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Mathematics in Professional Schools of Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mathematics in Professional Schools of Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Corinne Hahn NEGOCIA and ESCP-EAP. French model of education. Priority to general education Firms outward Trend Firms get involved School closer linked with social and economical changes.

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Mathematics in Professional Schools of Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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  1. Mathematics in Professional Schools of Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Corinne Hahn NEGOCIA and ESCP-EAP

  2. French model of education • Priority to general education • Firms outward Trend • Firms get involved • School closer linked with social and economical changes

  3. Continuing Vocational Training in FranceCharacteristics • Born in the 70’s • Important economic activity (1.47% of the french gross domestic product in 2003) • Based on negociation between parties : firms, government and unions • Funded by firms, the state and the regions

  4. Continuing Vocational Training in FranceWho are the Beneficiaries ?

  5. Continuing Vocational Training in FrancePrivate sector employees • Company training plan • Individual training leave (CIF) • Individual training right benefit (DIF)

  6. Continuing Vocational Training in FranceWho funds it ?

  7. Continuing Vocational Training in FranceWho are the training providers?

  8. Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry • leading CCI in France and in Europe • a public institution, founded in 1803 by Napoleon Bonaparte • 80 elected representatives and over 4,000 employees for 4 missions: accompanying CEOs; training future CEOs and company employees; expanding the attractiveness of the territory; representing the interests of 310,000 companies to public authorities • territorial power • 4 départements : Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne • over 1/6th of the French economy, 21 % of GNP

  9. Training Mission • 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students educated yearly, including 4,000 apprentices (the largest apprenticeship training center in France) • 12 educational institutions in France and 6 throughout the world (Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia) • 40,000 adults in continuing training in 13 continuing education centers • almost 85% of CCIP students are hired during the 6 months following their graduation

  10. CCIP Educational institutions • undergraduate and graduate business schools • HEC School of Management, ESCP-EAP European School of Management • undergraduate and graduate engineering and technical schools • ESIEE Group (École Supérieure d’Ingénieur en Électronique et Électrotechnique), ISTM (Institut Supérieur de Technologie et Management), ESIV (École Supérieure des Industries du Vêtement), ESCF (École Supérieure de Cuisine Française) • technological schools • CFI (Industrial Training Center), École Grégoire-Ferrandi, Gobelins-l’école de l’image, Tecomah-l’école de l’environnement et du cadre de vie • sales and entrepreneurial schools • Négocia-l’école de la vente et de la négociation commerciale, Advancia-l’école où les projets prennent vie

  11. Alternance model • Relation from school to work is not simple • 2 different worlds with different aims, different relation to knowledge • More and more complicated working conditions • Essential role of school • But need of a reflexive relation (Schön) • Work on « real » complex problems

  12. Role of mathematics • Rarely identify as mathematics although all trade use maths • Mostly informal or as application (quantitative methods) • Role varies according to trade, students’ level but also to the decision-makers’ mathematical background • Downward trend

  13. Mathematics and Reality • Teaching methods still very traditional • Use of « false concrete » (Adda) • Mostly taught by non mathematicians • Teaching of algorithms

  14. MerchandiserNégocia

  15. PhotographerGobelins 4 x 5’’ picture of a 10-storied building A 3m50 tree to hide part of the building site 80m maximum to move back 4 lenses (90, 150, 180, 240 mm) Which lens do you use ? At what distance do we have to plant the tree?

  16. Use of Technology • Required in vocational education • Leads to redefine contents and methods, most of the time in a negative way • But helps to understand concepts

  17. Shop assistantNégocia Calculate the price without a tax of 19,6%  / 1,196 and not -1,196%

  18. EntrepreneurshipAdvancia Pastryshop owner wants to sell homemade chocolate Needs a employee Expenses related to the job : 19 000 Euros yearly Costs : 10 Euros per kilo Chocolate will be sold 5 euros per 100 grams Minimum sales not to loose money ?

  19. Numeracy in vocational education ?

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