Section 3: Apprenticeship supervisor.

The person directly responsible for training the apprentice and acting as tutor is called the apprenticeship master. The apprenticeship master’s role is to contribute to the apprentice’s acquisition in the company of skills corresponding to the qualification sought and the title or diploma prepared, in liaison with the apprentice training centre. When the apprentice is recruited by an employers’ group mentioned in articles L. 1253-1 to L. 1253-23, the provisions…

The tutoring function can be shared between several employees.

The employer must allow the apprenticeship supervisor to use his or her working hours to provide the necessary support to the apprentice and to liaise with the apprentice training centre.

The employer must ensure that the apprenticeship supervisor receives training that enables him/her to carry out his/her duties properly and to keep abreast of developments in the content of the training given to the apprentice and the qualifications that validate it. A collective agreement at company or branch level may define the procedures for implementing and paying for such training.

The apprenticeship supervisor must be an employee of the company, voluntary, of full age and of good character. Where appropriate, the employer or collaborating spouse may fulfil this role. The conditions of professional competence required of an apprenticeship supervisor in application of article L. 6223-1 are determined by collective branch agreement. In the absence of such an agreement, the conditions of professional competence required of an apprenticeship master are determined…