The training observatory, a branch of the National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training (INFPC), recently published results from a report named TEVA, covering the progression from school to the workplace. The analysis focused on the professional integration of 1,257 young people who left school in 2013/2014, with the report following their first three years in the workplace until 2017. The report highlighted disparities in the participants' careers, according to whether or not they obtained their degree before entering the workforce.
57 % of graduates found a job straight after leaving school, compared to 41% of non-graduates. Graduates accumulated 28 months in work in the 36 months following the end of their schooling. For non-graduates, the accumulation reached around 22 months.
83% of graduates and 68% of non-graduates had a position three years after leaving school. Non-graduates are twice as likely to receive short term contracts than graduates.
The number of male graduates in work is still larger than the number of female graduates in the workplace, three years after leaving school. 86% of men have jobs compared to 79% of women.
Part time roles are less common among male graduates with just 6% in part time work, compared to 19% of female graduates.
In terms of remuneration, both male and female graduates are widely on the same level.
Holders of a CATP (Certificate of Technical and Vocational Aptitude) or a DAP (Diploma of Professional Aptitude) are privileged, with 68% finding their first job straight after leaving school. For holders of a CCM (Manual Capacity Certificate) or CCP (Certificate of Professional Capacity), it falls to 55%, with just 33% of Technician Diploma (DT) holders finding a job easily.
Technician Diploma holders may struggle to find a job at the start of their professional careers, but manage to catch up compared to other graduates as time goes on. The amount of DT holders with a job steadily rises from 33% to 70% throughout the first year after graduating. The amount of graduates with indefinite contracts also rises by 31% in the three years post-graduation.
Three years after graduation, 86% of DAP and CATP holders are employed compared to a respective 79% and 73% for DT and CCP/ CCM holders. One out of ten young people with a DT or CCP/ CCM tend to return to school and retrain.
Nine out of ten DAP/ CATP holders receive an indefinite contract (CDI), contrasted to 77% of DT holders and 75% of CCP/ CCM holders.
The report concluded by highlighted that all the inequalities and success factors must be understood in the context of the trade or career the young person worked towards. Some sectors have higher demand, making it more difficult to successfully integrate into that career in a short time period.
The interactive TEVA barometer examines how young people start their careers depending on their trade or sector, and uses 17 indicators. It examined 5,892 graduates over six generations, namely graduating from 2008/2009 to 2013/2014.
