots with Belgium Centre IFAPME Liège-Huy-Verviers the 4th phase of this project.