European Parliament Traineeships
Traineeships for university graduates (called Robert Schuman traineeships)
European Commission Traineeships
1. Translation traineeships: five-month translation traineeship at the European Commissions’ Directorate-General for Translation.
2. Administrative traineeship: five-month official in-service training with the Commission of the European Union.
Council of the European Union
1. Paid traineeships: five-month traineeships within a specific department of the Council. The trainee might be assigned to attend meetings of working parties, draft minutes and carry out preparatory work or research on a particular subject.
2. Compulsory training period as part of a student’s studies: unpaid traineeships for third, fourth or fifth year students of a higher education establishment or university and whose programme of studies requires a period of training to be undertaken.
European Court of Auditors
General traineeship: five-month traineeships to obtain practical training in the activities of the European Court of Auditors.
The Court of Justice of the European Union
1. Traineeships in interpreting : ten to twelve week long traineeships primary aimed at newly qualified conference interpreters whose language combination is of interest to the Interpretation Directorate.
2. General traineeships: up to five-month long traineeships generally undertaken in the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Press and Information Service or the Directorate-General for Translation. Applicants must hold a degree in law or political sciences.