School features
School features
The government funded Agriculture College of Fontaines (EPLEFPA - Etablissement Public Local d'Enseignement Professonnel Agricole) located in South-Burgundy, France,
welcomes every year at its 5 sites, more than 900 students in three different courses:
- Academics (High School Degree in Sciences)
- Technological (High School Degree in Technology) in order to continue a 2 or 3 year higher education - HND or Bachelor degrees -
- Vocational studies in several Agriculture fields, landscaping and service sectors.
Some of the above courses can be achieved through apprenticeship.
In addition our school has a training centre for adults (CFPPA) to gain experience in the fields of farming, landscaping, service sectors and social integration.
The school showcases two operational farms :
- A 150 hectare farm in Fontaines : 70 dairy-cows, 30 suckler-cows , poultry (8000 birds sold every year).
- A 70 hectare farm in Charolles with 700 suckler-ewes.
Innovations, rural development :
There are close connections between our school, agricultural professionals, and the key players of the rural development.
In progress school involvements are :
- the improvement of the farming business autonomy ,
- the building-up of environmental actions toward the farming world and land settlement,
- the development of local distribution networks.
International exchange aims :
Fontaines Agricultural College (EPLEFPA) is looking forward to establish long term relationships with other European schools, through students exchanges or internships on farms or in agriculture related companies.
Mobility organization
On-site help provided to coming foreign applicants
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- Actions coordinator, partners contact person and deputy headmaster :
- Guillaume Dupuits : Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
- Deputy headmasters in charge of the pedagogy :
- Jérôme Bertholon (Academics and vocational schooling)
- Philippe Lamotte (School and work experience courses)
- Linguistic help provided to the foreign applicants coming for more than 2 months.
French language training (French as a foreign language), in Fontaines, at the beginning of the stay, for English, Spanish and German applicants.
Language training given through partnerships with the French National Educational System, French Chambers of Commerce or thanks to local foreign organizations if need be.
International strategy
Fontaines School's international strategy
Fontaines Agricultural College ( EPLEFPA) is looking for any school , training institution, in the agriculture field or rural evelopment , to establish partnerships.
In order to professionalize our students and our school staff, specifically in rural development issues, we wish to establish balanced and lasting partnerships in the best interest of both parties.
Convention
You can access the charter here : 
Erasmus+ EFP Consortium
Erasmus+ Consortium Education and Vocational Training Bourgogne Franche-Comté
"Move to live with your time"
Resume :
Since 2017, we have a partnership agreement between 11 agricultural public education in Burgundy Franche Comté. In this context, we are beneficiaries of grants for European mobility aid. We are authorized to propose mobilities:
- our learners;
- to our staff for educational or company observation or teaching.
To accompany you :
You are students in our school and you plan to do an internship of one minimum duration of two weeks in a European partner country.
Steps to do : contact Jérôme BERTHOLON
