Co-creation: a win-win experience
Today, we worked with eight young participants from Click, our project in partnership with Brussels’ Public Employment Services Actiris and the European Social Fund, to continue improving the programme. They volunteered to share their experiences and insights with us, giving us invaluable feedback on what has worked best for them, areas to focus on in […]
Social investment pays off!
It boosts skills, employment, social inclusion, competitiveness, and economic growth. The 2024 ESDE report by the European Commission highlights that ESF+ investments in Active Labour Market Policies can have a positive impact on employment that lasts for at least 20 years after they begin. At OrientaEuro, we’re proud to support and contribute to these efforts. […]
Literally, a WISE sector
There are over 2 million Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) in Europe, employing 6% of the total workforce. These enterprises fulfil productive, social, and training roles. Today, we’re gaining valuable insights from key sector actors by participating in the final conference of the B-WISE project, led by EASPD, the European Association of Service providers for […]
The digital and linguistic divide among jobseekers in Brussels is more pronounced than ever
Yesterday, we had the honor of participating in the “Skill.up” event organized by Actiris, aimed at addressing this critical challenge and exploring opportunities to overcome it. The event offered a concrete overview of the current situation, highlighted by striking statistics, analyses, reflections, and meaningful discussions with key partners. Among them, the VDAB, Bruxelles Formation, FARI […]
Years of Dreams and Work in 5 Minutes
That’s the challenge of giving a pitch like this, presented today to our Founding Director, Roger Cohen. A great exercise to distil the essence of years of hard work, growth, and vision into just 5 minutes. Thrilled that OrientaEuro has been pre-selected for the Belgium Impact Start-ups Award! A big thank you to Nicolas Debray […]
JobRoad Kickstart – Action Matchmaking 50+
On Tuesday, 3rd September, we were invited to attend the KICKSTART – Action Matchmaking 50+, organised by JobRoad (integration through employment) in Brussels, hosted at the Werk Centrale Emploi. The participating companies, including Naos Hotel, Tempo Team, Infrabel, McDonald’s, StaffingSolutions, Ikea, Carrefour, and AdriaGroup had the opportunity to share their vacancies for candidates over 50 […]
hub.brussels “Export Accelerator” programme
OrientaEuro was chosen last year for a year-long intensive programme by hub.brussels called “Export Accelerator”. Together with nine other Brussels-based companies from different sectors, we were selected and coached based on our impact and potential to extend this impact beyond Belgium’s borders. It was a very intense programme, followed by our founding director, Roger Cohen, […]
Stronger Together Empowerment Programme
Leuven’s Local Partnership, STEP, was officially launched successfully on June 20th. STEP stands for Stronger Together Empowerment Programme. Its mission is to support and accompany Leuven’s inhabitants who face multiple obstacles and help them find a place in society and the job market. With the financial support of Europa WSE (Werk en Sociale Economie), STEP […]
Field visit for PES directors and experts
OrientaEuro hosted a field visit for PES directors and experts from several countries as part of the “Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies in fragile socio-economic and post-conflict contexts” organised at Enabel by the European Training Foundation (ETF) with the collaboration of Actiris. We had representatives from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey, Morocco, Germany, Egypt, Ukraine, Lithuania, and […]
Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies in fragile socio-economic and (post-)conflict context
Today we were invited to reflect with peers from other 20 countries on how to better measure the “Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies in fragile socio-economic and (post-)conflict context”, a peer learning activity organised by the European Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with Enabel, the Belgian development agency and the support of Actiris. Thank […]
Global Labour Market Activation Summit
Today, we had the pleasure of attending the second day of the Global Labour Market Activation Summit organised by Deloitte. It all started with a presentation about the European PES Network and then very insightful debates about supporting multi-barriered individuals and migrants integrate to the job market. It was a great pleasure to be able […]
The role of AI in Public Employment Services
We are delighted to share that OrientaEuro had the opportunity to attend the Global Labour Market Activation event hosted by VDAB and organised by Deloitte with global leaders of Public Employment Services (PES). This meeting, with a particular emphasis on the role of AI in PES, afforded us the opportunity to learn and share perspectives […]