Friday, December 13, the Eugène-Montel trades high school revived an old tradition, that of celebrating Saint-Eloi, patron saint of the iron and steel trades. The opportunity to promote the boilermaking sector, maintain partnerships and seek new ones and to thank the companies present during a morning of exchanges with the students and in particular during the visits to the various workshops organized by the students themselves. -even accompanied by their teachers.
The entire boilermaking sector of the establishment was in the spotlight: industrial, aeronautical and space boilermaking and the welding section. Its 150 learners (including around twenty learners) in CAP, Bac pro, BTS and two specialization certificates, in initial training, work-study training or registered in continuing education for adults via Greta, represent 30% of the total workforce of the high school.
In her welcome speech, the principal, Gisèle Estival, addressed all the students in the sector: “Boilermaker is a demanding and technical profession. You have chosen to embrace a career full of challenges to take on but your “The future is promising. Besides, it's not just a job, it's an art.” An art which that day welcomed a talented representative, Kamel Secraoui, artist and designer, former student of the Eugène-Montel high school and godfather of the sector.
Vincent has been attending the establishment for four years. Holder of a professional boilermaking baccalaureate, he is currently preparing for an aeronautics specialty and is working on a humanitarian project in Morocco in collaboration with the high school. Mathéo started with a TCI professional baccalaureate (technician in industrial boilermaking), continued with a BTS which he completed with a welding license. Currently working at Liebherr-Aerospace, he manages teams. Ugo has the same initial curriculum as Mathéo. In a work-study program at Airbus, he continued his studies in management school. For him: “boilermaking is a sector that opens several doors”.
Four students currently in BTS are working on a dome project for the Balcony of Stars, the astronomy center located in Latrape in Volvestre. They developed the plan and carried out the manufacturing. “The particularity of the structure which will accommodate a telescope is its volume” they declared proudly.
