Becoming an SNCF Athlete
Since 1982, we’ve worked with French champions from every Olympic and Paralympic discipline. Under our special employment agreement (CIP), they develop SNCF professions as they pursue their ambitions in sport.
How it works
When athletes join our programme, they become SNCF employees. We help them create the right conditions to win medals and make their dreams come true, even as they lay the groundwork for life after their elite careers in sport.
Career growth opportunities
Programme participants:
- Work 50%-70% of regular hours at SNCF and can adjust their schedule to balance their professional life with the demands of their athletic career—practice, competition, training with the French national team and more.
- Learn a profession and can pursue training and career development.
- Can continue working at SNCF after they retire from sport. Over 70% of participants choose to stay.
- Can count on the support of our 283,000 employees throughout their athletic career.
Team-building tool
The SNCF Athletes Programme helps us see the special talents of each employee. Everyone at SNCF supports these champions, who exemplify our values of performance and corporate responsibility. Whenever any of them wins a title, it makes all of us proud.
How to join the programme
Interested in joining the SNCF Athletes Programme? If you share our values and want to contribute your professional skills to SNCF, you can choose from a wide range of positions, from Baccalaureate to Masters.
To qualify, you must:
- Be listed as an elite athlete by the French Ministry for Sport
- Practice an Olympic or Paralympic discipline
- Want to work at SNCF
3-step selection process
- The National Technical Director (DTN) of your athletic federation submits your application to the French Ministry for Sport
- The Minister approves your application and submits it to SNCF
- SNCF reviews your application and—if it’s approved—launches the recruitment process
If you join the SNCF Athletes Programme, your work schedule will be tailored to your athletic discipline.