The English "engineer" is split into three in French: 1) technicien, 2) technicien supérieur and 3) ingénieur. DUT is for techniciens, BTS is for techniciens supérieurs. Ingénieur can come from university, but most come from a side system (grandes écoles), with the écoles further split into 3 tiers depending on selectivity and prestige. Complicated? Yes... Even for most French ;) But in the business world in France this is all known and will influence your career.
A technicien is supposed to be on top of ones field techniques, and know how to apply them. A techicien supérieur is the same but for more advanced and complex fields. An ingénieur is not only supposed to understand the "what" and "how", but also the "why" and be able to evolve things, of design from scratch when needed. That, of course, is the theory: there are plenty of techs with an ingénieur mindset (good), and unfortunately plenty of people with an ingénieur degree who couldn't innovate out of a paper bag.
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The English "engineer" is split into three in French: 1) technicien, 2) technicien supérieur and 3) ingénieur. DUT is for techniciens, BTS is for techniciens supérieurs. Ingénieur can come from university, but most come from a side system (grandes écoles), with the écoles further split into 3 tiers depending on selectivity and prestige. Complicated? Yes... Even for most French ;) But in the business world in France this is all known and will influence your career.
A technicien is supposed to be on top of ones field techniques, and know how to apply them. A techicien supérieur is the same but for more advanced and complex fields. An ingénieur is not only supposed to understand the "what" and "how", but also the "why" and be able to evolve things, of design from scratch when needed. That, of course, is the theory: there are plenty of techs with an ingénieur mindset (good), and unfortunately plenty of people with an ingénieur degree who couldn't innovate out of a paper bag.