Second Duo Day on March 24th

During the Duo Day, companies play host for individuals with an employability handicap, who teams up with one of the regular employees of the company to get a first taste of what it is like to do that specific job. This originally Irish initiative was taken up in Flanders by Resoc and GTB and got the immediate support of 20 companies in the province of Flemish-Brabant.

The main idea behind the Duo Day is that hard to employ people often experience barriers when trying to find a job. By giving them a first, even one-day, experience they get a better idea of what it is like to work in a company and with colleagues, what the atmosphere on the work floor is like and how one deals with tasks and responsibilities.

An experienced employee takes up the role of tutor and makes sure everything runs smoothly. However, the first objective of the Duo Day is not the find a job immediately for those who participate in it, but much more to make bridges between the two world of people with a job and those without one.