Apprenticeships for businesses

Recruit, train and develop talent: offer a 12- to 24-month apprenticeship contract with no additional tuition costs and receive tailored support to find the right candidate.

To offer an apprenticeship, your company must be based in France.

Let’s Build the Skills of Tomorrow Together

By recruiting an apprentice from Clermont School of Business, you welcome a future employee whom you can train in your methods, corporate culture and professional standards. Over a period of 12 to 24 months, you benefit from a structured and secure scheme designed to support their gradual and lasting integration into your organisation.

As the first employer of many of our students, you play a key role in their professional development. By working with Clermont School of Business, you help them fulfil their potential while developing your future talent and strategic employees.

Why Choose an Apprenticeship?

To train a future employee or support the skills development of your existing staff in response to the specific challenges facing your organisation;
To pass on your expertise and corporate culture through practical assignments and strategic projects;
To bring fresh energy to your teams by recruiting a committed and motivated apprentice trained in the latest business and management practices;
To recruit agile, internationally minded and performance-driven candidates who can make a valuable contribution to your development.

Corporate Relations and the CareerLab: A Winning Combination

Through the combined expertise of the Corporate Relations and Careers teams and the CareerLab, Clermont School of Business supports its partners in recruiting their future employees, taking into account the needs, expectations and values of everyone involved.

Working closely with students, our careers advisers and corporate relations officers collaborate directly to match companies with suitable candidates based on their expertise, soft skills and competencies identified through group workshops and individual coaching sessions.

Our objective: to facilitate relevant, sustainable recruitment aligned with your strategy.

Key Figures

880 students coached each year
905 students completing an apprenticeship
620 partner companies recruiting through Clermont School of Business

“Over the past several years, we have built a strong apprenticeship partnership with Clermont School of Business, designed as a genuine talent development pathway. From the School’s Bachelor’s programmes through to its Master’s programmes, students progressively develop their skills in line with our operational requirements and professional activities. The strength of this collaboration lies in the alignment between the School’s teaching approach and our own model for supporting apprentices. Students are quickly given responsibility, immersed in real-life situations and encouraged to develop essential commercial, managerial and customer-focused skills. This approach delivers results: in most cases, the apprenticeship leads to permanent employment. Beyond recruitment, the partnership also contributes fully to our employer branding strategy by enabling us to attract, train and retain talent whose values and skills are aligned with those of our teams.”

Julien Besnaci, Head of Personnel and Human Resources at Leroy Merlin in Clermont-Ferrand.

Apprenticeship Programmes Tailored to Your Needs

Bachelor’s Programmes with an Apprenticeship Option (Bac+3 Level)

Our Bachelor’s programmes can be completed with a 12-month apprenticeship during the final year, enabling students to consolidate their skills while gaining significant professional experience.

Students can choose from several specialisations designed to meet changing market demands and business needs:

Business Development (also available through the Nevers Connected Campus)
Human Resources
Banking & Insurance
Retail Management
Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
Sport Business
Communication & Media
Marketing, AI & Performance

This structure enables each student to build a personalised and career-focused pathway aligned with their professional plans across commercial, digital and international environments.

Master in Management – 12- or 24-Month Apprenticeship Option (Bac+5 Level)

The Master in Management prepares high-potential students to take on managerial and strategic responsibilities. The apprenticeship can be completed over 24 months or over 12 months when recruiting a final-year student.

From the second year of the Master in Management programme (equivalent to Master 1) students must choose one of the eight career-focused tracks available:

Finance
Performance Management
Business Development, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability
Marketing
360° Business Management
Human Resources
International Business (taught exclusively in English)

Understanding Apprenticeship Contracts and Funding

Clermont School of Business supports you in recruiting apprentices under a French apprenticeship contract, whether for a position corresponding to a Bachelor’s programme at Bac+3 level or the Master in Management at Bac+5 level.

Our Commitment to Controlled Training Costs

On an exceptional and discretionary basis, Clermont School of Business aligns its tuition fees with the funding level set by France Compétences for your professional sector. No additional tuition fee shortfall will therefore be invoiced to your company.

However, in accordance with the 2025 French Finance Act, employers must pay a compulsory statutory contribution of €750 per contract for apprenticeship contracts concluded since 1 July 2025.

Financial Support for Companies

Employers may benefit from:

reduced employment costs through the general reduction in employers’ social security contributions, formerly known as the Fillon reduction;
additional financial support depending on the size of the company.

Eligibility Conditions

Companies with fewer than 250 employees:

€2,000 for programmes at levels 6 and 7 (from Bac+3 to Bac+5, including Bachelor’s, Master’s and engineering programmes).

Companies with 250 employees or more, subject to certain conditions:

€2,000 for programmes at levels 6 and 7 (from Bac+3 to Bac+5, including Bachelor’s, Master’s and engineering programmes).

Master of Science

€750 for programmes at levels 6 and 7 (from Bac+3 to Bac+5).

Special provision for apprentices with disabilities:

Financial support of €6,000, regardless of:

the size of the company;
the level of qualification being pursued.

Important Information

Financial support is paid only for the first year of the contract.
The amount is paid monthly and calculated in proportion to the actual duration of the contract during the year.
The contract must be submitted to the relevant OPCO within five days of its start date, in accordance with regulatory requirements, and to the DREETS no later than six months after the date on which it was concluded.
A compulsory employer contribution of €750 applies to programmes from level 6 upwards.

Official Information and Simulator

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Apprentice Pay

Apprentices are paid by their employer. Their salary is calculated as a percentage of the French statutory minimum wage (SMIC) or the minimum rate set by the applicable sectoral collective agreement, depending on their age and year of study.

Bachelor’s Programme – Third Year*

Ages 18–20: 67% of the SMIC
Ages 21–25: 78% of the SMIC
Age 26 and over: 100% of the SMIC

*Pay must be calculated using the rate applicable to the third year of an apprenticeship.

Master in Management

The pay received by an apprentice enrolled in the Master in Management depends on two main factors: their age when the contract is signed and the duration of the apprenticeship.

Pay rates for a 24-month apprenticeship covering Years 2 and 3 of the programme:

Ages 18–20: 51% of the SMIC in Year 2*, followed by 67% in Year 3
Ages 21–25: 61% of the SMIC in Year 2*, followed by 78% in Year 3
Ages 26–29: 100% of the SMIC in Year 2 and/or Year 3

*Please note: when apprenticeship contracts follow one another, the initial pay rate under the new contract cannot be lower than the rate received under the previous contract.

Pay rates for a 12-month apprenticeship undertaken exclusively during the final year of the Master in Management:

Ages 18–20: 67% of the SMIC
Ages 21–25: 78% of the SMIC
Ages 26–29: 100% of the SMIC

View the apprentice pay scale: formasup-auvergne.fr

Apprenticeship Schedules by Programme

Each apprenticeship follows a specific schedule that varies according to the programme, year of study and specialisation. This structure ensures the right balance between time spent in the company and periods of study at the School.

View the apprenticeship schedules

Do you need a detailed schedule for a particular academic year, programme or specialisation? Please contact us at entreprises.carrieres@clermont-sb.fr.

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