Belgium - French Community
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
Non-school childcare facilities
Nursing personnel
The personnel of nurseries, day care nurseries and parental nurseries must include a nurse.
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
The Centres for Psychological, Medical and Social Services (CPMS) are facilities which receive and listen to young people, and where multidisciplinary teams operate: educational psychologists, assistant educational psychologists, assistant social workers, assistant paramedics and doctors. They are subject to professional confidentiality requirements, and the services they provide are free of charge. Each school is served by a CPMS.
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
Key features of the education system
Educational competence
In Belgium the Communities are responsible for education, with the exception of three competences which remained a federal matter :
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance : ONE
CITE 0
Office for Birth and Childhood.
Certificat d’Études de Base : CEB
CITE 1 et 2
Certificate awarded to students who successfully completed the last year of primary education. If that fails, it may also be issued at the end of the 1st or 2nd year of secondary education. It is also possible to obtain this certificate by obtaining a corresponding title awarded by the Social Advancement Education (adult education). It provides access to secondary education.
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
27/06/1921
Loi sur les associations sans but lucratif, les associations internationales sans but lucratif et les fondations, Moniteur belge, 1/07/1921
Cette loi plus générale s’applique aux universités qui ont un statut d’association sans but lucratif.
http://www.gallilex.cfwb.be/document/pdf/24717_001.pdf
12/08/1911
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
2025
Infrastructure: aid for early childhood care facilities threatened with closure : June 2025
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
Structure of the chapter
This chapter provides a thematic and chronological overview of national reforms and policy developments since 2022.
The web pages that follow group reforms in the following broad thematic areas :
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
National or community agencies
Over time, the administrative services of the French Community have developed the habit of decentralising the organisation and management of part of the international programmes, thus relieving the central administrative services of these tasks. In line with European recommendations in particular, a number of national or Community agencies have been created.
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
European, global and intercultural dimension in curriculum development
The Europass Certificate Supplement describes the knowledge and skills acquired by holders of vocational education and training certificates. They are available for every title of competence issued by the Skills Validation Consortium.
Address
Unité francophone d'Eurydice
Administration Générale de l’Enseignement
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
(bureau 3P25)
Avenue du Port, 16
BE-1080 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 413 29 68
E-Mail: eurydice@cfwb.be
Website
European, global and intercultural dimension in curriculum development
In higher education, there is also increasing emphasis on international and European subjects.