Prévenir les abandons de formation à l’adolescence : une équipe de chercheurs et de psychologues-praticiens au cœur d’un dispositif innovant d’accompagnement des ruptures de contrat d’apprentissage

Abstract

Introduction

Since 2018, the development of apprenticeship training has been the focus of public authorities. Preventing training dropouts has become a major objective for those involved in the apprentice sector..

Objective

This contribution presents an action-research that formalizes a prevention scheme for disruptions in apprenticeship contracts by developmental psychology researchers in partnership, with psychologists and stakeholders in the apprenticeship world.

Method

The article reviews the findings of research on the phenomenon of contract termination, emphasizing the issues of social recognition during adolescence. It presents the approach that led to the development of the methodology, based on the implementation of discussion groups with apprentices and professional training groups for trainers conducted by a psychologist.

Results

The survey conducted among apprentices shows that discussion groups have three psychological functions: the group as support for the construction of a socio-professional identity, a space for self-recognition, and a vehicle for developing a sense of belonging to a valued community. These results suggest a need to change our perspective on the phenomenon of training dropout by revealing the essential role of relationships with others during adolescence.

Conclusion

The discussion emphasizes the risks of the instrumentalization of this type of device, the specificity, and the ethical and deontological issues inherent to the position of the psychologist who intervenes in the context of a social request for the prevention of a phenomenon that raises questions due to its human and financial implications.