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What does a CoR Traineeship involve ?
Every year, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) offers a limited number of university graduates a five-month traineeship:
Each trainee is assigned to a specific department of the CoR. The nature of the work depends largely on the unit. Some units are more politically oriented, others are more administrative. In general, the type of work assigned is equivalent to that performed by junior executive-grade officials (AD5).
The aim of the traineeship within the CoR is:
Who can apply?
To apply for a traineeship at the CoR, a number of basic requirements must be fulfilled.
Applicants must:
Also important:
Access to a traineeship is on merit only. For this reason, the CoR does not make preferential arrangements with specific educational institutions or authorities.
In order to enable as many European citizens as possible to familiarise themselves with the European institutions, no application shall be accepted from any person who has already received more than eight weeks of any kind of in-service training (formal or informal, paid or unpaid) within a European institution or body , or who has been in any kind of employment within a European institution or body, including anyone who is or has been an assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, an intramural consultant or researcher, a temporary staff member, a contract staff member, an auxiliary staff member or an interim staff member of any EU institution, body, delegation or representative office.
The CoR seeks to select trainees on as wide a geographical basis as possible. Applicants of third countries may be granted a traineeship by the Secretary General in exceptional, duly motivated cases.
How to apply?
Since the number of applications received outnumbers the places available, it is important that you understand the procedure and follow it correctly.
Applications are exclusively submitted online via an internet application form in English, French or German.
Before you start filling in the form, please make sure that you have all the required information.
Which service should I apply to?
You have the possibility to choose a preferred service. This is an added criterion for pre-selecting a candidate.
You can find information on the different services in the application form or here.
When should I submit my application?
The electronic application form must be submitted within the following timeframe (unless otherwise stated on the website):
Spring session: Between 1st April and 30th September (midnight, Brussels local time) of the preceding year
Autumn session: Between 1st October and 31st March (midnight, Brussels local time) of the same year
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