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Online guidance in Flanders

Onderwijskiezer is an informative website on education and training opportunities in the Dutch
Speaking Community in Belgium (Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region). It contains objective,
neutral information on every officially recognised course in primary and secondary school
education, higher and adult education, and how they are linked to the labour market. The service is
used by a wide audience including pupils, students, guidance practitioners, parents and teachers.

Onderwijskiezer, which is free of Anyone with a question on Onderwijskiezer is represented at
charge, also offers a number of education, training or making every SID-In, providing information
scientifically reliable tests which decisions in this area, can submit and support where needed and
a question to Onderwijskiezer. An
can help young people explore referring clients to relevant
expert answer within 24 hours is
their interests, strengths and services (whether or not
guaranteed.
study attitudes. This can be represented at the SID-Ins).
particularly useful when key
Link with Study Information Days It is the firm intention to continue to
decisions have to be made
position Onderwijskiezer as the
regarding education, training or Pupils in their last year of
professional pathways. unmissable source for information
secondary school education are and guidance regarding education,

Onderwijskiezer was chosen as presented with a wide range of training and professions.
the platform for Columbus - a new study, training and professional
exploration tool, (see Insight Sept. opportunities during the Study
2017) - and for the obligatory Information Days (SID-Ins). The
teacher training entry test. SID-In fairs are organised in all 5
Flemish provinces by the
Up to date service Department of Education and More information on guidance in
Training in collaboration with the Belgium (Flanders) can be found in the
Onderwijskiezer is managed and Centres for Pupil Guidance. brochure ‘Recent Developments in
updated by a team of guidance Guidance - Belgium’
Onderwijskiezer offers a tool (www.euroguidance.eu/resources/public
practitioners - each attached to a
pupil guidance centre or umbrella which can be used by visitors to ations/other-publications )
of pupil guidance centres. Its prepare their SID-In visit. It
central management team contains information on the SID-
collects and discloses objective Ins, dates and locations, the Jean-Marie Van Steenwinckel,
information in a user-friendly possibility to make a personalized Onderwijskiezer
manner. To this purpose, map of the fair, a checklist to find
Onderwijskiezer works through Joke Verlinden,
the required study/training Euroguidance Flanders
firm partnerships, including the
Flemish Ministry of Education and information and a separate
Training, the Flemish Public checklist to find the required
Employment Service (VDAB) and information on professions.
Syntra (Centre for
Entrepreneurship Training).