What are the senior profiles that benefit the most from the France work system?

Launched in September 2024 by France work and Ifocop, the Senior Atout Program promotes the return to employment for over 50s. How many beneficiaries? What are the most popular training? What profile of registered people? “Capital” presents the first inventory of the system to you. Capital video: unemployment: Who are these seniors who take advantage of the new France work system? © Capital / Freepik – There were 250 registered in the Atout Senior of France work in January 2025. Five months after the launch of the system, it is time to draw a first assessment. Save safeguarded receiving unemployment alerts that said that there were only young people who could do a work -study? Last September, IFOCOP and France Work (ex-Pôle Emploi) launched an innovative program: Senior Atout. The goal? That job seekers aged at least 50 years can convert quickly. Based on the “4+4” model, the program works as follows: four months of theoretical training and the following four in business. On the financing side, the company covers 75 % of costs, while the remaining 25 % is covered by the worker’s CPF. A return to work program considered by the authorities. Indeed, for those over 50, job market figures are not good. According to a study carried out in 2023 by DARES – statistical organization attached to the Ministry of Labor – in France, only 58.4% of the over 50s are in employment. For comparison, the European average is 63.9%. The Labor and Professional Mobility Fair in Paris which took place last January was an opportunity to return to the first assessment of the system. Capital summarizes the key figures to remember. To read also: Employment: The Grand Malaise des Seniors in the face of discrimination at work asset Senior: three training courses acclaimed by the candidates after the results communicated by the Ifocop and France Work, 250 participants have registered in ATOUT Senior since last September, including 70% of women and 30% men. Among these “apprentices”, 49% are between 50 and 54 years old and 51% are over 55 years old. Of the 22 training courses offered, three stands out of the lot and are the most requested: training on payroll management (13%), accounting (13%) then that of human resources assistant (12%). For candidates, the main obstacle is to find the host company. Once the training has been chosen, collective and individual workshops are set up “to allow seniors to find their confidence and have all the skills necessary to find a job,” explains Bertrand Lamour, president of Ifocop. On the menu in particular, the use of LinkedIn and the use of artificial intelligence. Additional proof, if one needed one, that AI is gaining ground in all areas of the company. Among the registered with the system, all levels of diploma are represented. Bertrand Lamour, the president of Iifocop, hopes for a rise in the system with a total of 1,000 registered in October 2025. At the end of the proposed training, the objective is to achieve an integration rate in the employment of 80%. If the results are conclusive, the system will cross the borders of Ile-de-France to open up to other regions from 2026. Receive our latest employment, management, rights, every week the news of your career. (tagstotranslate) ch u00f4mage

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