He hopes that the social partners spend "a significant part" of the funds they manage -5.7 billion euros in the public who often have difficulties to access training.

The negotiation is in effect on the 5.7 billion euros jointly managed and financed by employer contributions to training, while vocational training totaled 27.1 billion, financed by businesses, state and regions (2006 figures).

Trade unions and employers, who do not thoroughly revise their previous 2003 agreement, signed unanimously, mainly proposed "improvements".

Tuesday, they discussed including "11 key points which should be discussed to reach an agreement," said Jean-François Pilliard (MEDEF).

Among the key points is the creation of a "fund joint security careers" (FPSPP) to finance the measures to improve the qualification or requalification of job seekers and employees of the less skilled.

Only 10% of 5 million workers without a degree or qualification, and 700,000 unemployed unskilled access to training, according to official figures of 2007, said Annie Thomas (CFDT).

It said the employers proposed that the funds used to double these figures (or 20% of job seekers and unskilled), leading to a sum of at least 800 million euros.

Previously, employers proposed that the fund is financed by 5% of the money paid by companies in compulsory contributions for training (300 million) and up to 12% of contributions (800 million) as cyclical, ie depending on the economic and social situation and training needs. The social partners had not yet decided on the subject late Tuesday afternoon.

The text under discussion also provides an employee victim of a breach of employment contract to retain its rights in respect of individual right to training (DIF) during his period of unemployment or whether or not to include another company.

It also plans to open "contracts professionalization" (training) to the most distant from employment (contract helped or insertion, for example). An "operational readiness to use", 400 hours, allowing the unemployed to "acquire the skills base necessary for the job."

He also mentioned the possibility of a "training delayed" for a period of one year for those without qualifications out of the school system, as well as "the acquisition and updating of the core skills for each employee, which includes the ability to work in teams, mastering the science and practice of English or another foreign language.