Vinci helps young people find a career fit with its Give Me Five programme

Today’s tough job market is particularly hard on young jobseekers. Although their age and education should be assets for them, permanent positions are now harder and harder to come by.

French group Vinci, a world leader in concessions and construction, launched Give Me Five, a programme of initiatives for students from underprivileged backgrounds.

As its name implies, it is a five-part programme designed to follow students along their career path:

• Career discovery internships are offered for students age 14–15 to observe the workplace and participate in workshops.

• One-on-one coaching is included before, during and after these internships.

• To help them integrate into the workforce, priority access is given to final-year internships (studying for an occupational proficiency certificate up to a 2^nd-year master’s degree).

• To improve the apprenticeship process, there is a dedicated platform for finding work-study schemes within Vinci’s companies.

• In partnership with the AFPA, the STEP (1) integration programme helps high-risk youth get back on track to finding long-term employment.

In 2020, the Give Me Five programme won a “100% Inclusion” award under the French Ministry of Labour’s skills investment plan.

¹ Stands for “Stratégie Territoriale pour l’Emploi”, a programme composed of three months of training and three months of immersion.