(NL) IHK Eupen-Malmedy-St. Vith lanceert de “Alliantie voor de bestrijding van het gebrek aan gekwalificeerde arbeiders”

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Volgens een enquête die in 2018 gehouden werd klaagt 89% van de deelnemende werkgevers in Oost-België dat ze geen gekwalificeerd personeel kunnen vinden. Dit tekort aan geschoolde arbeidskrachten in Oost-België treft vooral werkgevers in het zuidelijke deel van de Duitstalige Gemeenschap.

Om deze leemte op te vullen hebben het Arbeidsbureau, het Instituut voor onderwijs en opleiding, de economische ontwikkelingsmaatschappij voor Oost-België, de Sociaal-Economische Raad, de Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) en de Duitstalige staat hun krachten gebundeld en de “Alliantie voor het gebrek aan gekwalificeerde arbeiders” opgericht. De heer Volker Klinges, directeur van de IHK, werd verkozen tot voorzitter van deze alliantie.

Deze alliantie heeft tot doel aanvullende acties te initiëren en uit te voeren om de tewerkstelling van gekwalificeerde arbeidskrachten in Oost-België te verzekeren. Het concrete doel is dan ook om jongeren meer bewust te maken van de loopbaanperspectieven in de regio, de beroepsopleiding en bij- en nascholing te verbeteren, migranten in het beroepsleven te integreren en ook de informatieverstrekking aan en de bijstand aan immigranten te consolideren.

Voor meer informatie over dit onderwerp kunt u contact opnemen met Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK).

 

A No-Deal Brexit will also influence your temporary exportations to the United Kingdom!

Projects, fairs or demonstrations in the United Kingdom? Not without custom formalities!

In the absence of an agreement, the United Kingdom becomes an exporting country, just like the United States or China, where customs formalities apply. Both when leaving (exportation) or entering (importation) the UK. Specific customs procedures therefore apply when importing temporarily, participating in a trade fair, or exhibition maintaining machinery or demonstrating a prototype.
Are you looking for a simple solution? Then use an ATA carnet, a unique customs document that covers all stages of a temporary export. For more information, contact your Chamber of Commerce.

Pilot project on dual learning by CCI Hainaut

The Chamber of Commerce Hainaut has initiated a pilot project with ten companies to join the project called “Coup de poing pénuries”. On 15 February, during a press conference organised by CCI Hainaut in Charleroi, agreements have been signed between the companies and Forem to welcome twelve trainees in carpentry, a sector in need of qualified manpower.

Read the press release (French)

(NL) Uitbreiding van het gebruik van ATA-carnet in China

(NL) Tot nu toe werd een ATA-carnet enkel aanvaard voor beurzen en tentoonstellingen. Beroepsmateriaal en handelsmonsters kunnen nu ook tijdelijk ingevoerd  worden in China onder ATA-carnet. De invoer is niet langer beperkt tot 6 maanden. De uiterste wederuitvoerdatum van goederen onder dekking van een ATA-carnet is nu de vervaldag van het carnet.

Meer informatie beschikbaar bij uw Kamer van Koophandel

Archipelago, creating employment in Africa

ARCHIPELAGO is an inclusive economic development programme run by CPCCAF, EUROCHAMBRES and sequa, with financial support from the European Commission in the framework of the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF). The programme aims at increasing the employability  of young people and vulnerable groups in society by raising their technical and entrepreneurial skills. The programme will cover 12 African countries in the Sahel and the Chad Lake region.

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Vacancy for 2 experts for ARCHIPELAGO project (FR/EN)

ARCHIPELAGO is an initiative of CPCCAF, EUROCHAMBRES and sequa, with financial support from the European Commission in the framework of the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF). The programme aims to improve the technical skills of young people and vulnerable groups in society and will also work on strengthening entrepreneurship competences in 12 African countries in the Sahel and the Chad Lake region.

In order to strengthen the ARCHIPELAGO management unit in Brussels, the initiators are still looking for a vocational training expert (TVET) and a financial-administrative assistant. More details can be found here.

Philippe Suinen elected administrator of CPCCAF

Philippe Suinen, President of the Chambres de Commerce de Wallonie, was re-elected as a member of the Bureau of the Conférence Permanente des Chambres Consulaires Africaines et Francophones (CPCCAF).

The CPCCAF is the network of French-speaking Chambers in Europe and Africa that cooperate to develop the African private sector and to strengthen economic and commercial ties between the two continents.

Moreover, the ARCHIPELAGO project was launched in Dakar.

ARCHIPELAGO is an initiative of the CPCCAF, EUROCHAMBRES and sequa, with financial support from the European Commission through the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF). The programme aims to improve the technical skills of young people and vulnerable groups in society and to strengthen entrepreneurial capacities in 12 African countries in the Sahel and the region surrounding Lake Chad.

New Chair of World Chambers Federation

During the WCF General Council meeting in Dubai at the end of November, Hamad Buamim was elected as new Chair of the World Chambers Federation. Mr. Buamim is chair and CEO of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Read more.

CCI Wallonie: the great Moroccan opportunity

On behalf of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce and its local Chambers, Philippe Suinen signed on 28 November, in the presence of Princess Astrid, a framework cooperation agreement with the largest Moroccan Chamber, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Casablanca – Settat, chaired by Yassir Adil. Through this text, the Chambers plan to strengthen their role as relays and support for companies and to establish SME contacts by and with interested SMEs.

More information on this framework agreement here.