Student on a professional training contract

Continuing education is also aimed at students who have a work-study program under a professional training contract.

Whether as part of a career development, specialization, or job market integration project, several training financing solutions are available depending on the student's situation:

1. Professional training contract
2. Personal Training Account – CPF

The professional training contract

An employment contract based on the principle ofwork-study, it allows beneficiaries to acquire a professional qualification or complete initial training with an additional qualification in order to access a specific position within the company.

Audiences

• Young people aged 16 to 25 inclusive, in order to complete their initial training
• Job seekers aged 26 and over
• Recipients of active solidarity income (RSA), specific solidarity allowance (ASS), or adult disability allowance (AAH) 
• People who have benefited from a subsidized contract (single integration contract – CUI)

Employers concerned

All private-sector employers subject to continuing professional training funding requirements, with the exception of the State, local authorities, and their public administrative institutions.

Public industrial and commercial establishments(e.g., RATP, URSSAF, Office National des Forêts) subject to continuing professional training funding and 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 company assignments validated by the educational supervisor
• Contact usfor administrative and financial arrangements: sfc-pro@umontpellier.fr

Steps for employers

• 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 CERFA EJ20 with the work-study student.
• Send the funding application file to your OPCO no later than 5 days after the start date of the contract. The OPCO has 20 days to issue a compliance notice and decide on financial coverage, then send the contract in digital format to the DREETS (Regional Directorate for Employment, Training, and Skills) of the place where the contract was concluded. If no response is received within this period, the OPCO will cover the contract.
• Submit a DUE form to URSSAF
  NB: For candidates who are not citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA), it is the employer's responsibility to verify the existence of supporting documents (residence permit, work permit) before the start of the work-study contract.

Work-study programs available at the University of Montpellier:

The Personal Training Account – CPF

Thepersonal training account (CPF) allows individuals to acquire training rights that can be used throughout their working life, from the moment they enter the labor market until they retire. It is universal in scope and is intended for all working people.  

Each person has a secure personal space on the official websitemoncompteformation.gouv.fr, allowing them to:

• access information concerning them(for example: the credit in euros recorded on their account) 
• obtain information on training courses that he can take advantage of through his Personal Training Account(training courses eligible for the Personal Training Account) 
• to have a basic level of information about training funding 
• Access digital services related to career guidance, such as the free career development advisor (CEP) service
  Learn more at mon-cep.org