29 October 2019 | 12:30 – 17:00 | Gouvernement aan de Maas – Limburglaan 10, 6229 GA, Maastricht

ITEM and the Province of Limburg (NL) are glad to announce the organisation of a workshop marking the conclusion of the B-solutions Project “Roadmap and Factsheet for the Recognition of Qualifications for Highly Demanded Professions”.

Complexities regarding the recognition of qualifications for regulated professions can pose a challenge to both citizens as well as the professionals supporting them. Available information is plenty but can be hard to navigate. Moreover, little is known about what happens behind the scenes when competent authorities evaluate professional qualifications. In this context, this B-solutions pilot project proposed two documents to improve information provision and enhance the transparency of recognition procedures for a selection of highly demanded regulated professions. First, a roadmap aimed at first line supporters such as job mediators and cross-border information point employees. Second, a factsheet aimed at citizens. Both documents aim to boost cross-border mobility and employability by improving recognition.

The B-solutions pilot project, submitted by the Province of Limburg as lead applicant and carried out by ITEM, brings together partners along the Dutch border comprising partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. This workshop marks the conclusion of the project and features a presentation of the final roadmaps and factsheets, findings made throughout the project, and panel discussions on how to improve information provision on recognition of qualifications now and in the future.

Preliminary Programme

12:30 Arrival & registration

13:30 Welcome

13:40 The B-solutions initiative from a European perspective

14:00 Results B-solutions project Roadmap & Factsheet

15:00 Break

15:30 Panel – Roadmaps & Factsheets: Tools for better information provision

16:00 Panel – Roadmaps & Factsheets: Future perspective

16:30 Closing speech and conclusions

17:00 Reception

Registration

You can register for the workshop via the following link. Registration is open until 15 October 2019.

The B-solutions project “Roadmap and Factsheet for the Recognition of Qualifications for Highly Demanded Professions” is financed by the European Union.