Did you know that there are some Commission-wide initiatives in which you can take part if you wish to break the daily routine, share your knowledge and experience? You may become an ECMentor, [1] if you have at least 15 years of experience in the organisation, a genuine interest in others and wish to help new colleagues to develop. You may prefer to be an occasional trainer taking part in the “Train the Trainee [2]” initiative. This will allow you to meet Blue Book trainees who will work in the Commission for a few months. You will have the opportunity to choose a topic that you want to share based on your own experience in the Institution. You will boost your pedagogical and communication skills and contribute to a quick integration of the trainee into your department.
Finally, you can also take this opportunity to inform them on what Generation 2004 [3] does to support all colleagues.
As always, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us [4] or leave a comment below.
If you appreciate our work, please consider becoming a member of Generation 2004 [5].
toolTips('.classtoolTips36','Blue Book trainees do a 5-month paid traineeship. Here is the eligibility criteria [6]: have completed a standard 3-year higher education degree … have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ) have a very good knowledge of languages.’
Many go on to participate in the \'pilot\' Junior Professional Programme (JPP [7]).
‘Blue Book trainees represent 91% of the JPP eligible applicants and 79% of selected junior professionals (JPs). Contract Agents (CAs) function group IV represent 8% of the eligible candidates and 21% of selected JPs’ (p.9, JPP Evaluation Report [8])
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