France: how CDC Habitat aims to better promote the expertise of its employees

Catherine Chavanier
The housing division of the French public group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, CDC Habitat (10,800 employees), established new measures on skills in July. They are set out in two agreements signed with trade unions on jobs and career paths management (GEPP) and on older workers. Faced with the transformation of its activities, the group wishes to strengthen anticipation of the evolution of its occupations to guarantee employability, provide training in AI and better promote expertise.
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In early October 2026, CDC Habitat consulted its employees on the 2027-2031 strategic plan, “one of the main pillars of which concerns skills”, explains HR Director Catherine Chavanier. It will be presented in January. The public housing operator, “aware that it operates in an environment marked by profound economic, technological, regulatory and environmental transformations”, currently devotes 3.5% of its wage bill to vocational training (compared to an average of 3.7% in 2023 according to In

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