Visit to a Maintenance Workshop for Employees in Professional Reintegration

The RATP Group Foundation organised a visit to a maintenance workshop for employees in professional reintegration from the association Les Valoristes, complemented by a presentation of transport-sector professions currently facing recruitment shortages.

On 15 October, the RATP Group Foundation, together with the Rail Rolling Stock Department - Rubber-Tyred Rolling Stock Unit, organised a visit to the Heritage Maintenance Workshop responsible for the metro trains of lines 1, 4, 6, 11 and 14 for employees participating in the reintegration programme of the association Les Valoristes.

Committed to professional inclusion and the ecological transition, Les Valoristes develops circular economy activities and impact-driven partnerships to support people who are distant from employment. Through its two work-integration workshops, the IT Lab and the Wood Workshop, including the latter project supported by the RATP Group Foundation, the association helps beneficiaries develop skills and return to the workforce.

Accompanied by their employment integration adviser and the manager of the association’s IT Lab, nine participants had the opportunity to discover careers in railway maintenance and, more broadly, the transport sector. These occupations, many of which are currently experiencing labour shortages, opened up new professional opportunities and career prospects for the participants.