Internships and Apprenticeships

• Train engineers more quickly in company methods
• Recruit at source profiles that are in short supply on the job market
• Benefit from training costs covered by your branch's OPCO (Opérateur de compétences).
• Benefit from government subsidies for the hiring of work-study students who are not counted in the workforce.

What steps does the company need to take?

1. Contact your OPCA to find out how to apply.

2. Take part in Job Dating at the Rencontres Polytech Entreprises in the spring.

3. Communicate your job offers to the school, and take part in selection interviews with future apprentices.

4. Select your work-study student

5. Contact Polytech Marseille to have the content of the assignment validated by the pedagogical department.

6. Sign the work-study or apprenticeship contract with the relevant CFA (CFA Epure or CFAI, depending on the specialization).

• Enhance your diploma with significant professional experience
• Finance your studies
• Employee status (remuneration, social protection, pension contributions, paid leave and other benefits, etc.)

Procedures for students studying at Polytech (5A work-study program)

1. March/April: Attend the "Rencontres Polytech Entreprises", make contacts, discuss your project with professionals and refine your career plan.
2. April: Contact the teacher responsible for the work-study program in your stream
3. April to August: Offer your services and skills to companies on an unsolicited basis, apply for jobs advertised by the school, monitor companies' work-study campaigns (on Linkedin and on their websites), consult the list of companies that have already hosted Polytech work-study students on the school intranet.
4. April to September: Have the assignment proposed by the company validated by the referent teacher, who will contact the CFA and register you on the CFA's Cactus platform.
5. As soon as possible: Sign the one-year tripartite professionalization contract between the student, the company and the CFA.
6. Please note that only students who have already completed their compulsory international work-study program are authorized to complete their final year of work-study.

Steps for future apprentices?

1. Between February and April: Apply for Polytech apprenticeship programs via the e-candidat platform or via the CFAI platform, depending on the specialization chosen.
2. In March: Attend the Rencontres Polytech Entreprises to establish contacts with the school's partner companies and take part in preparatory workshops.
3. From March onwards: Make unsolicited applications to companies, keep an eye on their work-study campaigns (on Linkedin and on their websites), apply for jobs advertised by Polytech.
4. When the host company confirms recruitment: Have the Polytech manager validate the proposed assignment.
5. As soon as possible: Sign the three-year tripartite apprenticeship contract between the apprentice, the company and the CFA.
6. Final admission to a Polytech apprenticeship program is decided when the contract is signed.

Polytech preparatory cycle students who have completed their two years of Peip benefit from a special application process.

Through work-study programs, the school develops stronger links with companies and benefits from feedback from students. Work-study programs also promote social mobility and ensure optimum employability upon graduation.