The Court of Auditors recommends establishing a small financial contribution from employees who use their personal training account (CPF) to direct their choices towards training that is more “oriented towards the development of skills and employability”.
“In order not to deter CPF holders from using it, particularly people with low incomes, this remaining charge should be set fairly low, for example 5-10% of the cost of training, and be modulated according to the level of qualification of the training desired by the beneficiary”, underlines the Court in a report on the professional training of employees published this Friday.
Long opposed to introducing a dependent remainder, the government voted the principle into the 2023 finance law and has yet to arbitrate the amount. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire thus advocates a remaining charge of around 30%, “except when the employer pays or you are in a difficult situation, for example if you are unemployed.” Due to its success, the cost of the CPF rose to 2.6 billion euros in 2021 when only 1.4 billion had been budgeted.
500 euro per year
The CPF allows employees to access their training rights. Since its reform in 2019, the account, accessible through the Moncompteformation application, is paid in euros and no longer in hours. It is complemented by 500 euros each year with a cap of 5,000 euros. The reform of the CPF has allowed its democratization, acknowledges the Court.
The annual number of files, between 500,000 and 600,000 from 2016 to 2019, rose to 1.1 million in 2020, then 2.1 million in 2021, with a constant distribution between employees (70%) and job seekers (30% ). As for employees, the place of those under 25 years of age has gone from 3.5% in 2019 to 9% in 2021, “showing a greater appetite among young workers for the new tool” according to the Court.
According to a survey published in February, one third of CPF-funded training courses lead to certification. “A still significant part of the expense does not lead to a qualifying certification, even if it can have a positive effect on the professional career of the beneficiaries (driving license, for example)”, the Court notes.
Source: BFM TV
