Blue Book Traineeship programme website
This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://traineeships.ec.europa.eu/’.
It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.
This website is managed by the Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including persons with disabilities.
You should be able to:
- zoom up to 200% without problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)
This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
The website was last tested on 14 April 2025.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was prepared on 14 April 2025.
The statement is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages by the Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security qualified expert, using a manual self-assessment.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Blue Book Traineeship programme website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- Contact form: Write to us (please refrain from providing sensitive information in the form, e.g. any information that would reveal personal financial information, information related to your health, or any other sensitive topic).
We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible Commission department.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
The Blue Book Traineeship programme website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:
- the latest version of Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers;
- in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
Technical specifications
The accessibility of the Blue Book Traineeship programme website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Non-accessible content
Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of the Blue Book Traineeship programme website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for the Blue Book Traineeship programme website:
- Heading Hierarchy: Some pages do not present content in an hierarchical heading organization. We plan to fix this by March 2025.
- Missing title in a frame for video: When videos are embedded in a frame, the frame does not always have a title. We plan to fix this issue by end of March 2025.
- External links open without warning: Some links open a new window (or tab) without warning. We plan to fix this by end of March 2025.
- Links: When a download link refers to another web page, it opens a new window or tab. We plan to fix this by end of March 2025.
- Feedback form: In the feedback form, the link to Europe Direct opens a new window (or tab) without warning. We plan to fix this by end of March 2025.
- Video player – keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues with the keyboard accessibility of our video player (when selecting the caption language from the menu, it is not possible to use the arrow keys to move between languages, this can only be done with the TAB key).
- Audio description: Videos on this website do not have audio description.