Our training blueprint

This master plan is the result of discussions among the community of the three UGA IUTs and serves as a reservoir of ideas for the IUTs.

Training master plan

The UGA, the EUT, the IUTs

The University School of Technology (EUT) is an academic component of theUniversité Grenoble Alpes (UGA) that has been in existence since January 1, 2021. The EUT brings together three basic components:the IUT of Valence and the two IUTs of Grenoble (IUT1 and IUT2).

The EUT's scope of action covers 20 IUT departments, 15 BUT specialties, 700 staff members—teachers, teacher-researchers, and administrators —and 1,500 professional temporary staff who work to welcome, support, and train nearly 6,000 students in three departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region:Ardèche, Drôme, and Isère.

The immediate consequence of the UGA's new structure into academic components was the transfer of powers formerly held by the CFVU (Commission for Training and University Life) to the EUT council. As a result, it now votes on study regulations, MC3 (Modalités de Contrôles des Connaissances et des Compétences, or Methods of Assessing Knowledge and Skills) and the opening or closing of courses. The CFVU retains the power to verify the consistency of the overall course offering at the institutional level and its financial sustainability.

The genesis of an EUT training policy

This assumption of responsibility by the EUT council means that each EUT IUT's project must be shared with its counterparts, making training policy a shared issue to be discussed collectively. Whether it is a project to open or close a course, department, or continuing education program, each one must be voted on by the EUT councilors.

Beyond the statutory management of changes to the training offer, the EUT council will also be a place for reflection and exchange. Issues such as private-public competition, success, social openness, the technological path, professional integration at the bac+3 level, and FTLV (lifelong learning) are topics that can be considered prospectively by drawing on the expertise of the advisors or colleagues they represent to enrich our community's projects.

The revolution brought about by the introduction of the BUT (Bachelor's Degree in Technology) invites the IUT community to rediscover a renewed sense of calm in its professional practices: the development of SAés (specialized academic programs) and skills-based teaching are changes that will require further reflection and discussion. The EUT council may be called upon to address these issues, as well as related questions such as the facilitation of improvement councils, the evaluation of teaching, self-evaluation, and the accreditation of training programs.

The need to bring these reflections together in a single document became obvious. The training master plan was born.
 

The training program outline, instructions for use

This master plan is not intended to impose top-down directives. It is a repository for the thoughts and ideas of the community of the three UGA IUTs and serves as a source of ideas for the IUTs. The EUT thus plays a new role: stimulating debate, formalizing it, and providing perspective for our community. This master plan also draws on the UGA's broader training policy. The upcoming self-assessment and accreditation projects highlight the relevance of this exercise.

The coming months and years will be crucial for the IUTs: the BUT is a new degree that needs time to become established in our professional practices, in the UGA's training offer, and in companies' forward planning for jobs and skills. It is up to the IUTs to devote considerable energy to promoting this new degree, explaining its contours, and making it their banner.

How will this master plan be implemented? It will be fed by EUT advisors, IUT management, and the EUT office. Each year, the IUTs will decide on their priorities and a report will be produced and shared among them. This cycle will enable us to adjust our community's thinking over the years. This document is not intended to be monolithic but to evolve continuously. The proposals made below are a snapshot of the current issues at stake.

It's up to you to take it on board!


 

5 priority commitments

The 5 commitments of the EUT training master plan

The EUT and IUT training master plan is built around 5 priority commitments which are:

  • Affirming the identity of our degree
  • Promoting diverse successes
  • Enriching the student experience
  • Supporting teaching teams
  • Share and promote our actions

Each of these five commitments is characterized by markers that enable us to define our objectives and actions.

Training Master Plan
 
Published on October 4, 2024
Updated on January 27, 2025