FAQ - Apprenticeship

YOU ARE A STUDENT

Who can be an apprentice?

Apprenticeships are open to young people aged 16 to 29 when they sign the contract

• except in a few exceptional cases, 35 years old
• without age limit for some situations, in particular for people with RQTH

Regardless of the level of training, apprenticeship is open to

• young people from the European Economic Area and Switzerland (principle of free movement of workers)
• young people of other nationalities who hold a residence permit authorising them to work
• young people holding a student residence permit (obtained after one year of initial training) who also have a temporary work permit (to be renewed every year) issued by the DIRECCTE (3 weeks)

Becoming an apprentice at AMU means :

• Choosing a high-level diploma course, a path of excellence in terms of training and professional integration
• Developing professional skills
• Benefit from the social ladder
• Having a personalized quality follow-up throughout the training by the Apprentice Master / Company Tutor and the University Tutor.
• Study at the University while gaining initial professional experience.
• Be financially independent,
• To be totally exempt from all university registration fees
• Apply the knowledge acquired at the University in the workplace and develop professional skills.
• Benefit from the advantages of student status (CROUS, BU, discounts, etc.)

What is the status of an apprentice at the University?

Apprentice status: dual status: student and employee.

• At the university, they have the status of an initial training student.
• He/she is a full-time employee (35 hours) of the company and benefits from the same working conditions as those applicable to all employees (in particular in terms of OHS, holidays and time off, financial benefits: 13th month, TR, mutual insurance company, etc.)

The apprenticeship contract

• Start date of the apprenticeship contract or period
• Unless an exemption is granted under the conditions set out inarticle D. 6222-19 of the French Labour Code, the start of the apprenticeship within a company must take place no earlier than 3 months before and no later than 3 months after the start of the cycle of the training organisation in which the apprentice is registered.

All about the apprenticeship contract on the Ministry of Labour website.

What other assistance is available for apprentices?

• For mobility,
• Driving licence aid (500 euros)
• Housing (access to FJTs, finding accommodation, moving house...)
• Garantie visale: Guarantee granted by Action logement services to the tenant in case of default, to cover the payment of rent and rental charges for his or her main residence and any damage to the property.
• CONTACT: www.visale.fr
• Financial and food aid (contact the CAF, MDS, CCAS)
• Transport: bus and train passes: Pass ZOU Études at 90€.
• Aid for the first equipment for apprentices
• The purchase of a computer or a tablet is eligible for aid for the first equipment for apprentices by the CFA.

Which training course?

The AMU training offer https://formations.univ-amu.fr/rechercher/FAL
Search for a course: https://www.cfa-epure.com/media/PLAQUETTE-WEB.pdf

The apprentice's duties

• Work for their employer
• Respect the internal rules of the company and the training centre
• Be assiduous during the training at the CFA (strict control is organised by the training centre). Any failure to attend classes is equivalent to an unjustified absence from the workplace. If repeated, these failures can lead to the termination of the apprenticeship contract. Attention: Always justify any absence to your employers and training managers.
• Keep your apprenticeship booklet up to date and ensure that it is filled in and stamped regularly by the people concerned (teaching staff and apprenticeship master).
• Take the tests for the diploma mentioned in the apprenticeship contract
• Answer the integration and satisfaction surveys once the training is over.

The rights of the apprentice

• Within the university: Free registration fees at the university: Neither the apprentice nor the company has to pay registration fees at the university. Support from the university tutor: You are under the responsibility of a university tutor whom you must contact for any problems that may arise within the company.
• Within the company:
  • Be paid each month, receive a pay slip. The apprentice's minimum salary changes according to his or her age and progress within the same apprenticeship training cycle. It can be higher than the legal minimum (the smic). Minimum gross monthly pay for an apprentice.
  • Benefit from paid holidays in the same way as any other employee of the company. The apprentice has the same holiday entitlements as the company's other employees (L223-2 and L223-3). For a one-year apprenticeship contract, the apprentice is entitled to 5 weeks of leave to be taken during the time spent in the company (2 and a half working days per month worked, to be taken as soon as the rights are opened). It should be noted that the apprentice and the company must agree bilaterally on the dates on which leave is to be taken.
  • Be registered with the social security system
  • The apprentice has the status of an employee as soon as the apprenticeship contract is signed: his or her social security cover under the general employee scheme is therefore covered by the company. The company sends the URSSAF the Single Declaration of Employment.
  • Registration from the first day of the contract with the Social Security of the apprentice's main place of residence. The apprentice must contact the CPAM closest to his or her place of residence in order to obtain the social security card (VITALE).
  • Social protection
  • During the time spent both at the CFA and in the company, the apprentice is covered by the social legislation applicable to employees: illness, accidents at work and maternity. It is up to the company to make any declaration.
  • Benefit from a trial period: The trial period is 45 effective days spent within the company, regardless of the work-study schedule.

YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER

Which student?

AMU offers high value-added training courses, from bac+3 to bac+5 in all fields and streams

• Arts, literature, languages and humanities
• Law and political science
• Economics and management
• Science and technology
• Health

Find our training offer on our website

Company commitment

Financial commitment: Within the framework of the apprenticeship, the company has the possibility of signing a training agreement which includes the company's educational commitments (mission, training, evaluation, professional project) and which informs it of the amount of the cost of the training, which, according to the reform, will be fixed by the CFA in accordance with the recommendations of France Compétence.

Commitment of the Apprentice Master/Company Tutor:The apprentice master/company tutor is the person directly responsible for tutoring the student. His or her mission is to contribute to the acquisition by the work-study student in the company of skills corresponding to the qualification sought for the diploma being prepared. He/she meets the University's educational tutor when the latter visits the company and reviews the progress of the work-study student with him/her. The apprenticeship master/tutor is appointed by the employer, on a voluntary basis, from among the company's qualified employees, taking into account their job and their level of qualification. The latter must be in line with the objectives set for the training action. The Labour Code states that in order to supervise a student on a sandwich course, the tutor must have at least two years' experience in a qualification related to the objective of the training course or hold a title or diploma at least equal to that prepared by the apprentice, and one year's experience in the field. The employer can provide tutoring himself if he meets these conditions of qualification and experience.

Salary simulator for an apprenticeship contract: CFA-Epure - Alternance.gouv.fr

Aid for recruiting apprentices

For all private sector companies:

Aid for recruiting apprentices for all companies renewed until the end of June 2022. A bonus ranging from €5,000 for minors to €8,000 for adult apprentices from CAP to Master's level and Engineers (Bac +5). Apprentices therefore represent a very low cost for companies. There is also €3,000 in aid for local authorities and the hospital civil service. For these companies, the aid covers 100% of the salary of an apprentice under the age of 21, 80% of the salary of an apprentice between the ages of 21 and 25, and almost 45% of the salary of an apprentice aged 26 and over.

Guide for companies
https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/guide-relance-entreprise.pdf

For public sector companies:

For local authorities:This is an exceptional financial aid allocated to local authorities and public establishments under their authority, for each apprenticeship contract concluded between 1 July 2020 and 31 December 2021. Public establishments whose activity is of an industrial and commercial nature are not eligible for the aid. The exceptional financial aid amounts to 3,000 euros for each eligible apprenticeship contract. This amount is a lump sum. decree no. 2021-340 of 29 March 2021 amending decree no. 2020-1622 of 18 December 2020 relating to the terms and conditions for the payment of exceptional financial aid for the recruitment of apprentices by local authorities and the public establishments under their authority

• Exceptional aid to support the employment of a disabled person on an apprenticeship contract: Employers who choose to recruit an apprentice recognised as a disabled worker benefit from specific aid which, if the conditions are met, are in addition to those mentioned below: aid to mobilise employers to hire disabled workers (AMEETH): as part of the recovery plan, the government has decided to create a recruitment aid aimed at encouraging the employment of disabled people regardless of their age.

For private sector employers:aid for hiring a disabled person under an apprenticeship contract offered by Agefiph. It accompanies the takeover and meets the needs of companies and people with disabilities, in addition to the State recovery plan.

For employers in the civil service: The Fund for the Integration of Disabled Persons in the Civil Service (FIPHFP) has set up aid for

• Computer equipment: 500 euros in aid has also been set up by the FIPHFP to finance computer equipment for disabled public sector apprentices.
• The adaptation of training and the coverage of training and remuneration over 1 year up to a limit of €10,000.
• Technical and human aids
  • the adaptation of the workstation;
  • the fitting out or adaptation of a personal vehicle used for professional purposes or for travel between home and work;
  • the payment of home-to-work transport;
  • specialized educational support (interpreting, note-taking, specialized accompaniment);
  • coverage of certain prostheses.

Consult the catalogue of FIPHFP interventions

Submission of offers for AMU students

• On our I-PRO platform, the procedure to follow is here
• You will also find a "recruiters' space" on the AMU University Information and Orientation Service website