Hiring aids for an apprenticeship contract
Verified 24 February 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The conditions for receiving assistance to hire an apprentice are different if the contract has been signed before the 1er january 2025, between 1er January and February 23, 2025, or February 24, 2025.
From 24 February 2025
The following conditions must be met by all:
- The contract must be a apprenticeship contract.
- The contract must be concluded from February 24, 2025.
- The employer must not have previously received assistance to hire an apprentice for the same apprentice and for the same certification professional.
The conditions of the diploma prepared by the apprentice differ according to the size of the company:
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Less than 250 employees
The apprentice hired must prepare a diploma or a professional qualification equivalent to at least level 4 (Bachelor's degree) and maximum at level 7 (Master, DEA, DESS, engineering degree) of the National Framework of Professional Qualifications.
250 or more employees
The apprentice must prepare a diploma or a diploma for professional purposes equivalent to at least level 7 (Master, DEA, DESS, engineering degree) of the National Framework of Professional Qualifications.
The amount differs depending on the size of the company:
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Less than 250 employees
The amount of the aid shall be €5,000.
It shall be granted only for 1re year of the contract.
250 or more employees
The amount of the aid shall be €2,000.
It shall be granted only for 1re year of the contract.
Companies with 250 or more employees may benefit from the aid if they comply with one of the two the following conditions:
- Go to at least 5% contracts promoting integration into the labor market (apprenticeship contract, professional contract, etc.) in the total annual number of employees, on 31 December of the year following that in which the contract was concluded. This rate of 5%is equal to the ratio of the number of employees under employability contracts to the total annual number of employees in the company.
- Go to at least 3% of alternates (apprenticeship or professionalization contract) and have experienced a progression of 10% alternates on 31 December of the year following the year in which the contract was concluded, compared with the annual number of employees in these categories (apprenticeship contracts and professionalization contracts) on 31 December of the previous year.
Please note
Regardless of the size of the company, if the person is an apprentice in a handicap, the amount of the aid shall be €6,000. For more information, you can consult the Help contenthiring a person with a disability.
You don't have any specific requests as such.
All you have to do is declare the hiring of an apprentice.
As an employer you must pass the apprenticeship contract to your Skills Operator (OPCO) at the latest 6 months after the conclusion of the contract.
According to OPCO, the deposit is made either online via their website or by post.
FYI
We'll call you back everything you need to know to declare your employees.
The payment of the aid shall be automatic, monthly, before payment of salary.
Thus, the employer receives the aid each month from the date of signature of the apprenticeship contract, depending on the duration of the apprenticeship contract, in the 12-month limit maximum.
Once the contract has been registered and the Monthly DSN In fact, you must report the presence or absence of the employee concerned on the SYLAé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Every month, the Service and Payment Agency (ASP) sends a payment notice to the employer, which can be viewed on the same Sylaé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Warning
The control apprenticeship contract compliance is reinforced by OPCO. In addition, the Service and Payment Agency (SSA) may request the transmission of the relevant pay slips from the employer.
Who shall I contact
Service and Payment Agency (ASP) - Assistance for Employers
Metropolis
0 809 549 549
Price of a local call
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm
Reunion and Mayotte
0 809 540 541
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm
Friday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 3.30pm
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana
0 809 540 640
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 to 12:30
By email
contact-sylae@asp-public.fr
FYI
If the contract is terminated before its expiry date, the aid shall be paid until the last month of the contract. For the months following the end of the contractual relationship, the overpayments must be refunded to the SSA.
Between January 1 and February 23, 2025
The following conditions must be met by all:
- The contract must be a apprenticeship contract
- The contract must be concluded between 1er January and the February 23, 2025
- The apprentice must prepare a diploma or a professional title less than or equal to level 4 (maximum baccalaureate level) of the national framework of professional qualifications (or baccalaureate + 2 years in the Overseas Territories)
- The company must count less than 250 employees.
The amount of the aid shall be €6,000.
It shall be granted only for 1re year of the contract.
Please note
If it is an apprentice in a situation of handicap, the amount of the aid is different. For more information, you can consult the Help contenthiring a person with a disability.
You don't have any specific requests as such.
All you have to do is declare the hiring of an apprentice.
As an employer you must pass the apprenticeship contract to your Skills Operator (OPCO) at the latest 6 months after the conclusion of the contract.
According to OPCO, the deposit is made either online via their website or by post.
FYI
We'll call you back everything you need to know to declare your employees.
The payment of the aid shall be automatic, monthly, before payment of salary.
Thus, the employer receives the aid each month from the date of signature of the apprenticeship contract, depending on the duration of the apprenticeship contract, in the 12-month limit maximum.
Once the contract has been registered and the Monthly DSN In fact, you must report the presence or absence of the employee concerned on the SYLAé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Every month, the Service and Payment Agency (ASP) sends a payment notice to the employer, which can be viewed on the same Sylaé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Warning
The control apprenticeship contract compliance is reinforced by OPCO. In addition, the Service and Payment Agency (SSA) may request the transmission of the relevant pay slips from the employer.
Who shall I contact
Service and Payment Agency (ASP) - Assistance for Employers
Metropolis
0 809 549 549
Price of a local call
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm
Reunion and Mayotte
0 809 540 541
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm
Friday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 3.30pm
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana
0 809 540 640
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 to 12:30
By email
contact-sylae@asp-public.fr
FYI
If the contract is terminated before its expiry date, the aid shall be paid until the last month of the contract. For the months following the end of the contractual relationship, the overpayments must be refunded to the SSA.
Before 2025
3 conditions must be met by all:
- The contract must be a apprenticeship contract
- The contract must be concluded between 1er january 2023 and the December 31, 2024
- The apprentice must prepare a diploma or a professional title less than or equal to level 7 (TRAY+5) of the national framework of professional qualifications (master's degree, engineering degree...)
Warning
For companies with more than 250 employees, you must meet the following additional conditions:
Companies with 250 or more employees may benefit from the aid if they comply with one of the two the following conditions:
- Go to at least 5% contracts promoting integration into the labor market (apprenticeship contract, professional contract, etc.) in the total annual number of employees, as at 31 December 2024. This rate of 5%is equal to the ratio of the number of employees under employability contracts to the total annual number of employees in the company.
- Go to at least 3% of alternates (apprenticeship or professionalization contract) and have experienced a progression of 10% of alternates as at 31 December 2024, compared to the annual number of employees in these categories (apprenticeships and professionalization contracts) as at 31 December 2023.
The amount of the aid shall be €6,000.
It shall be granted only for 1re year of the contract.
You don't have any specific requests as such.
All you have to do is declare the hiring of an apprentice.
As an employer you must pass the apprenticeship contract to your Skills Operator (OPCO) by June 30, 2025.
According to OPCO, the deposit is made either online via their website or by post.
FYI
We'll call you back everything you need to know to declare your employees.
The payment of the aid shall be automatic, monthly, before payment of salary.
Thus, the employer receives the aid each month from the date of signature of the apprenticeship contract, depending on the duration of the apprenticeship contract, in the 12-month limit maximum.
Once the contract has been registered and the Monthly DSN In fact, you must report the presence or absence of the employee concerned on the SYLAé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Every month, the Service and Payment Agency (ASP) sends a payment notice to the employer, which can be viewed on the same Sylaé platform.
Entering Attestations of Presence of Supported Contracts Online (SYLAé Account)
Warning
The control apprenticeship contract compliance is reinforced by OPCO. In addition, the Service and Payment Agency (SSA) may request the transmission of the relevant pay slips from the employer.
Who shall I contact
Service and Payment Agency (ASP) - Assistance for Employers
Metropolis
0 809 549 549
Price of a local call
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm
Reunion and Mayotte
0 809 540 541
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm
Friday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 3.30pm
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana
0 809 540 640
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 to 12:30
By email
contact-sylae@asp-public.fr
FYI
If the contract is terminated before its expiry date, the aid shall be paid until the last month of the contract. For the months following the end of the contractual relationship, the overpayments must be refunded to the SSA.
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Service and Payment Agency (ASP) - Assistance for Employers
Metropolis
0 809 549 549
Price of a local call
Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm
Reunion and Mayotte
0 809 540 541
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm
Friday: 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 3.30pm
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana
0 809 540 640
Price of a local call
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2 pm to 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 to 12:30
By email
contact-sylae@asp-public.fr
Extension of aid for contracts signed between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024
Exceptional aid for contracts concluded between 1 and 31 March 2021
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Association for the Management of the Fund for the Integration of Disabled Persons into Employment (Agefiph)
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