Tracé Brussel

What Tracé Brussel does

Tracé Brussel vzw is a Belgian non-profit association (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk) headquartered at Prinsenstraat 8-10 in central Brussels, dedicated to Dutch-language employment support, educational guidance, and digital inclusion services for Brussels residents. The organization operates an integrated portfolio of eleven active programs spanning walk-in employment counseling (Werkwinkel Brussel), educational guidance (Leerwinkel Brussel), student-to-work coaching (Jump naar Werk, Infopunt Jobstudent Brussel, Ik zoek ik vind mijn traject), internship and dual learning coordination (Brugfiguur Werkplekleren, Duaal leren Brussel), social economy advisory (Sociale Economie), regional employment initiatives (Bijzondere opdrachten), and digital inclusion through the Digipunten network and DigiMate volunteer program in partnership with Digibank Brussel.

The organization holds two notable institutional mandates from the Brussels-Capital Region: it is the officially recognized advisory agency for social economy, and it chairs the regional consultation forum for dual learning. It is structurally and financially dependent on public-sector support, with Actiris (the Brussels public employment service) and the Brussels-Capital Region providing primary funding and co-financing. All client-facing services are delivered free of charge, and there is no disclosed pricing or fee-based revenue stream; the absence of headcount, revenue, and budget data in the source material is itself a notable characteristic of how this entity is governed and disclosed.

Tracé Brussel distributes its services through a multi-channel model combining direct walk-in centers, on-site presence in Dutch-language secondary schools, community events such as the stagenetwerkevent and the 'Ik zoek, ik vind mijn cursus Nederlands' infobeurs, a content-marketing website at trace.brussels, a regular newsletter, and a distributed Digipunten network across Brussels. Its customer base spans individual job seekers, secondary school students, newcomers and immigrants requiring digital and language support, social economy enterprises seeking recognition and funding, and institutional partners including Dutch-language schools and Brussels employers offering internships and workplace learning placements.

Name

Tracé Brussel

Legal name

Tracé Brussel vzw

Website

https://tracebrussel.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tracé Brussel vzw is a Brussels-based non-profit association providing free Dutch-language employment counseling, educational guidance, dual learning coordination, and digital inclusion services to Brussels residents, funded primarily by the Brussels-Capital Region and Actiris under official regional mandates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussel

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies and Grants: Tracé Brussel vzw operates as a non-profit association funded primarily through government subsidies from the Brussels-Capital Region. The organization receives support from Actiris (Brussels employment service) and the Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest. Services to clients are provided free of charge.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tracé Brussel vzw is a Brussels-based non-profit association that delivers employment counseling, educational guidance, internship coordination, dual learning support, and digital inclusion services to Dutch-speaking residents of the Brussels-Capital Region. Services are delivered free of charge through walk-in centers (Werkwinkel Brussel, Leerwinkel Brussel), individual coaching sessions, school-based programs, and a network of digital support points (Digipunkten), with funding primarily provided by government subsidies.

Product overview

Tracé Brussel vzw is a non-profit organization offering a coordinated portfolio of employment, education, and digital inclusion services for Brussels residents. The organization operates as a service platform with multiple distinct programs: Werkwinkel Brussel provides direct job search assistance including Dutch language referrals, CV writing, and interview coaching; Leerwinkel Brussel offers educational guidance for Dutch-language training; Jump naar Werk coaches secondary school students entering the job market; Infopunt Jobstudent Brussel assists with student employment matters; Ik zoek, ik vind mijn traject provides individual guidance for at-risk youth; Brugfiguur Werkplekleren facilitates internship connections between schools and employers; Duaal leren Brussel supports dual learning programs; Sociale economie advises on social economy recognition; Bijzondere opdrachten implements special regional employment initiatives; DigiMate and Digipunten Brussel address digital inclusion for vulnerable populations. The services are delivered both directly and through partner websites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Werkwinkel Brussel: Employment counseling service providing job search assistance, vocational training referrals, Dutch language courses, CV preparation, and interview coaching for job seekers in Brussels
• Leerwinkel Brussel
• Jump naar Werk
• Infopunt Jobstudent Brussel
• DigiMate
• Digipunten Brussel
• Brugfiguur Werkplekleren
• Duaal leren Brussel
• Sociale Economie
• Bijzondere Opdrachten

Products and services

• Werkwinkel Brussel

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ActiriscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerActiris is the Brussels public employment service. Tracé Brussel collaborates with Actiris to provide employment counseling and job placement services, receiving referrals and working together on unemployment reduction initiatives in Brussels.
• Dutch-Language Secondary Schools in BrusselscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTracé Brussel works with all Dutch-language secondary schools in Brussels to provide internship coordination (Brugfiguur Werkplekleren), student career coaching (Jump naar Werk), and dual learning program support.
• Brussels EmployerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Brussels companies partner with Tracé Brussel to offer internships, workplace learning placements, and participate in the stagenetwerkevent to build quality internship opportunities for Brussels students.
• Digibank BrusselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTracé Brussel collaborates with Digibank Brussel on digital inclusion initiatives, operating Digipunkten and the DigiMate volunteer program for newcomers to improve digital skills and Dutch language practice.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Actiris: Brussels public employment service and a core funder/referral partner of Tracé Brussel. Operates the broader Brussels employment-services mandate of which Tracé Brussel is the Dutch-language operational arm; comparable mission but significantly broader scope.

Others

• Euroguidance: European network coordinated by the European Commission supporting career-guidance practitioners across member states. Relevant as a thematic peer in the educational-guidance and career-counseling space Tracé Brussel occupies via Leerwinkel.

Regional players

• VDAB (Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding): Flemish public employment service offering job counseling, training referrals, and career guidance across Flanders. Comparable mandate and service mix but operating in a different (Flemish) region; useful benchmark for Tracé Brussels's operating model and Dutch-language trajectory offerings.
• FOREM (Office wallon de la formation professionnelle et de l'emploi): Walloon public employment and training service with a similar workforce-development mandate. Comparable in scope and public-funder structure, but focused on French-speaking Wallonia rather than bilingual Brussels.

Emerging players

• CAW Brussel (Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk): Flemish-funded center for general welfare work in Brussels offering social support including employment pathway assistance. Comparable as a Brussels-based non-profit supporting vulnerable residents with overlapping service lines (welfare + employment).
• Mentor Vlaanderen: Flemish non-profit providing mentoring and educational guidance to at-risk youth, including support for school-to-work transitions. Comparable to Tracé Brussels's Jump naar Werk and Ik zoek, ik vind mijn traject programs in mission and target population.
• Digibank Brussel: Brussels digital-inclusion initiative partnering with Tracé Brussel on Digipunkten and DigiMate. Comparable in addressing digital-skills gaps for vulnerable Brussels residents, though Digibank operates as the broader umbrella program across language communities.
• Le Centre d'Education Populaire André Genot (CEPAG): Belgian adult education and workforce-readiness non-profit active in Brussels, addressing employment pathways for disadvantaged populations. Comparable as a community-led employment/education support organization serving similar vulnerable segments.

Direct peers

• Atrium (Brussels social economy agency): Brussels-based agency supporting social-economy enterprises with recognition, funding, and development assistance — directly mirroring Tracé Brussels's Sociale Economie advisory role. The most direct peer within Tracé Brussels's social-economy service line.
• Bruxelles Formation: French-speaking counterpart providing employment counseling, vocational training, and career guidance to job seekers in the Brussels-Capital Region. Most directly comparable to Tracé Brussel as the linguistic mirror organization with the same regional mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/416387575382912
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trace-brussel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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