Job training leave

All employees are eligible for this leave, both those on temporary and permanent employment contracts. This is regardless of the number of workers in the enterprise. Seniority of at least 24 consecutive months applies, at least 12 months of which must be in the same enterprise.

This involves long leave periods  of up to one year for a full-time training course or 1,200 hours for a part-time course. Grant of a leave to try out new work while enjoying a protected status (upright employment)

National government
Legal framework, possibility of funding

Regional/local government
Possibility of funding

Employers' or employees' organisations
Scheme has to be negotiated by social partners; two joint registered collection agencies (FONGECIF and OPCA)

Public employment services
No information available.

Other
No information available.

National funds

Regional funds

Social partners (jointly)

No information available.

This scheme enables workers to have access to long time training.

This is only used by a small number of workers, even though it has been in operation for a relatively long time.

No information available.

http://www.travail-emploi-sante.gouv.fr/informations-pratiques,89/fiches-pratiques,91/formation-professionnelle,118/le-conge-individuel-de-formation,1070.html#sommaire_4

Triomphe, C.E., Teissier, C., Goryacheva, A. National background paper France. Anticipating and managing restructuring in enterprises: 27 national seminars. ARENA Report. Brussels, European Commission, 2009; Voss, E., Wild, A., Pulignano, V., Kwiatkiewicz, A., Farvaque, A. Organising Transitions in Response to Restructuring. 2010; http://www.travail-emploi-sante.gouv.fr/informations-pratiques,89/fiches-pratiques,91/formation-professionnelle,118/le-conge-individuel-de-formation,1070.html#sommaire_4.