Home » HR practices » Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty » France: Génération Saint-Gobain is the group’s apprentice training centre set up to match job shortages France: Génération Saint-Gobain is the group’s apprentice training centre set up to match job shortages Launched in the autumn of 2020 and right in the middle of two Covid-related lockdown periods, the French construction and materials group's internal apprentice training centre has already trained 60 young people in sales and industrial maintenance professions. Encouraged by the results of the centre’s first year’s graduates, Saint-Gobain will create new courses and intends to take on even more apprentices for the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, in the autumn of 2022. This is a way for Saint-Gobain to fill vacancies in areas undergoing labour shortages, while also training staff according to the company’s own particular needs. Through . Published on 06 January 2022 à 13h10 - Update on 06 January 2022 à 11h56 Resources To recruit staff, as well as ‘to retain young people in maintenance professions by renewing the age pyramid in the industry that is facing several thousand retirements.’ This is the objective that in 2020 was entrusted to Valérie Dab, the group’s delegate for employment and economic change, who was appointed Head of the Saint-Gobain CFA (Centre de formation d’apprentis- apprentice training centre). “We conducted a study to find out which professions would be suitable for apprenticeships and what our internal added value was,”… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels