the majority submits a bill to ban canvassing

The parliamentary majority has tabled a bill to prohibit canvassing in favor of the use of the Personal Training Account (CPF) suffered by millions of French people on a daily basis.

“I welcome this majority bill, which will concretely protect the 3.8 million users of the Personal Training Account. Abuse and fraud linked to the CPF must no longer be part of the daily life of the French, I make it a priority“, reacted on Twitter on Wednesday the Minister Delegate for Vocational Training Carole Grandjean. However, the date of the examination of this bill is not yet known. the Assembly resuming its work only in October.

More than 2 million French people enrolled in CPF training in 2021

This proposed lawprohibits telephone, SMS and email canvassing of training organizations“, according to the text tabled by the deputies Democrat (Modem) and Rebirth (LREM). To enforce this prohibition, the text facilitates the exchange of information between the various State services responsible for combating fraud. “The massive success of the CPF has opened the door to aggressive and even abusive commercial practices aimed at pushing individuals to buy training against their will.“, underline the deputies.

“This results in calls, SMS, or emails, from call centers or training organizations, made in a fraudulent approach and very often conveying erroneous information on the rights of the individual and/or, on the real object pursued by the organization“, they add. “These practices jeopardize the readability and credibility of the system. Contacted on a daily basis, potential beneficiaries may doubt the seriousness of the training offered, thus discrediting the vocational training sector.they insist. In 2021, more than 2 million French people registered for a training and the app “My CPFhad received 3.8 million downloads.

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