2023-06-13 14:59:00
Léandre Adamo and Justyne Ziane hoped to live their end of the school year peacefully and, like their comrades, to graduate within a few weeks before heading to university. Ultimately, that may not be the case. The fact of having completed a year of their course in Bordeaux and especially of not having obtained their equivalence, might indeed call into question the last two years completed at the Lycée Provincial Jean d’Avesnes (APJA).
”In 2020-2021, I went to live in Bordeaux, where I continued my schooling by completing a second professional qualification in sales, the equivalent of a fourth technical qualification in sales”explains Léandre Adamo. “In 2021-2022, I returned to Belgium and continued my education.” At the time, the young man, his parents and his friend, who finds herself in the same situation, are unaware of the equivalence system.
A failure at the central jury
”I relied on the orientation suggested by my current school, the APJA, when I registered. I thus undertook a fifth technique of qualification in secretarial work. It’s only November, following passing almost all my EACs (Articulated set of skills, Editor’s note), that I learned that I was required to present to the central jury the fourth technical qualification examinations (CE2D) in order to obtain the equivalence which would regularize my situation. I unfortunately learned of my failure in June 2022.”
Logically, Léandre and Justine should not have gone on to the next year. They explain, however, that following a deliberation by the class council, they were both admitted to the sixth year. Year during which they should once once more have presented the exams to the central jury. “I unintentionally missed the registration period because I was focused on my EAC. In doing so, I sealed the opportunity to regularize my administrative situation”, recognizes the student.
”I immediately informed my management, who at no time considered the situation compromising. But a few days ago, I learned from the director that I was not eligible for the end-of-year exams. Neither the educators nor my teachers were aware of the seriousness of my situation. In turn, they expressed their total incomprehension to me as they recognized my efforts in terms of attendance, study and involvement, both in the courses and during my internships, which were a success with flying colors.”
An interpellation by Minister Désir
Today, the two friends feel helpless. Justyne hoped to begin studies in September to become an accountant, Léandre a French teacher. “Considered as free students, our goals are no longer attainable. Our only possibility would be to redo a fourth, a fifth and a sixth year. We would then obtain our CESS at the age of 23 and might, in the best case scenario, only practice our profession at the age of 26.”
If the students acknowledge their fault in not having re-registered on time for the examinations of the central jury, they regret having “trust their school, which allowed them to continue their education without ever pointing the finger at the possible disaster scenario experienced at the moment.” Anxious at the idea of having to go back in their school curriculum, Léandre and Justyne contacted the Minister of Education, Carole Désir, perhaps hoping to obtain a favor from her.
On the side of the APJA, it is confirmed that the fact of having failed the examinations of the central jury and of not having represented them constitutes a problem. “The current system allows you to spend some years dragging pans”, deplores Patrice Lhoir on behalf of the province of Hainaut. “Things were very clear from the start. They had a choice: start a fourth year once more straight away or start a fifth year, with the risk of failing the central jury exams in the meantime and “falling back” to fourth.
Examinations will be presented
In any case, the APJA does not consider itself responsible for the situation of the two students but confirms that solutions are being sought and contacts are in progress with the Minister of Education. According to our information, it is indeed on the side of the cabinet of the minister that a solution is to be sought, since the latter has already insisted with the Mons school establishment so that the two students can present their exams of end of the year “normally.” In addition, the firm confirms to us that “provided that the end of rhetoric class council recognizes the acquisition of all terminal skills by granting a certificate of achievement, the student may recover his status as a regular student. Indeed, he will have demonstrated his mastery of skills on the whole of the last degree.”
All that’s left now is for the two friends to pass their exams before heading off to university and put these administrative hiccups behind them.
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