What does the GPEC bill mean for employees and jobseekers in France?
Forward-looking management of jobs and skills (GPEC) is one of the points addressed by the [...]
Professional Training in France
Helping marginalized young people find jobs in France
The European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has looked into a recent study on [...]
What does the future hold for the French automobile industry?
The French automobile industry has recently displayed some positive signs of growth but the industry’s [...]
Continuous training in the green economy in France
While the French government has just launched its “10KVert” program which provides for the [...]
Cost of training puts French workers off vocational training
A recent survey conducted by Randstad, a specialist in temporary work, almost went unnoticed in the French [...]
FUN launch MOOC to encourage online training in France
The French government is to launch an updated version of their France Université Numérique platform (French [...]
French region launches Oriane web portal for jobseekers
The Île-de-France region has launched a new online orientation portal called Oriane to help students, [...]
What is the impact of digitized training on French companies?
The Skillup Continuing Education Center conducted a survey of 150 HR employees to find out about the [...]
Increased numbers turning to French online training courses
According to statistics published recently by France Digital University (FUN), the platform has registered a [...]
CEFA propose to help reform apprenticeships and youth training in France
To accompany the reform of vocational training initiated by the French government, the Club Economique [...]
Euroguidance publish guide to living and working in France
The Euroguidance network has published a summary document on “Orientation practices in France”. [...]
New online platform for the self employed launched in France
The Adecco group, the world leader in temporary work and HR solutions, has announced the launch of a digital [...]
Ile de France region aims to prioritise digital methods in vocational training sector
The Ile-de-France region has set itself the goal of becoming the first “Smart Region” in Europe. [...]
Study on non-management position in French chemical industry
Changes in recruitment and in-house promotion processes have been analyzed by Céreq (Centre d’études [...]
World Forum for Lifelong Learning
The subject of professional training will be on the agenda of the 5th World Forum for lifelong [...]
Opcalia report into added value of OPCA in France
Opcalia is the interprofessional and inter-branch OPCA that finances the training of employees of small and [...]
Digital technology, a useful tool for training
The 3rd convention of the Interprofessional Fund for the Training of Professional Liberals held at the end of [...]
New Tax for French Vocational Training in Tourism
Extension of the 17th of November 2016 agreement between trade unions and employers’ organisations [...]
Report on French branch agreements on training reform published
The numerous agreements on training reform, begun in 2014, have been the subject of a study carried out by [...]
Outline of professional training reforms in France
In France, the reform of vocational training takes place approximately every five-year period. In spring [...]
Report on professional transitions via CIF in France
Each year, approximately 40,000 people benefit from CIF or Individual Leave of Training. This training, [...]
French university presidents harbour grand ambitions for professional training
The CPU or Conference of Presidents of Universities recently issued a press release to make known its [...]
The majority of training organisations in France set to disappear?
The French public authorities are divided on the consequences of the implementation of the anticipated [...]
Drop in number of VAE qualifications in France
In June, DARES, the entity responsible for studies and statistics in the French Ministry of Labour, published [...]
Evaluating the CEP scheme in France
A little less than 3 years after its birth, the Professional Development Counselling scheme (CEP) still has [...]
FAFIEC to increase funding of training schemes in France
In a press release, Fafiec announces its decision to re-evaluate upward the funding criteria for the [...]
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region seeks to improve training access for disabled workers
Agefiph, represented on a regional level by Daniel Dias, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, represented by [...]
Assessment of Agefiph vocational training for 2016
Over the course of 2016, Agefiph spent more than € 119 million on training disabled people in France. The [...]
Decree governing fields of competence in professional training
Fields of competence will now be taken into account in continuing education or VAE for the [...]
Applying the CPA to the civil service
The publication of a decree in the Official Gazette on May the 10th, 2017 has outlined the different [...]
New decree on information sharing for Pole Emploi
Training providers are now obliged to inform Pôle Emploi about the actual movements of persons on the [...]
Apprenticeship Forum 2017 at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in Paris
The 22nd edition of the Alternance Forum will take place at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in [...]
Work activities have a major role to play in improving in-company training
For most companies, employees learn less through organized training than they do through informal learning [...]
European Silicon Valley – new campus opens in Lyon
Opened by the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region and Laurent Wauquiez’ flagship project, the “Campus [...]
Training needs for local communities
The CNFPT (Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale) has set itself the task of informing the [...]
Conference on reform of training law
In the field of training, new methods, practices and schemes are numerous and they are not always easy to [...]
BPF reports for training bodies
All training organizations are obliged to make a pedagogical and financial (GMP) assessment of their activity [...]
Conference: Understanding in-company training reforms
In the field of training, there are numerous new paradigms and these are not always easy to understand. [...]
Eduform standard targets improved quality of training
A new quality label was created by the Decree of 24 February 2017. The continuing education benefits are then [...]
Good practice guide for trainees in French hotel and restaurant trade published
The “Guide to Good Practice in Apprenticeship in the Hotel and Restaurant Industry” has recently [...]
Areva concludes new social contract with French unions
In its press release of 3 April, the French nuclear group Areva announces the conclusion of a new social [...]
Agefiph publishes first list of recognised quality training organisations in France
Agefiph has just brought to the public’s attention its first catalogue which lists the various training [...]
Report shows that number of apprentices in France has stagnated
By studying the evolution of several indicators and by varying the scales of observation, the Geography of [...]
Terms of experimental professional contracts in France finally agreed
Published on 18 March 2017, the specifications set by the decree of 8 March 2017 highlight the framework and [...]
New classification system for training unveiled in France
A new system of competency-based classifications has just been introduced. This follows several years of [...]
Opening up of apprenticeships to 25-30 year olds in France
The decree of December 30, 2016 is intended to allow young people under 30 years of age to catch up with [...]
Vocational training – a prerogative for French workers?
Vocational training is the prerogative of the French, according to a new BVA study. Nearly 80% of French [...]
Agricultural methanisation: eco-responsible jobs and training
The emergence of eco-responsible professional practices is developing strongly in three areas: building, [...]