Access To a First Job in The 1990s: The Case of Apprentices and Secondary School Pupils

Abstract

The December 1993 five-year law marks the start of a quantitative change in apprenticeships with a sharp rise in numbers and a structural change with the spread of qualifications from higher education qualifications to the occupational proficiency certificate (CAP). It is therefore worth looking into the role of the training sector in first-time professional integration around this central date. This paper forms part of the work on youth unemployment among those with a low education level who have studied for a vocational qualification. It sets out to measure the 1990s growth in the integration of young men who left the education system after studying for an occupational proficiency certificate or vocational certificate (BEP) level qualification in a vocational secondary school or apprenticeship. A study of sociodemographic factors shows that the professional integration of young people can depend on family background.Young People, Apprenticeship, Vocational School, School-to-Work Transition, Unemployment Duration