Company visits - not rated

Sensitize students to the realities of the industrial world, while discovering the key missions of an agri-food engineer.
Encourage the search for and organization of relevant information throughout the visits, by encouraging the comparison of practices observed in the different companies visited.
Stimulate observation skills and critical thinking

To achieve these objectives, several measures have been put in place:

Company visits are a compulsory part of the course
The organization and active involvement of students are essential to ensure the success of these visits
Visits are mainly focused on industries in the agri-food sector
This module is only assessed in S6, but covers the whole of S5 and S6. 

The visits concern all food and agriculture sectors, and students will develop their skills in one of the following areas:

Water and waste treatment: operational waste management (waste flows within the company, effluent treatment, etc.).
Quality, health and safety:

Compliance with ISO standards, implementation of HACCP, etc.
Risk management. Plant and personnel safety. Safety of facilities and personnel.
Quality control


"Production" division:

Organization and operation of the production line.
Process engineering.


"People management" division: human resources management, training, etc.

The organization of visits and oral examinations are detailed on Moodle.

Biochemistry and food technology