The number of hours devoted to “discovering careers” is approximately 50 hours. It encompasses all the activities listed below and scheduled in the timetable.
Project to discover engineering professions and functions
This project is carried out in groups of 5 or 6, and aims to expose students to the realities of the industrial world as early as possible. To this end, they are asked to carry out a study designed to identify the jobs available to them – R&D engineer, quality engineer, production engineer, technical sales engineer, etc. – and the sectors in which they will be able to work – environment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agri-food, etc. Ideally, all these projects should cover the full range of opportunities offered by the 2 Biochemical Engineering and Process Engineering specializations.
Please note that these projects are not bibliographic projects designed to explain how a particular product is made! The aim is to place each industrial branch – which can, if necessary, be described in scientific and technological terms – in its organizational, economic, environmental and/or societal context, and above all to identify the specific features, in terms of the job, of the engineers working in it. Students are guided in their work by a teacher, but it is essential that during these projects students get out of INSA, meet professionals, visit factories, firms, design offices…