New website for recognition of foreign diplomas

Residents of Belgium with a diploma from another country now have one place they can go to find information on getting it recognised. The new website mydiploma.be is an initiative of Brussels employment and training agency Actiris to help local expats obtain recognition of the qualifications they acquired abroad.

According to Actiris, a full one-quarter of job-seekers registered with them have degrees in secondary or higher education from abroad. They often end up in jobs that are below their educational level or cannot continue their education in Belgium because their qualifications are not recognised.

For the new user-friendly site, Actiris joined forces with the Brussels reception agency for integration (Bon) and the organisation Co-ordination and Initiatives for Foreigners and Refugees (Cire).

Through a few simple questions, mydiploma.be – in English, Dutch and French – offers solutions for getting foreign diplomas recognised in Belgium. Work-seekers are led to official information of the French-speaking Community and the Flemish department of the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (Naric), but are also offer various other practical tips.