Overview

The deadline for companies to submit their training plans for 2025 has ended. But how do these plans translate into practice? Does employers' training course offering match the needs of their employees? This blog puts forward a number of tips and tricks to help you devise your training course offering.

Adaptability is fast becoming the most important skill in the workplace. Find out how, as an employer, you can encourage employees to think and act in times of change and prepare your organisation for the future.

Belgian companies are increasingly using AI in the workplace. Our country is among the top three in Europe in AI use, but the impact on jobs is great. Find out how companies are using AI and which skills will be crucial in future.

Most companies are now working to implement a learning culture in their organisation but what about registering the kind of training courses employees can take? Since April 2024, employers can do so using the government registration tool FLA. A lot of employers are still left with questions. We made a list of the most frequently asked questions.

The Labour Deal, training plans and individual training days for employees. What exactly do companies need to put in place and what does this involve in practice?

Training is an important lever to develop people and organisations and to prepare them for the challenges of the future. Unsurprisingly, the Labour Deal on training includes a series of ground rules, such as the individual right to training for every employee. The question is whether this ambitious government target is achievable as well as sufficient.

Do recruiters give job seekers the same/more/less opportunities than those who in work? Are job seekers as good at applying for jobs as those in employment? How important is experience when applying for a job? How important is a qualification?

As an employer, you’d like to retain talent and respond flexibly to the needs of your organisation. However, your employees also want to grow and take on new challenges. Job mobility is therefore important for both employees and employers. Training offers a solution to this. How can training contribute to job mobility, and what can you do as a company to support your employees in their career development?

The ageing of Belgium’s population is a social challenge that companies are also facing. What are the benefits of hiring older workers? How do you keep your older workers healthy and happy at work? And what if you do have to say goodbye?