Safran: interview of Jean-Luc Bérard, Corporate Senior Vice President, HR, on the European agreement for professional integration of young people

On March 28, Safran and IndustriAll Europe signed a European framework agreement for professional integration of young people. Jean-Luc Bérard, Corporate Senior Vice President, HR, is telling Planet Labor about this initiative. (Ref. 130215)
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  • How did the idea of a European agreement for professional integration of young people arise?

Jean-Luc Bérard. Businesses have a social responsibility towards young people. With the State and local authorities, they need to help introduce them into the labor market, not only by offering permanently jobs but also by fostering the transmission of knowledge, since they are not directly operational after studying alone. This is why we need to train the young people we welcome internally to our

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