This report summarises the outcomes of the second (micro) phase of the thematic country reviews (TCRs) on upskilling pathways in France, which reflect the points of view of both the beneficiaries of the outreach and guidance schemes and services unde...

As a consequence of the general increase in qualification levels, the proportion of young people entering the labour market with a master’s degree is steadily increasing. Although this diploma is one of the highest school-leaving qualifications, not...

Young people from priority urban neighbourhoods leave the educational system with fewer qualifications than other young people, and with less work-linked training, particularly at secondary education level. Yet this type of training enables them, at...

Working conditions in France are quite heterogeneous. They vary according to the socio-demographic characteristics of employees but are also linked to their career paths. Employees who have made progress by changing companies without becoming unemplo...

Traditional approaches to career and vocational guidance are often insufficient to help young people in NEET situations (i.e. not in employment, education or training) find their way. As an experiment involving alternative approaches, the "100% trans...

At a time when the younger generations are massively gaining access to the baccalaureate and higher education, what influence do social origins have on educational and career paths? This Céreq Bref provides some answers, based on observations made in...

¿Cómo se anticipan los sectores profesionales, a través de sus ramas, a la ecologización de los empleos y las competencias? Una manera de evaluarlo es examinar los contratos de Compromisos de Desarrollo del Empleo y las Competencias (o EDEC por su si...

The building sector is well known for its high levels of pollution and its high greenhouse gas emissions, particularly when it comes to newly constructed buildings. It is therefore subject to numerous regulations, particularly those of the 2021 "Clim...

Besides professional activities directly linked to environmental protection, there are a number of sectors in which the ecological transition is a key issue guiding the development of their professional practices. This is the case of the social and s...

Tensions in the labour market reflect recruitment difficulties that are often seen as the result of a gap, in terms of quantity and quality, between applicants’ skills and employers’ expectations. But does such a gap exist for young people at the sta...

In a fast-changing global context impacted by major societal shift (climate, digital, demographic) and turmoil (pandemics, international political instability), economies are transforming, skills required on the labour market are evolving and profess...

Mostly performed by women, not very highly regarded and poorly paid, domestic help has many of the characteristics of so-called "low-skilled" jobs, including a high level of physical and psychological stress. Despite the fact that they generally carr...

In this new issue of  Formation Emploi, we take a closer look at the rationale behind certification, which has become a fundamental aspect of the French training system. It highlights the legal ambivalence of certification, and reveals how the e...

El teletrabajo, poco practicado antes de la crisis sanitaria, se ha convertido en la norma para muchos empleados durante los periodos de confinamiento, y parece destinado a convertirse en una característica permanente de las prácticas laborales. El a...

La crisis sanitaria fue tan inédita como inesperada, e interfirió en los proyectos de reconversión profesional de los trabajadores. ¿Cómo lo afrontaron? ¿Qué ocurrió en el caso de los obreros y los empleados, en especial las categorías menos califica...

Para las empresas, la transición ecológica adopta a menudo la forma de obligaciones reglamentarias. Pero, ¿qué ocurre con los mecanismos no vinculantes de ecologización, como la "responsabilidad social de las empresas" (RSE)? ¿Cómo movilizan este enf...

Muchos jóvenes abandonan el sistema educativo sin ninguna calificación. Para la mayoría de ellos, a menudo procedentes de medios desfavorecidos o de zonas urbanas o rurales periféricas, el acceso al aparato formal de formación no es algo natural. "Ap...

Aunque las mujeres jóvenes siguen teniendo un mayor nivel de estudios que los hombres, las desigualdades de género en el mercado laboral no disminuyen. Desde el acceso al empleo hasta los niveles salariales, este Céreq Bref hace un balance de la situ...