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Advice, stories and news to succeed in your apprenticeship, from choosing a programme to settling into the company.

Silhouette of a construction worker hydrating on a worksite in full sun, illustrating summer working conditions for outdoor apprentices
NewsApprentice rights

Heatwave and work-study in 2026: your rights when the CFA closes

Orange or red alert, closed CFA, employer asking for make-up hours: what the law says for apprentices during a heatwave and how to react.

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A “Sorry we're closed” sign hanging on a company door handle, illustrating the annual summer closure of a business employing an apprentice
Apprentice rightsContract

Annual company closure in summer: what rights for apprentices?

Your employer closes for the August holidays: are you paid? Can you be forced to take leave? Everything the law provides for apprentices in 2026.

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Top-down view of financial documents and figures illustrating the overhaul of apprenticeship coverage levels
NewsFunding

NPEC 2026: the great reform of apprenticeship funding explained

From 800,000 to 3,500 levels of coverage: what the 2026 NPEC reform changes for contracts, CFA and your choice of apprenticeship programme.

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A team of four people working together in a large company's open space, symbolising new work-study hires
NewsFinding a company

5% work-study quota: why large companies are hiring in 2026

France's full-employment law requires companies with 250+ employees to have 5% work-study staff from 2026. How this obligation opens roles for the new intake.

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Official speaker addressing an audience, illustrating the ministerial statement on apprenticeship
NewsIncentives

Alternance 2026: Minister Roubache answers worried candidates

Reduced incentives, CFA deregistering students: Sabrina Roubache defends a 'refocusing' and lists the tools to find a contract for the 2026 back-to-school season.

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Empty classroom with desks and a green chalkboard, illustrating the threat facing CFA
NewsCFA

Apprenticeship funding: CFA call for a moratorium before the 2026 back-to-school season

Budget cuts, revised NPEC, 750 € co-payment: the sector is calling for a moratorium on funding cuts two months before the start of the school year.

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