Bakery & pastry work-study: 4,620 contracts. CAP Boulanger, CAP Pâtissier, BTM, MOF — apprenticeship is the historic path for these excellence trades.
French bakery-pastry counts 32,000 shops, employs 180,000 people and remains one of the most dynamic crafts.
The Bac Pro Boulanger-Pâtissier, the BTM (Brevet Technique des Métiers) and the BM (Brevet de Maîtrise) are almost all prepared through apprenticeship in training centers or via the Compagnons du Devoir.