European Commission Call for 2018 Traineeship

Application for traineeship in the European is now open. A paid traineeship of 5 months with the European Commission, starting on either 1st March or 1st October, 2018. Every year, there are about 1.300 places available. If you are one of the selected candidates you get hands-on experience in the international and multicultural environment. This can be an important enrichment for your further career.

 

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You will receive a monthly grant of 1,159.40 EUR as of 1st March 2018 and reimbursement of travel expenses. Accident and health insurance can also be provided.

Trainees work all over the European Commission. The content of the job largely depends on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy. A typical trainee’s daily work mainly consists of:

  • Attending and organising meetings, working groups, forums, public hearings;
  • Researching and compiling documentation, reports, consultations, answering queries;
  • Running projects.

What does the traineeship offer?

  • EU knowledge – insight into the processes and policies of the European Institutions;
  • Practical experience – an opportunity to play a part in the Commission’s day-to-day business;
  • Opportunity to put academic theory into practice.

What do we expect from you?

  • Openness to European matters;
  • Willingness to learn about the Commission’s working methods;
  • Contribution to our everyday work with a fresh point of view;
  • Proactive attitude.

The traineeship programme is open to university graduates, from all over the world who have a:

  1. Degree of at least 3 years of study (minimum a Bachelor);
  2. Very good knowledge of English or French or German (C1/C2 level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
  3. Very good knowledge of a second EU official language (required for nationals of EU countries).

You must have completed at least 3-years of study with a degree to apply for a Blue Book traineeship. Only if you have a certificate or an official confirmation from your university that you have at least a 3-year degree will you be eligible to apply.

Translation traineeships

If you apply for translation traineeships (in the Directorate-General for Translation) you must be able to translate into your main language (normally your native language) from 2 other official EU languages (source languages):

  • Your main language must be one of the official EU languages.
  • Your 1st source language must be English, French or German.
  • Your 2nd source language can be any of the official EU languages

Deadline for applications: 31st August 2017 (12:00 noon, Brussels time).

You can apply once per session but as many times as you want until you are finally selected. If you do not pass the pre-selection, or you are in the Blue Book but not selected for a traineeship, you will have to submit again your application. It will undergo again the pre-selection with no guarantee that you will successfully pass it and be in the Blue Book again.

Article 2.2.2 of the rules governing the official traineeships scheme of the European Commission must be interpreted as excluding the mother tongue/s, which is/are not assessed with points in the first phase of the pre-selection exercise. Points are awarded on the basis of merits.

Therefore, if English, French or German is your mother tongue (also as a non-EU citizen), you must have a very good and certified knowledge of at least one of the other two working/procedural languages of the Commission.

If you are not an English, French or German native speaker as an EU citizen, then you need to have a very good knowledge of English, French or German in addition to your mother tongue.

The level of linguistic knowledge must qualify as “very good knowledge”, be accompanied by duly certified proof and correspond to a C1/C2 level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

 

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