Inaugurated on September 9, 2022 in Nice, the Campus Sud des Métiers is a brand new 24,000 square meter facility dedicated to work-study training and apprenticeships. Here are 5 things you should know about this campus, which aims to facilitate the professional integration of young people in the sectors of the future.
1- It is located in the heart of the eco-valley
The brand new Campus Sud des Métiers dedicated to work-study training is a project led by the Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This vast campus dedicated to apprenticeships has been set up right in the heart of Nice's eco-valley, not far from the Palais Nikaïa.
It is located more precisely at 13 avenue Simone Veil 06200 Nice. It can be reached by tramway lines 2 and 3 (Digue des Français stop).
This campus, whose design was entrusted to the architects Corinne Vezzoni et associés and ABC Architects, covers 24,200 square meters. It houses not only training centers but also student accommodations and a sports complex. There are 100 studios for students, a gym and a weight and dance room.
2- it relies on work-study programs to facilitate professional integration
The Campus Sud des Métiers is a brand new place dedicated to work-study training and apprenticeships.
Work-study is a well-known solution to facilitate professional integration. This type of curriculum allows you to study, follow a professional training in a company and be paid by this host company.
The new campus in Nice is committed to work-study programs and assists students in their efforts, from the definition of their professional project and the choice of a course to the search for a company willing to take them on.
3- It highlights promising sectors
The Campus Sud des Métiers in Nice aims to train young people in the professions of tomorrow, particularly in sectors that are recruiting.
In the Training section of the official campus website (see link below), no less than 12 vocational streams are represented:
- Automotive and mobility
- Transportation and logistics
- Pharmacy, health and personal services
- Commerce, sales and customer relations
- Digital technology
- Information technology
- Engineering
- Tourism, hotels and restaurants
- Water sports
- Human resources
- Sport Business
- Design
4- It offers training from CAP to Bac+5
The Campus Sud des Métiers offers training from CAP to Bac+ 5. It therefore welcomes people of all ages, from young people leaving college to adults undergoing professional retraining.
In total, this brand new campus offers about 50 training courses and even 95 training courses including those of its partner schools.
The CSM has in fact forged partnerships with schools specialized in work-study and professional training such as Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(s) the training course for catering professions run by chef Thierry Marx, AFTRAL which trains apprentices in Transport and Logistics or the ESDAC design school.
5- It welcomes about 2000 students
In its first year of operation, the Campus Sud des Métiers welcomed some 2,000 students at the start of the 2022 school year.
1300 of them are students from the schools of the Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry :
- ICS: Institute of Commerce and Services offering training from Bac to Bac+3 level in digital, commerce, sales and distribution, banking and insurance professions, but also in tourism
- IFPS: Institut de formation en pharmacie santé (Pharmacy and Health Training Institute) with courses from CAP to BTS level
- IFA : Institut de Formation de l'Automobile (Automotive Training Institute) which offers the widest range of training courses from CAP to BTS in cars, motorcycles, road transport and cycles
- INB : Institute of training for the nautical professions.