Tanguy - blind, braillist
What's good about ISAIP is the logistical support from Montéclair in Angers that provides documents in Braille

Julien - partially sighted
I know there are specific classes after the BTS, but not at this level of study. In any case I'm not looking for specific classes; being admitted has given me social fulfilment and a higher skill level. This undoubtedly makes integrating into the world of work that much easier.

Frédérik - partially sighted
I was at Institut Guinot in Villejuif, a specialised centre, and I was told that after my BTS I could go onto higher education. I would have most probably stopped studying but since we already start out with a handicap, we might as well have everything in hand to succeed. Furthermore, companies tend to relegate disabled people to thankless jobs; it's the occasion to be able to obtain the same jobs as "sighted people".

Yann - blind, Braillist
The interest lies in the fact that it isn't a specific training course, we integrate with the other normal students". We have the same lessons, we go overseas ..., it's just the work aids that are adapted. (...) There is a period of adaptation to get to know the tools and the buildings so we can move around on our own. You need time to know the group, to know that there's no problem calling on people because self-sufficiency doesn't really exist for us, we're more or less dependent on others, this may also be the key to success that makes the year group stick together.

Laurent - partially sighted
I think that able-bodied people are aware of our differences and they understand our problems better than those who have never worked with visually handicapped people. It's all a question of human relations because affinities are created despite handicaps.
 

Functional re-education and an individualised refresher course in adapted office automation, computing, English ... and a company work placement) from January to September

• Institut Montéclair d'Angers
  51, rue du Vallon - 49100 Angers
  Tél. : 02 41 73 38 18 - accueil@monteclair.fr - www.monteclair.fr

- adaptation of work stations, technical aids and educational aids
- evaluation and preparation of student self-sufficiency

Training offers:
- specialised office automation training and adapted equipment
- adapted equipment training in on-line mode
- Braille teaching and adapted equipment training in autonomous mode

• CRDV de Clermont Ferrand
  Centre de Rééducation pour Déficients Visuels - 30, rue Sainte Rose - 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
  Tél. : 04 73 31 80 00 - info@crdv.org - www.crdv.asso.fr

Training offers up to Bac+2 (2 years higher education after A' levels):
- Ground agent and information officer
- Bilingual Assistant Secretary or Assistant Secretary
- Developer in computing, client-server path

• Association Paul Guinot de Paris
  24-26 bld Chastenet de Géry - 94814 Villejuif cedex
  Tél. : 01 46 78 01 00 - crp@guinot.asso.fr - www.guinot.asso.fr

Training offers up to Bac+2 (2 years higher education after A' levels):
- Professional re-education centre
- Training institute in massage-physiotherapy
- Developer in computing
- Ground agent and information officer

Training department
- Lifelong learning (Braille, office automation, English)
- Training course combined with work experience (remote customer service advisor)
 

Validate your skills through an exam recognised by companies to re-boost your professional project (towards employment) or do a training course leading to a qualification

• TOEIC (Test Of English)

The extra on your CV:
Mention a TOEIC score (between 0 and 999) rather than "reading, writing, spoken"

Test:
A 2-hour multiple choice questionnaire with 100 questions for written comprehension and 100 for oral comprehension based on real-life professional situations: meetings, travel, telephone etc ...

The esaip group Angers is a TOEIC authorised centre - www.toeic-europe.com

• PCIE (Passeport de Compétences Informatique Européen - European Computing Skills Passport)

The extra on your CV:
Enhance real skills in computing and office automation

Test:
7 modules: general knowledge, document management, word processing, tables, databases, presentation, web surfing and e-mail. 30 minutes per module. You can choose your priorities. 70% of the right answers are needed.

The CRDV of Clermont-Ferrand is a PCIE authorised centre - www.pcie.tm.fr
 

• The professions:
  engineer, project manager, programmer, network manager, developer, lecturer, computer manager, maintenance manager, managing director ...

• The course

>> Year 1

- October > January: training course at ESAIP
   12 weeks: training in an English-speaking country
- April > June: training course at ESAIP
   2 months: company work placement

>> Year 2

- 1 semester: training course at ESAIP
- 1 semester: training course or work placement in Spain or Germany (2^nd language)
   issuing of officially recognised diploma Bac+4 (4 years higher education after A' levels)

>> Year 3

specialisation overseas + work placement overseas
diploma from the foreign host university + French university diploma (Bac+5 - 5 years higher education after A' levels)

• The syllabus
  - running a computing project
  - software development
  - hardware, operating systems and networks
  - languages and international culture

• The professions
  sales assistant , manager, market study, transit manager, export, international, sales project manager, network facilitator, promotions manager ...

• The training course
  - October > January : training course at ESAIP
  - February : training course in Liverpool
  - March > April : training course at ESAIP
  - April > June : company work placement
                          report and oral
                          issuing of training certificate

• The syllabus
  - commerce (international business, marketing, economy-law, management tools, office automation tools)
  - communication (English, sales techniques, expression, job searching techniques)
  - e-business

• Before leaving, preparing your mobility

-intensive language lessons
-discovery of international cultures
-administrative information
-searching for a grant to assist mobility (Erasmus and regional grants)
-assistance with looking for accommodation, a work placement ...

• During the stay(s) overseas

-welcome and support in partner universities (network of universities and schools in 15 countries)
-permanent contact with ESAIP: the course leader and the international mobility department
-language learning on a daily basis
-cultural learning (discovery of country, cultural project ...)
-learning new skills during lessons

After the stay(s), validation of skills: preparation and presentation for the TOEIC exam.

The academic staff and the international mobility centre are present at each stage of the course.