1. VDAB Good practices on career guidance
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Katrien Delille

2. Mission VDAB “As a public service provider we want
to work on a transparent and dynamic
labour market for jobseekers,
employees and employers in Flanders
playing both a steering and an operational
role.”
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3. ‘More people at work’
Objective of Flemish government: “more people at work”, through VDAB’s comprehensive approach
Translated in policy priority for VDAB:“focus on work”: all actions primarily oriented towards work
 reflected in the service of VDAB for jobseekers
With extra attention for disadvantaged groups –the needs of our clients are diverse
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4. Services for citizens Online service Basic service Guidance services
Training services
Specialised services
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5. Online service VDAB-website: Information about work and career
Career-related tests
Personal job application space, e-portfolio
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6. Basic service For each citizen in call center and local job shops:
Information about work and career
Referral to other services – when necessary
Registration as a jobseeker – job offers
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7. Guidance services Pathway guidance = guidance at steps to work
for: - unemployed clients and
- parttime employees
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8. Guidance services Three phases in pathway guidance:
Intake interview: screening
Pathway proposal: action plan to work
Realisation phase: follow up of action plan
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9. Guidance services Career guidance for:
- individual employees upon their request
- independent persons
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10. Guidance services Goal of career guidance
Effectively support every individual to be the
entrepeneur
of one’s career in view of:
increasing one’s own employability
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11. Guidance services Individual career guidance
Invite customers to realize
self-direction
self-profiling
through
introspection
self-understanding
by means of a personal development plan (PDP)
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12. VDAB professional from 2009
The VDAB professional focuses on:
work and career
easy access for each citizen
self-steering capacity of the clients
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13. Partnerships In order to archieve our goals in the future:
cooperation with other partners in the labour market
cooperation with partners in society
cooperation with private partners
different forms of cooperation are possible
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