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CPF: Mandatory flat-rate contribution increases Published on January 9, 2026 - Updated on April 2, 2026 - Service Public / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Are you planning to take a course for professional development and wish to use your personal training account (CPF)? The mandatory financial contribution for employees is increasing starting April 2. Service Public provides the details.
Everyone has a personal training account (CPF) from the time they enter the labor market until retirement.
A decree dated March 30, 2026, raises this amount to €150. This increase applies to any request to enroll in a training course eligible for CPF funding submitted on or after April 2, 2026.
A decree dated April 29, 2024 established new requirements for using the CPF starting May 2, 2024: the introduction of a mandatory flat-rate contribution of €100 (adjusted annually on January 1 based on inflation). As of January 1, 2026, this amount was set at €103.20.
Who is subject to the mandatory flat-rate contribution?
Active individuals wishing to fund training with their CPF must pay the mandatory flat-rate contribution.
However, it does not apply in certain cases:
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if you are unemployed;
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when your training receives additional funding from your employer;
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when you wish to use all or part of the points in your professional prevention account (C2P);
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if you are entitled to AT-MP funding (coverage due to permanent disability for victims of work accidents or occupational diseases).
The 2026 Finance Act introduced other measures regarding CPF usage. Funding for a skills assessment via CPF (private sector) is capped at €1,600 (capped only against annual CPF entitlements).
Additionally, you must not have received funding for a skills assessment (from France Travail, the State, a region, a skills operator) within the last 5 years.
If the CPF does not cover the total cost, other parties may contribute to the funding (you yourself, your employer, your skills operator, the regional council, the departmental council, your city hall, France Travail, etc.). Ancillary costs related to the training (mobility, transport, meals) are excluded from coverage.
Legal texts and references
See also
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Professional training in the civil service Service Public
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Personal training account (CPF) for private sector employees Service Public
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What changes in 2026 for CPF usage? Service Public
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In which cases can driving license fees still be covered by the CPF? Service Public
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My training account Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC)
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The personal training account (CPF) Ministry in charge of labor
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