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Q: With the employer's help, how many hours at most does the French course last?

80 hours. With the employer's help, the course lasts 80 hours at most.

Q: With the CPF, the employee has the right to be absent for how many hours?

28 hours. With the CPF, the employee has the right to an absence of 28 hours, that is 4 full-time working days.

Q: An employee who did not sign the CIR wants a course. Where should they ask?

At the human resources department. If the employee did not sign the CIR, they must ask the human resources department.

Written by the Hexaciv editorial team · Ministry sheet read on 23 October 2026, still identical on 25 October 2026 · Our method

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In short

An employee who signed the CIR can take a French course. Two options are possible.

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Key points of the sheet

With the employer's help, the employee trains during working time and keeps their salary. It is 80 hours at most, up to 10% of working time per week.
The employee must inform the employer and discuss the days of absence with them. If the employer is a private individual, the rules are different.
With their CPF, the employee can buy a French course and be absent for 28 hours. Everyone who works has a CPF, which increases by 500 € at most per year of work.
If the employee did not sign the CIR, their employer can also offer courses. You must ask the human resources department.

Words to know

Personal Training Account (CPF) (Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF)): The employee can use their CPF to buy a French course.
salary maintained (maintien du salaire): With the employer's help, the employee keeps their salary during training in working time.
human resources department (service des ressources humaines): If the employee did not sign the CIR, they must ask there about courses the employer can offer.
CIR: An employee who signed the CIR has two options to take a French course.

Test yourself: 3 questions

With the employer's help, how many hours at most does the French course last?

In French, the language of the exam: Avec l'aide de l'employeur, la formation au français dure combien d'heures au maximum ?

With the employer's help, the course lasts 80 hours at most.

With the CPF, the employee has the right to be absent for how many hours?

In French, the language of the exam: Avec le CPF, le salarié a droit à une absence de combien d'heures ?

With the CPF, the employee has the right to an absence of 28 hours, that is 4 full-time working days.

An employee who did not sign the CIR wants a course. Where should they ask?

In French, the language of the exam: Un salarié non signataire du CIR veut une formation. Où doit-il se renseigner ?

If the employee did not sign the CIR, they must ask the human resources department.

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Source

Sheet “Formation (1/3)” of the French Ministry of the Interior: formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr. Content published under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0. This page is a plain-language adaptation made by Hexaciv, which is not an official site: if in doubt, the ministry's text is the one that counts.

Ministry sheet read on 23 October 2026, still identical on 25 October 2026.

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