Opinion ·
How can you assess an employee's critical thinking when working with AI?
Original title, in French: “Comment évaluer l'esprit critique d'un salarié face à l'IA ?”
- Publication
- Journal du Net (France)
- Author
- Myriam Maguer
- Published on
- 6 October 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
In an opinion piece, the author links the proposed 2027 reform of the CPF (France's personal training account) to the need for employers to be able to assess employees' critical thinking when working with AI. According to information from Les Échos, the employee's out-of-pocket contribution could rise to 350 euros, making the employer's role as co-funder more decisive. The author cites the 2026 soft skills barometer from Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences (553 professionals): 44% of companies provided soft skills training in the past year, but managers underestimate their role in the AI transition. The article proposes four observable behaviours for assessing critical thinking (asking for sources, proofreading, flagging a doubt, rephrasing an instruction), to be linked to the development plan and to training funding.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
Read the article on Journal du Net →Figures cited
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325 EUR million
Targeted savings on the personal training account (CPF) in the 2027 finance bill
France, 2027 finance bill
« Le projet de loi de finances 2027 vise 300 à 350 millions d'euros d'économies sur le compte personnel de formation. »
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350 EUR
Proposed employee out-of-pocket contribution on the CPF for most account holders
France, 2027 CPF proposal, according to Les Échos (23 September)
« Selon les informations publiées par Les Échos le 23 septembre, le reste à charge du salarié passerait de 150 à 350 euros pour la majorité des titulaires, avec un filtre préalable sur la cohérence de son projet professionnel. »
Source: Les Échos
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44 %
Share of companies that provided soft skills training in the past 12 months
France, 553 professionals surveyed, 2026 soft skills barometer
« Le baromètre 2026 des soft skills de Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences, réalisé auprès de 553 professionnels, donne un premier repère : 44 % des entreprises ont formé aux soft skills au cours des douze derniers mois, et elles investissent davantage dans l'évaluation continue de ces compétences. »
Source: Baromètre 2026 des soft skills, Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences (study author)
- Keywords
- critical thinking, employee training, cpf, soft skills, skills assessment, generative ai
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Journal du Net and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.