European Platform of Cleantech Trades– Establishment of a

cleantech internship model transferable to

different countries

Plateforme Européenne des métiers Cleantech 2

Table des Matières

• 1 PEC Project Who we are

• 2 What is Cleantech

• 3 Cleantech trends

• 4 What proposes the PEC internship model

• 5 Profiles and key ideas

• 6 Methodology & Important Documents

• 7 Benefits

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1 PEC Project Who we are ?

• European Project Project (Switzerland-France-Germany)

• Development of a cleantech internship model

Présentation Plateforme Européenne des métiers Cleantech 4

2 What is Cleantech

• Any technology, process or know-how that reduces the environmental impact of business

• Polution reduction

• Better use of natural resources

• Energy efficiency

Présentation Plateforme Européenne des métiers Cleantech 5

3 Cleantech Trends

• Global transition to a green economy

• National priority for economic development

• Demand for skilled workers with cleantech competences

• Traditional trades evolving with regards to specific skills

Traditional trades

Specific ompetenc

es

Cleantech trades

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4 What proposes the PEC internship model :

- Personalized support- Multicultural preparation & technical OFAJ

glossaries- Introduction to cleantech concepts- Modular training path- Internship in predifined cleantech competences- Possibility of internships abroad

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4 What proposes the PEC internship model :

• Within a cleantech company, a training institution, a government institution

• Between 2 and 6 weeks

• Accompagnying from the PEC partners

• Cleantech investigation mission with an internship report

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5 Profiles and key ideas

Profiles

- Young people in technical and manual training

Flagship idea 

- Raise thecleantech potential of existing technical training

- Integrate knowledge into trainings with the cleantech potential

Profiles

- People in job search

- People in career change

- Employed people – exchange of professionals

Flagship idea

- Successful exchange strengthens entrepreneurial action

- Understand the technical language, create new networks with new/ foreign partners

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5 Profiles and key ideas

Companies/Organizations Profile:

- Be able to propose a cleantech activity

Flagship idea:

- Create cleantech identification sheets

- An established communication network creates a common understanding

- Create new – develop good practices

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6 Methodology

• Individual Interviews

• Selection of candidates

Preparatory Training

• Acquired competences

• Professional Project

• Modular Training Path

Placement in a company

• Follow up

• Evaluation

Certificat of the acquired & improved

competences

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6 Important Documents

- PEC methodology in 9 steps

- PEC process and appendices

- Interns application

- IdentificationCompanies /Organisations internship offers

- Contract of objectives

- Welcome Booklet

- Intermediary & Final Evaluations

- Internship Final Report

- Internship Certificate

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7 Benefits

• Specializing in business

• Acquisition of key skills related to cleantech

• Increasing employability

• Consistent with the demands of the labor market

• Complementary with vocational trainings

• Improving foreign language

• Technical & cleantech language

• Social language

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7 Benenfits

• Local & personalized accompanying

• Support to students and businesses

• Takes into account local specificities

• Development of a cleantech offer and demand

• Transition to a green job

• Deepening the cleantech dimension