Supporting access to employment

We support projects that enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to begin shaping their career paths while making decisions about their education and future careers. We also fund scholarships and study programmes and encourage and organise student mentoring initiatives.


In addition, we support projects that help people who are far from the labour market become familiar with the workplace, acquire the skills needed to enter or return to employment, overcome gender-related barriers, prepare for recruitment and secure sustainable employment.

Trajets d’Avenir

Created by the RATP Group Foundation, the Trajets d’Avenir programme provides students facing financial or social hardship with financial support in the form of a supplementary grant, as well as mentoring from a volunteer employee of the RATP Group. Three higher education institutions are currently programme partners.

Konexio

The Konexio association was selected in February 2025 following the Foundation's call for projects launched in partnership with RATP Travel Retail.

For two years, Konexio has been provided, free of charge, with premises at Châtelet–Les Halles station, where it delivers digital skills training and helps people who are far from employment or affected by digital exclusion carry out their online administrative procedures. Located at the heart of the busiest transport hub on the Île-de-France network, the venue offers excellent visibility and accessibility for vulnerable groups.

Samusocial International

Second phase of the “Bridges of Opportunities” project, aimed at supporting the social and professional integration of 150 young people aged 15 to 24 experiencing severe social exclusion, who are housed in seven partner centres in Cairo. The programme focuses on helping them acquire essential educational and life skills, as well as providing opportunities to discover companies, including RATP Dev Mobility Cairo. Particular attention is given to the inclusion and protection of young women.

Fondation Le Refuge

With the support of the RATP Group Foundation, Fondation Le Refuge has created a professional integration programme to facilitate access to training and employment for LGBT+ young people aged 18 to 25 whom it supports, helping them move towards greater independence. To provide professional insights and guidance, meetings are organised with the RATP Group’s Pride network, and employees are involved as mentors.

Jump in Tech

Led by Becomtech, the Jump in Tech project is aimed at girls in Years 10 and 11 (Troisième and Seconde), particularly those living in priority urban neighbourhoods. The programme raises awareness before providing participants with an intensive four-week summer introduction to technical careers in information technology. Its objective is to broaden their future career choices and promote greater gender diversity in the digital sector.

Other projects within the programme

Île-de-France region

Entourage

Support for people experiencing poverty and social isolation (including the long-term unemployed, migrants and socially isolated individuals) in accessing employment by helping them build professional networks through volunteer coaching.

Paris

Polaris 14

Socio-professional support programme for asylum seekers during the processing of their asylum applications, designed to accelerate the integration of refugees into employment.

Paris

Les Roues Libres

Implementing bicycle mechanics and sales training to promote the professional integration of women and LGBTQIA+ people facing barriers to employment in the cycling industry.

Hauts-de-Seine

Carton Plein

Development of urban cycle logistics activities (collection of cardboard, organic waste, compost, books, etc.) to support access to employment for people experiencing hardship.

Île-de-France region

Article 1

Support for 1,400 vocational secondary school and college students to help them succeed academically and enter the workforce through educational workshops, one-to-one mentoring, group events, and company visits.

Île-de-France region

Powa

Individual and group mentoring to support the employment and training integration of young people facing significant barriers due to economic hardship.

Paris

Paris Committee of La Ligue contre le cancer

Support for cancer survivors returning to work through one-to-one coaching, group workshops, and meetings with RATP Group employees who have successfully resumed their professional careers following cancer treatment.

Île-de-France region

Trouve Ta Voix

Public speaking training programme delivered during school hours for vocational secondary school students from priority urban neighbourhoods.

Île-de-France region

Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage

Long-term personalised support and collective activities promoting the professional integration of women facing employment difficulties.

Johannesburg

Sizanani

Support for young graduates in securing internships or employment through personal development workshops, IT and financial literacy training, interview preparation and mentoring.

Paris

Les Restos du Cœur de Paris

Expansion of a cycle logistics service for collecting and distributing surplus food, operated by employees on work integration schemes.

France

Entreprise et Découverte

Development of a reference framework for high-quality company visits introducing different professions to young people and job seekers, helping them make informed career choices and supporting their integration into the labour market.

Paris

Extramuros Association

An educational woodworking workshop designed to help vulnerable young people access vocational training or return to sustainable employment.

Île-de-France region

Enactus France

An experiential learning programme integrated into the school curriculum for vocational secondary school students, most of whom come from priority urban neighbourhoods. Participants develop social or community projects while building skills for their future careers.

Île-de-France region

Afuté

Tailored training pathways for young people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including autism, Down syndrome and dyspraxia), supporting their integration into the mainstream labour market.

Île-de-France region

Les Valoristes

Employment integration pathway for people experiencing hardship through material recovery activities, including furniture manufacturing and repair and computer refurbishment.

Île-de-France region

Entreprendre pour Apprendre Île-de-France

An entrepreneurship awareness programme, developed in partnership with the Paris Local Employment Mission, to help young people in employment integration programmes identify their strengths, explore career opportunities and access employment.

Paris

Aux Captifs, la Libération

Employment integration and re-engagement support for people experiencing severe hardship through community work integration programmes as part of their pathway out of homelessness.

Val-de-Marne

Au Fil de l'Eau

Work integration programmes centred on the Passeur de Rives river shuttle service, operated by people in vulnerable situations.

Île-de-France region

École des Métiers du Vélo du Grand Paris

Creation of a hub combining a last-mile cycle logistics warehouse with an immersive training centre for careers in cycle logistics, targeting job seekers from Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis.

Île-de-France region

Études et Chantiers Île-de-France

Solicycle integration workshops providing people facing social and economic hardship with training in bicycle mechanics, while offering the general public bicycle repair and reuse services.

Lyon

Les Ateliers de l'Audace

Training people who are far removed from the labour market in bicycle repair and maintenance skills to support their long-term social and professional integration, while promoting the reuse of second-hand bicycles to reduce the environmental impact of the cycling sector.

Toulon

La Recyclerie sportive

Supporting young people experiencing economic exclusion in accessing sustainable mobility through sports activities and reuse initiatives.

Angers

Afodil

Bicycle training programmes and tailored mobility solutions for people on employment integration pathways, promoting their social and professional inclusion.

Paris

Les Ombres

Support for the academic and professional integration of 500 young people aged 15 and over in the care of Paris Child Welfare Services through workshops, tutoring and mentoring.

Île-de-France region

ESSEC

ESSEC's PHARES programme promotes access to higher education and employment opportunities for secondary school students with disabilities.

Île-de-France region

Emmaüs Solidarité

The Triptik project accelerates the social and professional integration of newly arrived migrants in France through a training programme combining digital skills, French as a Foreign Language (FLE), mobility support and career planning.

France

JobIRL

The association provides online mentoring to secondary school and university students, helping them refine their career plans, secure internships or apprenticeships, and apply through the Parcoursup higher education admissions platform.

Île-de-France region

60 000 Rebonds

Support for entrepreneurs in the Paris region whose businesses have been liquidated, helping them rebuild their professional careers.

France

Fondation Mines-Télécom

Mobilising female students from Institut Mines-Télécom schools to encourage girls to pursue engineering careers with the support of inspiring women engineer mentors.

Île-de-France region

Fusion Jeunesse

Support for vocational secondary school students from priority urban neighbourhoods in developing entrepreneurial projects in artificial intelligence, robotics and environmental design.

Île-de-France region

Sport dans la Ville

Sports activities, training workshops and company visits promoting the professional integration of girls from priority urban neighbourhoods. The project also includes the creation of a campus in Pantin dedicated to social and professional integration through sport.

Île-de-France region

Social Builder

Career guidance and training for women seeking employment in future-oriented sectors including industry, sustainable construction and cybersecurity.

Angers

Angers Mob Services

Mobility services delivered by employees on work integration schemes for people experiencing hardship in the Angers metropolitan area, including an affordable electric bicycle rental service.

Île-de-France region

La Courte Échelle

Support in securing internships, apprenticeships and tutoring opportunities for law students experiencing social or economic hardship.

Île-de-France region

Camplus

An educational programme designed by young people for young people, promoting equal opportunities for secondary school students through immersive learning experiences and personalised mentoring.

Île-de-France region

La Cravate Solidaire

Individual support for people entering or returning to employment, including image coaching, professional attire donations and HR interview coaching.

France

Adie

Support for ADIE's presence in Brest, Angers and Toulon to strengthen assistance for entrepreneurs facing economic hardship across the three RATP Group operating areas.