FRANCE - EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING POLICIE S, QUALIFICATIONS AND JOBS

During the past decade, the educational level of young people in Franc e has risen considerably. By comparing data from the 1982 and 1990 cen suses, an analysis is made of whether the economy has absorbed these y oung graduates and, if so, into which socioeconomic categories. The ar gumentation takes as its basis a distinction between formal education ending with a diploma and informal training based on experience. The c ounterintuitive results raise questions about educational and training policies.