translate English to French: However, trainees might respond that their employer had suggested the training if they were not aware that the employer was obliged to provide it by the union or collective agreement (the primary initiator).
Il est toutefois possible qu'un travailleur ayant reçu de la formation ait déclaré que l'employeur en avait pris l'initiative s'il ne savait pas que le syndicat ou la convention collective obligeaient l'employeur à lui offrir cette formation.