Meeting between the young people of L'Industreet, Ronisia, Just Riadh and Wissam Ben Yedder (in French)
Young people from L’Industreet meet Ronisia, Just Riadh and Wissam Ben Yedder
Just Riadh:
L’Industreet is pretty cool isn’t it? Shall we go in?
How’re you doing Olivier?
Olivier Riboud:
Good thanks, and you?
Just Riadh:
Great, everything’s fine.
Well, I know who you are Olivier, but could you introduce yourself?
Olivier Riboud:
My name's Olivier Riboud, and I’m Managing Director of L’Industreet, we’re in Stains, in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Just Riadh:
What is L’Industreet exactly?
Olivier Riboud:
L’Industreet is a school founded by TotalEnergies and its purpose is to train young people with or without qualifications in future industry professions.
Just Riadh:
Is it totally free?
Olivier Riboud:
Yes, totally free.
Just Riadh:
So people come here, and learn for free?
Olivier Riboud:
Yep, they don’t pay anything and learn a profession.
Just Riadh:
Right so let’s go see!
And as we’re visiting the school, I’d like to know if the young people who graduate find work straightaway?
Olivier Riboud:
Well that’s why we give training in these professions because they're in sectors where there aren’t enough applicants for the job offers available.
Just Riadh:
Alright guys?
Students:
Yep thanks.
Just Riadh:
Ok, I have a few questions for you. How do lessons work here? What's the atmos like?
Student:
Yeah, it’s a really nice place and we’ve got some amazing instructors. There are several teaching methods, like learning-by-doing and then there’s the theory, and at L’Industreet, we want to learn a lot by doing.
Just Riadh:
And what do you do?
Student:
I do NDT, non-destructive testing, which is where you analyze parts without destroying them, which is why it’s called non-destructive testing, without damaging them.
Just Riadh:
There seem to be quite a lot of girls, and they seem to like what they’re doing too.
Right, so now I’ve asked my questions, I’ve got a couple of surprises for you: two guests are going to arrive soon, I’m going to take them on a tour of the school and ask them some questions afterwards, so we’re going to sit down and chat with them for a bit, is that ok?
Ok, stay there, keep your L’Industreet sweaters on and all that and I’ll be back.
Just Riadh:
Right, so welcome to L’Industreet live from Stains, a school that trains young people in industrial professions. It’s a great setting, lovely buildings. TotalEnergies financed the whole project. Ok, so follow me to the workshop.
This is the workshop and there are people using machines, I don’t really know what they’re doing.
Hi, how’re you doing? Can you tell me where we are and what you’re doing?
Student:
We’re in the automated production line section, and we’re producing masks.
Just Riadh:
Can I see?
Wissam Ben Yedder:
Wow that’s great.
Student:
You can put it on.
Just Riadh:
Can we go see the hand sanitizer production?
Student:
Yes of course, come on Chaïma!
Just Riadh:
Go Chaïma!
Student:
We’re making hand sanitizer for associations and we’re going to hand them out for free.
Just Riadh:
I’m here to ask you a few questions. We’re live from L’Industreet, you know it’s a modern school that trains young people in industrial professions. So you all went to school, but could you tell me a bit about how it was for you? Is there a story or a friend you particularly remember from school?
Wissam Ben Yedder:
Yeah, I have one. I remember a math teacher I had at school, he was often on my back saying “you have to work, you have to be there”, and I used to answer “no, I want to be a footballer”, I used to say that, and he'd say “don’t be stupid, being a footballer isn’t easy, there are so many things involved, stop dreaming”. I said ok. And I saw that same teacher a year after I signed with Toulouse, I saw him and he said, “how did you do that?” He couldn't believe it. And I said “well, I was at school with you, and I believed in myself, that’s all”. Then we shook hands and that made him think a bit.
Just Riadh:
That’s a great story isn’t it, believe in your dreams, be determined, never give up.
When did you leave school?
Ronisia:
I left when I was 20, after my BAC, I trained as a specialist educator and I completed the second year, then stopped, but I continued to work in the medical-social sector with disabled children, and at the same time I was making music. So then I really had to stop because music was taking up a lot of time.
Just Riadh:
What advice would you give young people who have dropped out of school and are trying to find their way?
Wissam Ben Yedder:
Well it’s at those kind of times when you feel like things are getting difficult that you have to remember not to give up, because it’s at times like that, that you learn to be stronger, more resilient and move on to the next stage, because if you don’t, things get more complicated. It’s actually at times like that that you succeed, and you move to the next level to take on a new challenge.
Just Riadh:
A big thank you to schools like this who take on young people who want to work and give them the right conditions to do what they want. Do you have the right conditions?
Students:
Yeah!
Just Riadh:
And just to finish, what do you think of L’Industreet? After the visits, after talking to the students, what kind of feeling did you get about the school?
Ronisia:
That it’s really big, really well organized, I wanted to say that, and in this kind of training center, there are usually many more boys than girls, it’s labelled as a very masculine world, but it seems like girls have their place here, they’re doing things very efficiently, I met some of them here. There aren’t as many girls, but they have their rightful place here and I think there should be even more female students so that they can make their voices heard.
Just Riadh:
Ok, shall we go then?
Ronisia and Wissam Ben Yedder:
Ok!
Just Riadh:
Let’s go! Ronisia, do you really know how to play?
Ronisia:
No I don’t!
Just Riadh:
After the visit, I hope you enjoyed it, and why not check out lindustreet.fr to find out more? Thanks very much.