The Success of Apprenticeships

9Cross-fertilization of Stakeholders’ Views on the Key Factors for the Success of an Apprenticeship Pathway

9.1. Introduction

The key factors for the success of an apprenticeship pathway are the ability to:

• – build a coherent project before joining the organization;
• – quickly adjust to the dualities of codes and practices in the organizational and educational worlds;
• – understand their role, be proactive and know how to evolve.

9.2. Context

The work–study approach confronts future professionals with real work situations. This educational method is one of the characteristics of the La Rochelle Business School-Excelia Group, which was awarded a ranking in the Top 10 of the list of top Grandes Écoles by the newspaper Le Parisien on a work–study criterion in 2018. This higher education institution develops, with partners, companies and local authorities, higher education courses that respond to the evolution of professions and recruitment needs in the economic world. As of September 2018, all courses are offered on a work-linked training basis. The training part (school) is covered by the company’s approved vocational training fund (Organisme Paritaire Collecteur Agréé – OPCA) and by its contribution to the apprenticeship tax. In return, the students receive remuneration calculated on the basis of the minimum wage, which varies according to the type and duration of the contract, and the age of the participant. Each year, nearly 500 professionalization and apprenticeship contracts ...