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HUMAN RESOURCES
Competitive labor costs
Thanks to the excellent productivity of the French industry staff and the moderate wage costs, the Nord-Pas de Calais region is able to offer a very good quality-price ratio in Europe for the industry.
The hourly labor cost in the Nord-Pas de Calais region is 5% lower than the French average.
Diversified training schemes
To ensure adequate training for automotive professions, the region offers a great variety of training schemes tailored to each study level: BEP/CAP, technological baccalaureates, DUT, BTS, as well as top level engineering schools:
ENSIAME (Valenciennes National Higher School of Energetic Mechanics Engineers)Ecole Centrale de Lille
Ecole des Mines de Douai
HEI (Higher Engineering Studies)
ICAM (Catholic Institute for Arts and Crafts)
ISD (Higher Institute of Design)
In addition to initial training possibilities, the Nord-Pas de Calais region has numerous continuing education institutions in fields related to the automotive industry (iron plating, painting, assembling, schemes for fork-lift truck drivers and storekeepers).
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Bridgestone
Japan’s Bridgestone, the world’s leading tire manufacturer, has been an established presence for almost 50 years in the North Pas de Calais, where it continues to operate the company’s only factory in France. Managing Director, BrunoCapron, looks at what the region has to offer foreign manufacturers.
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