Skills sponsorship

What is skills sponsorship?

During their working hours, employees share their experience and pass on their know-how to people in difficulty or associations. At Monnoyeur, we have long understood that this is above all a human venture and the concrete contribution of value.
Skills sponsorship responds to our employees’ aspirations and search for meaning at work. As a bonus, these exchanges are also an opportunity to develop new managerial skills and interpersonal qualities such as empathy.

From Turbo to Motrix: a renewed approach to professional integration

Since 2014, Monnoyeur has been committed to a skills-based sponsorship initiative through the Turbo programme, aimed at young people without qualifications and often facing challenging life circumstances. The scheme offers them a paid training course, certified by a professional qualification recognised by the Ministry of Labour, in the high-demand field of mechanics. Successful participants may also be offered employment within one of the Group’s entities.
Over five cohorts, Turbo has supported nearly 60 young people. Six of them are still working within Monnoyeur today. All followed a structured pathway: national recruitment, followed by an Individual Operational Preparation for Employment (POEI) financed by France Travail, and then a work-study training programme delivered by Monnoyeur and Apprentis d’Auteuil, accompanied by individual social support (housing, transport, etc.).

Motrix: a redesigned programme

Building on this experience, Monnoyeur has revamped the programme. Launched in 2025, Motrix retains Turbo’s core purpose while integrating several key improvements:
• Reduced duration to 12 months (previously 15), including the POEI;
• Adjusted work-study rhythm: 2 weeks of theoretical training at Chécy, followed by 3 weeks in regional workshops (previously 2 weeks in workshops);
• Qualification level revised to a more accessible Level 3 vocational certificate: Construction and Handling Equipment Repair Mechanic;
• New branding to better highlight the commitment of the participants and the employees involved.

A promising first cohort

Eight young people, selected from 25 candidates through collective information sessions, joined Motrix across 6 Bergerat Monnoyeur sites (BM), 1 Aprolis site, and 1 Proximity Network Aprolis site (RPA): Enzo TRONQUOY (BM Gondreville), Adel BENAFFANE (BM Aix-en-Provence), Louis SERMET (BM Vénissieux), Nawid DAWLATZAI (BM Brécé), Mahdi MOHAMADI (RPA Le Rheu), Hérick TCHOUAGA (BM Moissy-Cramayel), Charles AGOSTINI (BM Bruguières) and Nassim HAROUN (Aprolis Villers-Saint-Paul).
On 14 April, they began their POEI at the BM Academy in Chécy, with an initial phase focused on soft skills development and introduction to Monnoyeur’s ecosystem, including the Caterpillar range, tooling, safety, drive systems, and internal combustion engine basics. Since 28 April, they have been immersed in their assigned workshops. The next POEI phase will resume in Chécy on 19 May.

What comes next?

The POEI will conclude on 20 June. Those who have demonstrated genuine motivation and have been validated by their operational teams will sign a 9-month professional training contract, alternating between the BM Academy and their assigned workshop (2 weeks in Chécy / 3 weeks on-site). The programme will cover three skill blocks:
1. Basic operation and routine maintenance of construction and handling equipment;
2. Component replacement: engine peripherals, transmission, running gear, hydraulics, and electrical systems;
3. Repair and reconditioning: engines, transmissions, and air conditioning systems.
Experts from other Group entities (Aprolis, Eneria, Sitech) will offer additional training on topics specific to their specialities (electric traction, engines, guidance systems, etc.).
Participants will also receive:
• Training in the operation of construction equipment and forklifts, leading to certified authorisations valid across all sites;
• Certification in the handling of refrigerant fluids, delivered by AFPA in Doué-la-Fontaine, which is also the approved body for the final examination scheduled for April 2026.