The professions and the employment

The ITECH employment service has been running for more than 25 years.

It helps students to develop their career plans, in close collaboration with a vocational guidance counsellor and an industrial and organisational psychologist. 

An average of 300 offers are sent directly to ITECH and are processed by the first employment service each year, all courses included:
60 % for engineering and Specialist Masters graduates
40 % for higher vocational training certificate graduates and postgraduates

• More than half of newly-qualified graduates sign their employment contract before graduation,
• After 6 months, more than 90% of graduates have found a job.

Engineering

ITECH Engineer: Workplace

• Other region: 37%
• Rhône-Alpes: 27%
• Ile-de-France: 26%
• Abroad: 10%

ITECH Engineer: Time to find 1^st job following graduation

• Employment contract signed before graduation: 51%
• From 2 to 4 months: 16%
• Less than 2 months after actually starting to look: 15%
• From 4 to less than 6 months: 10%
• 6 months or more: 8%

Business sectors

• Chemical industry, chemical manufacturers
• Parachemical industry, cosmetics, paint, varnish, adhesives, inks,
• Aeronautics industry, motor industry, packaging, composites, plastics engineering
• Leather industry, footwear, leather goods, tanning, tawing, luxury goods
• Textile industry, technical textiles, medical textiles, clothing,
• Sales and distribution
• Engineering and design firms, consultancy firms

Average starting salary

Average: gross annual salary of 31,600 € (2008 - 2009 academic year)

BTS and PPC

BTS ITECH: Position

• Laboratory technician: 40%
• Research and development, scientific and technical studies: 30%
• Technical sales: 20%
• Other position: 10%

PPC ITECH: Position

• Colourist: 42%
• Laboratory technician: 25%
• R&D, scientific and technical studies: 17%
• Other position: 8%
• Technico-commercial : 4%
• Technical sales: 4%

In the following sectors

• Manufacturers and distributors of Paints-Inks, Adhesives and Varnishes
• Raw-material manufacturers
• Sales and distribution
• Technical textiles (medical, sport…)
• Packaging
• Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics
• All the industries using colorimetry

Average salary

Average salary = 21,000 € /year for 2008-2009.

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