dSince September 2018, French employees have the legal possibility to receive training “on the job”, that is, within their company, in their position. What was called “on-the-job training” can now be recognized and benefit from funds dedicated to vocational training, or even lead to certification. However, this law – and it is a shame – remains little known by the public and underused by companies.
Have the recommendations of the law enforcement decree put managers of very small businesses (SMEs) in difficulties? When an experienced butcher teaches a colleague how to prepare legs or buys from farmers, is this on-the-job training? The matter is more complex than it seems.
If a “reflection phase” is not formally organized, as well as an evaluation of the knowledge acquired by the employee, it is nothing more and nothing less than on-the-job training, which does not give the right to funding or any recognition. . However, understanding what this “reflective phase” is is not easy for everyone.
Formalism
Lack of knowledge on the part of public authorities of the context in which many VPEs and SMEs operate? That certainly exists. These companies, which make up the vast majority of French companies, are often forgotten in vocational training, particularly VSEs whose staff does not exceed ten employees. Less than 20% of its employees benefit from regular training and almost 100% of employees of large groups.
The 2018 law attempted to remedy these inequalities because, for a small structure, it is often easier to train an employee on-site, without completely interrupting their activity, than to send them for internships abroad. Unfortunately, the reform was short-lived.
The formalism necessary for the approach actually serves training organizations, whose intervention is useful for those who want to understand the rules of the game. Some of these organizations even offer courses to train and certify users, while the law does not. require it. A way to maintain control.
The national educational model
However, the very slow deployment of this training in the workplace is due, in more general terms, to the way in which vocational training has been developed and structured in France since 1791, from Condorcet to the Delors law, which, in 1971, established the principle that it must be done outside the company.
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