Find information about possibilities of training, getting a job, deepening your skills and developing new ones on the Se former tout au long de la vie portal, integrated into the official website of the Walloon region. In one click you will find all the available training courses, as well as the necessary administrative steps.
Find training courses for workers, job seekers, teachers and students at Technifutur, the Competence Centre covering the fields of industry, digital and mobility. Click on the link to discover more.
Eurodesk provides free information on opportunities to travel, work, study and volunteer in Europe or participate in EU-funded programs for young people up to 30 years old.
Improve your skills with the opportunities offered by the European Year Of Skills. The European Year of Skills helps you advance the right skills for quality jobs, and it supports small and medium enterprises in addressing skills shortages in Europe through events and activities. Click on the link to know more!
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The Walloon Office for Vocational Training and Employment, known as Le Forem, is a public service in Belgium whose competence is employment and vocational training limited to the territory of the Walloon Region. Click on the link and get informed on employment and training opportunities in this region.
The union of the middle classes (UCM) is a French-speaking Belgian association for the defence, representation and promotion of the self-employed (heads of SMEs, craftsmen, traders, liberal professions) which fights to defend the interests of the self-employed and SMEs and brings their demands to the actors of the political world. The UCM defends your freedom of enterprise, the improvement of your social status if you’re self-employed and calls for favourable economic conditions to boost business development.
Find jobs, training opportunities and valuable labour market information and tips with EURES, the European cooperation network of employment services.
Europass provides free tools that make your competences and qualifications visible and understandable across Europe and beyond. Moreover, on the Europass platform you will find not only learning and job opportunities throughout Europe but also country-specific contact details and information on learning and working abroad. The Europass tools are your gateway to learning and working at home and abroad.
AVIQ is the Walloon agency responsible for major policies in the areas of wellbeing and health, disability and family. AVIQ aims to offer each Walloon adapted solutions to their needs. Visit their website and find out more about opportunities for employment, wellbeing and material help.
The League of Families makes daily life easier for families by offering information, services and benefits to help to reduce expenses. It also demands that public authorities meet parents’ expectations. Visit their website to discover services and information on how to receive discounts or the special card for large families.
ONE deals with all questions related to children's policies, including the protection of children and their parents, medical-social support, issues during the perinatal period, fostering of children outside their family environment and other support for parenthood. Visit their website to find out your rights as a parent and other help you may need when having children.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or the United Kingdom under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. Find out how you can apply for this free card.
The Belgian Social Security Portal centralises all information, services, and online procedures related to the social security of citizens. Thanks to parental leave, workers in the private and public sectors can temporarily reduce their working hours or interrupt their careers to take care of their children. Specific assistance measures are also provided. Visit their website to learn more about your rights to maternity or paternity leave.
The Belgian Social Security Portal centralises all information, services, and online procedures related to the social security of citizens. Family allowances are the allowances paid each month to parents to offset family expenses and take care of their child. As family allowances are a regional competence, it is the child’s place of residence that determines the amount and the payment organisation. Visit their website to learn more.
The Institute for the Equality of Women and Men combats all forms of discrimination or inequality based on gender and handles requests for information and complaints from victims of gender-based discrimination. Visit their website to learn about the assistance you can receive if you have been discriminated against.
The Directorate for Equal Opportunities is responsible for implementing the equal opportunities policy within the framework of community powers. Visit their website to learn about the steps to take if you have faced discrimination.
Unia defends the equal and inclusive participation of all people in all sectors of society and ensures respect for human rights in Belgium. Discover how Unia can help you if you have been discriminated against.
The Federal Pensions Service is responsible for managing pensions in Belgium.
If you have worked in Belgium as a salaried employee or as an independent, you can get the pension-related information you need by following the link below.
The Federal Public Service for Social Integration functions as a defender of policies promoting social integration. These policies aim to lower and mitigate the risk of poverty and social exclusion in Belgian society.
If you are unemployed, living in an at-risk household, or a working parent below the line of sustenance, you could be entitled to social aid. Click the link to find out which types of support are available to improve your current situation.
The Public Centre for Social Action (CPAS) provides a raft of social services and support designed to improve your standard of living.
Find out what type of support is available.
ONEM manages Belgian unemployment insurances. If you find yourself out of a job, are looking for one, or would like to take a break from your career for varying reasons, including childcare, visit this site.
The Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue offers information on the minimum wages and guaranteed average minimum monthly incomes.
Visit their website to learn more about the underlying labour agreements and minimum wages per sector.
The Federal Public Planning Service for Social Integration programme strives to ensure a dignified existence for everyone living in precarity and poverty.
Find out which benefits and social assistance you might be eligible for on their website.