A training program in green jobs for school dropouts

Every year in France, over 100,000 young people leave the school system without any qualifications. At the same time, the ecological transition is developing, and related professions are booming. According to ADEME, by 2050, nearly 1 million jobs will be created as part of the ecological transition.

ETRE schools were created to turn this dual challenge into an asset: building a training path adapted to young people who drop out of the conventional school system, while accelerating the ecological transition through trades and skills.
 
The Ecological Transition Schools - ETRE accompany and train young people in difficulty in the manual trades of the ecological transition (ecological agriculture, cycle repair, eco-construction...).

In these training courses, which are free of charge for participants, young people discover several green and greening trades in practical, manual workshops, work on their career orientation and acquire multiple skills for the ecological transition. The aim of the training courses is to help young people who have dropped out of school find a job in the ecological transition.

The 1st ETRE school was created in Lahage (31) in 2017. Following a number of projects that led to the opening of 10 new schools in France, the incubation program was launched in 2022, enabling 10 schools to be created every year since then.