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the future. On every site, programs are
underway to provide jobs to students on
work-study programs, to help define basic
training courses in response to anticipated
changes in job skills, and to help implement
training curricula. In 2002, 6,740 students
served as interns in the Group’s
manufacturing, marketing, transportation
and logistics operations, while in France
another 670 young people served as
apprentices or earned on-the-job training
certificates.
Hiring and motivating young employees
are major challenges for the Group’s
future performance. There are 34,000
Group employees under 30, and to respond
more effectively to their expectations and
enhance their contribution to corporate
objectives, management has undertaken
an in-depth study of the integration
of young people, in association with
the European Works Council’s liaison
committee. Initiated in spring 2002, the
WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS IN FRANCE
In partnership with the French national
education system, Group units in Caen,
La Garenne, Meudon, Saint-Ouen, Vélizy
and many other locations have signed
Local Initiative Supplementary Training
(FCIL) agreements.
FCIL programs are designed to facilitate
the acquisition of initial job experience
by young graduates with vocational,
technological or liberal arts diplomas.
Because they are locally based, they
reflect local socio-economic conditions
and help young people find their first
jobs in their own community.
The resulting work-study programs,
delivered in close cooperation with
schools, are focused on electronics,
robotics, network systems and industrial
maintenance.
HELPING YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS FIND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT
In 2002, several French plants helped set up programs to assist young job-seekers in finding meaningful
employment.
On April 28, 2000, the Sochaux plant signed an on-the-job training agreement with the French State
and regional authorities, while forming a three-year partnership that also included the government
employment agency and local schools. The agreement prepares young job-seekers for the labor market
by providing training in skills needed by companies. The main focus was job-seekers without any
qualifications or job experience, who were often young people in disadvantaged situations. In all,
785 people, including 328 women, participated in internships and courses at the Sochaux site. As of
December 31, 2002, application of the agreement had led to 280 people being hired under permanent
contracts, 232 under fixed-term contracts, and 273 for temporary assignments.
Offered in partnership with the National Employment Agency, on-the-job training sessions at the Aulnay
plant are assisting job-seekers experiencing serious difficulty in accessing the labor market, the longterm
unemployed and people benefiting from France’s guaranteed minimum income program.
The Rennes plant has joined with the local government employment agency to hire, under orientation
contracts, disadvantaged young people having problems joining the labor force.
study covers the plants in Mulhouse and
Poissy in France, Vigo in Spain and Ryton
in the United Kingdom.
OFFERING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND MOBILITY
The Group’s steady growth and highly
diversified business base means that it can
offer employees extensive opportunities
for career development and mobility.
Career development is guided not only by
an employee’s supervisor but also by a
career manager and career committees
organized at every level and in every unit.
In 2002, 18.5% of engineers and
managers accepted transfers, while
another 4% or so changed their job or
activity following changes in the business
base or job enrichments. In addition, more
than 18% of employees were promoted
or changed job category in 2002.
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