Jérémie Morizet and Clément Schapman set a deep-sea exploration record
Jérémie Morizet from Manche reached a depth of 10,803m on October 13th 2024, setting a new deep-sea diving record in France. Clément Schapman, a hydrographic surveyor from Rouen, provided support from the surface vessel as part of the project by Deep Ocean Search and InkFish. The pair shared the experience with Normandie Attractivité and discussed…
Campus Normandie Eolien: a unique training venue
Campus Normandie Eolien in Fécamp has set a benchmark among students and employees specialising in wind energy. The unique facility on the Descartes-Maupassant college campus has helped make the region's name as a land of excellence in terms of renewable marine energy training. What better way to learn than in the field? Students and apprentices…
Visual arts in Normandy
Normandy is renowned for its art and music, but that hasn't stopped it making its mark as a creative hub with the region's RN13BIS contemporary art network. Marie Pleintel is at the helm of the network that brings together a hundred artists, curators and cultural venues from all over Normandy. What's the idea? Support the…
Rowing in Normandy
21 year old Louis Thermy hails from Montpellier and has lived in Rouen for 4 years. Every week he has a date with the Seine. Why? He's a member of the regional youth rowing academy and trains non-stop in Rouen with the goal to join the French team and compete in the 2028 Olympics. Let's…
Discover Sarah Levavasseur’s journey in painting and decorating
22 year old Sarah Levavasseur is a 2nd year painting & decorating NVQ student at the Caen CFA. She also won silver in the French finals of the World Skills competition. Let's take a look at multiple perspectives of a multi-facetted trade with her mentor, Guillaume Dufour in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly, Manche. What painting and decorating involve…
Multiple Perspectives on Milling: Sacha Greneche Showcases Normandy’s Precision and Talent
He won the excellence award at the French WorldSkills event in 2023 and will represent France on the world stage at the event in September 2024: Sacha Greneche, a BTS student in Conception des processus de réalisation de produits (process design in manufacturing) in Lisieux, will champion Normandy milling expertise. Let's hear multiple perspectives about…
Multiple perspectives: industrial maintenance, the manufacturing doctors
He's one of 4 Normans to join the French team for the international WorldSkills competition in September 2024: 20 year old Thiaifène, an apprentice at Mont-Blanc in Manche, will champion Normandy's expertise in industrial maintenance. Let's take a look at multiple perspectives of a popular trade in the area with Vincent Bettin, his HND teacher…
Showcasing IT talent in Normandy: get ready for WorldSkills 2024 with Thomas and Zakina
After winning gold at the national competition, 21 year old Thomas will showcase his skills on the international stage at WorldSkills with the French team in September 2024. What does he do? He designs business software solutions. He is learning his trade from Zakina, his application development HND teacher Lycée Jean Rostand in Caen, who…
Multiple perspectives: welding in Normandy
20 year old Jayson and 25 year old Maël both come from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in Manche. There's only a few years between them but they have the same passion and experience: welding and WorldSkills. The former won gold at the last trade competition in Lyon and joined the French team to compete at the international contest. The…
In Normandy: training that’s unique in France !
Outside Saint-Pierre-en-Auge, a town in the county of Calvados, the Etablissement Public Local Agricole Le Robillard is a local public agricultural college that offers a rather special year’s course that’s unique in France, leading to a Certificate in ‘‘specialisation in cider’’. This is aimed at people looking for a career change retraining to produce and…