Loire Economic Development Agency - ADEL - Workforce
Education and Qualification
In Loire, there are over 150,000 students in further education, including over 700 exchange partnerships with overseas universities. 12% of university students in Loire are from overseas and 25% of overseas students are studying at postgraduate level.
Key Figures:
- 14,939 students in university
- 2500 students in health/social training
- 1907 students at engineering schools
- 566 students in business school
- 732 students studying Fine Arts or Architecture
- 742 students in preparatory classes
Source: Ministère de l’Education nationale 2009/2010
Availability
There are 285,374 employed people in the Loire.
Labour Costs
Labour costs in Loire are 15% lower than the national average. The average annual income in Loire is €27,540 per household (2.3 persons per household).
Net wages per month in Loire:
- Managing directors: €4,653
- Senior management: €3,236
- Middle-ranking professions: €1,858
- Administrative/Professional: €1,295
- Manual/factory worker: €1,334
- Apprentices/ trainees: €608
Training and Recruitment Initiatives
There are 722 further training institutes in Loire offering courses for adults.
The French Employment Agency provides the following services:
- Researching the local available manpower potential, according to your needs
- Finalising a planning programme for your workplace, including the need for training
- Advertise job offers through various means of communication
- Create a short-list of applicants
- Lend premises to the company during the recruiting/interviewing period
