Job Seeker

Vocational training is a key tool for developing new skills, facilitating a return to work, or embarking on a career change.

There are several training financing options available to job seekers, depending on their situation and goals.

Below, learn about the main training funding programs for job seekers and the associated eligibility requirements:

1. Personal Training Account – CPF
2. Professional Transition Project – PTP
3. Funding from the Occitanie Region as part of the ForPro Sup program
4. France Travail Funding
5. Professional Training Agreement

The Personal Training Account (CPF)

ThePersonal Training Account (CPF) allows individuals to accrue training credits that can be used throughout their working lives, from the moment they enter the workforce until retirement. It is intended for everyone and is available to all working people.  

On the official websitemoncompteformation.gouv.fr, each person has access to a secure personal account that allows them to:

• to access information about themselves(for example: the credit balance in euros in their account) 
• to obtain information about the training programs available to them through the Personal Training Account(training programs eligible under the Personal Training Account) 
• to have a basic understanding of training funding 
• to access digital services related to career guidance, such as the free Career Development Advisor (CEP) serviceat
  . Learn more at mon-cep.org

The Career Transition Project (PTP)

The career transition program is a specific way to access thePersonal Training Account, allowing employeeswho wish to change careers or professions tofund certification-based training related to their career goals. Under this program, employees are entitled to time off and continued pay for the duration of the training.

Contact in the Occitanie region: Transitions Pro Occitanie

Regional Funding: ForPro Sup

Discover our training programs funded by the Occitanie-Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region as part of the FORPRO SUP regional program

Public

This training program is intended for young and adult job seekers who have been out of the school system for more than 24 months and have not participated in any training funded by the Region for at least one year.

A subsidy is provided by the Occitanie-Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region and higher education institutions to cover the cost of the training. Trainees are required to pay a fee based on the level of training (ranging on average from €90 to €250).

Training Offer

Pros

Each year, the curriculum (from the equivalent of the BAC to the Master 2) is designed in response to changes in the region’s job market in order to meet the specific needs of the business community.

Thus, all of the training programs funded by the Region under the FORPRO SUP regional program are professional university-level programs that directly address the hiring needs of employers in the Region.

Steps to Qualify

1. Contact your Pôle Emploi advisor to discuss your training plan. The advisor must approve it and issue you areferral.
2. At the same time, you must apply for the training program and go through theselection process.

Compensation – Remuneration

• If youare receiving the Return to Work Assistance (ARE) benefitfrom Pôle Emploi or from your former public-sector employer, you may be eligible to receive the Return to Work Training Assistance (AREF) up to the limit of your benefit entitlement.
• If you are not receiving the Return to Work Assistance (ARE) allowance, you may, under certain conditions, be eligible for public training compensation if the training program is approved by the Regional Council. Contact the training organization to find out the eligibility requirements and, if applicable, to submit your application.

France Travail Funding

Job seekers, learn about France Travail’s funding programs.
For more information, please contact your France Travail advisor directly.

The Professional Training Contract

An employment contract based on the principle ofwork-study programs, it enables participants to acquire a professional qualification or to supplement their initial training with an additional qualification in order to qualify for a specific position within the company.

Audiences

• Young people between the ages of 16 and 25 to complete their initial training
• Job seekers aged 26 and older
• Recipients of the Active Solidarity Income (RSA), the Specific Solidarity Allowance (ASS), or the Allowance for Adults with Disabilities (AAH) 
• People who have benefited from a subsidized contract (Single Integration Contract—CUI)

Affected Employers

All private-sector employers required to contribute to the funding of continuing vocational training, with the exception of the government, local authorities, and their public administrative agencies.

Public industrial and commercial entities(such as the RATP, URSSAF, and the National Forestry Office) that are required to fund continuing vocational training, as well as maritime shipping companies, may enter into professional training contracts.

Steps for Work-Study Students

• Apply for a work-study program at the University of Montpellier
• Search for a company
• Have your workplace assignments approved by the academic advisor
• Contact usfor administrative and financial arrangements: sfc-pro@umontpellier.fr

Steps for the Employer

• Contact usfor assistance with administrative and financial matters: sfc-pro@umontpellier.fr
• Appoint a mentor within the company
• Sign the training agreement with SFC-UM and the CERFA EJ20 form with the work-study student
• Submit the funding application package to your OPCO no later than 5 days after the contract’s start date. The OPCO has 20 days to issue a compliance notice and decide whether to cover the costs, then send the contract in digital format to the DREETS office in the location where the contract was signed. If no response is received within this timeframe, the OPCO will cover the costs of the contract.
• File a DUE with URSSAF
  Note: For candidates who are not nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA), it is the employer’s responsibility to verify that the required supporting documents (residence permit, work authorization) are in order before the work-study contract begins.

Work-Study Programs Offered at the University of Montpellier: