Océane Théard, edited by Thibault Nadal 06:00, February 23, 2022
Technician, executive, engineer, the nuclear professions are attracting more and more young people.
A stable sector, which is recruiting, since EDF plans to create 15,000 jobs by 2024. This is reassuring when entering the labor market, as explained by young people in a training center in Dampierre-en- Burly in the Loiret.
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An engine room, a locker room, walls covered with red and green valves and taps.
This room at the Onet Technologies training center in Loiret has everything of a real EDF power plant.
Hamid the trainer guides a small group of about ten trainees trained, among other things, in radiation protection.
Credit: Océane Théard
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First stop, the locker room where the trainees put on their equipment: white coveralls, protective glasses, shoes... "Mickaël, your badge must be clearly visible in your pocket", recalls Hamid.
The gestures are sometimes awkward, and for good reason: most trainees are beginners.
Of the 4,000 people following this training each year, almost half discover the sector.
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Credit: Océane Théard
"I like things that are dangerous"
Young profiles, like that of Lisa, 19, brown hair and neat eyeliner.
She gave up her studies in care and personal services to start a career in the nuclear industry, like her father and uncle.
"I really like the whole principle of the plant. What is dangerous I like. At any time, there can be an explosion", explains the young girl.
What seduced Sami, a 27-year-old former salesman, were the prospects offered by the sector.
"I who was looking for stability, I knew that by getting involved in the nuclear sector, it was something that was going to suit me. It recruits a lot," rejoices Sami, his woolen cap pulled down to the eyes.
EDF wants to create 15,000 jobs by 2024
CVs of young people sometimes barely out of school, Élodie Volle, human resources director of Onet Technologies receives more and more.
Of the company's 300 hires last year, nearly a third were between 18 and 25 years old.
"Today we have opportunities for everyone! Whether for workers, managers, technicians. We are going to attract more and more people, at all skill levels. This is only the beginning, I I want to tell you", enthuses Élodie Volle.
And recruitment should explode in the coming years with the creation of new nuclear reactors.
EDF, for example, plans to create more than 15,000 jobs by 2024.