InterMire

What InterMire does

InterMire asbl is a Belgian non-profit association (association sans but lucratif), established in 2009 by decree of the Walloon Government and headquartered in Monceau-sur-Sambre, Belgium. Its role is to provide coordination, support, and representation for the 11 Regional Employment Missions (Missions Régionales pour l'Emploi, or "Mire") operating across Wallonia. The organization employs six people and combines three core functions: mutualization of tools and IT systems across the Mire network, harmonization of methodologies and practices, and sector representation before Walloon authorities. InterMire develops and maintains a proprietary sector-specific IT application used by all 11 Mire, coordinates training programs (including the "Ateliers du numérique" digital skills workshops launched in 2022), and facilitates working groups on themes such as digital transition, AViQ disability integration, and active intermediation.

The 11 Mire are Walloon Government's officially mandated public employment insertion infrastructure, created since 1991 (MIREC being the first). Each Mire delivers direct employment services to vulnerable job seekers — including those without a CESS diploma, long-term unemployed (24+ months), social welfare recipients, recognized refugees, persons with disabilities, and article 60 contract workers — through jobcoaching methodology, training alternance programs, active intermediation with employers, and six-month post-placement follow-up. In 2021, the Mire accompanied 5,283 job seekers (106% of decreetal target) and achieved 2,777 placements, of which 96% remained employed for at least six months, representing a 51% durable placement rate at an average cost under 6,000 euros per placement versus an estimated 35,000 euros annual cost per long-term unemployed person.

The business model is entirely publicly funded: the Walloon Region contributes approximately 13 million euros annually and the European Social Fund contributes approximately 3.1 million euros (as of 2020), totaling a sector budget of approximately 16 million euros. Services are free to both job seekers and enterprises. InterMire's role was most recently reaffirmed by a Walloon Government decree of December 13, 2024, which formally attributed specific coordination, mutualization, and representation missions to the organization. Key institutional partners include The Forem (Walloon public employment service), CPAS (social welfare centers), AViQ (disability agency), FormaForm (training), and social partners FGTB and CSC, with named employer partnerships including CHWapi hospitals, Colruyt Group, Pairi Daiza, GoSport, and Action.

Name

InterMire

Legal name

InterMire asbl

Website

https://intermire.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

InterMire asbl is a Walloon Government-mandated non-profit support body coordinating 11 regional employment missions (Mire) across Wallonia, Belgium. It mutualizes IT systems, training, and methodologies, enabling the Mire to deliver free jobcoaching, training, and intermediation services to vulnerable job seekers and Walloon enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

iPaaS & Workflow Automation (BPAMAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Application Integration & API/Middleware Services (BPAEAAAF), Technical Documentation & Knowledge Management (Playbooks, Runbooks, Enablement Kits) (BPAEANAM)

Keywords

• Public employment services
• Workforce insertion programs
• Regional employment missions
• Job coaching services
• Social economy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Monceau-sur-sambre

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies — Walloon Government (Région wallonne): The primary funding source is the Walloon Region, providing approximately 13 million euros annually, constituting the bulk of the sector's operating budget.
2. European Social Fund (Fonds Social Européen): The European Social Fund contributes approximately 3.1 million euros per year (as of 2020), supplementing regional government subsidies for employment insertion programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

InterMire asbl provides coordination, support, and representation services to the 11 Regional Employment Missions (Mire) in Wallonia, Belgium. Its core activities include mutualizing tools and IT systems, harmonizing jobcoaching methodologies, organizing staff training, and representing the sector before Walloon authorities. Through the 11 Mire, it delivers employment insertion services including personalized jobcoaching, training alternance programs, active intermediation with employers, and 6-month post-placement follow-up for vulnerable job seekers distanced from the labor market.

Product overview

InterMire asbl operates as a coordination and support platform for the 11 Regional Employment Missions (Mires) in Wallonia, Belgium. The core offering consists of the InterMire coordination structure itself, which provides mutualization, harmonization, IT development, and training services to member Mires. Each of the 11 Mires delivers direct employment services including jobcoaching methodology, training alternance programs, and active intermediation with employers. InterMire also supports supplementary services such as digital transition programs (Ateliers du numérique), competency balance services, specialized Aviq jobcoaching for persons with disabilities, and Primo-Arrivant support for refugees and migrants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• InterMire Coordination and Support Platform
• Jobcoaching Methodology
• Training Alternance Programs
• Active Intermediation Services
• Aviq Jobcoach Services
• Primo-Arrivant (Newcomer) Support Services
• Competency Balance Services
• Ateliers du numérique (Digital Workshops)

Quantifiable outcome

• 51% of accompanied job seekers placed into durable employment (2021 data)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, secondary and notable.

• The ForemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Forem is the primary institutional partner. It refers job seekers to the Mire, collaborates on the 'coaching and solution-oriented' accompaniment framework, and exchanges information with Mire through formalized collaboration agreements. The Forem directs job seekers to Mire based on specific criteria, and Mire report back on beneficiary progress.
• AViQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAViQ is the Walloon agency for persons with disabilities. Since 2006, each Mire has had an Aviq-funded jobcoach. These jobcoaches specialize in placing persons with disabilities and form a dedicated working group coordinated by InterMire. MireWAPI has a specialized Aviq jobcoach network and works with Aviq's regional offices.
• CPAS (Centres Publics d'Action Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe public social welfare centers are key referral partners for the Mire. They direct social welfare recipients (RIS beneficiaries) to Mire and collaborate through article 60 and 61 contracts as part of insertion pathways.
• FormaFormmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormaForm is a training organization that supports the professional development of Mire staff. InterMire collaborates with FormaForm on digital transition projects, pedagogical tools, and the annual Inspiralia event for training actors. The NuMirec digital skills project was developed with FormaForm support.
• Walloon Government (SPW — Service Public de Wallonie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Walloon Government funds both InterMire and the Mire through decree-based subsidies. It provides primary financing (~13 million euros annually) and regulatory framework. InterMire represents the Mire sector before Walloon authorities and ensures implementation of the Mire decree.
• CISP (Centres d'Insertion Socio-Professionnelle)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Mire collaborate with professional insertion centers to orient certain job seekers who need to develop foundational skills before entering direct employment search.
• Régies de quartiersecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNeighborhood councils serve as local referral partners for the Mire, directing residents toward insertion services.
• CHWapi (Centres Hospitaliers de Waterloo)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CHWapi hospital network in Walloon Picardy collaborates with MIREWAPI on surface technician training (alternating training format), hosting internships and recruiting from Mire-trained candidates. In 2019: 3 hires; 2020: 11 hires; 2021: 11 hires.
• Colruyt GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColruyt Group works with MireWAPI, providing employment opportunities for Mire candidates. Mire coaches trained candidates in 'Colruyt attitude,' enabling hires for roles that would typically require stricter CV criteria.
• Pairi DaizanotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPairi Daiza has collaborated with MireWAPI for multiple years, employing approximately 30 Mire candidates each season as part of a sustained seasonal employment partnership.
• Sectoral Funds (Fonds sectoriels)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMire maintain regular partnerships with sectoral funds that co-finance training and insertion projects for workers in specific industries.
• Social Partners (FGTB, CSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial partner organizations (FGTB and CSC) are represented on the governing boards of the Mire and InterMire, participating in governance and strategic direction-setting.
• UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerThierry Dock, President of InterMire, is a lecturer at UCLouvain (FOPES and Ecole des Sciences du Travail), bringing academic research and methodology to the sector's practices.
• MiRE BW (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi du Brabant-wallon)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Nivelles.
• MiREC (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi à Charleroi)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe first Mire created in 1991, operating in Charleroi and Monceau-sur-Sambre. Served 1,648 candidates in 2017, signed 2,283 contracts with 600+ enterprises.
• MiREL (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Liège)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Liège.
• MiRELUX (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi du Luxembourg)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Libramont.
• MiRENA (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Namur-Dinant)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Namur.
• MiRESEM (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Philippeville. Employs 18 people and uses the IOD (Inclusion Objective Durable) methodology.
• MiREV (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Verviers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Verviers.
• MiREWAPI (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de la Wallonie Picarde)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Tournai with approximately 1 ETP dedicated to primo-arrivant (newcomer) support since 2018.
• MiRHW (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Huy-Waremme)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Waremme. Celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017.
• MRC (Mission Régionale du Centre)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Houdeng-Aimeries (La Louvière area).
• MRMB (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Mons Borinage)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the 11 regional Mire supported by InterMire, operating in Frameries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EURES: European job mobility network co-financed by the European Commission and EU member states. Comparable as a European-level public employment-mobility infrastructure, partially funded by the same European Social Fund that supports InterMire.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French national public employment service. Broader scope and population than InterMire but operates an analogous model of publicly funded job placement, employer intermediation, and follow-up for vulnerable job seekers.
• Randstad Belgium: Major private staffing and employment-services firm active in Belgium. Comparable in employer-intermediation and job-placement activities, though serving a different (typically less vulnerable) segment for commercial returns.
• ManpowerGroup Belgium: Global private employment-services firm with Belgian operations. Comparable in job placement and employer intermediation, providing a commercial benchmark for the placement-capacity InterMire's Mire deliver for free.
• Adecco Belgium: Global private staffing firm with Belgian operations. Comparable end service (job matching and employer intermediation) but commercial in nature and focused on less vulnerable candidates than InterMire's mandate.

Regional players

• VDAB: Flemish public employment service. Comparable role in Flanders, with similar policy-driven employment-insertion services and a longstanding partnership ecosystem analogous to InterMire's.
• Actiris: Brussels-Capital Region public employment service. A direct functional equivalent to Forem/Mire in a different Belgian region, with comparable target populations and insertion mandate.

Direct peers

• Bruxelles Formation: Brussels-Capital Region public training and employment-insertion body. Comparable to the Mire network in providing vocational training and insertion pathways for vulnerable job seekers, with similar public funding structure.
• Forem: Walloon public employment service that refers job seekers to Mire and is the primary institutional partner of InterMire. Directly comparable as a Walloon-region employment-services body serving similar job-seeker segments.
• CISP (Centres d'Insertion Socio-Professionnelle): Federation of Walloon socio-professional insertion centers that partner with InterMire's Mire network. They provide pre-insertion training to the same vulnerable cohorts Mirerre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intermire/about

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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