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Originality lies in the remedies advocated by the Court

Ineffective, unfair and expensive. "Highly published about in the aftermath of the opening of negotiations between Government and social partners on the subject, the report of the Court of Auditors on the training (initial and continuing training) provides a review without appeal to the French system. Despite "higher than the defence budget" means (more than 34 billion euros in 2006, i.e. 2 of GDP), it indeed succeeds "the challenge to not respond to the needs of its beneficiaries or those of companies", has castigated, yesterday, Philippe Seguin, first President of the Court.

Generalized waste

And to denounce loose initial training (secondary professional and learning) ineffective for insertion on the labour market, continuous training that gives no second chance to the more than 60,000 young outgoing each year of the school system without diploma, and, above all, a waste generalized: "1 euro invested is not to turn 1 euro of useful training."", far away," said Philippe Seguin, pointing the opacity of the financial circuits of continuous training. About 10 of the collected funds are lost in operating costs in networks exploded in large number of entities. "The Court as"shocking"that the resources collected by the 100 collector organizations (OPCA) under the plan of training firms (the 0.9 contribution) give rise to"a redistribution reverse, at the end of which SMEs finance de facto formation of large companies"(see table).

This diagnosis furiously reminds those established by the myriad of reports already published on the subject, including one signed by Pierre Ferracci in preparation to negotiation. Originality lies in the remedies advocated by the Court. For "training target those most in need", it recommends a flat "intransigent" remission of funding. First scenario: the reduction of the number of OPCA via an increase in the amount of the threshold of collection, as advocated by the Government. But to be sure that this improves the pooling of resources, the Court also advocates the creation of "a regional fund for lifelong learning" bringing together all of the funds currently scattered among different actors (State, region, business, Education national, etc.). It would thus finance training actions responding to local priorities, targeted on persons not trained or poorly qualified.

"Economies of scale".

More daring, wise men suggest that the tax of learning and vocational training funds are collected "by a single organisation, or even by the Urssaf", which will also collect contributions Unedic. "The latter make the Urssaf network almost universal collector of contributions based on payroll, which would both allow greater simplicity for businesses and significant economies of scale", said the report. And better control.

A scenario that has what to seduce the Government, but which may hit the social partners, and in particular the employers. "If it does not change the mode of collection, the current negotiation will be a blow for nothing", prevents Marie-Thérèse Cornette-Artus, President of the Fifth Chamber. The Court also refers to the removal of the requirement of funding weighing on companies, "at least for the 0.9 share", an idea cherished by the State but which could reduce global effort of training for companies, in particular SMEs, according to the CGT, the CGPME and the UNAPL. The Court accepts that an impact study would be necessary and that "this provision should be accompanied by an equalization device intended to finance priority public access to training."