Forms of state support. Good practices in Belgium

Illness Work related injuries Work related illness

workers with work- related restrictions

BELGIUM Nat. instit. illness & disability

Insurances for work related accidents & National fund

Fund for work related illness

welfare law

Flanders Werkwinkel / VDAB

Regulatory policies: Anti-discrimination law Awareness campaigns Incentives part of employment equity and diversity policy. NO Quota obligation: only for government’s administration

(4.5%) Employment must be a choice.

Compensatory policies

improvement of capacities of PWD in rehabilitation and vocational training.

adapting production requirements to abilities of disabled people.(Studio adaptation for manager going blind…400.000 €)

adapting working conditions, wage subsidies, material, working environment.

improving matching process: screening, mediation, guidance on the pathway to work, specialist vocational training, job-coaching..

payed by & implemented by VDAB & recognised organizations People disabled for work are entitled to special employment

measures based on disability type & severity (Adaptation of working environment / Interpreter for the hearing impaired / easy system of wage subsidies for employers / Career counseling / Sheltered employment. )

Evolutions & good practices

The GTB- concept. In most cases those people are referred to a special counselor from a “ Specialised Pathways to work and guidance service” GTB. Public funded NGO.

The GTB staff is embedded in the VDAB werkwinkels: “One-counter ”

Better anti-discrimination approach as result of new definition of disability & introduction of concept of labour-

disability=“Every important & longstanding problem of participation into working life due to the interaction of

impairments of mental, sensory, psychological or physical nature, limitations in the performance of activities and

personal or external factors.”

Employment Pathway for PWD

Open labour market

Employers

“Ticket” to be issued

by Specialised

work oriented

evaluation

VDAB & other mainstream

vocational training, counseling aso

Sheltered workplaces

GTB

GTB Contactphase Acquaintance WHO AM I? (re-) START of cooperation

GO SCREENING WHAT CAN I DO? ORIENTATION WHAT DO I WANT?

GTB TRAJECTORY DETERMINATION WHAT WILL I DO?

GOB Vocational Training Better value & perspectives

GOB Mediation & Jobfinding: Support in application & contractphase

GOB&GTB Career counseling & Career support

GOB Follow-up & After care

GOB Apprenticeship/ On-the-job

GTB

TRAJEECTORY

Coun-seling&Guidance

career-transitionscareer-transitions

Education

 

Career transitions & threats

2 Career decisions (FT/PT - job change

 Life Long Learning / care-work

Unemployment

RETIREMENT

 

B Evolutions in tasks job & Function profile

C Evolutions in cliënts profile & environment

D Evolutions in labour-market sectors& employers

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Schools &

special

schools

Careerstart Career-

landing

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Most recent Evolutions & good practices

1. Career counseling for all: Equal opportunities by career selfmanagementCareer-selfmanagement happens when a person has the freedom of choice, and when he is the steering factor in his own integration into the labour proces.

2. Concept of reasonable adaptations= adaptation by measures compensating the limiting impact of an unadapted environment on the PWD.

3. give the good example. In government & social profit.

Job-link employs in its staff more than 20% PWD. Also in career jobclick. Positive image building!

Some questions: Do you think it is normal that

1. People with a disability have the right to work on an equal basis with others?

2. People with a disability should have the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and a work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible?

3. Your authorities should safeguard and promote the realization of the right to work, including for those who acquire a disability during the course of employment, by taking appropriate steps, including through legislation?

3x yes? Then you are in excellent company! Many states agreed that these opinions are rights. They signed article 27 of the convention of the UN

So: the times they are changing!

More info on the UN CONVENTION: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/convtexte.htm