Belgian public agency to use Unisys self-service kiosks to expedite job-search process.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1995--Unisys announced Friday that it has been awarded a $1.4 million contract from Belgium's public sector employment agency, Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB VDAB Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding ), to improve the countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. job-listing process. VDAB, which is chartered with providing job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. with job-search information, decided to create a more customer-focused approach to delivering its services by using automated public kiosks. Unisys is responsible for the program's project management and maintenance services in addition to providing the self-service terminals. Faced with rising unemployment and limited resources, VDAB needed to offer more cost-efficient and quicker access to its service offerings. However, the agency did not simply want to automate the existing system, which required that those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. employment wait in line to obtain basic information from agency employees. Instead, job seekers can now step up to Unisys self-service terminals to obtain information on position opportunities as well as on professional training, outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. facilities and other job-search services. Descriptions of available positions can be easily printed by persons accessing the kiosks. In the first few months of the initial pilot of 60 kiosks, inquiries resulted in the identification of one million job opportunities. The pilot's success led VDAB to deploy job-listing kiosks at more than 300 sites. Currently, these kiosks are located in all VDAB facilities. Ten universities in Flanders
Using these terminals, the public can search for general information on city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and civic functions. VDAB plans to continue installing kiosks in other public areas throughout Belgium. -0- Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corp. -0- All other brands and products reference herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Unisys Corp., Blue Bell Susan Beck, 215/986-6036 Internet : becks@po6.bb.unisys.com |
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