Core activitiées and career pathways of independent trainers-consultants in France

Bonnafous Laurence (1) , Thierry Ardouin (2) , Patrick Gravé (3)

1 UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie
2 CIVIIC - Centre interdisciplinaire de recherches sur les valeurs, les idées, les identités et les compétences en Éducation et en formation
3 ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie

This paper presents some of the key findings from a 2013 survey achieved with a representative sample of 101 independent trainers-consultants, members of a French trade union. These results highlight more particularly their socio-demographic characteristics, their core activities and four main career pathways identified. This survey was part of a two years action research, conducted in a partnership between this professional trade union and university laboratories in the field of adult education. The aim was to improve the understanding of this specific professional group, of its ongoing professionalization process and its visibility as one of the actors of the continuing education and vocational training (CVET) system in France.

Mots clés: Independent trainer-consultant; Career-paths; Professionalization; Continuing education and vocational training

Domaines: Education

Bonnafous Laurence, Thierry Ardouin, Patrick Gravé. Core activitiées and career pathways of independent trainers-consultants in France. European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 2015, Theme: Cartographies of research on adult education and learning, 6 (2), pp.175-190. ⟨10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9062⟩. ⟨hal-02354334⟩