Apprenticeship at SupOptique

For over two decades, the Institut d'Optique has been providing students with the opportunity to earn a SupOptique engineering degree through an apprenticeship. Apprentices receive comprehensive training at our three campuses while gaining valuable hands-on experience in industry. Upon completion, apprentices earn the same prestigious engineering diploma as their peers in the traditional program, demonstrating the same high level of knowledge and skills.

Apprentices receive a salary while gaining valuable hands-on experience that closely aligns with their future career goals. As a result, they are highly sought after by employers upon graduation. The SupOptique apprenticeship program is a fast-track to a successful career! Companies appreciate the ability of SupOptique apprentices to make significant contributions to real-world projects, as evidenced by testimonials in the March 2020 issue of Photoniques magazine. Moreover, apprenticeships provide companies with a pipeline of highly skilled talent who are ready to hit the ground running upon graduation.

SupOptique apprentices are trained to become versatile "systems engineers" with a strong foundation in photonics, electronics, and signal processing. They are equipped to handle a diverse range of tasks, including optical system characterization, image processing software development, innovative technology creation, and project management.

No! All types of companies, from startups to large groups and public laboratories, recruit our apprentices every year. The application areas are also very varied (defense industry, automotive sector, biomedical, computer science, artificial intelligence, cutting-edge optical instrumentation in research laboratories...), as photonics intervenes in a very wide range of processes and systems. In addition, since the work-study program is structured in full weeks, all companies located throughout the national territory can submit offers (more details by following the link below).

• Established in 1997
• Roughly 20 to 25 apprentices per year
• Over 400 graduate apprentices 
• More than 100 companies have entrusted apprentices to us

• Download the leaflets opposite.
• Are you a company? Follow this link: (Suivez ce lien si vous souhaitez recruter un•e apprenti•e) to recruit an apprentice
• Are you a student with questions? Discover the advantages of the apprenticeship program:  Découvrez ici les avantages de cette formation (link)
• Do you need concrete information? Consult the pages: "Etre apprenti•e" (being an apprentice) et "Témoignages d'apprenti•e•s" (interviews with apprentices), la FAQ dédiée à l'apprentissage (FAQs for apprentices), or indicateurs de l'apprentissage (indicators of apprenticeship; results from previous apprentices, futur, ...)
• An opinion, a comment? That's here (link: ici)!
• Are you handicapped? Find specific information about our support system here:  dispositif d'accompagnement (link).