Contribution to the vocational training (VET) of individual entrepreneurs (including micro-entrepreneurs)
Verified 21 July 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
To benefit from a right to vocational training, the individual entrepreneur, including the micro-entrepreneur, must pay the annual contribution to vocational training (CFP). This contribution also makes it possible to finance the vocational training of the collaborating spouse. It is paid in November of each year.
These are individual contractors (ICs), including micro-entrepreneurs , engaged in a commercial, craft and professional activity.
They participate in the financing of their own training and may also participate in the financing of a training of their collaborating spouse.
The PSC amount is payable annually. It is different for individual entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs.
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Individual Contractor (IC)
The amount of the PSC varies according to the activity carried out:
Commercial activity
The amount of the contribution is €118 (or 0.25% the annual social security ceiling).
For a merchant who has declared his spouse as an employee, the PSC amount is equal to: €160 (or 0.34% the annual social security ceiling).
Craft activity
The amount of the PSC is €137 (or 0.29% the annual social security ceiling).
Liberal activity
The amount of the contribution is €118 (or 0.25% the annual social security ceiling).
For a Liberal who has declared his or her co-worker spouse, the PSC amount is €160 (or 0.34% the annual social security ceiling).
Micro-entrepreneur
The amount of the micro-entrepreneur's contribution depends on the activity carried out:
- For a commercial activity: the amount of the PSC is 0.1% of the annual amount of CA: titleContent.
- For a craft activity: the amount of the CFP is 0.3% the annual amount of the CA.
- For a liberal activity: the amount of the PSC is 0.2% the annual amount of the CA.
The PSC is the subject of a one-time payment in November, in addition to the expiry of social security contributions.
Where the payment of social contributions is monthly, the PSC is paid on November 5 or the November 20.
In the event of an option for quarterly payment, the PSC is paid on November 5.
The PSC payment is made on the Urssaf online space.
The Head of company must be up-to-date on the payment of the contribution to vocational training (CFP) before any request for support by training organizations.
He must obtain a certificate of contribution to vocational training (CFP).
It can be downloaded from the Urssaf website via the online messaging in the “Documents and procedures” section:
To benefit from training, you must contact theorganization which appears on the certificate contribution to vocational training. This body depends on the main activity carried out:
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Commercial activity
The competent body for the vocational training of traders is the Trade, Industry and Services Training Insurance Fund (Faf).
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Association for the Management of Financing of the Training of Heads of company
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Liberal activity
The competent body for vocational training for the liberal professions is the interprofessional fund for the training of liberal professionals (FIF-PL).
Craft activity
The competent body for the professional training of craftsmen is the Training Insurance Fund for Craftsmen companies: FAFCEA.
FAFCEA - Insurance Fund for the Training of Craft companies
FAFCEA - Insurance Fund for the Training of Craft companies
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FAFCEA - Insurance Fund for the Training of Craft companies