Have you accumulated many years of professional experience and acquired unique expertise? It's possible that some of your skills are not yet officially recognized by a diploma. Know that you can have these skills validated to obtain an official certificate attesting to your expertise.
Why have your skills validated?
- Professional recognition: A skills certificate allows you to better position yourself on the job market or within your company.
- New opportunities: It can facilitate your access to certain training programs or to positions with greater responsibilities.
- Recognition of your career path: It's an official recognition of your professional achievements.
How to proceed?
In Brussels and Wallonia
The skills validation procedure is detailed on the Validation des Compétences. You can also discuss it with your employment advisor at Actiris or Forem.
Screening: a first step towards validation
Are you hesitant about starting a validation process? The screening organized by the Cité des Métiers can help you see things more clearly. The goal of this approach is to determine your level of technical mastery of the profession in order to consider appropriate guidance paths: enrollment in training, skills validation, job search…
In Flanders
VDAB offers several services related to skills validation:
EVC (Erkenning van Verworven Competenties) This is the Flemish system for professional skills validation.
