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C O N T R I B U T I N G T O T H E C O N T I N U I T Y O F S AV O I R - FA I R E
The preservation of artisan crafts and design is a fundamen-
tal concern for the Group. It guarantees excellence for its
Maisons and safeguards its reputation throughout the world.
That is why LVMH provides long-term support to its trades,
ensuring the perpetuation of its ancestral savoir-faire. The
Group has a responsibility to preserve and pass on these
elements of the world s intangible heritage.
PASSING ON SAVOIR-FAIRE THROUGHOUT THE GROUP
Having signed the Apprenticeship Charter, the Group actively
develops this kind of contract to enable young people to
access qualifications more easily.
In 2014, in order to pass on its savoir-faire in craftsmanship,
design and sales, LVMH founded the Institut des Métiers
d Excellence (IME), a vocational training program for young
people to improve their employment prospects. The IME is
also an important pillar of the Group s apprenticeship policy,
which has now been rolled out in France, Switzerland, Italy
and Spain. Since it was set up, 800 apprentices, including 300 in France in 2019, have benefited from the program.
Work-study programs, designed in partnership with 21 highly renowned schools and universities, offer a combination of
technical and theoretical teaching in academic structures
and practical experience within the Group s Maisons under
paid apprenticeship contracts. In 2019, the IME developed
eight new training programs to respond to the need for
specific skills in its 35 partner Maisons.
SUPPORTING THE DESIGNERS OF THE FUTURE
In 2019, for the sixth consecutive year, the LVMH Group
presented the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, an
award that honors the work of a talented designer selected by
a jury made up of creative directors from the Group s Maisons.
Driven by its passion for design, the LVMH Group has for
many years sponsored a variety of initiatives such as the
ANDAM Fashion Award, the International Festival of Fashion
and Photography in Hyères, and the loans offered to young
fashion designers under the auspices of the French Ministry
of Culture and Communication.
LVMH IS COMMITTED TO PASSING ON ITS SAVOIR-FAIRE AND SUPPORTING DESIGN SO AS
TO PRESERVE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ENRICH CULTURAL HERITAGE. THIS COMMITMENT
HAS LED THE GROUP AND ITS MAISONS TO SET UP SCHOOLS, OFFER APPRENTICESHIPS
AND SUPPORT YOUNG DESIGNERS.
APPRENTICESHIPS
over 300 apprentices and work-study students in Europe trained at the LVMH
Institut des Métiers d Excellence
1,500 young people in France,
up 4% from 2018
