Apprenticeship resources

Everything to succeed in your apprenticeship.

Guides for candidates, parents and recruiters · contract fact sheets · calculators · official sources. All our content, in one place.

📍 The editorial resources cover the French apprenticeship ecosystem — content kept in French to preserve accuracy (CFA, RNCP, France Travail, conventions collectives).

The apprenticeship contract

The French apprenticeship contract, between school and work.

The apprenticeship contract (contrat d'apprentissage) lets you prepare a recognised qualification — from CAP to a five-year master's — while working in a company that pays for your training. Here are the essentials, jargon-free.

The professionalisation contract

The French professionalisation contract, geared toward employment.

The professionalisation contract (contrat de pro) leads to a recognised vocational qualification (RNCP title, branch qualification, CQP). It is more accessible to adults switching careers or to jobseekers.

Financial aid · Updated October 2026

Every aid to succeed in your apprenticeship.

Housing (Mobili-Jeune, Visale, Loca-Pass), transport, CAF benefits (APL housing aid, activity bonus), international mobility: here are the public schemes a work-study learner can claim, with amounts and step-by-step procedures. Sources: Service-Public.fr, Action Logement, CAF, Agence Erasmus+.

Tool · 2026 pay scales

How much will I earn as a work-study learner?

Enter your situation and get a year-by-year estimate of your gross salary and your net salary after social-contribution exemption. Official pay scales, instant calculation.

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