Project Description

Brevet de technicien supérieur (BTS)

Every business sector develops new technical support positions associated with engineering, research, senior financial or commercial management. The BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur), a state diploma, meets all the requirements in terms of qualifications and skills, with the aim of immediate professional immersion.

Obtained after 2 years, the BTS confers a professional qualification in the commercial and services sectors. The skills acquired meet the challenge of globalization of trade and a changing productive systems which today require profound technological knowledge, operational know-how and managerial competencies.

Statistics from recent years have shown a high rate of employability among BTS holders (100%). As an internationally recognised state diploma,  the BTS can be a steppingstone to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree both in Mauritius and abroad.

An Internationally Recognised Diploma

The BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur) is a national diploma of the French higher education system which is part of the European system of LMD (Licence (Degree) –  Masters – Doctorat – PhD). The European Credit Transfer System which allows a student to move through any educational system of the countries of the European Union. The BTS counts for a total of 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).

For companies engaged in international competition, the BTS complies with the demands of technical and professional training as defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO): “A general education that involves the study of techniques and related sciences, the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge related to the professions of the various sectors of economic and social life.” (Technical and Vocational Education and Training for the 21st Century).

BTS in Computer Science – Computing Services to Organisations

  • 2 years

  • Diploma

  • Full-time

  • L’académie de La Réunion
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Course Objective

BTS SIO (Computing Services to Organisations) trains students to implement computing solutions in organisations (companies, administrations, SME/SMI, etc…) as a consultant for a computer engineering services company, a software company, or a consulting company. The person will be responsible of services that include infrastructure technical solutions, software applications, maintenance, and upgrading of these solutions in compliance with legal and strategic constraints, based on security standards or good practice guides.

Course Content

General Syllabus

  • Culture and Communication
  • General Knowledge and Expression
  • Mathematics
  • Applied Algorithm

Professional Syllabus

  • Economics and management analysis of computing services
  • Information System, decision-making, and operational organization processes
  • Fundamental Principles of law and their application in the computer industry
  • The legal environment for production and service delivery
  • Information Systems security
  • Computing methods and techniques
  • Computing solutions
  • Real time Projects

Internships

Internships in professional settings are divided into professional preparatory missions (20 half days per academic year) and follow up.

Total professional immersion period: 12-14 weeks over the total duration of the course.

Job Prospects

The holder of a BTS in Computer Science – Computing Services to Organisations is either employed in a company, or as a stakeholder in an engineering and computing services company, a software company or of a technological consulting company.

The holder of this BTS can also work in related fields in the capacity of: System and Network, Support Systems and Network Administrator, IT support and deployment, Manufacturing Technician, Telecommunications Network Technician, Infrastructural Technician, Software Analyst, Application Services Manager.

Further Studies

Bachelor’s degree and Masters in IT or engineering in information and communication technologies, web integrator design, engineering school.