Remuneration at the end of training (RFF or R2F) for a jobseeker

Verified 29 June 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

As a jobseeker, you can receive paid training under certain conditions. During the training, you receive the completion fee (RFF) awarded by Pôle emploi. The conditions of award, the amount and the duration of payment of the RFF vary according to your situation and the training chosen.

You can receive RFF if you meet the following 2 conditions:

The RFF takes over from the ARE or ASP when the duration of the training exceeds the duration of your ARE or ASP rights.

The RFF allows you to continue to receive this remuneration until the end of your training.

To follow the RFF, you must meet the following 2 conditions:

  • Be registered in Pôle emploi
  • Take training recognized as qualifying by Pôle emploi

Relevant training

The training concerned shall be that leading to a qualification meeting one of the following conditions:

  • The training shall be recognized by a diploma or diploma for professional purposes registered in National Occupational Certification Register (NPCR)
  • It is recognized in the classifications of a national sectoral collective agreement
  • It is included in a list drawn up by the national joint employment commission of a professional branch

Jobs concerned

The trades concerned are the trades under tension, i.e. those for which recruitment difficulties are identified.

The national list of eligible jobs and occupations shall be decided by decision of the Director-General of Pôle emploi.

You're a former private sector employee

If you do not have enough rights to the ARE or ASP to cover the entire duration of your training, you can apply to Pôle emploi for the RFF.

Your Pôle emploi advisor will provide you with an application form.

If your application is accepted, Pôle emploi will pay you the RFF when your rights to the ARE or the ASP expire.

The RFF is paid for the remainder of the training.

Pôle emploi will respond to you within 21 days from the date of your request.

If the answer is no, Pôle emploi will notify you by post with the reason for the refusal.

You can then:

  • Or refrain from taking the training
  • Please confirm your intention to complete the proposed training without the benefit of the RFF
  • Choose a new course that is compatible with the duration of your claims
You are a job seeker who is compensated by a public employer

If you do not have enough rights to the ARE or ASP to cover the entire duration of your training, you can apply to Pôle emploi for the RFF.

Your Pôle emploi advisor will provide you with an application form.

Pôle emploi sends your former employer (who pays you unemployment benefits) the certificate of your registration for the training and the RFF application form.

The former public employer sends the RFF payment request to Pôle emploi, 2 months before the date on which the RFF payment ends.

Pôle emploi will respond to you within 21 days from the date of your request.

If the answer is no, Pôle emploi will notify you by post with the reason for the refusal.

You can then 

  • Or refrain from taking the training
  • Please confirm your intention to complete the proposed training without the benefit of the RFF
  • Choose a new course that is compatible with the duration of your claims

The daily amount RFF is equal to the last daily amount of the AER or PSO you received at the end of your entitlement to this allowance.

The monthly amount is equal to the daily amount multiplied by the number of days in the month, up to €685 per month.

FYI  

the RFF is taxable.

The RFF is paid to you by month: for example, early November for the October allowance.

The RFF is paid until the end of the training. However, the maximum cumulative payment period for the AER or PSO and RFF is 3 years.

You must renew your Pôle emploi registration monthly to continue receiving the RFF.

In case of interruption of training for more than 15 years calendar days, the payment of the RFF is suspended.

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