How to Apply European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Programme 2024

How to Apply European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Programme 2024, As a trainee, you will receive a grant each month to cover your living expenses and also the grant/living allowance is paid at the end of each month. apply now. Registration open from 4 January 2024 until 31 January 2024, 12:00pm (midday, CET)

The traineeship programme is open to all eligible candidates whatever their citizenship, regardless of their sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, membership of a national minority, disability, age or sexual orientation, follow the application guideline and submit your application.

Traineeship programme 2024 Benefit:

As a trainee, you will receive a grant each month to cover your living expenses.
The grant/living allowance is paid at the end of each month.
However the first one will be paid only after 4 effective weeks of traineeship and it is conditioned by having all your required financial documents ready on time.

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The European Commission proposes 2 types of traineeship: an Administrative Traineeship or a Translation Traineeship with the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT).

Trainees work all over the European Commission, its services and agencies, mostly in Brussels, but also in Luxembourg and elsewhere across the European Union.

Trainee’s Daily Work

Attending and organising meetings, working groups, and public hearings
Researching, drafting and editing documentation – including reports and consultations
Answering citizens’ inquiries
Supporting the management of projects
Translating, revising translations or researching terminology

Successful Candidate Traineeship programme 2024 must be:

An open-minded approach to European issues
An interest in learning about the Commission’s working methods
Willingness to work in a multicultural environment
To contribute to the Commission’s daily work from a fresh perspective
A proactive attitude

Eligibility

The application procedure consists of three steps:

1) Applicants must have completed a standard 3-year higher education degree (minimum EQF 6 level), corresponding to a complete Bachelor’s cycle, or equivalent. Only if you have a certificate or official confirmation from your university that you have such a degree will you be eligible to apply. You will have to provide the following documents:

diplomas or certificates with final grades clearly indicated
Have proof of minimum EQF 6 level

2) have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ)

3) have a very good knowledge of languages:

For the administrative traineeship – you must have a very good knowledge of two EU official languages, one of which must be a working language: English, French or German at C1 or C2 level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and a second one at B2 level at least as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. For non-EU nationals, only one procedural language is required at C1 or C2 level.
For the translation traineeship in the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) – you must be able to translate into your main/target language (normally your mother tongue), from two other official EU languages (‘source languages’*).:

(i) your main/target language must be one of the official EU languages

(ii) your first source language for translation must be a working language of the EU: English, French or German

(iii) your second source language can be any of the official EU languages with at least B2-level proficiency

Note: If you are not selected you will have to submit your application again. The same process will apply each time but without guarantee that you will make it to the final stage.