Training staff

Information on training opportunities in the Brussels-Capital Region is available from the Find a course page in the Education section of this website.

The sectoral training bodies, which resort under joint committees that businesses have to be part of, also offer training courses targeted to specific sectors, including metals, cars, international trade and food.

The Opens in new windowlist of the sectoral training bodies is available on the website info.hub.brussels.

• For specific information on External linksupport in the Region for Brussels’ businesses - self-employed persons, SMEs, service cheques businesses - (FR/NL), visit the website of Brussels Economy and Employment.
• The website info.hub.brussels gives an overview of all Opens in new windowvocational training incentives existing in Brussels (FR/NL).
• External linkPaid educational leave (FR/NL) is the right for private sector employees to be absent from work on full pay to follow accredited training courses. This leave is paid for by the employer, who can apply to have these costs reimbursed from Brussels Economy and Employment.
• Private sector employees are entitled to be absent from work on full pay to follow recognised training courses. For more information about External linkpaid educational leave (FR/NL), see Brussels Economy and Employment.
• Actiris manages the "External linkchèques formations" (training cheques) scheme (FR/NL) for French-speaking and Dutch-speaking jobseekers in the Brussels-Capital Region.
• The Dutch-speaking workers of the Brussels-Capital Region are granted External link"opleidingscheques" (NL) run by the VDAB.