An apprenticeship gives you direct access to the job market in many different fields. There are over 120 different apprenticeship paths. Starting in 4e, you begin to train specifically for your future profession. Through an apprenticeship with a company or internships, you’re already part of the working world.

Internships are generally unpaid.
After your apprenticeship, with a CCP you are entitled to the minimum wage for unskilled workers for two years, then to the wage for qualified workers.
With a DAP or DT, you can earn the qualified minimum wage immediately (as of April 2025: €3,244.48 gross per month for full-time work).

That depends on your school performance and interests. There are three apprenticeship levels:

• Certificate of Professional Capacity (Certificat de capacité professionnelle, CCP): your entry into the job market
• Vocational Aptitude Diploma (Diplôme d’aptitude professionnelle,DAP): access to qualified careers
• Technician’s Diploma (Diplôme de technician, DT): prepares you for responsible roles or technical higher education

Dual system (régime concomitant): You have an apprenticeship contract with a company and attend school on specific days.
Mixed system (régime mixte): One year full-time in a school, followed by the dual system.
Full-time system (régime à plein temps): Full-time in school with at least 12 weeks of internship.

• the Cellule d’orientation et d’intégration scolaires at your school
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• the Service d’orientation professionnelle at ADEM (ADEM-OP)
• a local Antenn fir Jugendlecher (ALJ)

Or meet companies during the Léierplazendag – for example, at the YEP! Schoulfoire at Luxexpo (more info: www.schoulfoire.lu).
You can also contact a company directly and sign an apprenticeship contract with them.

Every apprenticeship is divided into modules that are evaluated individually. Each module covers the skills you’ll need in your future profession. At the end, you complete a Projet intégré final (PIF) to earn your diploma.

Each certificate or diploma gives you access to a higher-level diploma in the same field
After the DT, university studies are also possible.
In skilled crafts and trades, you can pursue a (Master Craftsman Certificate (Brevet de maîtrise) after your DAP, start your own business, and train apprentices yourself.