A range of almost 12,000 courses
Luxembourg's training landscape is varied, reflecting the country's diversity. Courses can be short or long, with each enabling existing skills to be reinforced, new methods to be learned, languages to be acquired, or even the complete reorientation of a career.
More than 300 training organisations are listed in Luxembourg on the lifelong learning portal (www.lifelong-learning.lu). They provide access to almost 12,000 courses in a multitude of fields. Some lead to a recognised diploma, others allow you to learn more about specific subjects, with others helping people to develop a passion for a topic unrelated to their professional lives. The choice is vast!
Develop your employability
In a world that is changing ever more rapidly, continuing education should not be an afterthought. It has become a necessity, as it is there to enable people to adapt, to develop their employability, and to ensure lasting career prospects. Or even to change career path completely.
The first adult evening courses were held in Luxembourg in 1971, while the first university-based continuing education programme was launched in 1996. Since then the offering has grown, until in recent years, the knowledge and skills acquired by employees during their initial training periods, even at a highest level, have needed to be updated with greater frequency.
According to figures from the INFPC's Training Observatory, the most in demand courses relate to personal and professional development (44%), business management and human resources (34%) and languages (22%).
Evening classes: a classic formula
Evening courses have always been a flexible option, lasting a semester. "There are two start dates per year – February and September – which allows for flexibility regarding when the training project will start. These courses end in an examination from which successful participants can earn a certificate. According to the Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Center (LLLC) of the Chambre des Salariés, people who have taken several evening courses in the same field, these can be combined to make an official diploma co-signed by the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth. The LLLC was the first to offer continuing education in Luxembourg and it remains a key player, but it now shares the market with several other training organisations.
Brevet de maîtrise for senior positions
Adults who want to start up a craft business or take a management position in a craft, manufacturing or retail business can obtain a brevet de maîtrise (master’s certificate) by attending preparatory courses at the Chambre des Métiers. Courses related to the construction sector are popular, and here the Institut de Formation Sectoriel du Bâtiment (IFSB) welcomes more than 8,000 trainees per year.
High-level courses
Since the creation of the University of Luxembourg in 2003, the country has obviously increased its attractiveness for those wishing to acquire a Master's degree (Bac+5) or Bachelor's degree (Bac+3). Even though many residents still choose to leave the country for their initial periods of study, the University, the LLLC and others offer a wide range of high-level courses at times to suit.
These are mainly courses that last one to two years. Master’s and bachelor’s programmes are sometimes offered in collaboration with other recognised universities, with the degree awarded to graduates being identical to those awarded at the home institution.
Among the LLLC's partner institutions, are the University of Luxembourg, with its Bachelor in Applied Information Technology, with the next class starting in autumn 2022, and the University of Lorraine, with its Master in Management and Business Administration.
The collaboration with the University of Lorraine has also led to new classes in its Master in Management Control and Organisational Audit and its Bachelor in Management and Accounting. The well-established partnership with the University of Paris-Nanterre has led to the launch of the 14th class of the Master's in Banking, Finance and Insurance, with a reworked programme that includes aspects of the highly topical subject of green finance.
Training organisation facts
88% provide made to measure training
14% offer training that leads to a recognised diploma
65% offer e-learning training
The main training areas
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44% personal and professional development
34% business management/human resources
22% languages
73% offer courses in French
67% offer courses in Luxembourgish
64% offer courses in English
