Vlaams Opleidingsverlof (VOV).

For private companies in Flemish Region.

The sector where VOV is present: in the private sector in the Flemish Region.

Employees are allowed to be absent from work to attend training while their wages continue to be paid. The employer may be reimbursed a lump sum to compensate for the wage cost.  

The employee must notify BLCC (= training provider) if he wants to take VOV. 

Note:  
Employees must be employed for at least 50% at the start of the training and they may take training for a maximum of 125 hours per school year.  

Certain training courses entitle them to VOV:  

At least 32 contact hours or teaching periods within a 1-year period  

Several modules at the same training provider may be combined to reach those 32h.  

Courses of less than 32h that appear in the database also entitle you to VOV (VOV approved them itself):

Level B1 or lower  

No.

An employee may not be unauthorised absent for more than 10% of classes 

The employee is only granted VOV hours for the class hours that he was effectively present.  

An employee must participate in a final assessment if one is provided.  

Training provider is not required to pass on attendances to employee/employer. BLCC submits the necessary data online to the WSE department.

Department Werk en Sociale Economie
Team Vlaams Opleidingsverlof 

Adress: 

Ellipse building 
Koning Albert II laan 35 (bus 20), 1030 Schaarbeek, Belgium

Telephone number: 1700 

vlaamsopleidingsverlof@vlaanderen.be
opleidingsdatabank@vlaanderen.be 

https://www.vlaanderen.be/vlaams-opleidingsverlof/vlaams-opleidingsverlof-aanvragen-wie-doet-wat