Brussels Training: the Cocof opens the call for the position of Director General

The College of the French Community Commission (Cocof) has declared the rank 16 position of Director General of Bruxelles Formation vacant and is launching a call for applications open simultaneously to internal and external candidates. The official notice is published in the Belgian Official Gazette (Moniteur belge) of November 9, 2026, on pages 59828 and 59829, under reference C − 2026/008074. Applications must be submitted within thirty days, failing which they shall be null and void.

The call is based on two regulatory texts: the decree of the College of the French Community Commission of February 4, 2019, relating to the career of officials of the Brussels French-speaking Institute for Vocational Training, and the decree of September 20, 2012, establishing the procedures for the appointment of contractual representatives in public interest bodies of the Cocof, adopted under Article 26/1, paragraph 4, of the decree of October 20, 1994, regarding the status of officials of these bodies.

The mandate is for a duration of 5 years. The representative is evaluated at mid-term and at the end of the mandate. The procedure is declared open: by “external candidates,” the notice refers to all candidates other than the statutory staff members of Bruxelles Formation.

Two access routes, two sets of conditions

Internal candidates, namely the statutory staff members of the organization, must meet two conditions:

• have at least nine years of seniority at level 1 or have at least 6 years of experience in a management position;
• exhibit conduct that meets the requirements of the position.

External candidates, for their part, must:

• enjoy civil and political rights;
• hold a degree providing access to level 1/level A of the civil service;
• have at least six years of experience in a management position;
• exhibit conduct that meets the requirements of the position.

The notice specifies that experience in a management position refers to management experience in a public service or in a private sector organization.

Assessment, interview, and Group A ranking

Every application must include a statement of qualifications and merits, based on a standardized CV whose model was jointly established by the members of the College responsible for the civil service and vocational training. Eligible candidates are invited to an assessment organized by an assessment center—a set of simulation exercises designed to verify the skills required for the position—followed by an interview before the Selection Commission.

The Commission issues a reasoned opinion taking into account the alignment between the candidate’s profile and the job description, the titles and merits cited, and the result of the assessment. At the end of the selection process, candidates are entered by reasoned decision into either Group A “fit” or Group B “not fit”. Candidates in Group A are ranked, and the mandate holder is appointed from among them by the College of the Cocof.

Where and how to apply

• Form: registered letter in a double sealed envelope, under penalty of nullity, plus a submission by email.
• Deadline: thirty days starting from the day following the publication of the call in the Moniteur belge.
• Address: secretariat of the Selection Commission (Office 617), Rue des Palais 42, 1030 Brussels.
• Mandatory mention on both envelopes: “Mandate rank 16 – Director General of Bruxelles Formation – confidential – do not open”.
• Email: mandats@spfb.brussels.
• Information: Joëlle Boriau (02/800.82.99), Mike d’Heur (02/800.84.92) and Patricia Hatzidoukas (0476/22.07.89), from whom the job description, the mandate objectives, the standardized CV, and any information on the procedure can be obtained.

A leading employing body

Under the authority of the Management Committee and in compliance with the orientations of the College and the management contract, the Director General ensures the direction, coordination, and strategic development of Bruxelles Formation, in order to contribute to the development of skills for the people of Brussels and to guarantee a training offer that is accessible, innovative, and oriented towards sustainable integration. The powers delegated by the Management Committee are explicitly listed:

• execute the decisions of the Management Committee and submit any useful proposal to it;
• direct the staff and ensure the functioning of the organization;
• exercise the day-to-day management powers defined by the internal regulations;
• represent the organization in judicial and extrajudicial acts, within the limits of day-to-day management;
• implement the management contract concluded between the College of the Cocof and Bruxelles Formation.

The financial stake is considerable: the organization’s budget annex published in the Moniteur belge of September 17, 2026, shows total expenditures of 97,259,205.49 euros in the 2025 provisional budget, compared to 93,821,036.80 euros in the 2024 initial budget, of which 56,493,980.27 euros are salaries and social security contributions.

For readers, the deadline is concrete: the thirty-day period runs from November 10, 2026, and it is the Board of the Cocof that will decide, at the end of the procedure, between the candidates ranked in group A. The appointment of the future director general will determine, for five years, the management of an operator upon which Brussels’ socio-professional integration policies directly depend.

• Source: Moniteur belge, November 9, 2026, p. 59828-59829, ref. C − 2026/008074, call for applications from the French Community Commission of Brussels-Capital.