The ECA is a great place to do a traineeship. You will have the opportunity to work hard on things that really matter, knowing that your work will help to make a difference for the future of Europe and its citizens.
The aim of our traineeship programmes is to allow European students and graduates to gain their first experience of working in the EU public administration. We are currently accepting applications for traineeships in all our areas of work: audit, translation, communications, institutional relations, legal services, general administration, library management, IT and artificial intelligence.
You will be assigned a traineeship supervisor, who will help you integrate into a team and monitor your workload.
As an audit trainee, you will be supporting a team of professional auditors as they analyse the impact of EU policies, suggest improvements, or check for any financial irregularities. You might even be asked to travel with your team to carry out audit work in another EU country, which will give you the chance to see first-hand how the EU’s auditors work in the field.
In the non-audit departments, you will join one of our ongoing projects and work together with the project team, under the supervision of the project manager or an experienced team member.
Work together – learn together
You will spend a lot of time with your fellow trainees. ECA trainees all start on the same day, in a cohort. Experiencing the traineeship together usually means that our trainees become a close-knit group. As well as the practical experience they gain, they also form a network of contacts which lasts long after the traineeship has ended.
Our traineeship programmes
We offer different traineeship programmes. The eligibility criteria and the allowance may differ from one to the other. Please note that you can apply to different traineeship programmes for the same session.
If you are interested in what we have to offer and you meet our eligibility criteria, why not apply?
We offer traineeships to university students and graduates in fields of study relevant to our work. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to spend 6 months in Luxembourg making a real contribution to our work and helping the EU to operate more effectively.
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Sessions
There are two traineeship sessions, covering the following periods:
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of one calendar year to
of the following year.
Allowance
During your traineeship, you will receive an allowance of €1 600 per month. We may offer unpaid traineeships if you already receive an allowance from another organisation.
Eligibility
To do a standard traineeship with us, you must:
- be a national of an EU member state;
- have completed at least four semesters of university study in a field relevant to our work;
- have very good knowledge of one official EU language and satisfactory knowledge of a second;
- not have worked for an EU institution, body or agency in any capacity, including as a trainee.
We place a high value on inclusion, providing opportunities for people with disabilities to do traineeships at the ECA. The Positive Action Programme for trainees with a disability offers an additional pathway for those with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments.
The ECA offers two traineeship positions per year to EU nationals with a recognised disability.
Reasonable accommodation
By “reasonable accommodation” we mean appropriate measures, where needed, that allow people with disabilities to work on an equal footing with others, unless these measures would place an undue burden on our services.
On a case-by-case basis, we could adapt equipment or practices to suit your needs.
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Sessions
There are two traineeship sessions, covering the following periods:
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(of the same calendar year);
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of one calendar year to
of the following year.
Allowance
During your traineeship, you will receive an allowance of €2 000 per month.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a traineeship under the Positive Action Programme for trainees with a disability, you must:
- be a national of an EU member state;
- have completed at least four semesters of university study in a field relevant to our work;
- have very good knowledge of one official EU language and satisfactory knowledge of a second;
- not have worked for an EU institution, body or agency in any capacity, including as a trainee;
- have a recognised disability.
As part of the application, you will need to provide
proof of your disability. This can be:
- an official document from a national authority or any accredited body confirming your disability, or
- a certificate issued by a medical doctor within the last 6 months, stating your disability and confirming that, to the best of the doctor’s understanding, the condition in question is a long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
We offer traineeships to auditors from candidate countries’ supreme audit institutions (SAIs). These traineeships provide hands-on experience of European integration and of how an EU institution works in practice on a day-to-day basis. This experience should help these SAIs in their preparations for EU accession.
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Sessions
There are two traineeship sessions, covering the following periods:
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to
(of the same calendar year);
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of one calendar year to
of the following calendar year.
Allowance
During your traineeship, you will receive an allowance of €1 800 per month.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a traineeship with us, you must:
- be actively employed by the SAI of a country that is a candidate for accession to the EU;
- be a national of that country;
- have expressed an interest in receiving practical training relating to one of the ECA’s areas of activity;
- have a good knowledge of at least one of the ECA’s working languages (English or French);
- have never undertaken a traineeship at the ECA.
Selection procedure
The
selection procedure is organised directly by the SAIs, which propose traineeship candidates. Following an interview with the ECA, successful candidates will receive a traineeship offer.
Apply here
To apply for the
standard traineeships or the
Positive Action Programme for trainees with a disability, click “apply” next to the open traineeship session in the table below. This will lead you to the application form. You can only apply through this form – we don’t accept applications sent any other way.
For the
SAI traineeships, please contact the relevant department of the supreme audit institution for which you work.
