“Sometimes I have the impression of prostituting myself to find entertainers”: optimism, after the encouraging results of obtaining certificates of aptitude for entertainer functions (Bafa), 125 since July in Meuse, is not at the top for Anthony Willeme . The general delegate of the Education League to the department “always has difficulty finding facilitators”.
“Mentalities are changing”
The desire to engage among the younger generation is certainly increasing. But their duration of involvement is shortened. “The real improvement we are seeing is crumbling in the face of contracts that in some cases do not exceed a week,” slips Isabelle Charlier, Bafa manager for the association.
A way that Anthony Willeme understands. Aside from the extra points granted by Parcoursup to Bafa holders at the time of higher education orientation, he thinks “that having the Bafa confers few advantages”.
It therefore frequently happens that the animators make themselves available “only two or three days for the summer period”. The impact of this volatile behavior requires Anthony Willeme to undertake administrative and accounting procedures, which prove time-consuming for a poor return on investment.
A diploma with a controversial status
Bafa continues to occupy the position of diploma of voluntary commitment despite discussions about its status that do not date back to yesterday. However, according to the president of the Ligue de l’enseignement en Meuse, Gille Taguel, “the voluntary sector would not have as much difficulty finding facilitators if the diploma were professionally recognised”.
This would force him to obey a precise and certainly advantageous salary grid. However more than the current situation, because each applicant organization manages the gratification in key of an animator position as it wants. A situation blocked to the full stop that contributes “to the death of voluntary commitment”, according to Anthony Willeme.
