For the first time, the barometer draws up a list of the diplomas most chosen by apprentices in the craft industry among the 800 diplomas prepared in 2019-2020. It also analyzes the employment rate of apprentices, which is much higher than that of young graduates from the traditional school route.
Crafts, the leading sector for the training of apprentices in France
In 2019-2020, 153.000 apprentices were trained in craftsmanship in France. A figure up 3% (+ 4 apprentices) compared to 000-2018. A trend that should be confirmed for the 2019-2020 school year despite the impact of the health crisis. In total, craft enterprises employ and train 2021% of total apprentices. The sector thus remains the leading provider of apprentices in France.
Marielle Vo-Van Liger, Marketing and Communication Director MAAF: “For the 3rd consecutive year, the number of apprentices in the craft industry is increasing. The sector, due to its wide variety of professions, attracts many young people eager to develop know-how alongside qualified professionals but also, and increasingly, individuals undergoing retraining. An encouraging dynamic enabled by the campaigns to promote apprenticeship carried out for several years to restore the image of training that has been neglected and devalued for too long. "
Workforce on the rise in most regions and sectors
The increase in the number of apprentices in the craft industry continues in all regions, with the exception of Ile-de-France and Corsica, where the workforce is stabilizing.
It is in the Hauts-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions that we observe the strongest increase in apprenticeship in the craft industry (+ 5%), followed by Brittany, the Pays-de-la- Loire and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (+ 4%), Occitanie (+ 3%), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Grand-Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (+ 2%) and, finally, the Center-Val de Loire and Normandy (+ 1%).
The increase in the number of apprentices also concerns most sectors: construction (+ 5%), services (+ 3%) and manufacturing (+ 2%). Only the food industry, where apprenticeship is already highly developed, has seen a slight drop in its workforce (-1%).
The list of diplomas most chosen by apprentices
The range of diplomas open to craft apprentices is extremely wide: more than 800 diplomas were thus prepared in 2019-2020.
In terms of number of apprentices, the first five diplomas prepared are the CAP hairdressing professions, CAP pastry chef, CAP baker, BP hairdressing and CAP mason. These are diplomas that can be prepared on leaving college. Overall, 62% of craft apprentices prepare for a CAP level diploma.
However, more and more of them are taking a diploma at BAC level and above. Among the diplomas most chosen by high school graduates, we find mainly BTS: landscaping (1 apprentices), SME management (140), electrical engineering (720), negotiation and digitalization of customer relations (590).
Many young people also choose to train in a craft trade, on the occasion of a reorientation and a second course. This is the case of baccalaureate holders who resume the preparation of a CAP, the pastry CAP being the most popular with these graduates in reorientation (470 apprentices).
Among those over 26 and job seekers retraining for training, it is the personal care sectors (hairdressing, aesthetics), the flower trade and the building trades that are popular.
An employment rate much higher than that of school-trained students
Whatever the sector, for the vast majority of apprentices in the craft industry, professional integration takes place within 6 months of training: 64% of apprentices are thus employed 6 months after obtaining their diploma. The employment rate is best in manufacturing crafts (69%): apprentices in this sector generally leave with a higher level of qualification.
By way of comparison, only 40% of students who form the same diplomas through traditional schooling found a job 6 months after the end of their training. When hiring, the company often gives the advantage to the former apprentice who already has experience in the trade and, more generally, in the professional world.
Catherine Elie, Director of Studies and Economic Development at ISM: “In the context of the difficult professional integration of young people, which the health crisis has worsened, ex-apprentices have an undeniable advantage. Their profiles are highly acclaimed by employers, who are increasingly concerned with the past professional experiences of their potential new recruits as well as their knowledge of the world of work. With an employment rate of 77%, it is ex-apprentices with the highest level of qualification - Professional Brevet, Technical Trades Brevet, BTS and above - who are the most advantaged. Note that the state of the market also significantly influences outlets: in certain highly sought-after specialties (ambulance driver, roofer or even butcher), the employment rate is very high, reaching 90%! ".