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Verified 01 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The alternation means a training system that alternates periods of theoretical education in an institution and periods of implementation in company.

The alternation can be carried out under employee status: a apprenticeship contract or a professionalization contract is signed with a company (or sometimes administration).

We introduce you each step to complete your work-study project for the following diplomas: HEADING, bac pro, BTS, PURPOSE, pro license, master.

Attention: this page does not present the retraining scheme or promotion by alternation (Pro-A), which allows an employee to change profession or profession.

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The HEADING prepares for a trade by alternating periods of theoretical teaching in a training establishment or a vocational high school in an apprenticeship training unit and periods of practical application in a company. The CAP attests to a first level of professional qualification.
Many pro trays may be prepared by alternating periods of theoretical education in a training institution and periods of practical application in a company. Some establishments offer the 1^re year under school status and the 2^e and/or the 3^e year alternating, while others offer the 3 years alternating.
To follow a BTS alternatively, you must have the baccalaureate. The trainings take place in an apprenticeship training center (CFA) or a high school or specialized institution depending on the course. The BTS is a diploma recognized by the State granting a bac+2 level.
Most of PURPOSE allow you to take part in work-study training from the 2nd year of study. The GOAL is delivered in University Institutes of Technology (UTIs). The GOAL is a course that delivers a bac+3 level diploma.
One professional license prepares for university or school or CFA in 3 years after the baccalaureate, or in 2 years with a baccalaureate + 1 or in 1 year after a baccalaureate + 2.
One master can be passed alternately. He prepares in 2 years at the university or another authorized higher education institution. To enroll in a master 1, you must have a bac+3 level diploma.

The CAP prepares for a job in about 200 specialties. This national diploma attests to a first level of professional qualification.

After 3^ealternating training is used to prepare a certificate of professional competence (CAP) alternating periods of theoretical teaching in a training institution (most of the time, apprenticeship training center - CFA, company CFA, family and rural home) or a vocational high school in an apprenticeship training unit (UFA) and periods of company practice.

The alternating sign one employment contract with an employer.

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at minimum from 16 years.

But it exists 2 exemptions at this minimum age:

Young at least 15 years of age proof of having completed the schooling of 1^er secondary education (3^e)
Young people reaching the age of 15 between the start of the school year and the end of the yearcalendar year if it fills the whole the following conditions:
- Have completed the schooling of 1^er secondary education (3^e)
- Be enrolled in a vocational high school or CFA, by having an educational status, in order to start training leading to the issue of a diploma or a professional title, registered in RNCP.

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

The website of theOnisep presents all the Existing training courses in CAP :

Find your CAP

One Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA) is a training institution (public or private) that offers apprenticeship training. The CFA can be part of a high school, a chamber of commerce, trades or agriculture, etc. It can also be internal to a company or have been set up by several companies.

The website of theOnisep presents all the institutions providing CAP training :

CAP: find your establishment

Onisep also references all open house days organized by the institutions:

To know the dates of the open days of the educational and training institutions

These “open days” allow to better know the content of training courses, places where they are dispensed (they are sometimes several kilometers from the establishment), the registration calendar and meet the teachers and, most of the time, apprentices.

Each CFA decides the registration schedule, the content of the application to be completed and the practical arrangements (application to be sent online or on site). Most of the time, the candidate's academic performance and motivation will be studied.

To be permanently registered, we must have signed a contract with an employer.

If the alternating future has not yet found a company, it can in general pre-register at the CFA to reserve your place. Once he has found a host company, he will then be able to register permanently.

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

In general, CFA managers accompany candidates in their search for an employer and can provide a list of contacts.

The ONISEP website gives tips for effective company research .

In case of difficulties to find an apprenticeship contract, support cell for learning of the region can provide assistance:

To know the coordinates of the regional support units for learning

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

If the employer is a ascending of the minor apprentice, a declaration may replace the contract. This declaration is a simple document prepared by the employer. It specifies the commitments of the parties (duration of the contract, salary...). It is the equivalent of the apprenticeship contract. It must be signed by the apprentice and the director of the CFA .

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

After signing the contract, the employer contacts the CFA. The alternator is then definitively enrolled in the CFA.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice benefits from same rights as other employees of the company. It cannot be excluded from the general provisions of a collective agreement, of a company agreement, of a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for granting it.

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

If the apprentice is under 21 years of age on April 30 of the previous year, additional leave without pay, up to 30 working days per year. The age requirement is reviewed on April 30 of the year preceding the application.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for granting it.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Following the termination of his contract, the apprentice who has not found a new employer can continue his theoretical training for 6 months in CFA. In this case, he/she shall have the status of vocational training trainee. It retains its social rights.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

In the event of an agreement between the apprentice, the employer and the CFA, the contract may be extended for a maximum of one year to allow repetition in the event of failure to obtain the diploma or reorientation. In this case, the applicable minimum wage shall be that corresponding to the last year preceding that extension.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

After 3^ealternating training allows you to prepare for a professional baccalaureate (bac pro) alternating periods of theoretical teaching in a training institution (most of the time, apprenticeship training center - CFA, company CFA, family and rural home) or a vocational high school in a UFA (apprenticeship training unit) and periods of company practice.

Many pro bins can be prepared alternately. But beware: some propose the 1^re year under school status and the 2^e and/or the 3^e year alternating, while others offer the 3 years alternating.

During the year or years of alternation, the alternating sign a employment contract with an employer.

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at minimum from 16 years.

But it exists 2 exemptions at this minimum age:

Young at least 15 years of age proof of having completed the schooling of 1^er secondary education (3^e)
Young people reaching the age of 15 between the start of the school year and the end of the yearcalendar year if it fills the whole the following conditions:
- Have completed the schooling of 1^er secondary education (3^e)
- Be enrolled in a vocational high school or CFA, by having an educational status, in order to start training leading to the issue of a diploma or a professional title, registered in RNCP.

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

The website of theOnisep presents all the existing training courses in bac pro :

Find your baccalaureate

The website of theOnisep presents all the institutions providing bac pro training :

Bac pro: find your establishment

Onisep also references all open house days organized by the institutions:

To know the dates of the open days of the educational and training institutions

To be permanently registered, we must have signed a contract with an employer.

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

In general, CFA managers accompany candidates in their search for an employer and can provide a list of contacts.

The ONISEP website gives tips for effective company research .

In case of difficulties to find an apprenticeship contract, support cell for learning of the region can provide assistance:

To know the coordinates of the regional support units for learning

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

After signing the contract, the employer contacts the CFA. The alternator is then definitively enrolled in the CFA.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

If the apprentice is under 21 years of age on April 30 of the previous year, additional leave without pay, up to 30 working days per year. The age requirement shall be reviewed on 30 April of the year preceding the application.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for its award.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

The Higher Technician Certificate (BTS) is a diploma recognized by the State granting a bac+2 level.

It exists at least 100 BTS. They cover many areas: banking, insurance, accounting, health, social, paramedical, etc.

To take a BTS training in alternation, it is necessary have the bac.

The trainings take place within a Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA) or a high school or a specialized establishment depending on the route.

The recruitment is done mainly on-folder and maintenance. Many institutions also organize written tests to select candidates.

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

He is not not possible to sign a professionalization contract with an administration. One exception: it is possible with a Epic.

The Parcoursup website offers more than 9,000 BTS trainings by work-study program :

Search for training

The website of theOnisep presents the list of all BTS :

Find your BTS

If the candidate for the alternation plans to sign a apprenticeship contract, it must register on Parcoursup :

Parcoursup Platform

The site Parcoursup presents how institutions review applicationsand a frequently asked questions about learning.

FYI

If the candidate for the alternation plans to sign a professionalization contract, it has not to apply on Parcoursup. You must register directly with the institution. Only work-study courses under apprenticeship contracts are available on Parcoursup.

In addition to application file including the school report cards, an examination can be performed and an interview can take place.

In the private sector

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

Some fairs dedicated to work-study take place throughout the country and allow to meet companies who recruit.

Besides, he's possible to send an application spontaneously (CV and cover letter) to a company, even if they do not post work-study offers.

In the public service

If you are looking for a apprenticeship contract (and not a contract of professionalization), the site pass.fonction-publique.gouv.fr allows to know the offers proposed by the administrations (public functions of State, territorial and hospital):

Finding an apprenticeship contract in the public service

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he must transmit as quickly as possible on Parcoursup to receive the final offer of admission on training.

Reminder

If the future student wishes to continue your studies with a professionalization contract, it has not to use Parcoursup.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he has to pass it on as soon as possible at the training institution.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he/she meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for granting it.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

The University Bachelor of Technology (BUT) is a training that delivers a bac+3 level diploma.

Most of the GOALS allow you to take part in a work-study program as early as the 2nd year of study.

The PURPOSE is dispensed in the University Institutes of Technology (UIT).

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

He is not not possible to sign a professionalization contract with an administration. One exception: it is possible with a Epic.

The site Parcoursup offers the list of EXISTING GOAL (including those alternating):

Search for training

The website of theOnisep presents the list of all GOALS :

Finding your GOAL

If the candidate for the alternation plans to sign a apprenticeship contract, it must register on Parcoursup :

Parcoursup Platform

The site Parcoursup presents how institutions review applicationsand a frequently asked questions about learning.

FYI

In addition to application file including the school report cards, an examination can be performed and an interview can take place.

In the private sector

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

Some fairs dedicated to work-study take place throughout the country and allow to meet companies who recruit.

Besides, he's possible to send an application spontaneously (CV and cover letter) to a company, even if they do not post work-study offers.

In the public service

Finding an apprenticeship contract in the public service

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he must transmit as quickly as possible on Parcoursup to receive the final offer of admission on training.

Reminder

If the future student wishes to continue your studies with a professionalization contract, it has not to use Parcoursup.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he has to pass it on as soon as possible at the training institution.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he/she meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for its award.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

À the university or within a school or a high school or in a Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA)), a professional license is being prepared:

in 3 years after the bin,
or in 2 years with a tray+1
or in 1 year after one bin+2.

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

He is not not possible to sign a professionalization contract with an administration. One exception: it is possible with a Epic.

The site Parcoursup offers the list of existing pro licenses (including alternating):

Search for training

The website of theOnisep presents the list of all pro licenses :

Find your pro license

If the candidate for the alternation plans to sign a apprenticeship contract, it must register on Parcoursup :

Parcoursup Platform

The site Parcoursup presents how institutions review applicationsand a frequently asked questions about learning.

FYI

In addition to application file including the school report cards, an examination can be performed and an interview can take place.

In the private sector

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

Some fairs dedicated to work-study take place throughout the country and allow to meet companies who recruit.

Besides, he's possible to send an application spontaneously (CV and cover letter) to a company, even if they do not post work-study offers.

In the public service

Finding an apprenticeship contract in the public service

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he must transmit as quickly as possible on Parcoursup to receive the final offer of admission on training.

Reminder

If the future student wishes to continue your studies with a professionalization contract, it has not to use Parcoursup.

As soon as the trainee has signed an apprenticeship contract, he has to pass it on as soon as possible at the training institution.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for granting it.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

The master is preparing in 2 years at the university or other accredited higher education institution.

To register for a Master 1, you must have a bac+3 degree (bachelor's degree, professional license, bachelor's degree) and, in most cases, apply on the national platform "My Master".

In general, institutions have limited capacity.

Access is usually done after the examination of an application file and after an interview (or an exam).

For work-study training, some institutions require that the student has already signed a contract with a company at the time of enrollment. Otherwise, the student must find a company and then confirm his registration.

Warning

The bac +5 level courses of business and management schools, of schools of journalism and Sciences Po are not affected by the My Master procedure and are not shown on this page. The website of the Ministry of Higher Education presents a full list of institutions providing initial higher education diplomas conferring the master's degree and their coordinates.

Step-by-step approach

It exists 2 types alternating contracts: the apprenticeship contract and the professionalization contract.

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice must be elderly at maximum from 29 years of age (30 years minus 1 day).

There's no no maximum age in the following cases:

Apprentice recognized disabled worker
Apprentice planning to start or take over a company that involves graduation
Apprentice registered as a top sportsman
An apprentice who has not graduated and enters into a new contract with another employer to take the exam again.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract is addressed to the following persons:

Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) to complete their initial training
Youth of 26 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) leaving the school system without qualifications
Youth of 16 to 25 years of age (26 years minus one day) registered for more than 1 year on the list of job seekers
Jobseeker at least 26 years of age
Person who perceives the RSA
Person who perceives theASS
Person who perceives theAAH
Person coming out of a CUI.

He is not not possible to sign a professionalization contract with an administration. One exception: it is possible with a Epic.

MonMaster.gouv.fr presents a list of more than 1,100 master's programs :

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The site also provides a frequently asked questions about master's training.

The site MonMaster.gouv.fr presents step by step what the candidate should do, as well as the procedure to be carried out if your application is not selected.

In the private sector

The site The good alternation allows to know the companies who recruit :

Find a company that recruits on a work-study basis

Some fairs dedicated to work-study take place throughout the country and allow to meet companies who recruit.

Besides, he's possible to send an application spontaneously (CV and cover letter) to a company, even if they do not post work-study offers.

In the public service

Finding an apprenticeship contract in the public service

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The apprenticeship contract is a contract written.

It shall contain particulars mandatory, in particular:

Name and surname of employer (or name of company)
Staff of the company
Diploma or title prepared by the apprentice
Salary due for each year of contract or apprenticeship period
Surname, first name and date of birth of the teacher
Certificate from the employer stating that the apprenticeship master meets the professional competence requirements
Conditions for the deduction of benefits in kind.

It shall be concluded using the form cerfa n°10103.

The contract is signed by the employer and the apprentice (and by sound legal representative, if the apprentice is a minor).

One copy is given to the apprentice, the other is kept by the employer.

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract must be written. It may be concluded in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

It shall be established using the form cerfa no. 12434.

The contract shall appoint a guardian and shall include the following information:

Nature of the contract (fixed-term or fixed-term)
Job held
Working time
Salary
Professionalization measures specifically envisaged.

The contract may provide for trial period.

He doesn't can't include deductibility clause.

FYI

A detailed description of the associated training and of the training organization concerned shall be annexed to the contract.

If you participated in the main phase and that in may 2025, you received a contract search placement, you must log in to your account to deposit the contract. If the contract is validated by the institution, you will receive an admission proposal from 13 june 2025.
If you only participate in the complementary phase (or if you haven't found a host company as part of the main phase), you will need to log in to your account to deposit the contract as soon as possible. If the contract is validated by the institution, you will receive an admission proposal.

The registration procedures are defined by each institution and are communicated to you when you definitively accept an admission proposal.

Warning

Meet the registration deadline. Otherwise, the institution will offer your place to another candidate during the withdrawal management.

One simulator estimates the amount of remuneration:

Estimate the salary of an employee on an apprenticeship or professionalization contract

Apprenticeship contract

The apprentice shall receive remuneration corresponding to a percentage of the Smic which varies according to age and progression in the training cycle.

Tableau - Minimum monthly gross remuneration of an apprentice
Situation	16 to 17 years	18-20 years	21-25 years	26 years and older
1^re year	27% of the minimum wage, or €492.22	43% of the minimum wage, or €783.90	The highest wage between 53% of the minimum wage, i.e €966.21 and 53% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
2^e year	39% of the minimum wage, or €710.98	51% of the minimum wage, or €929.75	The highest wage between 61% of the minimum wage, i.e €1,112.05 and 61% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.
3^e year	55% of the minimum wage, or €1,002.67	67% of the minimum wage, or €1,221.43	The highest wage between 78% of the minimum wage, i.e€1,421.97 and 78% of the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.	100% of the minimum wage Highest salary between Smic(€1,823.03) and the conventional minimum wage corresponding to the employment held during the apprenticeship contract.

These amounts may be increased if collective agreement applicable in the company sets a higher minimum remuneration.

Deductions for benefits in kind (food or accommodation) provided for in the apprenticeship contract may be made up to 75% of salary.

The apprentice is entitled to coverage of its transport costs to get from home to work.

The conditions of pay for overtime shall be those applicable to the staff of the company concerned.

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 55% of Smic, or currently €1,002.67.

In the event of a change in the course of a contract from the age of 20 to 21, the remuneration shall be increased from 1^er day of the month following the anniversary date.

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be 70% of the SMIC, currently €1,276.13.

Please note

The transition from 25 to 26 years during the contract does not increase the remuneration of the employee.

Alternate is at least 26 years old

The minimum monthly gross remuneration shall be Smic, or currently €1,823.03.

This amount should be compared to 85% the minimum wage laid down in the collective agreements of a branch or company (conventional minimum wage).

The situation varies according to the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Example :

The apprentice must be entitled to a holiday bonus provided for in the collective agreement, which applies to all employees of the company.

The apprentice is a voter and eligible to participate in staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The apprentice is entitled to paid leave legal, that is to say 5 weeks of paid leave per year. The employer has the right to decide on the period during which the apprentice can take his leave.

Leave for Examination

For the preparation of his tests, the apprentice is entitled to an additional leave of 5 working days in the month preceding them. These days are in addition to paid leave and are paid.

Other leave

The apprentice has an exceptional leave of absence of 1 day to participate in the defense and citizenship day. This absence does not result in a loss of salary.

Medical visits at the time of hiring

The apprentice benefits from a information and prevention visit (VIP) as part of his hiring. It must take place in the 2 months who follow the hiring.

Where the apprentice is a minor or work at night, this information and prevention visit must take place before he was hired.

If the apprentice is assigned to regulated work, one medical examination for suitability for employment must be carried out by the occupational physician before the assignment to the position.

Other medical examinations

The apprentice also benefits from periodic visits and recovery visit after a work stoppage.

Contract of professionalization

The employee commits to work on behalf of his employer and follow the training provided for in the contract.

He enjoys the same rights as other company employees.

He cannot not be excluded general provisions of a collective agreement, a company agreement, a usage or an undertaking by the employer, if it fulfills the conditions for its award.

The employee is a voter and eligible for election to the staff representative bodies, if he meets the conditions.

Paid leave

The employee enjoys the same rights as other employees with regard to the acquisition of working days paid leave.

Periods in a training center shall be taken into account in calculating the accrual of paid leave.

Please note

Leave is taken outside the training periods. The employer can decide on the period during which the employee takes his leave.

Specific leave

An employee on a professional contract is entitled to the same leave as other employees of the company.

The right to leave differs according to the length of service of the employee in the company.

Without seniority requirement

Leave for family events (Civil partnerships, marriage, birth of a child or arrival of a child placed for adoption, death of a relative, announcement of the onset of disability in children)
Leave related to the arrival of a child at home (absences for medical examinations during pregnancy, on maternity leave, of adoption, paternity)
Leave related to illness and disability of the child (absences for sick child or parental attendance leave)
Leave related to a serious illness of a relative (family solidarity leave or caregiver leave)

With seniority condition

Medical visits

At the time of hiring, the employer must organize a information and prevention visit or a medical examination for suitability for employment.

The employee also benefits from periodic visits and resumption visit after a work stoppage.

An alternate may benefit various forms of aid : scholarships, assistance for housing, transportation, meals, health, etc. They vary according to age.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

The procedure varies depending on whether the contract is terminated before or after the first 45 days of hands-on training in the company:

In the first 45 days

The contract can be broken in writing by the employer or by the apprentice.

This rupture must occur before the end of 45 first days of practical training in the company, even if they are not consecutive.

After 45 days

The contract may be terminated after 45 days and in writing in any of the following cases:

Joint agreement between employer and apprentice
By the apprentice who must first grasp the mediator. He then informs his employer after a minimum period of 5 calendar days. The termination of the contract takes place after a minimum period of 7 calendar days after informing the employer.
By the apprentice who graduates before the end initially fixed provided that he informs his employer in writing 1 month in advance. The break cannot take place before the day following the date of publication of the results.
By the employer for gross misconduct, incapacity, force majeure and final exclusion of the apprentice from the CFA, in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds
In the event of the death of a master employer of a single-person company in accordance with the dismissal on personal grounds.

Contract of professionalization

The rules for termination of the contract vary depending on whether the professionalization contract is in FIXED-TERM CONTRACT or in DTA.

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

The fixed-term contract ends either because it is coming to an end or because it is subject to an early termination.

The professionalization contract is subject to the rules of break of the CDD.

FYI

The termination indemnity (or precariousness indemnity) is not due.

DTA

The contract may be terminated under the terms of the CDI: termination at the initiative of the employer or employee.

The rules vary depending on the type of contract:

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

The professionalization contract fixed-term can be renewed once with the same employer if the alternate failed the exam.

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I want to be alternating

What applies to you ?

HEADING

1Know what type of employment contract to sign

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

2Choosing your CAP

3Choosing your training institution

4Pre-register for the CFA

5Find a host company

6Sign the employment contract

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

7Make the final registration to the CFA

8Know the amount of remuneration of an alternate

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

Alternate is at least 26 years old

9Know your rights as an alternate

Apprenticeship contract

Paid leave

Leave for Examination

Other leave

Medical visits at the time of hiring

Other medical examinations

Contract of professionalization

Paid leave

Specific leave

Without seniority requirement

With seniority condition

Medical visits

10Know the financial aid that an alternate can benefit from

11Whether the contract can be terminated early

Apprenticeship contract

In the first 45 days

After 45 days

Contract of professionalization

FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

DTA

12Know what happens if the alternate does not get his CAP

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

Pro Tray

1Know what type of employment contract to sign

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

2Choose your baccalaureate

3Choosing your training institution

4Pre-register for the CFA

5Find a host company

6Sign the employment contract

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

7Make the final registration to the CFA

8Know the amount of remuneration of an alternate

Apprenticeship contract

Contract of professionalization

Alternate at less than 21 years

Alternate is at least 21 years old, but less than 26 years old

Alternate is at least 26 years old

9Know your rights as an alternate

Apprenticeship contract

Paid leave

Leave for Examination

Other leave

Medical visits at the time of hiring

Other medical examinations

Contract of professionalization

Paid leave

Specific leave

Without seniority requirement

With seniority condition

Medical visits

10Know the financial aid that an alternate can benefit from

11Whether the contract can be terminated early

Apprenticeship contract

In the first 45 days

After 45 days