CAST, or Contract Agents Selection Tool, is an open-ended recruitment process without application deadlines. It aims to recruit Contract agents/contract staff.
See also: Contract agents related FAQs.
Glossary of terms commonly used in EPSO selection procedures.
CAST (Contract agent selection tool)
Competency framework
The Competency Framework defines the competencies that are considered essential to perform effectively in any given job, by the EU institutions and bodies that EPSO serves.
Some of those competencies are assessed by EPSO during the selection phase, others are assessed by the EU institutions and bodies themselves during the recruitment phase.
The competency framework contains the following general competencies:
Communication
Critical Thinking
Analysing & Creative Problem-Solving
Decision-Making and Getting Results
Information Management (Digital and Data Literacy)
Intrapreneurship
Learning as a Skill
Self-Management
Working with Others
Competition
The EPSO selection procedure to select EU civil servants for indefinite (permanent) positions.
Contract agent/contract staff
Contract agents (or staff) carry out a number of manual or administrative tasks and may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an insufficient number of permanent officials is available.
They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite duration (in Offices, Agencies, Delegations or Representations).
See also: Contract agents related FAQs and Cast permanent selection procedure.
