This session is powered by the EMERALD project and is held in English  ​​

Belgium’s green and digital sectors are growing fast, but many businesses still struggle to find the right talent. In 2023, 75% of European employers reported difficulties filling skilled positions, and Belgium has the second highest job vacancy rate in the EU.

At the same time, 23% of highly-educated migrants in Belgium are working in jobs that don’t match their qualifications.

• Can migrants in Belgium bring valuable skills and untapped potential?
• How can we build effective, inclusive training pathways to help migrants access these opportunities and address labour market needs?

Join us on 26 August at 14:00 for an interactive online session to explore concrete ways of designing tailored training programmes, bringing together employers, training providers and key players in the field.

We’ll discuss challenges, opportunities, and how to collaborate for real impact.

Your experience and perspective can directly shape how these pathways are built.

The session is powered by the EMERALD project of which Beci is a partner.

Who should attend?

• Employers and HR professionals seeking workers with green and digital skills
• Training providers interested in inclusive, responsive programme design
• Organisations working with migrant communities
• Public employment services and policy actors
• Researchers and labour market specialists

Why should you not miss this session?

• Help shape a new collaborative Re-skilling Lab for Belgium​
• Contribute to real solutions for labour shortages in green and digital sectors​
• Share your insights to ensure training reflects actual needs and barriers
• Connect with others working on upskilling, inclusion, and future-proof jobs
• Get early access to the EMERALD project’s findings and pilot activities

Programme

14:00 – 14:15 | Welcome & Why it is important. Context and Background

14:15 – 14:25 | What is EMERALD?

14:25 – 14:35 | Understanding the Challenge: Migrants & Skills in the Belgian Labour Market. 

14:35 – 15:00 | Shaping the Re-skilling Lab Framework. Consult and brainstorm.​

15:00 – 15:15 | Wrap-up and next steps

What is EMERALD?

EMERALD is an EU-funded Erasmus+ project that addresses the growing demand for green and digital skills. 

EMERALD aims to create inclusive training pathways to upskill and reskill migrants through re-skilling labs, based on the public-private partnership models.

The project brings together 14 organisations from six countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, and Spain. In Belgium, the partners are Synlar, Le Monde des Possibles and Beci – Chambre de Commerce de Bruxelles.

Learn more about the project here

By joining the online session on 26 August you can help ensure future training models reflect labour market realities and better connect migrant talent with green and digital jobs.

Practical Information

Date: Tuesday, 26 August
Time: 14:00 - 16:00 
Platform: Zoom. You will receive the link in the confirmation email. Please check your spam folder
Language: English

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