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Numerous studies have investigated racist, classist and sexist divisions in the labour market, both on a global and national level. The aim of this article is to examine the way in which integration policy relates to this process, by focussing more particularly on the ‘Jobs’ section of the French Welcome and Integration Contract (CAI: Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration). According to the French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII – Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration), which manages this programme, the professional skills assessment works to support participants’ entry into the labour market allowing them to quickly get a job. However, direct observations made during professional skills assessments show that the practices of OFII agents and its service providers contribute to directing immigrants, in particular women, towards insecure, low-qualified jobs and socially undervalued sectors of activity.