- Duration
3-4 years (depending on the qualification)
- Apprentices remuneration - characteristics
Type: wage paid by employer; fixed amount per month
Remuneration setting: centrally
Coverage: on- and off-the-job training
Variation(s): by the year of apprenticeship, trade and qualification level- Apprentices remuneration - amount
- Time foreseen for on-the job-training
More than 50% of the overall duration of apprenticeship
For the diploma of DAP the training should last at least 12 weeks, which corresponds to 480 hours.Paid by: the employer
Rights: health, pension, unemployment, annual leave- Additional support for apprentice
Apprentices are entitled to Apprenticeship bonus (max EUR 150 per month).
- Financing on-the-job training
The costs of on-the job training, including the apprentices wages and insurance, are covered by employers. The employers may benefit, however, from grant 'L'aide à la promotion de l'apprentissage'.
- Illustration: sources of funding and financial flows
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- Assessment of financing arrangements
No evaluation available.
- Contextual information
Statutory minimum wage: EUR 1,922.96 per month (2016, S2); EUR 1,998.59 (2017, S1 and S2)
Average yearly working time (hours) for a full time job: 1,804.70
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