LEARNING AIDS. Several aids to facilitate the employment of young apprentices have been put in place. How do they work and who can claim them? We answer all your questions.

Set up in the midst of the Covid-19 health crisis, the exceptional learning aid will be extended. Appointed Minister of Labor in the first government of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term, Olivier Dussopt confirmed the news on May 24, 2022 at the microphone of RTL, announcing that the system would be maintained “at least until the end of the year” 2022 What is this aid that is part of the “One young person, one solution” scheme? How do I know the eligibility conditions? Here is all the practical information on learning aids.

Apprenticeship assistance is exceptional financial assistance paid to companies. Its objective is to encourage them to recruit and train young people under an apprenticeship contract. As a reminder, the apprenticeship contract consists of an apprentice training in a company and in a CFA (training center for apprentices). The exceptional learning aid was put in place in the context of the health crisis linked to Covid-19 and extended until the end of 2022, at least.

It was originally intended to compensate for the difficulties suffered by companies due to the epidemic and has become a more sustainable system to facilitate access to employment. The government wants companies to recruit more young apprentices to facilitate their integration into the labor market. Initially, it was paid to companies that hired an apprentice between July 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. The Prime Minister announced that this aid would be maintained until June 30, 2022, before the new Minister for Work Olivier Dussopt does not extend it in turn until the end of 2022.

Exceptional learning assistance is available to companies with less than 250 employees. Companies with more than 250 employees can also benefit from it, provided that they have at least 5% of employees on work-study contracts. This threshold can be lowered to 3% if work-study hiring in the company has increased by 10% in 2021. Regardless of the size of the company, the diploma or professional certificate targeted by the apprentice must not exceed bac 5 level.

The State has set up a simulator for calculating remuneration and helping employers at this address: https://www.alternance.emploi.gouv.fr/portail_alternance/jcms/gc_5504/simulateur-employer. All you have to do is enter some information:

After calculation, the tool displays:

The exceptional apprenticeship aid is 5,000 euros for a minor apprentice, and 8,000 euros for an adult apprentice. It is paid monthly to the employer during the first year of the apprenticeship contract. To take advantage of this aid, the company must complete a few formalities.

The exceptional aid for hiring an apprentice is limited in time, since it is linked to the Covid-19 health crisis. In normal times, companies benefit from the unique aid for apprentices. Set up in January 2019, this one-time aid replaces the young apprentice VSE aid, the regional apprenticeship bonus for VSEs, aid for recruiting an additional apprentice and the Apprenticeship tax credit. Its terms differ from those of exceptional assistance:

. There are additional learning aids. Linternaute.com summarizes them for you: