Conseiller les actifs en transition sur le marché du travail : la généralisation de pratiques professionnelles différenciées

URL : http://sociologies.revues.org/index3068.htmlFor the late 80's, information, advice and guidance (IAG) services has been growing in importance, not only for job seekers but for the workforce as a whole. This trend towards the rise of these services can not be understood without taking into account the transformations of employment policies and social welfare, and particularly the spreading of the activation doxa. Nowadays, IAG constitutes a professional field which is quite dynamic; new jobs of advisers/counsellors who support job seekers as well as workers in their career choices have been created. While these services are usually described for job seekers, this article sheds light on the similarities (as well as differences) of IAG services for the workforce, assuming that a common rationale underlies their uses. Two types of providers are studied and compared: the 'advisers of occupational mobility' of the Fongecif (a mutual fund for demand-led training) and counsellors form a private-for-profit providers specializing in job seeking. Together, they contribute to implement techniques of controlling people during their transitions on the labour market.Le développement des services de conseil, d'orientation et d'accompagnement professionnel ne peut se comprendre indépendamment de la prise en compte des transformations affectant l'emploi et la protection sociale, et notamment de la diffusion de la doxa de l'activation. Ce champ professionnel est dynamique, créateur de nouvelles activités et, de ce fait, de nouveaux postes de conseillers auprès des salariés ou des demandeurs d'emploi. L'accent est mis ici sur les conseillers en mobilité professionnelle des Fongecif, d'une part, et sur les " accompagnateurs " des opérateurs privés de placement, d'autre part. Ensemble, ils concourent à l'encadrement des actifs en transition sur le marché du travail