Regional strategies
National and regional responses to changing automotive skills needs.
ASA Study Visit · France
Grand Est
Regional cooperation and workforce transformation
27–28 June 2024Past edition
When27–28 June 2024
WhereStrasbourg · Batilly · Marly
FormatTwo-day study visit
Study visit focus
Regional cooperation and workforce transformation
Grand Est and ASA brought together industry, regional authorities and education providers to examine skills transformation. The two-day programme combined policy discussions with practical insights into employee development and automotive maintenance training.
What participants explored01 02 03
Skills in practice
Training and attractiveness
Support for companies, learners and the wider automotive workforce.
Learning on site
Production and training facilities, with exchanges involving trainers and students.
Programme archive
Study visit agenda
Thursday 27 June 2024
Strasbourg · Regional skills discussions
12:30–13:45
Registration and lunch
14:00–14:30
Welcome and opening
Valérie Debord, Grand Est Region (video), and Jakub Stolfa, ASA President.
14:30–14:45
Automotive industry in Grand Est
Key figures presented by Julien Leclerc, OREF Grand Est.
14:45–16:15
Strategies for changing automotive skills
Roundtable with Caroline Cohen (PFA), Alexis Saccardo (Mobilians), Sylvie Albrecht (ANFA), Angélique Alberti (DREETS) and Claire Coudy (Grand Est); questions and answers.
16:15–16:45
Coffee break
16:45–17:45
Training and sector attractiveness
Roundtable with Didier Neu, Katia Allard and Aline Wagner on support for companies and the public; questions and answers.
19:00–22:00
Networking dinner
Friday 28 June 2024
Metz area · Industry and vocational education
06:45
Departure from Strasbourg
Bus from the entrance of the Grand Est regional premises.
09:00–09:30
Coffee reception
Renault Sovab, Batilly.
09:30
Renault production site visit
Discussion of employee skills development with the delegation.
12:00–13:00
Lunch at Renault
13:00–13:45
Transfer to Marly
Bus to the André Citroën Vocational School.
14:00–15:30
Automotive maintenance training
Visit to technical facilities and exchanges with trainers and students.
15:30–18:00
Return to Strasbourg
Bus transfer.
Working together
Organisers and partners
Local organiser
Grand Est Region
Organiser
Automotive Skills Alliance
People and places
Visit hosts
Grand Est Region · Renault Sovab, Batilly · André Citroën Vocational School, Marly
Event locations
Addresses and maps
Regional skills discussions
Address / location:
Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
City location for the first programme day.
Renault Sovab
Address / location:
Batilly, France
André Citroën Vocational School
Address / location:
Marly, France
Learning and exchange
Highlights from the visit
The visit linked regional skills policy with training practice at Renault Sovab and the André Citroën Vocational School.