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A comparative perspective on training in Europe: French companies hit a glass ceiling

Since 2005, European companies’ training effort has been growing and practices have been diversifying. French companies, which were initially among those providing the most training, have shown great stability over time, having for the most part reta...

Training and Employment, n° 148 , September 2020, 4 p.
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Work at the heart of firm-based learning

For most employers, employees acquire competences less by taking part in organised training programmes than by carrying out their work tasks. The training and employee trajectory surveys show that employees whose work dynamics offer the best opportun...

Training and Employment, n° 126 , December 2016, 4 p.
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The training and employee trajectory surveys: a new look at in-firm training

The first strand of the French training and employee trajectory surveys (dispositif d'enquêtes sur les formations et itinéraires des salaries/Defis), carried out in 2015, provides a more detailed picture of firms' use of continuing vocational trainin...

Training and Employment, n° 121 , May 2016, 4 p.
Training 80_cover - Continuing training at European firms : The first steps towards homogenization
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Continuing training at European firms: The first steps towards homogenization

Vocational training at the workplace during working hours is an essential aspect of lifelong learning, which has been adopted as a priority in European development policy. However, the continuing vocational training uptake rates vary considerably fro...

Training and Employment, n° 80 , June 2008, 4 p.
Training 71_cover - Opening the frontiers of continuing vocational training
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Opening the frontiers of continuing vocational training

In France, adults have generally undergone continuing vocational training during their working hours so far and the aim has not usually been to obtain a diploma. The way the educational system and the labour market are set up has resulted in a sharpe...

Training and Employment, n° 71 , December 2006, 4 p.