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Plants and Horticulture - Business, Administration, Management and Consultancy

BTSA in Technical Sales

Options: Garden and Pet Supplies (UJAC) or Food and Beverages (A&B)

Duration2 years

Level

Post-A-Levels

Pre-registration

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Plants and Horticulture - Business, Administration, Management and Consultancy

BTSA in Technical Sales

Options: Garden and Pet Supplies (UJAC) or Food and Beverages (A&B)

Duration2 years

Level

Post-A-Levels

Inscription

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Apprenticeship
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The training

Level 5 State Diploma, awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty. Registered in the RNCP on 04-01-2021, under number 36003.
Objectives
  • Fitting into today's world
  • Building your personal and professional project
  • Communicating in various situations and contexts
  • Manage a physical or virtual retail space
  • Optimise the information management of technical-sales processes
  • Manage a sales team
  • Develop a sales policy
  • Managing customer or supplier relations

GENERAL TEACHING MODULES

  • Communication
  • General Economics
  • English
  • Computing
  • Physical Education and Sport

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSE MODULES

  • Business Economics
  • Marketing / Digital marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Management
  • Commercial project
  • Business relations – Commercial negotiation
  • Product specifications depending on the option selected
  • Management

The work-study programme usually involves two days at the CFA (16 hours in total) per week – either Mondays and Tuesdays in the first year, or Wednesdays and Thursdays in the second year – with the remainder spent in the workplace over a period of 24 months.

  • Digital equipment for every first-year student
  • Group work, active learning, inductive pedagogy, deductive pedagogy, thematic projects
  • Professional practices at the training centre
  • Company visits, trade fairs...
  • Monitoring the apprentice’s activities using the apprenticeship record book, half-yearly reviews and workplace visits
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Our strengths

Three complementary campuses (Genech, Lesquin, Bavay), welcoming halls of residence, a vibrant student life and unique learning environments.

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Farm, greenhouses, laboratory, technical workshops… discover all our educational workshops, which serve as genuine technical facilities for learning in real-world conditions.

What next?

career prospects

  • Sales adviser in pet shops, garden centres and food shops
  • Department Manager and Deputy Manager
  • B2B sales representatives
  • Buyer
  • Marketing Assistant
  • Assistant Community Manager

Information

practices

Tariffs

For 12 months: 9 100 €

(The training is funded by the OPCOs and the CFA. The apprentice and the company therefore have no costs to cover.)

Find the breakdown of training costs on our dedicated page

Bursaries: check our dedicated page to find out about the financial support available depending on your situation.

Read the terms and conditions of sale

Anyone wishing to work in the field of retail in the targeted professional sectors: Pet Shop, Garden Centre and Food.

  • Be aged between 15 and 29; there is no age restriction for people with RQTH status
  • Hold a Baccalaureate (BAC), whether vocational, general or technological

10 to 30 participants

There are two possibilities:

  • Applicants apply via the Parcoursup platform
  • Applicants should apply directly via the Lesquin website

Interview, assessment test and decision within 20 days of the first contact

To enrol on the course, candidates must have signed an apprenticeship contract with a company able to provide them with work placements relevant to the level they are studying for (various types of retail, local shops, large-scale and specialist retail, shops selling handcrafted goods, B2B trading companies, etc.).

The candidate has a maximum of three months from the start of the training course to find a host organisation.

The candidate is supported by the CFA in their search for an apprenticeship contract. We run half-day Apprenticeship Search Technique sessions, where we help young people work on their CV and cover letter, prepare them for future job interviews, and create their outreach plan.

The course is organised over four semesters, with ECCFs (continuous assessment tests) at the end of each term.

  • Premises: Fire safety regulations for public buildings (ERP) – Premises accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • Possible academic guidance and adaptation, mentored by a disability officer
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