© - ATH all rights reserved - Edition 2024 24 EMPLOYER’S GUIDE 2024 APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT This contract is aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 29. It allows them to acquire higher vocational and technological qualifications or a professional qualification. All private sector companies (including temping companies) and associations can sign an apprenticeship contract if the company declares it is taking the necessary measures to organise the training required. The apprenticeship contract is generally a fixed-term contract of 6 months to 3 years depending on the type of training but it can also be an open contract with an apprenticeship period. It is established in writing, on a standard form, signed by the employer and the apprentice (or his/her legal representative if he/she is a minor) and approved by the director of the training centre. It must be forwarded to the skills centre (OPCO) applicable to the employer. Hiring an apprentice is subject to the formalities applicable to any employee : notice of employment and mandatory medicals (prior to hiring or within 2 months of hiring, as appropriate). Ask us about the possible age limit exceptions. Ask us about the provisions relating to seasonal apprenticeships or cross-border apprenticeships. TRAINING The apprentice’s training is carried out partly in the company (or several companies) and partly in the training centre. All or part of the training provided by the training centre can be carried out remotely. Part of the training can be carried out abroad. The time the apprentice spends on training outside the company is included in working hours. The young person must be mentored by an apprenticeship supervisor, either the manager of the company or an employee, whose role is to support the apprentice’s learning in liaison with the training centre. An apprenticeship supervisor cannot mentor more than 2 apprentices. Ask us about the skills required to be an apprenticeship supervisor. APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT 11 What you need to know : The apprenticeship contract is a training contract alternating between periods of work within the company and periods of theory training provided in an apprentice training centre (ATC). It is governed by special rules and has various advantages for the employer.
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