Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee

The Economic and Social Committee (ESC) is an advisory body that gives Europe's economic and social partners (i.e. employers, trade unions, representatives of small businesses, farmers' associations, consumers, etc.) the chance to issue their formal opinion on EU policies.

The ESC organises in-service training periods of long (five months) and short duration (one to three months). The main aims of the in-service training are:
to conclude and apply knowledge acquired by the trainee during his/her studies or work;
to provide the trainee with practical knowledge of the working of the ESC's various departments;
to enable the trainees to gain experience through contacts established in day-to-day work.

The main areas of interest to the ESC are:
Consultative work: agriculture, rural development and the environment, economic and monetary union and economic and social cohesion, employment, social affairs and citizenship, external relations, the single market, production and consumption, transport, energy, infrastructure and the information society
Other areas: presidency and groups ("Employers", "Workers" and "Various Interests"), relations with socio-occupational bodies, Directorate of General Affairs, human and financial resources, translation, information technology and telecommunications.

Deadlines:
- 30 September at 12 noon CET (Spring traineeship Feb-July)
- 31 March at 12 noon CET (Autumn traineeship Sep-Feb)

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http://eurodesk.eu