This is a spectacular increase. With an additional 37% this year, or 718,000 contracts signed, the apprenticeship sector is achieving a record rate in 2021.
In the private sector, 698,000 contracts were recorded, compared to 510,300 in 2020 and 354,000 in 2019, i.e. a near doubling in two years despite the Covid-19 health crisis.
“A real cultural revolution”
Accessible to young people aged 16 to 29, apprenticeship is based on the principle of alternating between theoretical education and vocational training with the employer with whom the apprentice has signed his contract.
“We have a real cultural revolution with a development of learning at all levels of diplomas”, welcomed the Minister of Labor, Élisabeth Borne. As in previous years, this increase is still driven by higher education, which represents 62% of apprenticeship contracts.