FRENCH MINISTRY FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

LEGTPA FRANCOIS RABELAIS

PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTION
Civergols 48 200 SAINT-CHELY-DAPCHER FRANCE
Tel : +33 4 66 42 61 50 Fax: 33 4 66 42 61 53 - e-mail: legta.saint-chely@educagri.fr

INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT

General considerations

This internship is a compulsory part of the BTS ACSE . This BTS is a Higher National Diploma in agriculture
and management and is a 2 years course. It is an undergraduate course which leads to a one year Bachelor after
obtaining the diploma.
The purpose of this agreement is to set up for the benefit of the designated student a training period either
possible or made obligatory by the official programme of his/her education or study. This training period shall
correspond to an application or an introduction or a training period in the work environment related to the
teaching dispensed in the vocational training institution.
It shall be monitored and supervised by a company or organisation tutor appointed for this purpose by the head
of the host organisation if he is not himself the organisation tutor. The student shall participate in the tasks
specified below (purpose of the training period), which is a part of this agreeement. In no case, may his/her
participation to these activites be detrimental to the employement situation in the host company or organisation.
The trainee shall be bound to respect professional secrecy.

So, with reference to the above points, this Agreement is concluded between :
The enterprise (receiving enterprise)

: University of North Bengal of tea Science

Telephone number

: + 91 99 32 00 96 72

E-mail

: kabirtea@yahoo.co.in

Address
University 73 40 13

: University of North Bengal P-O North Bengal

INDIA

Represented by

: Prof A.P. Das (Head)

And :

The French Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry

LEGTPA FRANCOIS RABELAIS
Civergols 48200 SAINT-CHELY-DAPCHER FRANCE
Represented by the institution Director : Mr LORETTE Olivier
Teacher in charge of supervising the internship : Mr Sbastien TANGUY
(Tel : 00 33 6 50 64 01 16 sebastien.tanguy@educagri.fr)
Concerning the internship of the student mentioned below :
Surname and first name : Mr.../MS

Aims and objectives of the internship

Whatever the nature of this short placement, an internship is a period the duration of which is some weeks or
months. During this period, the trainees are placed in a firm, a corporation, an organisation or one of the
departments of an enterprise in order to:
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get in touch with practical realities and professional life (work, working conditions, working atmosphere,
etc.)
put to practical use the education received in the institution
become aware of the duties and responsibilities which fall on the manager and his staff

Students duties
Article1 : The student is obliged to carry out the task set by the manager of the firm or organisation.
He must also behave in a responsible manner. The student must thus stick to the rules and regulations of the
firm and more particularly to the work schedule and the protection of health regulations. The trainee commits
him/herself to respect the instructions and carry out all tasks to the best of his/her ability, as directed by the
people in charge of the training and to abide by the different internal regulations of the receiving
country/employer.

Trainers duties
Article 2 : The manager must:
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give the student tasks related to his capabilities taking into account the aims of the placement
make sure that the student is able to use the cars or machines which he may be asked to use
guide the student and supervise his work
give the student information and the documents which are necessary for him to make his/her work or allow
him to go and look for these documents.
give a short assessment of the work done by the student (fax/e-mail/phone)

Purpose
1re week: global approach of the production of tea (agronomy, botany, difficulties of production,
presentation of the industry, water issues linked to tea production).

2nd week: discovery of the plants of tea of the campus and the close neighborhood

3rd week: visit of companies and works at various producers (visit in particular of the factory HANQUA
(black tea), of the factory MATIGARA (Green tea) and of the very renowned plantation of MAKAIBARI,
the very big organci plantation and visits in the Darjeeling ( biodiversity) .

Powerpoint on a theme given by the team of the university (in connection with the specialization of the
students)

. A global video made by the group of students highlighting the work and focusing on a specific subject
linked to their course. This video will be posted on the MOVEAGRI website

Duration of training periods

This Agreement will be valid

From

09 June, 2014

To

04 July, 2014

Article 3 : Should a change occur, a new contract will have to be signed between the receiving enterprise and
the institution

Work site and working hours

Article 4 : The trainee shall retain his student status throughout his/her training period and will therefore
remain under the authority of the principal of the vocational training institution. He/She is bound to respect the
general rules applying in the host organisation, particularly with regard to safety, working hours and discipline,
subject to the specific provisions on the protection of young people at work, in application of the Directive n
94/33/CE of 22 June 1994. The working hours should not exceed 35 hours a week.
For the duration of this Agreement the trainee will be working at the following site(s):
University of North Bengal P-O North Bengal University 73 40 13
INDIA

People with responsibility for the practical training programme

The persons within the receiving enterprise named below are responsible for the training of the trainee, with
regard to this Agreement. (please fill in if necessary)
Surname

First name

KABIR

Sayed Edward

Job title
Assistant Professor - Department of Tea Science

Financial aspects
Article 5 : As agreed between the two parts, there will be no financial help for this internship. The student
will pay for transport from Delhi to the host organisation.
Accomodation (food and lodging) and local transport for work purposes will be provided by University of North
Bengal - Tea Science department. The cost of training fees, accomodation and local transport for work purposes
will not exceed 380 euros as agreed between the two parts.

Social Security, health and accident insurance

Article 6 : The sending institution principal shall make the necessary provisions to cover his third party liability
each time it is engaged. The host company or organisation shall make the necessary provisions to cover his
third party liability each time it is engaged.
The student must be covered by specific insurance for the damage he might cause to the property of the head of
the host organisation or company. Damage occuring outside the host company or organisation during activites
that are external to the work has to be covered by the student.
The employers obligations continue throughout the duration of the internship agreement. In the case of an
accident to the trainee, either when working or when in transit, the relevant responsible person at the receiving
enterprise or organisation has an obligation to complete an accident notification and send it within 24 hours to
the original employer (ie the contract signatory). Please call the contact person (see below) in case of any
problem. The LEGTA has then 48 hours to send the notification by recorded delivery, with a request for
acknowledgement of receipt, to the Agricultural Social Insurance Organisation (MSA).
When the duties carried out by the internship in the receiving enterprise require special health and safety checks,
in line with Health and Safety legislation, the receiving enterprise is responsible for implementing these. The
principal of students dispensation from the use of dangerous machines and products is also valid for the
receiving enterprise for the duration of the training period abroad.
Medical and surgical assistance
In case of emergency, the student (or his legal substitute) allows the firm manager to take the initiative and ask
for immediate medical assistance or surgical operation. If any accident happens, the manager of the firm binds
himself by contract to send immediately all the necessary notifications to the Director of the LEGTPA
FRANCOIS RABELAIS.
The teaching establishment will ensure the student repatriation in the event of the termination of the agreement
by the host organisation, the non-respect of the agreement by the host organisation, illness, serious accident or
death. In the case the student arbitrarily breaks this agreement, it will be up to the institution to claim the
reimbursement form the student or his/her legal respresentative. It is recommended to take out insurance against
this.

Termination of the agreement

Article 7 : The principal of the vocational training institution and the head of the host company/organisation will
keep each other mutually informed of any difficulties, particularly linked to absenteeism on the part of the
trainee, which might arise from the application of this agreement, and will take by mutual agreement, the
appropriate steps to put an end to them. In any event, the head of the host compnay may decide, after having
informed the principal of the vocatioal trainins institution, to terminate the training period in advance in case of
serious lack of discipline on the part of the trainee. The prinicpal of the vocational training institution may
terminate the training period at any time if the host company/organistation no longer meeets the labour
legislation in the host country.

Internship Monitoring
Article 8 : Throughout the duration of the Agreement, Mr Ygri Jean Christophe (0033614956519 - jeanchristophe.ygrie@educagri.fr ) will ensure contact (phone, fax, e-mail, trip whenever possible) If for any reason,
this person could not be contacted, please contact the institution (00 33 4 66 42 61 50) or Mr Tanguy Sbastien
(00 33 6 50 64 01 16).

Done in 5 copies - March 10, 2014

Firm accepting the trainee (the receiving organisation)

Prof A.P. Das (Head)

French Institution
Olivier Lorette (Director)

(Please sign and stamp here )

(Please sign and stamp here )

The trainee (stagiaire)

Mr/Ms..............................
(Please sign here )