[Vocabulary] Translation for "étudiant en alternance"

[Will17]

Hello!

I'm trying to find the right term to define a student who alternatively goes to school and works for a company, within the framework of his studies.

Could you help me, please?

Thank you very much for your help
Will

 

[konungursvia]

That's right.

 

[freezeframe]

I don't speak French but this makes me think of "work-study student". Don't know if this would mean anything in BrE.

 

[bhaisahab]

I would translate it as "a student on a sandwich course".

 

[Allen165]

Hello!

I'm trying to find the right term to define a student who alternatively goes to school and works for a company, within the framework of his studies.

Could you help me, please?

Thank you very much for your help
Will

NOT A TEACHER.

Perhaps "working student"?

You could just describe your situation (e.g., I am pursuing a degree in xxx and working part-time).

 

[freezeframe]

I would translate it as "a student on a sandwich course".

I have no idea what this means but I'm going to use this! "I'm attending the Quiznos academy". :-D

 

[Will17]

I would translate it as "a student on a sandwich course".

Thank you everyone.

Bhai, can I use this term in a professional context?

Thank you
Will

 

[bhaisahab]

Thank you everyone.

Bhai, can I use this term in a professional context?

Thank you
Will

Yes, have a look at this link: sandwich course definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
When I was teaching in France I had a lot of students who were doing a BTS, some of them were doing it on "alternance" and I always gave them "sandwich course" as the English equivalent.

 

[konungursvia]

Sandwich course is not used in AmE.

 

[Allen165]

Sandwich course is not used in AmE.

I'd never heard of a "sandwich course." Is there an equivalent North American expression? I cannot think of one.