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An eye for details? CHECK! The cyclical youth unemployment once again experienced a slight decline; at the end of 2015 we counted 44,959 job-seekers under 25 year of age, which is 0.3% less than in 2014 and 5.5% less than two years ago. The support for youth (Jeugdwerkplan) provides a >>Immigrants and low-skilled workers were recorded by customised offer to young people four months after the VDAB as respectively 59% and 62%; for people with registration. occupational disabilities, this is 71%. VDAB fulfils the expectations of the European Youth >>The approach after 4 months is just as work-oriented Guarantee with the Jeugdwerkplan. for immigrants, low-skilled and young people with a work disability as it is for the total group. Nevertheless, In 2015, VDAB gave 51,271 young people a customised it remains difficult for them to find a job when plan within four months of registration. This is 90.3% compared to the rest of the group. Intensive supervi- of the young people who entered the scheme as a sion and services for labour facilities. The outflow to jobseeker with the VDAB. work after competency-strengthening action is rising One of the basic tasks of the An offer from VDAB can consist of: intensive customised further. In December, almost 70% of the ex-trainees are supervision, work experience (internships, individual at work after taking part in competency-strengthening Flemish Employment Service (VDAB) to VDAB in the Normal Economic Circuit without training in the workplace, Work Experience Project action. This is another strong increase when compared Temporary Assignments (not through recruitment for Youth, custom vacancies or following a training or continues to be acting as mediator offices). This is an increase of 12,7% when compared to December 2014. education qualification pathway. to the previous year. between jobseekers and employers. After activation supervision, But… However, this is not something we do in a vacuum; 8,7 >>38% of the participants sufficiently resolved their we do it with a realistic view of today’s job market. >>The integration of the Jeugdwerkplan (JWP) is slightly barriers to being in paid work in the normal or While there were, generally speaking, 9.3 unemployed Therefore, we will first take a look at “the world of lower among young people belonging to disadvan- socio-economic circuit. jobseekers for each vacancy at the end of 2014 (NECzU VDAB” or the labour market data from within which we taged ethnic minorities (86.1%) and low skilled (87.7%). reported directly to VDAB), this decreased slightly to 8.7 >>28% achieved the minimum labour care level. fulfil our tasks. at the end of 2015. This shows that the labour market >>Young people with limited labour options still find it more difficult to find a job: the outflow to work is >>The remaining 33% cannot be helped and require more In 2015, there were 179,308 vacancies reported directly has become a little tighter. long-term care and an adequate benefit system. significantly lower than the overall target group (38.3% outflow to work after 1 year). >>The high-risk group of young people - not surprisingly - need more supervision. : 19,798 followers Online 6,997 followers In 2014, we recorded 38,432,607 visits to the VDAB website. This is a monthly average of 1,298,519. 8.916 connections 7.943 The number of people that made use of the application counter, an online service on our website, rose to 7,943 in 2015. Through this counter, anyone can ask the e-coaches for feedback or help about applying for work. Registration or a file at VDAB is not required, the only requirement is access to the internet Via social media: 2.20% because supervision is provided by email, chat or video call. Job interview practise via video call was launched in 2014. 824 subscribers via mobile devices: 53% This service is a limited offering, but it appears to be quite popular. 2 3
Duration of unemployment Number of Non-Working Job Seekers (NWJS) by duration of unemployment (Flemish Region; Sept. 2015 and difference with 2014): NUMBER OF JS SEPT. 2015 EVOLUTION SEPT. 2014 - SEPT. 2015 Duration of Men Women Total Men Women Total unemployment < 1 years 66,370 63,007 129,377 -5.60% -5.80% -5.70% 1 to 2 years 22,134 18,470 40,604 -7.40% -3.20% -5.50% Outflow to work >= 2 years 37,782 29,973 67,755 9.70% 9.10% 9.40% Total 126,286 111,450 237,736 -1.80% -1.70% -1.80% Job seekers under 25 Job seekers over 50 Work after competence-increasing actions Job seekers from disadvantaged groups 36.4% 54.6% of job back at work 36.4% 57.51% 40.5% of seeking youths find a 54.6% within one year of ex-students, the low-skilled found job within 6 months after registration. are working again 57.51% work after one year, 40.5% after registration. after 3 months. an increase of 0.9%. 60.8% 37.7% of of youths is at work 1 year after 60.8% people with migration 37.7% registration. backgrounds found work after one year, an increase of 2.1%. Job seekers between 25 and 50 By the end of December 50.3% is back at 2015, 67.7% of these job work within the year seekers were involved in after they started personal services with looking for a job. 50.3% VDAB or one of our 67.7% This is an annual partners 11 months increase of 2.1%. after registration. The age of job seekers in the middle age group has, in accordance with the operations of the services, been expanded from 25-49 years to 25-54 years. 4 5
I want training Our partners From January to December 2015, the compe- 71.3% satisfaction tence centres reached 63,561 jobseekers, a slight The partners’ satisfaction is surveyed annually. decrease when compared to last year. During The objective for 2015 was 63% satisfied 2015, 14 million training hours were provided in partners. We surpassed this easily with one the centres. result of 71.3%. The social profit also reached the highest number of students in 2015. 1,162 Of the 67,406 students, 12.6% (8,505) at least Some jobseekers face obstacles when looking followed the social-profit training during their for employment such as MMPP-problems training program. (medical, mental, psychological or psychiatric limitations) or social and/or psycho-social 5,024 barriers. The provision of care supervision seeks to intensively address these barriers in The infrastructure of our competence centres is a pathway to work. In 2015, more than provided free of charge to students in their 1,162 care supervisions were launched. final years in secondary education. We have an offer published on the websites of the Regional Technological Centres for each province. 350 Metal, industrial automation and construction Linking and reinforcing group training for students can make use of this. In the school jobseekers in poverty year 2014-2015, students from the TSO BSO and In October 2012, the integrated work BUSO followed a 72-hour training course for a 49,565 Satisfaction of employers total of 5,024 training activities, and/or 89,853 and welfare pathways were jobs filled The employers’ satisfaction rose from year to year. hours for the sixth year in a row. The courses initiated within VDAB. In addition to an In 2015, the employers reported a further increase in mainly concentrate on construction, manufac- individual component, a group component The fill percentage has dropped this year from 81% in satisfaction with our performance in vacancies. turing and logistics. was also provided. 2014 to 77.4% in 2015. In absolute terms, this means 49,565 vacancies were filled in 2015 compared to a total Most employers (86%) believe our provision of The objective of this group component of 64,045 processed vacancies. 50% of the vacancies information is good to very good. We are therefore 18,000 is to exchange experiences filled were processed within 44 days. clearly above the required standard described in of jobseekers in poverty and social exclusion From January to December 2015, VDAB reached the Annual Business Plan. more than 18,000 people with workplace coupled to working out a job target, job Our offer Also in the processing of their vacancies, employers learning and supervision in the workplace application support and paying attention are reporting that they are more satisfied than last year. (apart from training in the competence centres). to welfare problems. VDAB places the widest possible number of vacancies on Their score has risen to an average of approx. 68%. That is an increase of more than 8% when In 2015, 350 supervisions were initiated with an its website and makes them available to all jobseekers. In We meet the required standard for this point. compared to 2014, so the objective of the intensive group component of 180 hours. 2015, the cumulative total number of vacancies received was 1,062,568. This is an increase of 33.6% on an annual If we highlight the satisfaction of SMEs concerning management agreement has been more than basis when compared to 2014. our processing of vacancies, we see an increase of 4% achieved. However, the distance to the goal of when compared to 2014. Again, we more than meet the Annual Business Plan 2015 is significant. the required standard for this point. 6 7
Looking for workers outside Flanders Because the proximity of the different regions provides opportunities, Synerjob - acting as the Association of Public Employment Services for Wallonia employment and vocational training Concerning inter-regional mobility work - since 2008, specialised mediators in Belgium - set up interregional from both VDAB and Le FOREM have come together along the linguistic border. collaboration to foster co-operation. They are responsible for active mediation, job datings and job hunting. This allows tens of thousands of The actions of the mixed teams have seen at least job vacancies to be exchanged. This 2,135 Walloons sent to work in Flanders. has meant, in 2015, 75,817 Flemish job vacancies were received through Le Forem and 65,840 through Actiris. Brussels In 2015, 1,150 vacancies were passed to Actiris, accounting for 1,708 jobs. Before that, Actiris mobilised a total of 10,282 jobseekers in Brussels: invited, informed, screened, prepared and supervised. Europe Through the EURES network, VDAB has worked closely with public employment services from other European countries. VDAB uses this EURES network to fill structural bottleneck vacancies in Flanders with candidates from other European countries that have a labour surplus. These initiatives include jobs for engineers, IT specialists and nurses that cannot be filled in the short and medium term in Flanders with labour from Flanders and/or Brussels and Wallonia. VDAB has filled 736 jobs through these actions from May 2012 to the current date. 8 9
4,747 personnel At the end of December 2015, there were 4,747 staff employed at VDAB VDAB address list Central Services Keizerslaan 11, 1000 Brussel T 02 506 15 11 - vdab@vdab.be Labour Market Management Competency Centre • Province of Antwerp • Province of Antwerp Provincial Manager : Bjorn Cuyt Provincial Manager : Ann Vroonen 4,747 3,997.33 1,380 3,367 Somerstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen T 03 202 17 11 Somersstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen T 03 202 17 11 VDAB FTE men women • Province of Limburg • Province of Limburg employees (Fulltime equivalents) Provincial Manager : Jo De Cock Provincial Manager : Jo De Cock Thonissenlaan 47, 3500 Hasselt T 011 26 06 26 Thonissenlaan 47, 3500 Hasselt T 011 26 06 31 71% of VDAB employees are women. 139 employees have an occupational disability • Province of East Flanders Provincial Manager : Freddy Van Malderen • Province of East Flanders Provincial Manager : Arne Theylaert With regard to the number of women in leadership or chronic illness. This is a higher percentage Kongostraat 7, 9000 Gent T 09 265 49 15 Kongostraat 7, 9000 Gent T 09 265 49 30 positions, we are achieving a good result of 42%. than the target, which is 2.5%. • Province of West Flanders • P rovince of West Flanders This even exceeds the target of 40% female In 2015, about 136 students did an internship Provincial Manager : Robert De Clercq Koning Albert I-laan 1.2, Provincial Manager : Bram Lievrouw Koning Albert I-laan 1.2, executives set by the Diversity Policy Service. at VDAB. 8200 Brugge St.-Michiels T 050 44 04 53 8200 Brugge St.-Michiels T 050 28 86 30 • Province of Vlaams-Brabant • Province of Vlaams-Brabant Division Age structure Provincial Manager : Johan Viaene Provincial Manager : Luc Borms Diestse Poort 6, 3000 Leuven T 016 29 86 70 Witherenstraat 19, 1800 Vilvoorde T 02 255 92 85 2015 men women total 2015 - 30y 30-39y 40-49y +50y Statutory 502 1,823 2,325 Number 263 1,131 1,342 2,029 • Regional Service Brussels Contractual 275 1,054 1,329 % 5.55% 23.8% 27.9% 42.75% Other Services Provincial Manager : Geert Pauwels Instructors 603 490 1,093 Wetstraat 95, 1040 Brussel T 02 235 18 62 Complaints Management Total 1,380 3,367 4,747 H. Consciencestraat 5-7, 2800 Mechelen - 30y T 015 28 15 39 Eures-offices 30-39y • Somersstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen T 03 202 18 27 • Maria Hendrikaplein 70 bus 63, 40-49y 9000 Gent T 09 248 53 16 +50y • Lekkerbeetstraat 5-7, 8500 Kortrijk T 056 24 74 14 • Pastorijstraat 7, 3620 Lanaken T 089 73 92 70 • Koning Albert I-laan 1.2, 8200 Brugge St.-Michiels T 050 44 04 97 10 11
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