The health of apprentices has not been the subject of much specific work in Switzerland. This contribution aims to gain a better understanding of the health issues associated with apprentices’ experience in the Swiss dual vocational education and training system. It refers to two qualitative research projects: one concerns apprentices who have interrupted their training prematurely; the other relates to on-the-job trainers and their role in the occupational socialization of apprentices. The first project shows that physical and mental sufferings arise when apprentices are confronted with the realities of an occupation and the world of work. The second highlights the fact that trainers mainly address health and safety issues in terms of preventing any accident or damage to the physical health of apprentices. These elements highlight how health issues are part of the socialization to an occupation and the world of work, but often tacitly, which can be a source of pain.

在瑞士，学徒的健康并不是很多具体工作的主题。该贡献旨在更好地了解与学徒在瑞士双重职业教育和培训体系中的经历相关的健康问题。它涉及两个定性研究项目：一个涉及过早中断培训的学徒；另一个涉及在职培训师及其在学徒职业社会化中的作用。第一个项目表明，当学徒面对职业和工作世界的现实时，会出现身心痛苦。第二个突出事实是，培训师主要解决健康和安全问题，以防止任何事故或对学徒身体健康的损害。