Aid for hiring a work-study student maintained until the end of the five-year term

In the continuity of the aid decided during the Covid crisis to avoid the collapse of hiring, the government announced on December 1 that aid of 6.000 euros would be paid to all companies, for contracts concluded in 2023 with an alternating , minor as major, for the first year of the contract.

"In order to strengthen access to apprenticeship for the least qualified young people, this aid will continue in the years to come to continue to support a training system which has proven itself for the employment of young people", underlines the ministry in a statement.

"This renewed support will allow for better anticipation for companies and, consequently, to facilitate the hiring of young people: more than 800.000 contracts have been signed this year and we continue to aim for one million apprentices per year for 2027", are congratulated the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt and the Minister Delegate for Vocational Training Carole Grandjean.

According to INSEE, nearly a fifth of net job creations over the past year are due to apprenticeships.

Accessible to young people aged 16 to 29, apprenticeship is based on the principle of alternating between theoretical education and vocational training with the employer with whom the apprentice has signed his contract.

Its growth is explained both by the 2018 reform (which notably liberalized the opening of training centers and extended apprenticeship to 26-29 year olds) and by hiring bonuses.

This very strong growth since 2018 has been brought to 75% by training at bac +2 level or more, according to the Ministry of Labor.

Higher education training can indeed be eligible for this hiring bonus, which was not the case before the Covid crisis.