About the European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme

About the European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme

Dear students and graduate internship seekers, are you looking for an entry level position? The European Union Blue Book Traineeships are your first bait to a great career. We dedicate this writing to young upcoming professionals from the EU and other parts of the world. The writing focuses on the purpose of the traineeships, types available, eligibility/requirements, benefits and application process. The information is sourced from former European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme Alumni and the official site.

Brief Information about the European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme

• The EI offers two types of traineeships , ie, An Administrative Traineeship or a Translation Traineeship with the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT)
• The European Union Blue Book Trainees works 40 hours a week, 8 hours per day.  The Official working hours are from 8:00 to 19:00.
• The minimum lunch break is 20 minutes.
• Your actual working hours will depend on your unit and your workload – please check with your adviser when you arrive.
• The core hours when all staff is required to be available for interaction with other colleagues are 9:30 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 16:30 (15:00 – 16:00 on Wednesday and Friday).

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Support with project management 
• Answering citizen’s inquiries
• Translations
• Attend and organise meetings, working groups and public hearings.
• Research, draft and editing documentation including reports and some consultations.
• Responding to citizens’ inquiries 

Eligibility Criteria 

1. All candidates from whatever their citizenship, despite their sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, membership of a national minority, disability, age or sexual orientation.
2. English requirements includes English, French and German
3. Being Open minded to European issues
4. Interest in learning about the EU’s culture and the Commission’s working methods
5. Open to work in a multicultural environment
6. Innovativeness and have a fresh perspective’
7. Being proactive

Benefits of participating in The European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme

• European Union Jobs and vacancies after the traineeships that includes law, ICT, Languages. Security , Administration, Public Administration and Human Resources
•  Potential eligibility to the Commission Junior Professionals Programme (JPP)?

Application Process

• Create an EU Login or connect with an existing account if you are a new user
• Create an account
• Fill in the sign up form
• Click submit
• Check your email account for confirmation
• In the email you need to create a password. You can find out more below

European Union Blue Book Traineeships Programme