Traineeship at the European Court of Auditors

The European Court of Auditors organises three traineeship sessions per year in areas of interest to its work.

Traineeships are granted for 3 to 5 months maximum. They may be remunerated (1350 €/month) or non-remunerated depending on the budgetary
appropriations available.

The 3 sessions will cover the following periods:
– from 1 March to 31 July of the same calendar year;
– from 1 May to 30 September of the same calendar year;
– from 1 October of one calendar year until 28 (29) February of the next.

Eligible applicants must:

be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, except where a derogation has been granted by the appointing authority;
either hold a recognised university-level diploma giving access to the AD function group(*) as defined in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, or
have completed at least four semesters of university study in an area of interest to the Court;
wish to obtain practical training related to one of the Court of Auditors’ areas of activity;
have not already benefited from a traineeship at any EU institution or body ;
state that they have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of at least one other official European Union language.

Candidates selected must provide a declaration that they have never been convicted or found guilty of any criminal offence as drawn up for the civil service by their national authorities and a medical certificate certifying that they are physically fit to perform their tasks.