en alternance

English translation: co-op

00:43 Dec 19, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
French term or phrase: en alternance
Dear colleagues,

I'm translating a document from a company that has just added a new member to its Software Dev. team. The sentence reads "John Doe, à Ville, en alternance". My first instinct is to translate it as follows: "John Doe in City on a work-study contract". Would you concur?

Thanks in advance,

M.
Michael Francart
United States
Local time: 05:06
English translation:co-op
Explanation:
tudiantes engagées pendant l'été Kristin Ferguson, Jessica Holt et à l'étudiant en alternance travail-études, Phillip Gammon. electionsnb.ca
Thanks to Julie Legresley who helped get us up and running, and our summer and co-op students - Kristin Ferguson, Jessica Holt, and Phillip Gammon. electionsnb.ca
[...] de R. PONGY, qui à l'issu de son DUT de Génie Thermique a intégré la société dans le cadre d'un contrat d'étudiant en alternance avec les Arts et Métiers (ITII/ENSAM Aix-en-Provence). sogei.fr
[...] Heat Engineering joined the company on a student contract combining theoretical training through the higher education institute for industrial art and design (ENSAM in Aix-en-Provence).
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David Hollywood
Local time: 09:06
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Summary of answers provided
4co-op
David Hollywood
4work placement as part of a cooperative education program
Gareth Callagy
3work-study contract
Mpoma
4 -2an alternative worker
Francois Boye
Summary of reference entries provided
We had this a few days ago
philgoddard

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co-op


Explanation:
tudiantes engagées pendant l'été Kristin Ferguson, Jessica Holt et à l'étudiant en alternance travail-études, Phillip Gammon. electionsnb.ca
Thanks to Julie Legresley who helped get us up and running, and our summer and co-op students - Kristin Ferguson, Jessica Holt, and Phillip Gammon. electionsnb.ca
[...] de R. PONGY, qui à l'issu de son DUT de Génie Thermique a intégré la société dans le cadre d'un contrat d'étudiant en alternance avec les Arts et Métiers (ITII/ENSAM Aix-en-Provence). sogei.fr
[...] Heat Engineering joined the company on a student contract combining theoretical training through the higher education institute for industrial art and design (ENSAM in Aix-en-Provence).

David Hollywood
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: English
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work placement as part of a cooperative education program


Explanation:
"Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience. Cooperative education is taking on new importance in helping young people to make the school-to-work transition. Cooperative learning falls under the umbrella of work-integrated learning (alongside internships, service learning and clinical placements) but is distinct as it alternates a school term with a work term in a structured manner, involves a partnership between the academic institution and the employer, and generally is both paid and intended to advance the education of the student."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_education

I would caution against using "work-study" as this could be confused with the Federal Work-Study program which involves a loan mechanism.
"The Federal Work-Study program, originally called the College Work-Study Program,[1] is a federally-funded program in the United States that assists students with the costs of post-secondary education. The Federal Work-Study Program helps students earn financial funding through a part-time employment program. Approximately 3,400 institutions participate in the program."

Gareth Callagy
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
an alternative worker


Explanation:
https://medium.com/betterworkingworld/what-is-the-difference...

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: That might possibly translate 'alternatif', but certainly not 'en alternance', which in some way means 'alternating'.
4 hrs

disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: with Tony
2 days 16 hrs
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work-study contract


Explanation:
yes, I would concur... you've got it 100% IMHO ... as confirmed by a few refs in these archives

Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


3 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: We had this a few days ago

Reference information:
And it's been asked many times before.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/education-pedago...

philgoddard
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M: Yes... but the context here is different: we know the peson is working, but not with what they are alternating; which makes all the difference here!
2 hrs
agree  Francois Boye
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