Despite the health crisis and the difficulties encountered by companies, the vocational training sector is doing well in the printing trades. Thierry Guilmin, a former teacher at the Ecole des Gobelins, created "?À la page formation?" three years ago to meet the needs of graphic arts companies in recruitment and training.
Since then, its activity has continued to grow. "?Mon planning is 95% complete to mars?" he confides. "?Les companies train their employees in dual skills. For example, from sheet feeder to rotativist driver, or from cutter to operator on a glued square back line.?»
Doubling the skills of employees allows the company to be more flexible in the face of fluctuating activity and to respond to possible diversification needs. "?À the page formation?" is now present in companies all over the country and continues to grow.
Starting from the needs of businesses
The training courses are carried out within the company with a machine tutor and include a theoretical and a practical part. The specifications and the content of the training are generally carried out with the production manager of the company.
Thierry Guilmin, who has been an offset driver and taught in several training centres, created his company based on the German model of training based on the needs of companies. The aim is to meet needs and thus secure jobs. Training can provide employees with complementary skills between technology and team management.
The areas of intervention of "?À the page formation?" include a wide range of skills covering all stages of print production (DTP, printing, finishing), but also photography, digital publishing and the web for graphic designers.
Every year, " organizes a graduation ceremony for printing plant employees together with partners and printers. The diplomas are recognized by the state.
