The state will finance the training of partially unemployed workers, which has not been possible until now, according to the Ministry of Labor. The latter wants "companies to continue to invest in skills" even in times of confinement against the coronavirus.
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The training aid from the National Employment Fund ("FNE-Formation") will be adapted and could potentially be requested by companies for "all employees in partial activity", except apprenticeship and professionalization contracts , one indicates to the ministry.
Containment compatible training
The State will bear "100% of the educational costs" of the actions carried out within the framework of the skills development plan, specifies the ministry on its site. "All the training" carried out during working time will be eligible, as well as the actions of VAE (validation of acquired experience) and skills assessments, except compulsory training ".
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It may be "a professional title or diploma entered in the national directory of professional certifications, a qualification recognized in the classifications of a national branch collective agreement or a professional qualification certificate".
These training courses must obviously be compatible with compliance with the confinement rules. This system will be implemented from April 14 through a simplified agreement between the company (or its skills operator) and the regional labor offices.
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In normal times, the FNE-Formation is a co-financing device mobilized as a priority for companies with less than 250 employees and for the benefit of actions aimed at "employees most exposed to the loss of their jobs" and those "of low level of qualification in relation to the needs of the labor market in their employment area ".