Living and Working in Belgium in 2010, presented by EURES

European Jobdays 2010 Lisbon, 21st and 22nd October

Hilde Theunkens

Belgium is a Federal state divided in :3 Regions 3 Communities

FlandersWalloniaBrussels German Community

Some figures

Brussels region :+/- 1.000.000 Inhabitants

Flemish Region :+/- 6.000.000 Inhabitants

Walloon Region :+/- 3.500.000 Inhabitants

+/- 10.500.000 Inhabitants

Regional Employment Services

VDABwww.vdab.be

FOREMwww.leforem.be

ACTIRISwww.actiris.be

ADG www.adg.be

Unemployment Ratein the 3 regions (09/2010)

8%

15%

22%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Flanders Wallonia Brussels

Flanders Wallonia Brussels

Shortage of qualified workersSurplus of unqualified workersHigh Interregional Mobility Lack of bilingualism French/Dutch

Shortages in BrusselsQuantitative Shortages:A lack of candidates for a particular profession:(engineers, nurses, IT specialists,…)

Qualitative Shortages:Candidates don’t have the requirements in

training,experience, language skills, knowledge or

special skills.(architects, construction, trilingual secretaries,

…)

Labour Surpluses

FishermenUnskilled workers (cleaners, salesmen, supply

clerks,…)Monolingual clerksSocial profit sector workersBeauticians

Living and Working in the Brussels Capital Region

ACTIRIS : www.actiris.be

BIJOB : www.bijob.be

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Career in the EU Institutions

EPSO (The European Personnel Selection Office)

Address: Info-Recruitment

C-80 00/481049 Brussels

Belgium

E-mail: [email protected]: http://europa.eu.int/epso

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Work experience for graduates at the EU InstitutionsTo give young university graduates a taste of what working for

the EU is like, the Institutions organise traineeships or "stages“ each lasting 3-5

months.

The European Parliament The Council The Commission Court of Justice The Social and Economic Committee The Committee of the Regions The European Ombudsman

Candidates must have a university degree and in principle have an EU or an

accession country citizenship. (Non-EU citizens may also apply).

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Useful linkshttp://www.stepstone.be

http://www.emploi.lesoir.be

http://www.feb.be

http://www.references.be

http://www.career.be

http://www.belgium.be

http://www.socialsecurity.be

http://www.onem.be

http://www.brussel.irisnet.be

http://www.eurobrussels.com

http://www.jobsinbrussels.com

http://www.brusselsjobs.com

http://jobs.euractiv.com/jobs

EURES: http://eures.europa.eu

Questions?

Contacts

HILDE THEUNKENSEURES Adviser Brussels, BelgiumPhone: +32 2 800 42 21E-mail: [email protected]

OrBrussels International Jobcentre (BIJOB) Phone: +32 2 505 78 68E-mail: [email protected]

Thank you !

www.actiris.bewww.bijob.be

http://eures.europa.eu