In the latest report of 13 September on education, the OECD affirmed the importance of adult education in order "to meet the challenges of economic competitiveness and demographic change and to fight against unemployment, poverty, exclusion, and social marginalization of a significant number of individuals in all countries. " The OECD already declared in last year’s report that training was a major tool for overcoming the crisis.

This year’s report highlights the differences in access to training by gender, age and level of qualification. On average, 52% of 25-64 year olds in the world have no access to education, whether formal or informal. 8% have informed themselves on training and tried it. 40% have already had more than 1000 hours of training in their professional lives.
 
France, even with the law in 1971, is behind this average with only 35% of 25-64 year olds having access to training. The establishment of a training “savings” plan for all employees at the beginning of their career, funded by the DIF (right to training) or unemployment benefits would empower individuals to take charge of their career paths. Another good thing about this sort of program is that it would separate training and rank, making it possible to get training regardless of hierarchical status, at any time throughout one’s career. This idea was developed in 2007 by the Institut Montaigne and was also included in a Senate report. More recently, the general assembly member Jean-Patrick Gille from Indre et Loire said he was in favor of such a system at the INFFO conference July 14. Similarly, the assembly member from Mayenne, Yannick Favennec, created a bill to start a training tax credit for people who finance their own training.
 
The stakes are high and will determine the future of our country and our children's. This will be one of the most important challenges in the upcoming years. In the European treaty of Lisbon in 2000, Europeans pledged to do everything possible to improve the skill level of the workforce in Europe. Unfortunately, ten years later, the objectives haven’t been reached and work has come to a standstill.
 
That is why we must always remember the three virtues of training:
- To allow everyone to manage their employability in a world where jobs change quickly.  With a wider range of knowledge, people will be able to give meaning to their work, make better decisions about their daily life, and feel overall fulfilment and satisfaction.
- To ensure, through the constant improvement on performance, the development of businesses and organisations, which are sources of future wealth.
- To help reduce the social divide, partly caused by lack of knowledge and expertise, thus promoting peace.
 
These three roles of training show its importance on an economic, social and individual level. Additionally, the OECD’s statement on training is a call to action and proves just how crucial training is today.