Projects
Meeting the Needs of Migrants in Flanders: the Role of the Job-seeker KU Leuven
One of the most pressing concerns for migrants is in finding employment. Aside from many bureaucratic steps required in the process and occasional vocational trainings, job-seekers also need to learn to navigate the job search process itself, which includes actions such as applying to the National Employment Agency, answering job applications, negotiating contract conditions, and networking. A number of these tasks do require the use of the ...
Profiles and labour potential amongst long-term unemployed jobseekers University of Antwerp
Follow-up of jobseekers in ESF actions in the context of the operational programme for the European Social Funds in Flanders 2007-2013. KU Leuven
The organisation of a balanced offer 'Dutch as a second language (NT2)' for workers and jobseekers. KU Leuven
Critical success factors in the activation of people of foreign origin KU Leuven
Approximately one in five people of the potential labour force in Flanders has a foreign origin (Djait, 2015). The labour market integration of this specific group does not always go smoothly, with high unemployment rates as a result. While individual barriers in terms of labour market integration have been researched extensively, there is relatively little research on successful policy strategies in terms of employment ...
ESF 2118 strong@work. KU Leuven
Bridging Risks to an Inclusive Digital and Green future by Enhancing workforce Skills for industry 5.0 KU Leuven
BRIDGES 5.0 bridges risks to an inclusive digital and green future by enhancing workforce skills for Industry 5.0. To achieve this ambition, four objectives are central: (1) Quantitatively map how jobs are transforming and what new green and digital jobs are emerging in Industry 4.0; and qualitatively understand Industry 5.0 requirements (human- and socio-centric, sustainable and resilience) for these jobs and company practices; (2) Map ...
Understanding how path dependencies, family dynamics and active labour market programs shape the labour market trajectories of first and second generation migrants : a multistate life course approach. University of Antwerp
Pilot projects work-to-work transitions KU Leuven
The project aims to develop a holistic approach to sustainably support transitions of vulnerable employees to another employer. On the basis of six living labs we want to gain an insight into methodologies and models that, in the context of these transitions, can mean added value for the employees, the employers and society. The objective is to avoid a situation where these vulnerable employees first become unemployed and then have to look ...