What are the different arrangements for training employees in the private sector?
Verified 13 January 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The private sector employee has access to several training schemes. Some allow the employee to choose his training freely, others are supervised by the employer.
We present the training chosen by the employee and the training planned by the company.
By the employee
Personal Training Account (PTA)
The CPF allows any employee to take training permitted by this scheme.
Career Transition Project (TPP)
The TPP allows any employee to take training to change their trade or profession.
In principle, there is a seniority requirement.
Conversion or promotion by alternation (Pro-A)
The conversion or promotion by alternation aims, by means of work-linked training, to enable employees to change occupation or to benefit from social or vocational promotion.
It is implemented at the initiative of the employee or the employer.
This device is intended for all employee on a permanent contract, including employees in single insertion contract (CUI).
It is also intended for sporting employees or professional trainers on fixed-term contracts (CDDs) and employees placed in a position of partial activity.
The qualification level of the employee must be lower than that corresponding to the degree of the license (bac+3).
Other training leave
It exists several other specific blends. In particular:
- The examination leave allows you to obtain leave to take one or more exams to acquire a certain title or diploma.
- The training leave for youth leaders and youth workers allows you to train or improve your coaching or animation skills.
In addition, other leaves are related to the elected office. For example:
- The training leave for employment counselors allows you to improve your prud'homale functions.
- The training leave for staff representatives provides economic training or training on health, safety and working conditions.
- The leave for economic, social and trade union training provides training or development for union responsibilities.
By company
Skills Development Plan
The skills development plan of the company describes all the training offered by the employer to its employees. These trainings aim to:
- Ensuring that employees are adapted to their jobs
- Ensure that they are able to continue to work, particularly in the light of technological developments
- To provide employees with training which contributes to skills development and the fight against illiteracy.
FYI
the employer may also include in the plan skills assessment and validation of experience (VAE).
Conversion or promotion by alternation (Pro-A)
The conversion or promotion by alternation aims, by means of work-linked training, to enable employees to change occupation or to benefit from social or vocational promotion.
It is implemented at the initiative of the employee or the employer.
This device is intended for all employee on a permanent contract, including employees in single insertion contract (CUI).
It is also intended for sporting employees or professional trainers on fixed-term contracts (CDDs) and employees placed in a position of partial activity.
The qualification level of the employee must be lower than that corresponding to the degree of the license (bac+3).