To evolve professionally is develop more and more in your profession, by acquiring new skills. It is also evolve in terms of its status (new hierarchical status allowing more responsibilities to be acquired, etc.). But how vocational training Does it allow employees to truly develop professionally? We take stock for you!
Why do employees have an interest in developing professionally?
Employability at stake
Being able to evolve professionally is a A guarantee of sustainability for a company's employees. This allows employees to develop their employability and therefore to increase their chances of being able to evolve. It is a question of being able to adapt to the various trends and evolutions of the employment market through the development of skills.
This concept of employability is therefore reassuring for the employees of your company! And it concerns employees of all ages (seniors, young people...)
In addition, the renewal of skills is one of the key challenges for an employee to remain competitive on the market.
Benefits for employees... and for the company!
Promoting the development of the skills of your employees and allowing them to always develop professionally is also reassuring for your company. The internal mobility of an employee could well promoteemployee commitment... see the Retention of your talents !
Implementing an internal mobility system makes it possible to open up career development opportunities for employees. The company can capitalize On skills of an employee and consider developing him professionally through his job or status. It's about him offer a position in which he will thrive because he will be in a company where he will become a real learner. Employees therefore have every interest in continuing to learn in order to improve their CV!
In addition, professional development can also mean a salary increase.
How does training facilitate this evolution?
A must for professional development
Vocational training is the No. 1 lever for the professional development of an employee ! It is a fundamental resource to support employees in their professional development. Training can take many forms today. They are in particular digital, especially since the health crisis that has changed working methods. In addition, the French would now like to invest more in skills development.
According to Empowil (2021), the wave of online training has been accompanied by a large Democratization of Digital learning. Training helps employees to develop professionally in this way. In 2021, this training method seemed to be one of the preferred resources for training managers.
Trendy training systems
The CPF is undoubtedly the most popular device in this field. Its main asset? Sa ease of access ! Indeed, benefiting from the CPF is an individual right, which is therefore not linked to the employment contract. It is aimed at all those who wish to evolve in the world of work. The CPF is free, although a balance sheet may soon be available (cf. draft budget 2023). The CPF makes it possible to carry out a skills assessment, a VAE (Validation of Acquired Experience), to obtain a diploma or to have a solid base of skills and knowledge for example. The CPF makes it possible to maintain employability of employees and thus to secure their career path.
Other mechanisms for financing the vocational training of employees exist. This is the case of skills development plan (the employee's remuneration is maintained during the training, it is paid during working time and the educational and ancillary costs are covered by the employer) or even Professional Transition Project (PTP), the device TransCo, etc.
Interesting educational innovations have emerged to allow employees to develop their skills and evolve professionally (Social Learning, Microlearning, Adaptive learning, etc.)
What to remember
- Employees have an interest in developing professionally to maintain their employability. But also their competitiveness on the labor market;
- Companies have every interest in developing their employees professionally (employee engagement, talent retention);
- Numerous training systems exist in this regard (including the CPF);
- Many innovative training methods have emerged (Social Learning, Adaptive Learning, etc.) They make it possible to promote the development of skills.
