Since Covid and the aid released by the government to boost youth employment, work-study training has only progressed in numbers and in the training offering offered.
Last year it was President Emmanuel Macron who announced it in person;
the extension of aid to businesses until 2027 for the hiring of a new young person on a work-study basis: 6,000 euros in aid for businesses for everyone under 30 and for the first year of the contract.
The increase slows down: + 2% in 2023
Reform of the organization and financing of training (Skills Operators) and bonus to businesses, in a context of strong post-Covid recovery, the number of contracts jumped from 321,000 contracts signed in 2018 to more than 852,000 'last year.
The number of new work-study contracts signed is therefore stabilizing: a figure increasing by only 2% compared to 2022 after + 14% in 2022.
No structural reason explains this slowdown in the increase, the number of new contracts having reached a plateau in relation to the structure of the population?
(around 670,000 young people obtain the baccalaureate each year).
The objective is still for the government to reach one million contracts signed per year in 2027. A purely symbolic objective also because no justification has been put forward to support this objective.
The profile of apprentices/host companies in 2023
Dares (labor market statistics body for the government) published these figures this Thursday, adding the typical profile of work-study students in 2023:
Men still in the majority:
55% of contracts started in 2023 concern men (stable over one year) and 57% of contracts are signed by apprentices aged 20 or over.
Disabled workers: 2% of contracts started in 2023 concern apprentices recognized as disabled workers.
Training:
Mostly to prepare for a diploma or qualification higher than the baccalaureate… 61% of contracts are part of training at baccalaureate level + 2 or higher (stable over one year).
And also to prepare a professional title: 33% of contracts aim to prepare a professional title (+1 point over one year).
Businesses:
In small businesses for less than one in two contracts.
44% of contracts started in 2023 are signed in companies with fewer than 10 employees, compared to 46% in 2022.
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Sectors most in need of work-study students:
Commerce, repair of automobiles and motorcycles: 23% of contracts
Business support: 15% of contracts
Industry: 14% of contracts
Construction: 11% of contracts
Duration of the contract:
For a period of 18 months or more in one out of two cases.
53% of contracts started in 2023 relate to durations of 18 months or more, a stable share compared to 2022.