“I need to train my teams on their working time, what should I do?” “Some of my employees are considering career development, how can I support them?”
The answer to your questions is surely to be found in continuing education! What is it about? What are its advantages? And how to implement it in your business? Beedeez tells you everything!
What is continuing education and who is it for?
La continuing education, it is the little sister of initial training. It does not have the same format, not the same duration, not the same content and does not target the same people. But its objective remains the same: to be formed!
Continuing education means acquiring new skills throughout your professional life. Unlike initial training, continuing education is aimed at people who are already on the job market:
- earners
- job seekers
- young people in reorientation
- temporary workers
- auto-entrepreneurs
And, more generally, adults who have left the school system and who want to make their professional project a reality!
The benefits of continuing education
La vocational training can meet many purposes. It's the best way for employees to:
- to evolve professionally
- To become your own boss
- To go and work abroad
- To retrain
Continuing education will help you make your teams evolve in a good way and at support them in achieving their professional goals. So why don't we give priority to good initial training?
Employees: skills, career progression and employability
Continuing training allows your employees to stay constantly up to date on specific areas of expertise: reduction of resistance to change, improvement of self-confidence, development of autonomy... The advantages are numerous!
They also develop their Soft Skills (open-mindedness, memory, motivation) which are as important as technical skills.
Employers: productivity, innovation and loyalty
Training your staff is essential for a company. Of course, training helps develop the skills and knowledge of your teams while staying up to date.
But continuing education also makes it possible to retain your employees and avoid excessive turnover. Elle improves your employer brand and develops the commitment of your teams. And above all, it reinforces team cohesion and collective performance!
What is the difference between continuing education and initial training?
Initial training: prep, license, master, CAP...
Initial training is the one we all know: business school, universities, vocational aptitude certificate (CAP), etc. It takes place as part of a classical education path. This type of training often includes periods of internships or work-study programs to validate your achievements, and delivers a diploma at the end of the course.
Continuing education: the training of the future
Continuing education develops learners' skills in record time: a few days, weeks or months. Some people even choose to follow this type of training in parallel with a permanent contract, abroad or for a retraining.
Flexibility and adaptable format Continuing education is a real argument for most learners. It can be followed on mobile (Mobile learning) and with very short modules (microlearning). You can also choose to follow it online with face-to-face periods (Blended Learning). And why not opt for continuing education between peers (Social learning)? In short, it is 100% adaptable!
Initial training vs continuing education
What are the financing solutions for continuing education?
Continuing education can represent a significant cost. But good news: there are many mechanisms to finance it!
- The CPF (Professional Training Account)
The professional training account (CPF) is automatically funded at the beginning of the year following the year worked for employees, liberal professions or self-employed professions.
- Skills development plan (ex-training plan)
The employer is obliged to offer training courses to maintain your apprenticeship and benefit from appropriate education. A list of training courses must therefore be made available as part of the skills development plan.
- Professional retraining or promotion by work-study program Pro-A
For reconversions, there is the Pro-A promotion plan. This plan helps employees to change jobs or to benefit from “social promotion”. A list of courses eligible for Pro-A is available on the government website.
- Professional Development Council (CÉP)
The CÉP is a free service that allows an assessment of the employee's professional life. CÉP advisors help to understand the needs of the employee and help them establish a coherent career development project.
- Leave and absence for training
There are numerous aids to train while taking advantage of leave within the company: transition CPF, training leave...
Continuing training for its teams is not always easy: distance training, online module, significant financial investments... But today, there are new solutions that are more adapted and easy to use to promote the learning of your employees!
You can even choose toEstablishing a peer review system for your continuing education or a self-assessment system ! These solutions are perfect for helping your employees develop by drawing on the knowledge of their colleagues or by learning to look back on their own skills.
Which of these formats will you choose for your continuing education?
