Online training: why distance learning in 2025?

In 2025, online training became a pillar of personal and professional development. Whether you are retraining, whether you want to explore new areas to evolve within your company, or simply perfect your current skills, distance learning has many advantages: accessibility, flexibility, diversity of content and formats... But beyond these practical advantages, it meets fundamental challenges for companies: coping with the constant evolution of jobs and technologies.

In this article, we offer you a comprehensive guide to online training in 2025 to help you reach your professional goals and promote your employability.

What are the benefits of online training?

As part of a professional project, online training has several advantages compared to face-to-face training:

• Accessibility : this type of training allows as many people as possible to access training courses in a simple way, without geographical constraints. Online courses are accessible at any time and from anywhere, provided you have a computer, tablet or smartphone, and a good internet connection.
• Flexibility : online training is more flexible than face-to-face training. In this way, you progress at your own pace, according to your schedule and availability. They offer more autonomy and freedom in learning.
• Time saver : simplified access to the online training program saves a considerable amount of time since you do not need to travel to a vocational training center.
• Increased personalization : online training makes it easier to personalize the training course according to your needs, your availability and your level.
• Fast skills development : distance learning courses are generally shorter and thus have the advantage of being able to respond quickly to an immediate need to upgrade skills or acquire new knowledge.

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What are the best online training platforms to boost your career?

Choosing the right continuing education platform can be difficult as there are so many options. However, this selection stage is crucial to ensure the coherence of the training offer with your needs and to guarantee the success of your professionalization objective.

Here are some criteria to take into account in order to choose a platform adapted to your project:

• The type of training : qualifying courses, diploma courses or certification courses;
• The formats offered to learn (MOOC, videos, podcasts, online courses...);
• Ease of use of the platform and his reputation ;
• The possibility of personalization learning paths;
• The costs and eligibility of training courses for financing solutions (CPF, regional aid, etc.).

Find our complete guide on the financing of vocational training.

To help you make your choice, here is a non-exhaustive list of the most popular platforms in the world of distance vocational training:

• MyMOOC — This French-speaking platform makes it easy to search for free and certifying online training courses. MyMOOC offers more than 10,000 MOOCs: from project management to IT, through marketing or artificial intelligence.
• LinkedIn Learning — This micro-learning solution offers a very large number of online courses to develop key skills, regardless of your role and sector of activity, such as managing a remote team or managing working time. LinkedIn Learning offers content in the form of videos, with a certain interactivity thanks to quizzes and practical exercises. You can benefit from certificates of completion at the end of the training.
• Coursera — This platform offers high quality content with training provided by expert trainers, mainly on topics related to business and science. Coursera courses allow you to obtain recognized professional certificates.
• 360Learning — It is one of the leaders in digital training for businesses. This platform is based on collaborative learning and offers a complete training offer, for example: onboarding, sales training, getting started with new software, etc. The training modules can be easily customized.

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How to succeed in your online training: tips and tricks

Distance education can be very effective in developing your professional skills, provided you demonstrate rigor and self-discipline. Here are some tips for staying motivated and engaged throughout the course:

• Set clear goals. Before starting your career, clearly define your goals: are you considering this training for professional retraining, internal development or simply to improve your skills?
• Choosing the right training. Defining your goals will also allow you to choose an adapted training course that will be integrated into your professional project. This is crucial to stay motivated.
• Establishing a realistic schedule. Take the time to organize yourself, to plan time slots in your schedule according to your availability. If your training takes place during your working time, remember to ask your employer for authorization in advance.
• Focus on fun and interactive formats. One of the big advantages of online courses is the diversity of existing teaching formats. Fun and collaborative training courses generally boost motivation and memory anchoring.
• Track your progress in real time. Most online training platforms offer statistical dashboards to monitor your progress, but also to validate your achievements with exercises and quizzes. It is also an important lever for staying motivated and achieving your goals.

What are the most sought-after skills in 2025?

Many of the most sought-after skills are currently available through online training. Among these, a distinction must be made between technical skills, or hard skills, and behavioral skills, also called soft skills.

Technical skills are inherent in mastering a professional activity. Among the most requested by recruiters in 2025, we find digital skills and skills related to AI, cybersecurity, data science, but also project management, or even knowledge in ecological transition.

Soft skills refer to human skills that are useful for evolving in a professional environment. While some are innate, they can also be developed through targeted training. The most popular are training courses on communication, leadership, team spirit, emotional intelligence, stress management...

Online training and certification: what impact on your resume?

A certification is a title for professional purposes issued by a competent authority after verification of knowledge or skills. The value of the certification depends on its reputation and on the training organization that issues it. For example, certifications registered with the RNCP (National Directory of Professional Certifications) are recognized by the State and throughout the national territory. Certificates are generally limited in time and must be renewed if necessary (the TOEIC, for example, is valid for 2 years).

Professional certifications enhance your CV because they officially attest to your skills and highlight your strengths. They are highly appreciated by recruiters because they make it possible to respond to the rapid emergence of new tools and new jobs, which require develop your skills regularly And of demonstrate adaptability.

A survey by the Ministry of Labor, Full Employment and Integration on companies and professional qualifications conducted in 2022 confirms this point: 8 out of 10 job seekers who obtained a professional title or a certificate found a job within six months of completing their training.

A large number of online courses offer certificates recognized by employers, for example:

• The Google Digital Workshops certification to learn how to use Google's digital marketing tools, essential in this sector;
• TOSA certification to attest your computer skills (office tools, digital skills, etc.);
• The Voltaire certification for a perfect mastery of spelling, useful for all jobs where writing is important;
• The TOEIC to assess your English language skills...

Online or face-to-face training: how to make the right choice?

The choice of training format depends mainly on your needs and expectations. For example, if you mainly need flexibility and are independent in learning, online training can be perfectly adapted.

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For its part, face-to-face training has other advantages that may be more suitable for you. First of all, there is a real group dynamic and more conviviality with this format. This can increase learners' motivation, and facilitate learning and skills development. During face-to-face training, there is also more follow-up and exchanges with the trainer who can adapt his course if necessary. In addition, some skills cannot be taught remotely and face-to-face courses are therefore essential. This is the case if you need to learn technical skills or the use of work tools, for example.

Finally, you can also opt for hybrid training that has the advantage of adapting to different constraints and preferences, since it is a mixed format between face-to-face and distance learning.

Whatever the format, continuing education is a real opportunity to reinvent yourself, broaden your skills and adapt to the challenges of a constantly evolving professional world, in order to give new impetus to your career.

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