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# **Change careers with Actual**
A career change is not something you decide on a whim. It needs to be tested, funded, and supported. At Actual, we move forward with you.
[Contact my agency](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/agences) [See jobs that are hiring](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/jobs)
## **Retraining without risking everything**
It's the typical bottleneck: stopping work to train, nobody can afford that for long. At Actual, career changes happen during assignments, through training, or both; with an income, a contract, and a dedicated contact person who manages your file from start to finish.
- Try out a job on assignment before committing
- Train during periods between assignments, with funding support
- Take stock with an advisor, free of charge, before deciding
- Target a hiring sector near you, not an abstract idea
Not yet a temporary worker with Actual? The process is the same: we talk about what you know how to do, not what is missing from your CV.
**Four ways to change careers with us**
### **Temporary work as a stepping stone**
### Try the job before you commit
A two-week assignment teaches you more about a job than three months of research. You work, you get paid, and you find out if the pace, environment, and hands-on tasks are right for you. If they are, we move on to longer assignments and, whenever possible, a permanent contract (CDI). If not, you haven't lost anything.
- A career assessment with your agency: what you already know how to do
- A first discovery assignment in your target sector
- A debrief after the assignment to plan the next steps
- A real contract, a real salary, from your very first assignment
- Practical experience to add to your CV
- FASTT support from your very first assignment: housing, childcare, mobility
- You are hesitating between two jobs
- You want to leave a sector without knowing where to go next
**Assignments starting as early as next week in most agencies.**
[Apply](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/jobs)
**The gateways**
## **The sectors where most people retrain at Actual**
**No qualifications required · CACES 1-3-5 in a few days**
### **Logistics**
Order picking to start, then moving on to forklift truck driving once you have your CACES qualifications.
**+200 construction specialist agencies · PPE provided**
### **Construction**
Laborer, then shuttering carpenter, bricklayer, or crane operator. More than 100,000 departures of qualified workers are expected in the coming years: positions are opening up.
**Aeronautics, naval, chemical, agri-food**
### **Industrial technologies**
Production operator to start, then welder, cable operator, or maintenance technician with qualifying training.
**Fundable driving license · 15 years of transport expertise**
### **Road driving**
Category C or CE license plus FIMO open up courier services, distribution, and construction tipper trucks. On the passenger side, a category D license leads to bus and coach driving.
**Schedules known in advance · certification before the 1st assignment**
### **Supermarkets & food trades**
Self-service store assistant or cashier, then butchery, bakery, or department management depending on what you like.
**Shift work or temporary work**
### **Healthcare & social care**
Home care assistant or service agent, then care assistant or AES with diploma-awarding training. Establishments are hiring all year round.
**Process**
## **How it works in practice**
**You tell us where you stand: Fifteen minutes by phone or online is all it takes to map out your situation and constraints. **
**We identify two or three realistic options: Based on what you know how to do and what is hiring near you.**
**You test things out, or you train: Discovery assignment, short training, or both. The funding is arranged by the agency.**
**You move on to your new profession: Regular assignments, CDI intérimaire, or hiring by the client. Your contact person remains the same.**
**Ergos**
## **If the road is longer, we won't let you walk it alone**
Returning to work when you have been unemployed for a long time, when you don't have a driver's license, childcare, or the required level of French, is not just about qualifications. Ergos, Actual's integration network, works on both at the same time: the assignment and what gets in the way of it.
- France's No. 1 for social integration through temporary work, with around one hundred agencies in France and its overseas territories
- Individual support for up to two years while you work
- Mobility, childcare, housing, health, digital skills, French language: all addressed with you
- Qualifying training: certifications, CIPI, CDPI, operational preparations
Unqualified youth, seniors, workers with disabilities, long-term job seekers, RSA beneficiaries: this is for you.
**See Ergos Insertion job offers****Meet an Ergos Insertion agency**
**8,500+**
People guided into sustainable employment each year
**100+**
Agencies in France, including overseas territories
**No. 1**
For integration temporary work in France
**FAQ**
## **Your questions, our answers**
No. A large portion of the jobs our clients recruit for are learned through on-the-job training, not degrees: order picking, laborer, production operator, shelf stacker. We start there, and add a qualification when it becomes necessary.
Yes, in fact, it's the most common scenario. Short training courses are arranged between two assignments, or alongside a part-time assignment. With a CDI intérimaire, the periods between assignments are designed exactly for this.
It depends on the target job. A CACES or an authorization takes a few days. An HGV license with FIMO takes a few weeks. A professional certification or a healthcare qualification takes several months. Your advisor will give you the actual schedule right from your first conversation.
No. Discussions with your advisor and, if applicable, your skills assessment are confidential. You decide what you share and when.
You have access to additional funding schemes through France Travail, especially when the training leads to a job offer or a specific assignment. Your agency will make the connection.
Not for the companies calling us. In most high-demand sectors, experience and reliability matter more than age.
[**5 steps for a successful career change**
The order in which to tackle things, from personal assessment to your first application.**Read the article **](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/blog/5-etapes-pour-une-reconversion-professionnelle-reussie)
[**Career change: learning how to sell yourself to find a first job**
How to talk about a career path that is changing direction, both in interviews and on a CV.**Read the article **](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/blog/reconversion-apprendre-a-se-vendre-pour-trouver-un-premier-emploi)
[**Finding a job without experience**
Jobs you can access without a background in the sector, and what recruiters look for instead.**Read the article **](https://www.actualgroup.com/en/blog/5-conseils-pour-trouver-sa-premiere-mission-d-interim)
## Your next career starts with a call
Fifteen minutes with an advisor, no obligation. We look at what you can do, what is hiring near you, and what funding is available.
[Request a callback from an advisor](https://form.jotform.com/252873587112361)
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