MIREL asbl

What MIREL asbl does

MIREL asbl (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Liège) is a Belgian non-profit association founded in 1994 and headquartered at Boulevard Piercot 42, Liège, with 23 employees distributed across a main office and seven regional antenna locations covering Flémalle, Seraing, Comblain-au-Pont, Chaudfontaine, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, and the Cité des Métiers de Liège. Its mission is to align local labor supply and demand in the Liège province by delivering four service streams: job-seeker accompaniment (skills assessment, career guidance, CV preparation, job matching, and tremplin internship placement) for FOREM-registered unemployed persons meeting specific vulnerability criteria; employer recruitment support (needs assessment, candidate pre-screening, and administrative management); reclassement professionnel (outplacement) for dismissed workers, employees, and executives under its Walloon Region agrément; and, since April 2025, Fonds Retour au Travail (ReAT) coaching for medically incapacitated individuals returning to work under the INAMI voucher scheme.

There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is conducted in person through the HQ and antenna network, supported by a Wix-hosted website, a Facebook page, and a blog with career advice content. New job seekers are onboarded through weekly Wednesday information sessions at the Piercot office or by phone menu, while employer outreach is performed via unscheduled on-site visits.

MIREL's revenue model is entirely publicly funded: it operates as an association sans but lucratif (asbl) with no fees charged to job seekers or employers, drawing instead on co-financing from the Walloon Region, FOREM (the Walloon public employment and vocational training office), and the European Social Fund via the FSE+ program, which underwrites its A.L.A.D.in (Action de Liens et d'Accompagnements Dirigés vers l'Insertion) initiative. The ReAT stream adds per-case INAMI voucher revenue (€1,800 per employer contribution) routed to approved providers. MIREL is also a member of the InterMIRE network of ten regional MIRE employment organizations across Wallonia, which acts as a peer-coordination body.

Name

MIREL asbl

Legal name

MIREL asbl, Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Liège

Website

https://mirelasbl.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MIREL asbl is a Belgian non-profit (asbl) that matches job supply and demand in the Liège province by providing coaching, recruitment support, outplacement, and return-to-work services to FOREM-registered unemployed persons and employers, funded by the Walloon Region, FOREM, and the European Social Fund.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee) (BPACAGAA), Experiential Learning & Internships/Co-ops (EDALABAG)

Keywords

• Employment services
• Job seeker coaching
• Outplacement services
• Employer recruitment
• Regional employment mission

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding: MIREL is a non-profit association (asbl) funded by public institutions. The organization benefits from support from the Walloon Region (Région Wallonne), FOREM (Office wallon de la formation professionnelle et de l'emploi), and the European Social Fund (FSE+). The A.L.A.D.in program (Action de Liens et d'Accompagnements Dirigés vers l'Insertion) is co-financed by the EU.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MIREL asbl (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Liège) is a non-profit regional employment mission that aligns labor supply and demand in the Liège region of Belgium. It delivers personalized job-seeker accompaniment (skills assessment, career guidance, CV preparation, "tremplin" internship placement, post-employment follow-up), employer recruitment support (needs assessment, candidate pre-screening, internship arrangement), and outplacement/professional reclassification for dismissed workers. It also administers the Fonds Retour au Travail (ReAT) for individuals returning from medical incapacity, providing up to 30 hours of personalized support over six months, and operates the EU co-financed A.L.A.D.in program (Action de Liens et d'Accompagnements Dirigés vers l'Insertion).

Product overview

MIREL asbl (Mission Régionale pour l'Emploi de Liège) is a regional employment mission providing integrated employment services in the Liège region of Wallonia, Belgium. The organization operates as a unified service platform offering three core service streams: (1) job seeker support including skills assessment, career guidance, CV preparation, job matching, and internship placement; (2) employer services encompassing recruitment, candidate pre-selection, professional immersion programs, and administrative support; and (3) professional reclassification (outplacement) services for dismissed workers. Additionally, MIREL administers the Fonds Retour au Travail (ReAT) for individuals returning from medical incapacity, providing up to 30 hours of personalized coaching. Services are delivered through multiple regional antenna locations across the province, supplemented by online resources through the organization's blog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement des chercheurs d'emploi (Job-seeker accompaniment) Comprehensive, free accompaniment for FOREM-registered unemployed job seekers in the Liège region: skills assessment (bilan de compétences), definition of the most suitable profession based on prior experience, rework of job-search tools (CV, cover letter), vacancy search, workplace insertion via "tremplin" (immersion) internship before employment, and follow-up after placement. Aimed at job seekers not subject to compulsory schooling who meet at least one specific eligibility criterion (no CESS, 24+ months unemployed in 36, no activity/benefits for 36 months, integration-income recipient, under 25 with 12+ months unemployment, 55+, or AVIQ-recognized disability).
• Services de recrutement pour employeurs (Employer recruitment support) Free recruitment assistance for companies in the Liège region: workplace needs assessment, candidate sourcing and pre-selection from the pool of accompanied job seekers, arrangement of professional "tremplin" internships, and administrative management during the pre-employment and onboarding period. Delivered through no-commitment on-site visits by MIREL staff.
• Reclassement professionnel (Professional reclassification / Outplacement) Customized outplacement / professional reclassification service for workers, employees, and executives facing dismissal. Delivered by MIREL asbl under its official agrément from the Walloon Region, combining HR expertise and local employment-basin knowledge to support professional project development, job-search assistance, and reorientation.
• Fonds Retour au Travail (ReAT) — return-to-work support Specialized return-to-work support for individuals terminated under 'force majeure médicale' or in invalidity status for more than one year, who receive an INAMI voucher to access services. Delivered by MIREL as an approved ReAT service provider, the offering provides up to 30 hours of personalized support over 6 months covering career planning, skills assessment, job-search tools, and employment activation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 job seekers received accompaniment services in 2023 through A.L.A.D.in program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INAMI / Fonds Retour au Travail (ReAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025INAMI (National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance) operates the Fonds Retour au Travail (Work Return Fund). When employees are terminated due to medical force majeure or after 1+ year of invalidity, employers pay €1,800 to the Fund, and beneficiaries receive a voucher to access specialized services from MIREL as an approved provider.
• Région Wallonne (Walloon Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Walloon Region is a primary funder and supporter of MIREL. The organization benefits from the Region's support as part of regional employment policy implementation.
• FOREM (Office wallon de la formation professionnelle et de l'emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOREM is the Walloon office for vocational training and employment. MIREL works with FOREM, requiring job seekers to be registered with FOREM to access MIREL services.
• Other MIRE Organizations (InterMIRE network)minorOthersMIREL is part of the InterMIRE network connecting regional MIRE organizations across Belgium including MIRELUX (Arlon), MIREC (Charleroi), MRC (La Louvière), Miresem (Mariembourg), MRMB (Mons), MIRENA (Namur), MIREBW (Nivelles), Mire H-O (Tournai), MIREV (Verviers), and MIREHW (Waremme). INTERMIRE serves as the secretariat for this network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• VDAB: Flemish public employment and vocational training service. Functions as the Flemish counterpart to FOREM, with a comparable portfolio of job-seeker accompagnement, employer services, and outplacement, but serves Flanders.
• Actiris: Brussels-Capital Region's public employment service. Operates a similar public-mandate model of job-seeker registration, employer matching, and outplacement referral, but serves the Brussels region rather than Wallonia.

Direct peers

• FOREM: The Walloon public employment and vocational training service. FOREM is MIREL's primary referral source and operates in the same Liège region with overlapping employer and job-seeker services, making it the closest functional counterpart.
• Hudson: Belgian-headquartered talent and outplacement consultancy active in Liège. Directly competes with MIREL on professional reclassification (reclassement) services for executives and employees, sharing the same regulatory outplacement framework.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Belgium: Largest private staffing group in Belgium. Provides employer recruitment and outplacement services in the same Liège market as MIREL, but operates commercially and serves a broader candidate pool without MIREL's public-service mandate.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): France's national public employment agency. Operates at vastly larger scale than MIREL but addresses the same core mission — job-seeker registration, employer matching, and back-to-work support — and serves as a useful structural reference for public employment service design.
• Adecco Belgium: Global staffing and workforce solutions group with Belgian operations including outplacement (via LHH). Comparable to MIREL on employer recruitment and outplacement service lines, but commercial in orientation and pan-regional in scope.

Others

• AVIQ: Walloon agency for quality of life, responsible for disability recognition. AVIQ is a direct referral partner to MIREL (sending disability-recognized job seekers into its programs) and operates the broader social-inclusion ecosystem that MIREL's services plug into.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Mission-R%C3%A9gionale-pour-lEmploi-de-Li%C3%A8ge-MIREL-102964509782206
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mirel-asbl

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Profiles7 records

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