2. 2. EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVER
Our research is based on metropolitan France, 2012
Unemployement: when a person is able and willing to work but does not have a job
Unemployment rate: 9.9% in metropolitan France
The most affected categories are women and young people:
Youth unemployment rate for ages 15-24 is 24.2% in metropolitan France
82% of young working people are on temporary contracts.
Unemployment among the educated is getting worse while employers are
crying out for computer technicians, electricians, plumbers and other
skilled labour.
40% drop-out in the first year of university.
Source: Insee, enquête emploi

3. 3. EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVER
Too many high school
Charges for social students are guided to
benefits are too high. general studies as a
Temporary contracts, defaut choice by their
job cuts parents or guidance
counselors
Technical jobs and
Often, students don’t
studies have a bad
learn the skills that
image among parents
employers need
and students.

4. 4. EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVER
EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
Economic
• Reduction of consumption and purchasing power
• Growing deficit of social services
Social
•
Unemployme Social
isolation
Giving up Criminality
nt

5. 5. OUR SOLUTION
OUR TARGET HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
GROUP
Inform about possible studies
• Inform about the numerous possible studies and job
prospects. Encourage technical studies.
• Give better advice about their capacity to achieve
these studies. Give motivation.
Show the reality of the working world
• Make students experience working life.
• Encourage entrepreneurship

6. 6. OUR SOLUTION
OUR PLAN OF WORK
Include internships:
 3 internships on 3 different school years
 3 sectors
 3 internship with presentation in class
 The possibility to do an internship in another sector if they feel like
they failed the first.
Organize meetings with older young adults:
 2 meetings with university students
 15 students per meeting
 1 meeting with young entrepreneurs
Follow-up with university students.

7. 7. OUR SOLUTION
TIMELINE From 3e to Terminale (9th to 12th grade)
• 1 internship in commercial, industrial or farm-producing
sector (2 weeks)
3e • 1 meeting with university students
• 1 internship in current studies related sector (1 month)
2nde
• 1 internship in current studies related sector (1 month
and a half)
1ere • 1 meeting with young entrepreneurs
• 1 meeting with university students
Term

8. 8. OUR SOLUTION
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
INTERNSHIPS
Every high school student has the choice of 1, 2 or 3
internships
MEETINGS
Every high school student has the choice of 1, 2 or 3
meetings and can choose the subject. Small groups (15
students)

9. 9. OUR SOLUTION
OUTCOMES
• Less students dropping out during the first year at university
or in high school
• More highschool students knowing what type of job they
want to do
• Highschool students become more aware of job
opportunities and participate in deciding their future
RESULTS
The quantity of young people with diploma and/or with work
experience will increase and will better meet the needs of
employers.

10. 10. OUR SOLUTION
TIME SPENT AND PEOPLE INVOLVED
10 HIGH SCHOOLS NEAR PARIS
1500 university
20,000 highschool students needed
students reached
1000 entrepreneurs 7,000 companies,
3 one-day meetings
public institutions, etc.
3 months of
1 meeting Granted tax benefits
internship
3 hours per month
follow-up mentoring