Marseilles is the first city in Europe to have created a “New Start School” to offer young people under age 18 who have dropped out of school and have no degree or qualification the opportunity to gain what they need to successfully enter the job market. One out of every 5 young people in Europe fit this description.
 

  Innovative teaching methods

A forerunner to new developments in the field of public action, the Ecole de la deuxième chance pilot project came into being in 2001, established on the site that formerly housed the city’s meatpacking industry.  Marseille Mission Europe secured a EUR 5.5 M subsidy to build, with the school, an attractive training offer: a flexible structure, in close partnership with the association community and the private sector, where IT is considered a top priority.

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  Results

Having opened its doors to over 500 students, Marseille’s Ecole de la deuxième change is the largest of a European network of 13 schools, which have attracted nearly 4 000 young people since their founding: 94% of the students have been able to receive grants int eh schools, giving them a real transition to the working world.  The Marseilles school is now supported by all of the local authorities in the region.  
 

­For more information ­
Ecole de la deuxième chance website
 
 

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