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Applicants may apply to only one traineeship strand 📌

The European Commission proposes two types of traineeships: Administrative Traineeship (ADMIN) and Translation Traineeship with the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT).

Once you have reviewed the requirements, select the one that best matches your profile.

Take a moment to compare the proposed traineeship types

A traineeship providing hands-on experience in managing office operations, supporting organisational functions, and performing various administrative tasks.

A traineeship providing hands-on experience in translating documents into the trainee's native language from at least two official EU languages.

Registration for the October 2026 session

will open on 16 March. The application form will be available on this page from that date.