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REDUCING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Youth unemployment in Flanders exceeds
the total unemployment rate. The situation of low-educated young people
and young people of immigrant origin
in particular is not rosy. A successful

employment policy starts at school. Too
many young people leave education
without a degree or certificate and consequently miss out on labour market
opportunities.

THE SCHOOL AS A STEPPING STONE TO AN INTERESTING JOB
The Government of Flanders is developing a new dual system of working and
learning, as well as an unambiguous and
easy-to-use legal framework for all types
of workplace learning. The aim is to
achieve better alignment between education and the labour market. Following
a well-founded study and career choice,

a start is made already at school on developing career competences and providing pupils in a timely manner with
information about the labour market. In
this way we prevent young people from
ending their school careers without a
degree or certificate.

CUSTOMISED SUPPORT
We aim to support all young people in
developing a sustainable career by implementing a number of targeted projects. We focus on training courses for
shortage occupations and work experience projects. With the Youth Guarantee

Plan the Flemish Service for Employment
and Vocational Training (VDAB) wants
to guide young people as quickly as possible towards sustainable employment.
In this context the emphasis is on lowand mid-educated young people.

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