The Professional License (LP) in agronomy, agriculture and sustainable development in tropical island environments is a qualifying training course specializing in agronomy and agriculture.

• Acquire new knowledge and know-how necessary in the implementation of the supervision of sustainable agriculture in a tropical island environment
• Acquire skills as a facilitator and project manager in order to promote sustainable agriculture on a regional scale for better management of natural and cultivated spaces
• Acquire skills adapted to the particular context of tropical and island areas where unique environments are subject to strong anthropogenic pressures

Hybrid training in work-study and initial training, the courses are carried out equally by teachers (university and agricultural high school) and partners from the professional and institutional world.

Training accessible to people with disabilities.

• Digital uses
• Use of data for analysis purposes
• Written and oral expression and communication
• Positioning in relation to a professional field
• Liability action within a professional organization
• Carrying out a diagnosis and/or an audit to provide advice
• Application of sector regulations in terms of: quality, health, safety and environment
• Management and adaptation of production processes

Sheet of the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP n° 40322)

• Upgrading in agronomy: general zootechnics, agricultural economics or scientific upgrading: geology, biology, ecology
• Individual and collective communication
• Advice, surveys and interview techniques
• Agricultural business diagnosis: elements of a global approach, agro-environmental diagnosis tool, case study – putting the tools into practice
• Legislative framework: sustainable development law, rural law, local public planning policy
• Territorial diagnosis: Geographic Information System (GIS), territorial dynamics, landscape approach
• Essential tools in English: assessment, grammatical revisions
• Professional vocabulary: environment, development and agriculture
• Environmental issues: water and water quality, soil preservation, agroecology and biodiversity
• Agricultural practices and quality approach: general regulations, audit and control methodology, product quality and traceability agro-environmental certification
• Agro-environmental regulations applied to the use of pesticides in agronomy agricultural practices: fight against crop pests, agricultural practices and waste management in agriculture

Expected opening of training: September

Provisional training schedule:

Duration of training: 620 hours from September to September N+1

Estimated hours: during the day - 3 days in the company and 2-3 days in the center

Assessment methods:

Continuous comprehensive assessment

• Environmental immersion course or agricultural immersion course
• 10-day field course in partnership with the national park
• Supervised project
• End of study dissertation

Not concerned

After study of the file, Baccalaureate + 2 level or equivalent

• Students continuing their studies
• Professionals returning to studies
• Job seekers

Capacity: 30

Cost of training:

• Individual paying: €6200
• Employer agreement: €10540

This training essentially aims to enable students to enter the professional world. The teaching team can support students who would like to join a Master's degree or an agronomy engineering school after one or two years of validated professional experience.

Success rate : 73% (2022-2023)

• Farm manager
• Facilitator in rural areas
• Agricultural trainer
• Sustainable agriculture advisor
• Environmental technician
• Technician manager of protected natural areas
• Quality control technician

Professional integration rate: 80%