411 CAP Cuisine apprenticeship programmes listed in France, run by 243 training providers, and 163 matching work-study offers online.
The CAP Cuisine trains students over two years in the core techniques of cooking: stocks, sauces, cooking methods, plating. A state diploma at level 3, it is the gold-standard path to careers as cook and chef de partie.
In high demand among recruiters (restaurants, brasseries, institutional catering), it leads to a Bac Pro Cuisine, BP Arts de la cuisine or a BTS in hospitality-restaurant management.
Programmes are described in French by the training providers.
Active offers at this qualification's level in the jobs its programmes lead to (ROME codes).
Offers are published in French by the recruiters.
An apprentice's minimum pay is set by law as a percentage of the SMIC (French minimum wage), by age and contract year; it is the same for every job. The company's collective agreement may provide more.
| Age | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27 % of SMIC | 39 % of SMIC | 55 % of SMIC |
| 18 to 20 | 43 % of SMIC | 51 % of SMIC | 67 % of SMIC |
| 21 to 25 | 53 % of SMIC | 61 % of SMIC | 78 % of SMIC |
| 26 and over | 100 % of SMIC | 100 % of SMIC | 100 % of SMIC |
From age 26: 100% of the SMIC or of the collectively agreed minimum if higher. These are legal floors: employers may pay more. Source: service-public.fr