The days when people remained in the same company – and in the same position – throughout their careers are over: today more mobile, workers no longer hesitate to change jobs several times throughout their careers. professional life.

And in order to help them in their retraining, the Professional Future law of September 5, 2018 created the professional transition project (known as PTP).

A supervised leave that replaces the CIF

This system is a specific leave intended for employees (in activity) so that they can follow training allowing them to change trades or professions.

It replaces the former individual training leave (CIF) under more restrictive conditions: the training envisaged must in fact be "certifying", eligible for the personal training account (CPF) and registered in the certifications directory (RNCP or RSCH) .



To qualify for the professional transition project, an employee on a permanent contract must have worked in the same company for at least 1 year and justify at least 2 years of salaried activity.

But a CDD can also claim it if he has worked at least 2 years, consecutive or not, during the last 5 years (including 4 months on a fixed-term contract during the past year).


By way of exception, the seniority condition is not required for employees with disabilities or for those who have changed jobs following economic redundancy or for incapacity, and who have not taken any training. between their dismissal and their new job.

As a result, the training chosen can have a variable duration (no limitation), while the participant continues to receive remuneration equal to a percentage of his average reference salary.

There is also no loss below €3,291.17.

In addition, the entire training period is assimilated to working time, which guarantees all rights (paid leave, bonuses, health coverage) to the employee.

Demanding procedures

Do you want to train to change jobs?

Benefiting from the professional transition project is not that simple.

First of all, you will have to build a solid file in order to convince the regional joint interprofessional commission (CPIR) competent for your place of work or your home.

Also called the Transitions Pro association, it decides whether or not to take on the project, depending on its relevance, seriousness and feasibility.

It also ensures that the planned training meets the required conditions.

If she accepts, a written request for authorization of absence must be sent to her employer, preferably by registered letter, specifying the title of the training, its duration and its dates, as well as the name of the organization which provides it. realized.

And if there is a final exam to pass at its end, it will also be necessary to attach a certificate of registration.



Be careful, however, of the strict deadlines to be respected!

For training of more than 6 months, you must submit your absence request at least 120 days in advance.

For a shorter duration or training carried out part-time or over several periods, you have up to 60 days before the start of the course to act.

But for all that, everything is not over: in both cases, your boss has 30 days to respond and can even postpone your leave if too many employees are absent at the same time and this can affect the smooth running of the company. 'company.

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Good to know: an employee can benefit from several PTPs during their career.

However, a grace period varying from 6 months to 6 years applies.

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Numbers

According to data from the Observatory of Professional Transitions, nearly 16,500 people completed training financed by a PTP in 2020, knowing that 49% of participants completed their retraining in the 6 months that followed.

Among them, half got a permanent job, a third a fixed-term contract, while 9% became self-employed or started their own business.


At the top of the list of the most attended retraining courses are the fields of transport, handling and warehousing, health, human resources, social work, secretarial and office automation, IT, accounting, food, food and cooking, or even trade and cultural activities.


More information on the portal of the national network of regional commissions.

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