Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

I.-In order to enable apprentices to complete their training, in application of article L. 6221-1, part of their practical training may be provided in companies other than the one employing them, in particular in order to use equipment or techniques which are not used in the company employing them. The apprentice’s stay in companies other than the one employing him may not exceed half of the in-company training time stipulated…

If an apprentice is taken on by a company other than the one employing him, a tripartite agreement will be signed between the employer, the host company and the apprentice. The agreement specifies, in particular 1° The qualification or diploma being prepared by the apprentice ; 2° The duration of the placement period; 3° The nature of the tasks entrusted to the apprentice, which must be directly related to the…

As soon as it has been signed, the agreement is sent by the employer to the director of the apprentice training centre, to the body responsible for registering the apprentice and, where applicable, to the educational supervisory body referred to in article R. 6251-1.

During the term of the agreement, the apprentice continues to follow the courses provided by the training centre in which he is registered. They must comply with the host company’s internal rules.

The host company is responsible for compliance with the provisions relating to working hours and health and safety at work. Where the activity carried out by the apprentice in the host company requires closer individual monitoring, the corresponding obligations are the responsibility of that company.

The hiring of apprentices by a company may be opposed in accordance with the procedure laid down in article L. 6225-1, if it is found that the conditions under which part of the training is provided in one or more other companies do not allow the apprenticeship contract to run smoothly.