The Chamber of Trades and Crafts took stock of its actions and projects for the start of the school year.
Like its new facade, highlighting the gestures of the artisans photographed by Karima M, the Chamber of Trades and Crafts of Gard highlighted the diversity and know-how of the artisans on the occasion of back to school this Wednesday morning. “Everything that has to do with work, creation, heritage, I go there with my heart, because life is a human adventure”explains the artist, who signs the mosaic of images.
Beyond this new visibility, the chamber also has projects, particularly in terms of training. The chamber network adopts a new identity with CMA Formation for its CFAs. According to Xavier Perret, President of the Chamber, it “we need to make the quality of diplomas known” while more or less serious training is increasing.
“Support allows you to anticipate”
This return to school was also an opportunity to take stock of the activity of the consular institution. 57% of artisans opt for microenterprise status. “It’s 70 or 80% of registrations, artisans prefer to go through microenterprises to launch their activity.” Between January 1 and August 31, the chamber intervened to advise 1,132 business leaders. “Providing support when things are going well allows you to anticipate. Difficulties happen. It is better to plan for them rather than endure them”explains Xavier Perret, who regrets that “Business leaders often come when it’s too late.”
The chamber has also helped certain companies wanting to launch into exports or encourage artisans engaged in virtuous environmental initiatives to obtain labels. In the future, the chamber wishes to invest in the Alès sector, which represents 10,000 of the 30,000 nationals of Gard. “But respecting what already exists, insists Xavier Perret. Crafts are more than 250 professions, we are going to integrate.”
Artistic crafts, a very dynamic sector
During his presentation, the president of the chamber also made a point of discussing artistic craftsmanship. Certainly, this only represents 2,400 of the 280,000 artisans in the region, but the sector “is very dynamic and is experiencing a historic moment with the reconstruction of Notre-Dameinsists Xavier Perret. At the national level, we realized that France is rich in its know-how. We are one of the only countries that can rebuild a monument like 900 years ago, not because it was written, but because it was transmitted.”
