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V.I.EThe French International Internship
Programme
Assigning worldwide high caliber young
professionals from leading schools IACBE
23/09/06 Danièle Ilacqua
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V.I.E a profitable international scheme for
graduates and businesses

• A pool of competences for growing international
  HR needs
• A wide range of talents
• Management delegated to UBIFRANCE
• A flexible assignment period
• For a global approach the regional V.I.E.
• No contractual link
• Attractive costs compared to expatriate staff

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What is the V.I.E?

• The V.I.E is a form of civil national service
  aimed at contributing to the International
  development of French companies (Law n 242-2000
  of march 14, 2000).

• The V.I.E enables businesses to send a young man
  or woman, between 18 and 28 years of age on a
  professional assignment, for 6 to 24 months
  (according to your needs), under an internship
  programme.
• Benefitting from a public status, the V.I.E is
  managed by UBIFRANCE, the French Agency for
  International business development.

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Which companies are concerned?

• Eligibility
• French companies

• With a local host structure (subsidiary,customer
  ,commercial branch, distributor,agent)
• Or without a local structure but benefitting
  from special measures for SMEs
• Placement under the guidance and supervision of a
  French group (through the Partenariat France
  programme,for example)
• Sponsorship by a French External Trade Advisor
• Time sharing among a group of SMEs

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Who are the candidates?

• Young men and women between 18 and 28 years of
  age
• graduates, interns
• in the labor force (with some work experience)
• seeking employment
• all academic and professional levels all skills

French citizens or citizens of the European
Economic area (E.U., Norway, Iceland,
Liechtenstein)
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What assignments?

• COMPANIES define them technical, financial,
  management, commercial assignments
• Sales development
• contributing to creating a local structure
• carrying out a technical contract, supervising a
  work site
• logistics manager
• bringing technical support to a distribution
  network
• Implementing a TMQS environment, health
• financial control, accounts management

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An advantageous solution
Flexible length of assignment 6 to 24 months ,
renewable once within a 24 month limit

• A public status favorable for both parties the
  company and the V.I.E.
• no employment contract
• the intern is entirely managed by UBIFRANCE
  less paperwork for you
• the intern is placed under the authority of the
  French Embassy in the country of assignment (a
  protective public framework)
• a comprehensive social benefits scheme covering
  illness,maternity,invalidity, repatriation on
  medical grounds for the VIE and dependants ,
  contracted by UBIFRANCE
• a monthly living allowance between 1.100 and
  3.000
• validation of the assignment period under the
  French national pension plan

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More advantages
Competitive costs

• can be integrated in a COFACE contract
  (prospection insurance)

A wide range of assignments Companies are
totally free in the selection process and define
their requirements and the content of the
assignment.
One V.I.E can cover up to 8 countries for a true
global approach
Up to 165 days per 12 month assignment can be
spent in France (to get to know your company, its
products, and liaise between the head office and
foreign branches)
An alternative to hiring an expatriate or
contracting locally It means giving a young
graduate a great opportunity
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Examples of costs around the world
Rates include monthly allowance and social
benefits contributions (return travel fare and
bagage transport not included).
Basis annual turnover of 200,000 M, for a 12
month assignment, rates at 01/07/2006
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A V.I.E in 5 easy steps

• 1 targeting the assignment where? what host
  structure?
• 2 applying for approval and searching for the
  right profile
• 3 Filing in the application (on line)
• 4 signing the contract with UBIFRANCE
• 5 sending the V.I.E. on assignment abroad
  (after initial training period in France if
  required)

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Some key figures
12,000 V.I.Es assigned since the programme was
launched in January 2001.
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• 984 in 2001
• 1596 in 2002 194 renewals
• 1666 in 2003 706 renewals
• 1981 in 2004 671 renewals
• 2662 in 2005 780 renewals
• Proportion of female V.I.Es 30
• Average length of assignment 17 months
• Today, 1000 companies benefit from 4 200 V.I.Es
  posted in over 125 countries

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The picture today
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contacts

• SERVICE TO COMPANIES
• UBIFRANCE
• Website www.ubifrance.fr
• ? infovie_at_ubifrance.fr

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