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Vocational training
& SKILLS

Adapting talents to the needs of the France-India economies

A Key Lever of Competitiveness and Economic Transformation

 

Vocational training and skills development are essential pillars of business competitiveness and economic performance. In the face of rapid changes in professions, the digital transition, and industrial transformation, aligning available skills with market needs has become a strategic challenge.

 

Upskilling the workforce, professional reskilling, and lifelong learning are now at the heart of public policies and corporate strategies.

 

Vision 2025–2030: Employability, Adaptation, and Skills Upgrading

 

Between 2025 and 2030, vocational training will be shaped around several structuring priorities:

 

  • anticipation of skills linked to digital, energy, and industrial transitions,

  • development of lifelong learning,

  • strengthening links between training and employment,

  • recognition and portability of skills,

  • increased integration of digital tools and innovative teaching methods.

 

The objective is to build agile, outcome-oriented training systems aligned with real economic needs.

Sector analysis:
Professional training & skills
Structuring and partnerships for the future

France-India Analysis

France

 

France has a structured vocational training system, characterized by:

 

  • recognized initial and continuing training programs,

  • strong involvement from professional sectors and businesses,

  • expertise in certification, qualification and skills recognition,

  • a close link between public policies, territories and economic actors.

 

It positions itself as a key player in structuring career paths and sustainable employability.

 

 

India

 

India faces major skills challenges, including:

 

  • a rapidly growing working population

  • significant needs in training and retraining,

  • a national priority given to skills development,

  • rapid adoption of digital training solutions.

 

The country is a strategic partner for the large-scale deployment of training and skills development programs.

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400+ billion

global professional training market

1+ billion

population active en Inde à moyen terme

Top 5

European: France's position in training and certification systems

50 %

Global jobs will require retraining by 2030

Common strategic challenges

  • Alignment Between Skills and Jobs

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  • professional and international mobility,

  • certification and recognition of skills,

  • attractiveness of professions and value chains,

  • transformation of industrial and technological skills.

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  • Vocational training is becoming a strategic tool for economic and social transformation.

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  • A Structuring Pillar of the France–India Corridor

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  • France–India cooperation in vocational training and skills opens up concrete opportunities in:

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  • sector-based training programmes (industry, energy, technologies),

  • partnerships between companies and training organisations,

  • upskilling of local and international talent,

  • mutual recognition of qualifications,

  • development of skills tailored to bilateral projects.

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  • FIBC Perspective and Positioning

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  • The platform adopts a strategic and structured approach to France–India vocational training and skills by:

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  • facilitating dialogue between companies, institutions, and training providers,

  • promoting upskilling initiatives,

  • supporting understanding of institutional and sectoral frameworks,

  • identifying sustainable cooperation opportunities.

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  • This approach aims to position vocational training and skills as a key pillar of the France–India relationship, serving employability, economic performance, and long-term competitiveness.

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