Three questions for Olivier Gauvin, director of Walt, which federates eight networks of training centers, welcoming 15% of apprentices in France. After the plan presented Thursday by the government.
Are the government’s announcements of apprenticeships on Thursday satisfactory?
Yes, because with the increase in aid, the apprentice will hardly cost businesses anything. This should trigger the right click for them to overcome their anxiety and recruit. The fact that they are extended to companies with more than 250 employees will encourage them to honor their obligation to recruit the equivalent of 5% of their workforce by alternating, rather than paying penalties.
And the widening of aid for post-bac training, which represents 38% of training?
It’s also a good point. Indeed, the number of post-baccalaureate apprentices had increased by 30% in 2019, leading to the good results of the work-study program.
Despite everything, will companies recruit apprentices?
There are areas where it will take longer, such as catering, air transportation. But others have increased needs, such as health, sanitation. This will strengthen the orientation and business search function of the 1,200 training centers which are, in a way, the Pôle emploi for apprentices. However, the government has confirmed the extension to six months of the period during which a work-study student can remain in training without having signed a contract with a company. It gives time to find. While maintaining the obligation to go to work, which is the foundation of the work-study program.
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