Vocational leave in the State Civil Service (EPF)
Verified 11 August 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You can, under certain conditions, benefit from a vocational training leave if you wish to train to satisfy a professional or personal project.
The situation differs depending on whether you are a public servant or a contractor.
Official
Vocational training leave is a leave during which you completely cease your professional activity in order to take training with a view to extending or perfecting your personal training.
You can take the vocational training leave if you have completed at least 3 years of full-time effective service in the public service.
In order to promote your professional development, you have priority access to vocational training leave if you are in one of the following situations:
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to theobligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
You can also ask for personalized support to help you develop and implement your professional project.
FYI
If you have completed a preparation for the Public Service exams and competitions on your working time, you cannot obtain a vocational training leave within 12 months of completing that preparation.
You must apply for vocational training leave at least 120 days (4 months) before the training start date.
Your request must specify the date the training began, the nature of the training, its duration, and the name of the training organization.
Your administration will notify you of its agreement or the reasons for refusing or postponing the training within 30 days of receiving your request.
Vocational training leave shall be granted within the limits of the appropriations provided for this purpose and subject to service requirements.
Refusal for operational requirements shall be subject to the opinion of the HEADING: titleContent.
If your request for vocational training leave has already been refused twice, your administration cannot refuse you a 3e once after advice from the CAP.
The administration may postpone your departure on training leave, after the advice of the CAP, in the following cases:
- 5% staff from your department are already away for vocational training leave
- Or your department has fewer than 10 staff and 1 staff member is already away for vocational training leave
In other cases, your request for leave shall be accepted within one year of referral to the CAP.
The duration of the vocational training leave shall be 3 years maximum for the whole career.
This maximum duration is 5 years if any of the following apply to you :
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to the obligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
The leave can be used all at once or divided throughout the career into placements which can be divided into weeks, days or half-days.
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General case
You receive a lump sum monthly allowance from your employer's administration during the firstre year off.
Subsequent years of leave are unpaid.
The monthly allowance is equal to 85% your gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
However, this monthly allowance may not exceed €2,712.58 gross per month.
In addition to your monthly allowance, you continue to receive your full payment family treatment supplement (FTS) if you are receiving this top-up.
You have priority access to vocational training leave
If you have priority access to vocational training leave, you receive a lump sum monthly allowance for the first 2 years of leave.
Subsequent years of leave are unpaid.
During 1re in the year of leave, the monthly allowance is equal to the gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
The seconde in the year of leave, the monthly allowance is equal to 85% your gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
However, this monthly allowance may not exceed €2,712.58 gross per month.
In addition to your monthly allowance, you continue to receive your full payment family treatment supplement (FTS) if you are receiving this top-up.
At the end of each month and when you return to work, you must give your employer's administration a certificate of attendance in training issued by the training organization.
In the event of absence without good reason, your leave is terminated and you must reimburse the allowances received.
At the end of your training leave, you must work in the public service (state, territorial or hospital) for a period equal to 3 times the period during which you received allowances.
If you are in one of the following situations, you must work in the public service for a maximum of 36 months:
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to the obligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
You may be exempted from this requirement to remain employed in the public service by your employer's administration.
If you are not relieved of this duty and leave the Public Service before the end of your employment, you must reimburse the allowances received on a pro rata basis for the time you did not serve.
Time spent on vocational training leave shall be considered as working time.
During your vocational training leave, you retain your annual leave entitlements: you can take them during your vocational training leave, especially during school holidays.
In this case, your vocational training leave is suspended during the annual leave periods.
In the event of sickness or maternity, the training leave is also suspended and you are paid according to the usual rules applicable during this leave.
The time spent on vocational training leave is taken into account for retirement.
You automatically resume your service at the end of your vocational training leave, or during it if you ask to end it before the scheduled date.
If you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you worked before your leave, you will receive a allowance for costs of change of residence, unless the change of municipality occurs at your request.
Contractual
Vocational training leave is a leave during which you completely cease your professional activity in order to take training with a view to extending or perfecting your personal training.
You can take the vocational training leave if you have completed at least 3 years of full-time service under contract in the public service, including at least 1 year in the administration to which you are requesting your leave.
In order to promote your professional development, you have priority access to vocational training leave if you are in one of the following situations:
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to theobligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
You can also ask for personalized support to help you develop and implement your professional project.
FYI
If you have completed a preparation for the Public Service exams and competitions on your working time, you cannot obtain a vocational training leave within 12 months of completing that preparation.
You must apply for vocational training leave at least 120 days (4 months) before the training start date.
Your request must specify the date the training began, the nature of the training, its duration, and the name of the training organization.
Your administration will notify you of its agreement or the reasons for refusing or postponing the training within 30 days of receiving your request.
Vocational training leave shall be granted within the limits of the appropriations provided for this purpose and subject to service requirements.
Refusal for operational requirements shall be subject to the opinion of the CCP: titleContent.
If your request for vocational training leave has already been refused twice, your administration cannot refuse you a 3e once after the advice of the CCP.
The administration may postpone your departure on training leave, after consulting the CCP, in the following cases:
- 5% staff from your department are already away for vocational training leave
- Or your department has fewer than 10 staff and 1 staff member is already away for vocational training leave
In other cases, your request for leave is accepted within one year of referral to the CCP.
The duration of the vocational training leave shall be 3 years maximum for the whole career.
This maximum duration is 5 years if any of the following apply to you :
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to the obligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
The leave can be used all at once or divided throughout the career into placements which can be divided into weeks, days or half-days.
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General case
You receive a lump sum monthly allowance from your employer's administration during the firstre year off.
Subsequent years of leave are unpaid.
The monthly allowance is equal to 85% your gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
However, this monthly allowance may not exceed €2,712.58 gross per month.
In addition to your monthly allowance, you continue to receive your full payment family treatment supplement (FTS) if you are receiving this top-up.
You have priority access to vocational training leave
If you have priority access to vocational training leave, you receive a lump sum monthly allowance for the first 2 years of leave.
Subsequent years of leave are unpaid.
During 1re in the year of leave, the monthly allowance is equal to the gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
The seconde in the year of leave, the monthly allowance is equal to 85% your gross index salary and the residence allowance you receive at the time of your leave.
However, this monthly allowance may not exceed €2,712.58 gross per month.
In addition to your monthly allowance, you continue to receive your full payment family treatment supplement (FTS) if you are receiving this top-up.
At the end of each month and when you return to work, you must give your employer's administration a certificate of attendance in training issued by the training organization.
In the event of absence without good reason, your leave is terminated and you must reimburse the allowances received.
At the end of your training leave, you must work in the public service (state, territorial or hospital) for a period equal to 3 times the period during which you received allowances.
If you are in one of the following situations, you must work in the public service for a maximum of 36 months:
- You belong to a body category C and you don't have the bachelor's degree
- You have a disability and you are entitled to the obligation to employ
- It is established, after consulting the occupational doctor, that you are particularly exposed, in view of your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear
You may be exempted from this requirement to remain employed in the public service by your employer's administration.
If you are not relieved of this duty and leave the Public Service before the end of your employment, you must reimburse the allowances received on a pro rata basis for the time you did not serve.
Time spent on vocational training leave shall be considered as working time and shall therefore be taken into account for the calculation of seniority-related entitlements and benefits.
During your vocational training leave, you retain your annual leave entitlements: you can take them during your vocational training leave, especially during school holidays.
In this case, your vocational training leave is suspended during the annual leave periods.
In the event of sickness or maternity, the training leave is also suspended and you are paid according to the usual rules applicable during this leave.
The time spent on vocational training leave is taken into account for retirement.
You automatically resume your service at the end of your vocational training leave, or during it if you ask to end it before the scheduled date.
If you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you worked before your leave, you will receive a allowance for costs of change of residence, unless the change of municipality occurs at your request.
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