Traineeships in the EU institutions, bodies and agencies
Become an ‘EU trainee’!
A traineeship programme with the EU institutions, bodies and agencies will offer you:
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a unique chance to get a taste of what an EU career is all about
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an opportunity to enhance your professional skills
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a great opportunity for personal growth
‘EU traineeships’ are available in a wide range of fields such as:
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human resources
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communication
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information and communication technologies
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competition law
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environmental policy
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external relations
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development policy
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and many more!
Most traineeships usually last 5/6 months (some could be shorter/longer). ‘EU traineeships’ are paid (payment varies according to the host organisation).
In the drop-down menu below, you can search available traineeship opportunities by selecting different EU institutions, bodies and agencies.
Good luck!
Please note that the information available on this page is not exhaustive. Each EU institution, body and agency is responsible for managing their own traineeship selection and recruitment procedures.
Traineeships - Court of Auditors
The European Court of Auditors organises two traineeship sessions per year in areas of interest to its work.
Who can apply: EU nationals who either hold a recognised university-level diploma or who have completed at least four semesters of university study in an area of interest to the Court (Audit, Budget, Accounting, Administration, Human Resources, Translation, Communication, International Relations, Legal).
Duration: between 3 and 6 months.
Paid: 1 600 euros/month.
Starting Dates: 1 April and 1 October, every year.
More information: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/traineeshipcomplet.aspxTraineeships - Court of Justice
Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Union offers a limited number of paid traineeships in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and in the administrative departments of the Court.
Traineeships in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union last for between three and five months. They begin on the first or sixteenth day of the month during the two periods referred to below. Traineeships in the administrative departments of the Court last for five months and start on the first day of the first month of each of the two periods referred to below.
Traineeships in the Court's administrative departments are generally undertaken in the Directorate for Legal Translation, the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Communication Directorate, the Protocol and Visits Directorate, the office of the Legal Adviser on Administrative Matters, the Registry of the General Court or the Interpretation Directorate (for detailed rules regarding traineeships in the Interpretation Directorate, see below).
Who can apply: Graduates in law, political sciences (majority content, law) economics or an associated field or, for traineeships in the Interpretation Directorate, a diploma in conference interpreting.
Applicants must have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a good knowledge of another official language. In view of the nature of the working environment, a good knowledge of French is desirable.
Duration: between 3 and 5 months
Paid: Yes. Around 1468 € per month
Starting Dates:
- 1 March to 31 July (applications to be made between 1 July and 15 September of each year)
- 16 September to the end of February for the traineeships in the Members' chambers and 1 October to the end of February for the traineeships in the administrative departments (applications to be made between 1 February and 15 April of each year)
Court of Justice of the European Union Interpreting Traineeships
Interpreting traineeships are primarily aimed at newly qualified conference interpreters whose language combination is of interest to the Interpretation Directorate. The aim is to enable newly qualified interpreters to be supervised as they perfect their interpreting skills, particularly in legal interpreting, which involves the preparation of case-files, terminological research and practical exercises in a ‘silent booth'.
Who can apply: Newly qualified conference interpreters with a diploma in conference interpreting and the ability to read French
Duration: 10-12 weeks
More information: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7008/