The Court of Auditors recommends a small financial contribution from employees to the CPF

"In order not to dissuade the holders of a CPF from using it, in particular people with low incomes, this remaining charge should be set at a fairly low level, for example 5% or 10% of the cost of the training , and modulated according to the level of qualification of the training desired by the beneficiary", underlines the Court in a report on the professional training of employees published on Friday.

Long opposed to the introduction of a dependent remainder, the government had the principle voted in the 2023 finance law and must still arbitrate the amount.

The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire thus pleads for a remaining charge of around 30%, "except when the employer pays or you are in a difficult situation, for example if you are unemployed". Due to its success, the cost of the CPF amounted to 2,6 billion euros in 2021 when only 1,4 billion had been budgeted.

The CPF allows employees to access their training rights. Since its reform in 2019, the account, accessible via the Moncompteformation application, is credited in euros and no longer in hours. It is supplemented by 500 euros each year with a ceiling of 5.000 euros.

The reform of the CPF has allowed its democratization, recognizes the Court.

The annual number of files, between 500.000 and 600.000 from 2016 to 2019, rose to 1,1 million in 2020, then 2,1 million in 2021, with a constant distribution between employees (70%) and job seekers. employment (30%).

With regard to employees, the place of those under 25 has increased from 3,5% in 2019 to 9% in 2021, "showing a greater appetite among young workers for the new tool" according to the Court.

But, "the renovated CPF is far below expectations with regard to the objective of developing the skills of the assets", deplores the Court.

According to a survey published in February, a third of the training courses financed by the CPF lead to obtaining certification.

“A still significant part of the expenditure does not lead to a qualifying certification, even if it can have a positive effect on the professional career of the beneficiaries (driving license, for example)”, notes the Court.