From secondary-level vocational qualifications (CAP) to the elite engineering schools, the construction and civil engineering (CCE) sector offers a range of different training pathways for young people wishing to qualify in one of the sector’s occupa...

The case of the waste recovery and recycling sector  In a national and international economic context in which jobs and skills are changing rapidly, prospective analysis is an approach that the economic partners and public authorities in France...

The changes that have been taking place in work in the chemical industries over the past thirty years have led to a reconfiguration of production and maintenance jobs. The profiles of these manual workers, technicians and supervisors, who now tend to...

The emergence of the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry has not, strictly speaking, led to the creation of new professions or occupations. However, it is likely to change those for which firms find it difficult to recruit by redistributing their...

Occupations and skills observatories produce tools that can be used by industries, firms and employees. The various actors in vocational training regard them as playing an important role. This being so, their position is in need of strengthening; mor...

Trades in the French construction sector seem to be heading towards a period of stability, if only because buildings are made to last for a long time and therefore require the use of methods which have proved their worth over the years and that of tr...

The number of jobs provided by the metalworking industries are bound to decrease during the next few years in France. This sector will nevertheless be faced with workforce replacement problems because large numbers of employees are due to retire shor...