living and working in belgium. belgium… the of europe
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Living and Working in Belgium
Belgium…
the of Europe
Belgium
A small federal state 32.545 km2 / Population: 10.6 million inhabitants
A multicultural society (> 8% of residents are foreign nationals
Brussels is the capital: officially recognised as the capital of Europe and the home of the key political and and decision-making institutions of the EU
3 Communities: Flemish, French and German (each with its political institutions and administration)
3 Regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels-Capital Region
3 Official languages: Dutch, French and German
Typical Belgian
Regional Employment Services
VDABwww.vdab.be
FOREMwww.leforem.be
ACTIRISwww.actiris.be
ADG www.adg.be
Vocational Training on Regional Level
WALLONIA
French LE FOREM
www.leforem.be
FLANDERS
Dutch VDAB www.vdab.be
THE BRUSSELS- CAPITAL
French Carrefour Formation
www.dorifor.be
Dutch VDAB www.vdab.be
Unemployment Rate in the 3 Regions (2008)
4%
10%
17%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
Flanders Wallonia Brussels
Flanders Wallonia Brussels
Shortage of qualified workersSurplus of unqualified workersHigh Interregional Mobility
The Belgian Labour Market
Most relevant sectors– Services 72 %– Industry 26.3%– Agriculture 1.7%
Active population– Active (working) population: 4 200 000
(on a total population of 10 600 000)
Some characteristics
Differences in contracts “laboureres/workers” and “employees” !!
Different languages in Belgium (Dutch, French, German)
Regulation of annual vacation days (based on prestations of the previous year)
Labour Shortages
The professions suffering from a labour shortage vary from region to region
Most wanted:
Engineers Trilingual secretaries + Translators Nurses IT- Specialists Plumbers / Welders Truck drivers Licence C/E
Labour Surpluses
Fishermen
Unskilled workers (cleaners, salesmen, supply clerks,…)
Monolingual clerks
Social profit sector workers
Beauticians
Looking for work
RegistrationRegistrate at the local municipality
Attention: As Polish citizen, you still need a work permit ! Each Belgian PES has an official list of shortages, e.g. IT, construction, health sector (employer can obtain work permit within 5
days)
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
Work Experience for Graduates at the EU
InstitutionsTo give young university graduates a taste of whatworking 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
Useful linkshttp://www.actiris.be
http://www.adg.be
http://www.leforem.be
http://www.vdab.be
http://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.diplomatie.be
http://www.fiscus.fgov.be
http://www.socialsecurity.be
http://www.onem.be
http://www.brussel.irisnet.be
http://www.flanders.be
http://www.wallonie.be
http://www.dglive.be
http://www.eurobrussels.com
http://www.jobsinhubs.com
http://www.jobsinbrussels.com
http://www.brusselsjobs.com
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