Transitional Leave in the Territorial Public Service (FPT)

The purpose of professional transition leave is to enable you to train to work in a new profession:

• In the public service
• Or in the private sector.

You can benefit from career transition leave if you are a civil servant or a contract worker and you find in any of the following situations :

• You belong to a body Category C or hold a Category C job and you do not have a bachelor's degree
• You are a disabled beneficiary of the obligation of employment
• It is noted, after consulting the occupational physician, that you are particularly exposed, given your individual professional situation, to a risk of professional wear and tear.

You can take a training course or a training course.

Training can be:

• Either one certifying training of a duration equal to or greater than 120 hours
• Either training to be accompanied in the creation or resumption of a company of a period equal to or greater than 70 hours.

Your administration covers the cost of training, possibly up to a ceiling. In addition, it can cover the costs of your travel.

The request for work transition leave must be made at least 3 months before the date on which the training begins.

Your application must include the following:

• Nature of training
• Duration of training
• Name of training organization
• Professional objective pursued.

Your administration informs you of its response, in writing, within 2 months of receipt of your leave request.

In the event of refusal, a statement of reasons must be given.

In the event of acceptance, leave may be deferred in the interest of the service.

Work transition leave may be split by:

• Month

• Weeks

• Or days.

If your professional project requires one or more training courses with a total duration of more than 12 months (one year), you can request that your work transition leave be extended by one vocational training leave.

In this case, the cumulative duration of your career transition and vocational training leave must not exceed 3 years.

You must submit, according to a schedule agreed between you and your administration, the certificates established by the training organization, justifying your attendance.

If you stop taking your training, without any legitimate reason, you lose the benefit of your leave.

During your leave, you will continue to receive:

• Your gross index treatment
• Your residence allowance and your family treatment supplement, if you benefit from these 2 elements of remuneration.

You stay in activity position during your leave.

The period of work transition leave is considered as actual services in your body.

The contacts differ depending on whether or not you are in category A +: