WCFS 2025 Matchmaking

2 Sept 2025 | Espoo, Finland

Josselin Chesnel

International Project Officer

VET CENTER PÔLE FORMATION UIMM BRETAGNE / UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN BRITTANY / NATIONAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES CAMPUS

Brest, France

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Officer of a French Government International Project for a Breton VET Center, a University and a National Organization representing Maritime Industrials.

My organisation

The POLE FORMATION UIMM BRETAGNE is a network of 7 Breton vocational training centers that provide training at both Leaving Certificate and Higher Education levels, funded by French industry. The Institute of Technology of the UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN BRITTANY (UBO) is a public university welcoming over 25,000 students between 3 Breton cities offering a wide range of programmes and several training courses. The NATIONAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES CAMPUS (CINav) is a joint initiative between public organizations and private industrials bringing together French coastal regions, industrial contractors of the maritime sector, trade federations and Ministries. It supports the maritime industry sector in meeting the challenge of entrenching a qualified workforce.
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About me

I am passionate about all matters related to the Sea and its Industries (naval, nautical, offshore wind, etc.), International Affairs, European Construction, Public Policies and Education.

Since 2022, I have been the Officer of an International Project on behalf of the VET Center 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑈𝐼𝑀𝑀 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒, the 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦 (𝑈𝐵𝑂), and the 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑠 (𝐶𝐼𝑁𝑎𝑣), brought together under the international dimension of the French Government's 3rd Future Investment Program.

In this role, I am responsible for the Strategy, Establishment, Operationalization, and Amplification of an International Mobility Initiative for young professionals in the maritime industries sector (boilermakers, welders, machinists, electricians, maintenance operators...)

After Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Ireland and India, I remain enthusiastic about engaging with Finnish and worldwide companies and stakeholders in industrial training and trades 🌍, who wish to host young Breton professionals alongside them.

(Port of call: Brest ⚓)

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Skills

  • Industry
  • Maritime industries
  • Sea Industries
  • French
  • sea
  • naval
  • Nautical
  • offshore wind

Interests

  • International relations
  • eu
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Education
  • ErasmusPlus
  • Brittany
  • Cinema

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What kind of partners are you looking for?

I am willing to meet partners (companies, universities, other stakeholders...) in industrial training and trades, who wish to host young Breton professionals alongside them (boilermakers, welders, machinists, electricians, maintenance operators...)