Dual training

3 years (maximum 6 years)

Type: wage, fixed amount per month
Remuneration setting: centrally, by law, as a share of the minimum wage ('average guaranteed minimum monthly income')
Coverage: on- and off-the job training
Variation: by apprenticeship year

Average regulated remuneration: EUR 380.23 per month (where minimum wage is EUR 1,562.59; 2017).
The figure is an average of the regulated remuneration per each apprenticeship year:
- For an apprentice at level A: EUR 265.64 (gross)/month (17% of the minimum wage)
 -For an apprentice at level B: EUR 375.02 (gross)/month (24% of the minimum wage)
- For an apprentice at level C: EUR 500.03 (gross)/month (32% of the minimum wage)
Level in PPS per month (average): 349.48; per year (average): 4,193.71
Level in PPS per hour (average): 4.24
Share of national minimum wage: by law, 17% for the 1st year, 24% for the 2nd year, 32% for the 3rd year

Remuneration (annual gross income) in 3 selected occupations (EUR):
hairdresser: 1st year: 2,996.40; 2nd: 3,995.16; 3rd: 5,193.72
motor mechanic: 1st year: 2,996.40; 2nd: 3,995.16; 3rd: 5,193.72
bricklayer: 1st year: 2,996.40; 2nd: 3,995.16; 3rd: 5,193.72

More than 50% of the overall duration of apprenticeship
Number of hours per year (minimum): 988
The estimation is based on the legal requirement that (a) all training cannot exceed 38 hours per week, and (b) at least 50% of the training should be in the company (19 hours * 52 weeks)

There is cost for apprentices social insurance, but data are not available

Employers pay remuneration to the apprentices, however, they may benefit from tax deduction: 40% of the remuneration paid to an apprentice may be considered as work-related expense. Employers taking on apprentices may also benefit from reductions in social security contributions.

There is also a grant for apprentices (Starting bonus - EUR 750 per year).

Companies participating in apprenticeships do not provide any additional support for the off-the-job training of their apprentices.
No EU funds are used to support the off-the-job training.

Total public financing: EUR 55,500,00 (2014).
No EU funds are used.

Since 2015, there is a single type of contract for apprenticeships in the French-speaking community (contrat d'alternance). More financial incentives for companies and apprentices are envisaged since 2016.

Statutory minimum wage: 1,531.93 per month (2016, S2; 2017, S1), 1562,59 per month (2017, S2)
Average yearly working time (hours) for a full time job: 1,738.80