Wood
Overview of the sector
  • Close to 1 million hectares of woodland
  • Wooded area about 30.6%
  • A €2 billion turnover
  • 15,000 jobs in 2,800 businesses
Aprovalbois 2006


Maxime VERMEULEN
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Numerous and recognised training schemes


INITIAL TRAINING

Silviculture

  • Lycée Forestier de Bourgogne in Etang-sur-Arroux
    • BEPA (Vocational certificate specialising in Agriculture) Forestry work
    • Bac Pro (Vocational secondary/high school diploma) forestry management and operations

First and Second transformation

  • Lycée Professionnel Les Marcs d’Or in Dijon
    • CAP (Professional skills certificate) Cabinet maker, Joiner, Furniture and Shop-fittings, wooden construction
    • Bac Pro (Vocational secondary/high school diploma) Joiner/Shopfitter Technician, Construction/Shop-fitting Technician
  • Lycée Professionnel François Mitterand in Château-Chinon
    • CAP (Professional skills certificate) Cabinet maker, Wooden Art, option Sculpture, Turning and Marquetry
  • Lycée Bonaparte in Autun
    • CAP (Professional skills certificate) Cabinet maker, Joiner, Furniture and Shop-fittings
    • Bac Pro (Vocational secondary/high school diploma) Technician wood manufacture, Technician Joiner/Shop-fitter, Joiner
    • Bac STI (Secondary/high school technical and industrial diploma) Mechanical Engineering, option wood
    • FCIL Restoration of antique furniture
    • BTS (Higher Technical Diploma) wood construction systems and housing
  • Lycée Technique du Bois in Mouchard
    • from CAP (Professional skills certificate) to BTS (Higher Technical Diploma) in wood trades
  • ENSAM ParisTech (National Engineering School) in Cluny
    • Engineering Diploma (option wood) using wood as an engineering material
  • Lycée Viticole in Beaune
    • CAP (Professional skills certificate) Cooper, one of only two in France

FURTHER TRAINING

  • CFPPA Forestier in Etang-sur-Arroux
    • Forest Machinery Operator, Forestry Operations Contractor, Climber- Pruner, Tree-felling machine operator, Trimming and Shaping, Unloading, Silviculture, Trimming and Treatment of trees.
  • GRETA in Dijon and Mâcon
    • CAP (Professional skills certificate) Joiner, Carpenter (wood), Constructor (wood)
    • Bac Pro (Vocational secondary/high school diploma) Carpenter
    • Training in computer aided design and materials resistance

TRAINING OUTSIDE BURGUNDY

  • CNPR (Distance training institute specialising in agriculture) in Lempdes
    • Forestry Management, Technical-Commercial training in forestry based products
  • ENSTIB in Epinal
    • National School of Wood Science and Timber Engineering

Are you looking to expand your workforce? Burgundy Development Agency will support your recruitment drive.


 

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