Apprenticeships in France

Toulouse is the place where innovation takes off! Apprentices here work on a wide range of projects, from developing new aircraft models to implementing groundbreaking technologies.

Toulouse is home to Airbus' headquarters and is home to more than 30,000 employees working across many central functions such as finance, marketing, engineering, customer support programmes and procurement. The Toulouse-Blagnac area has a FAL (Final Assembly Line) for the entire range of Airbus commercial airliners (A320, A330, A350 and A380 families), as well as facilities for fitting out passenger cabins and painting planes.

Interested in helicopters? Marignane offers apprentices the opportunity to immerse themselves in engineering applied to helicopters and other rotary-wing aircraft. From design to maintenance, apprentices acquire valuable skills on these exciting devices at the heart of safety and personal assistance issues.

Marignane is home to the headquarters of Airbus Helicopters. It offers a large overview of the product range of civil, government, military, police and parapublic helicopters. Nearly 9,000 employees at the site are engaged in nearly every aspect of the helicopter industry, from design and assembly to training and customer service.

Discover apprenticeship opportunities in the fields of defense and space near the French capital. Apprentices here work on projects ranging from satellite design and manufacturing to cybersecurity and defence systems integration, gaining insight into the advanced technologies shaping the future of aerospace and defence.

Located in the southwest suburbs of Paris, the Elancourt site focuses on secure radio and satellite communications, maritime traffic intelligence and surveillance systems, space equipment production and cybersecurity.

Around 650 people work on the Paris-Le Bourget site in Dugny (next to Le Bourget airport, near Paris), within this Center of Excellence specializing in the production of rotor blades and research on materials composites. Apprentices on site have the unique opportunity to have access to all services, thus being able to quickly acquire knowledge about the division's activities and projects.

Manufacturing some 3,000 blades per year and repairing almost half of them, the site is an essential link in the Airbus helicopter production chain, whose ambition is to become the world reference in blades.

Would you like to discover the first step in building an aircraft? Saint-Nazaire is the ideal location for your professional objective. Apprentices here help produce aircraft fuselage sections and other essential components, learning the ins and outs of aircraft construction.

The French Atlantic Coast brings together two production sites spread over 75 hectares. Its 3,060 employees are specialised in the assembly, equipment and testing of the front sections of the A320 family aircraft, as well as the front and central sections of the A330 and A380 airliners. The subassemblies come from French, European and global partners, making the Saint-Nazaire site a true international logistics platform.

Immerse yourself in the world of aircraft production and assembly at the Airbus site in Nantes. Apprentices from Nantes play a crucial role in the manufacturing of aircraft parts and gain practical experience in the aircraft assembly process at the heart of industrial and production challenges.

One hour east of Saint-Nazaire, more than 3,000 employees produce the central wing boxes for all Airbus commercial airliners, as well as the air intakes for the nacelles equipping the A350 and A380, and CFM engines. International LEAP-1A of the A320neo and the engines of the A330neo. Nantes is also a leader in the manufacture of structural parts made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), a lightweight composite material that Airbus is increasingly integrating into its aircraft.