{"id":118262,"date":"2022-09-16T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=118262"},"modified":"2022-09-16T08:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:39:03","slug":"traineeships-at-the-council-of-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/traineeships-at-the-council-of-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Traineeships at the Council of the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year the General Secretariat of the Council offers three types of traineeships: paid, unpaid compulsary and paid places reserved for trainees with a disability.<\/strong>
\nTrainees will be attached to a department and work as part of the team to which they are assigned. The tasks of the trainees include attending meetings, drafting minutes and carrying out preparatory work or research on a particular subject.<\/p>\n

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1. PAID TRAINEESHIPS<\/strong>
\nEach year the General Secretariat of the Council offers some\u00a0100 paid traineeships lasting 5 months.<\/p>\n

Selection Criteria<\/strong>
\n– nationals of one of the Member States of the European Union;
\n– citizens from candidate countries that have concluded EU accession negotiations;
\n–\u00a0applicants have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages. In practice, knowledge of at least French or English is necessary;
\n–\u00a0candidates have completed by the deadline for the lodging of the applications at least the first cycle of a course of university studies validated by a certificate. The majority of applications currently come from candidates with qualifications in law, political science, international relations, EU studies and economics.
\nThe\u00a0General Secretariat of the Council\u00a0is also looking for trainees with\u00a0qualifications in other fields, such as: translation, human resources, communication, education studies, computer sciences, graphic design, multimedia, agricultural technology, biochemical engineering, health and food safety, energy management, environment, aerospace engineering.<\/p>\n

Who can’t apply<\/strong>
\n– applicants who have not already who have already\u00a0benefited from any kind of training<\/strong>\u00a0(paid or unpaid)\u00a0or employment\u00a0for more than\u00a06 weeks<\/strong>\u00a0within an EU institution, body, agency or office.<\/p>\n

Paid trainees receive a monthly traineeship grant, a canteen card, accident insurance coverage and a contribution towards the travel expenses from the place of recruitment to Brussels.
\nThe\u00a0grant<\/strong>\u00a0awarded is decided every year.<\/p>\n

There are two five-month traineeship periods<\/strong>, as follows:
\n– 1 February to 30 June
\n– 1 September to 31 January<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/strong>
\n– 27\u00a0September\u00a02022, 12:00 pm, CET.
\nRead\u00a0<\/strong>more\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2. COMPULSORY\u00a0UNPAID\u00a0TRAINEESHIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unpaid traineeships are offered to third, fourth or fifth-year\u00a0students who are required to complete a compulsory training period as part of their studies.<\/p>\n

Selection Criteria<\/strong>
\nany national of the EU Member States or a State that is a candidate for accession
\nwho is a third, fourth or fifth-year student (or equivalent) of a higher-education establishment or university which requires such a period of training to be undertaken as part of the course of study or for access to a profession, or who is required to do research for a thesis or doctorate.
\napplicants have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages. In practice, knowledge of at least French or English is necessary
\napplicants who have not already undergone an in-service training in another European institution<\/p>\n

Traineeships are split into 2\u00a0different periods<\/strong>, each lasting from 2 to 5 months:<\/p>\n

– 1 February to\u00a0\u00a030 June (first\u00a0period);
\n– 1 September to \u00a031 January\u00a0(second\u00a0period).<\/p>\n

Compulsory trainees receive the travel allowance, the accident insurance coverage and a canteen card.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/strong>
\n– 27\u00a0September\u00a02022, 12:00 pm, CET.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0TRAINEESHIPS FOR STUDENTS OF NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION SCHOOLS<\/strong>
\nThis programme is intended for students of national administration schools. Traineeships are split into 2\u00a0different periods, each lasting from 2 to 5 months:<\/p>\n