1. Living and Working in Belgium

2. Belgium… the of Europe

3. Belgium  A small federal state 32.545 km 2 / 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

4. Typical Belgian

5. Regional Employment Services VDAB www.vdab.be FOREM www.leforem.be ACTIRIS www.actiris.be ADG www.adg.be

6. Vocational Training on Regional Level WALLONIA FrenchLE FOREM www.leforem.be FLANDERS DutchVDAB www.vdab.be THE BRUSSELS- CAPITAL FrenchCarrefour Formation www.dorifor.be DutchVDAB www.vdab.be

7. Unemployment Rate in the 3 Regions (2008) Shortage of qualified workers Surplus of unqualified workers High Interregional Mobility

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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

11. Labour Surpluses  Fishermen  Unskilled workers (cleaners, salesmen, supply clerks,…)  Monolingual clerks  Social profit sector workers  Beauticians

12. Looking for work  Registration Registrate 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)

13. Career in the EU Institutions EPSO (The European Personnel Selection Office) Address: Info-Recruitment C-80 00/48 1049 Brussels Belgium E-mail: inforecruitment@cec.eu.int Website: http://europa.eu.int/epso

15. Work Experience for Graduates at the EU Institutions To 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

16. Useful links http://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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