Grand Paris construction projects: ETF is committed to professional integration
Local integration and employment at the heart of Greater Paris’ recruitment policy
As part of its construction projects, ETF is working alongside Société du Grand Paris to promote local employment and professional integration. Around 60 people who were distant from the labour market or long-term unemployed have already been recruited and are currently undergoing training in railway construction trades.
Recruitment, carried out in collaboration with local associations and a temporary employment agency, was not based on CVs but on the candidates’ interpersonal skills and their motivation to join the ETF training programme to learn a new trade.
ETF Academy, tailor-made courses and support
To ensure the training and skills development of its new operational staff, specific courses have been set up by ETF Academy, ETF’s internal training centre.
- Track Layers Course: Attended by nearly 45 trainees, it takes place over three five-week sessions.
- Machine Operators Course: Attended by 12 trainees, it takes place over six weeks and will enable operational staff to operate road-rail excavators and VMS machines.
The training courses, delivered entirely by ETF Academy, cover the theory and practice of specific skills for each profession, with additional modules on prevention, first aid and French.
Greater Paris, a key player in economic and social development
These training courses, delivered as part of the Préparation Opérationnelle à l’Emploi Collectif (POEC) programme, will enable trainees to acquire solid long-term skills in the field of railway works. This is a springboard for these operational staff, who will be able to choose to continue along this path via other Grand Paris projects or in companies in this sector.
At the end of these initial training sessions, the operational staff will join the construction sites for line 14 South and tramway T10. The same recruitment process is already planned for the line 15 South-West construction site!