Focus
May 03 2010

Mersen: putting social responsibility into practice with work-study programmes

Apprenticeships involve passing skills on through tutoring, and enable young people to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical expertise that is vital for them to develop their career. They also enable young people to develop behavioral skills, making it easier for them to integrate into business life.

Apprenticeships foster excellence, promote diversity, and enhance equal opportunities for accessing long-term employment. They are also a potential pre-recruitment method, meeting the needs of the company involved as well as those of apprentices.

Each year, Mersen takes on young people with various levels of post-secondary school qualifications, providing training for jobs as engineers, technicians, researchers, sales staff and in cross-functional roles such as accounting, finance and legal.

There are two types of work-study programme: apprenticeship contracts and professional development contracts.

- Apprenticeship contracts are for people aged 16-25 who want to obtain a professional qualification in the form of a professional or technological diploma.

- Professional development contracts are for people aged 16-25 and jobseekers aged 26 or over who want to gain a professional qualification in order to help them integrate or reintegrate with the world of work.

Apprenticeships are vital for the employment of young people and highly beneficial for companies. They are a modern response to a serious challenge: that of equipping the future generation with useful qualifications and training.

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