Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) - 2025-2026 Traineeship Call

Established in Luxembourg in 1994, its main mission is to provide translation and related language services to the other decentralised EU agencies. It may also assist those EU institutions and bodies which have their own translation services when there are workload peaks or for specific projects. In total, the Centre translates for 76 clients. At the end of 2024, it had a total of 193 staff members, including officials, temporary agents and contract staff.

The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union offers traineeships for university graduates or students from the Member States of the EU who wish to acquire an understanding of the Translation Centre´s work and gain professional experience.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for the traineeship programme, candidates must meet the following requirements, on the closing date for applications (30.06.2025):

1. Be 18 years of age or older
2. Be nationals of a Member State of the European Union
3. Have, by the beginning of the traineeship, successfully completed at least 3 years of higher education (university studies) or equivalent education attested by a diploma or relevant official certificate related to the responsibilities of one of the profiles listed above
4. Have language skills corresponding to level C1 for the first language (thorough knowledge) and level B2 for the second language (satisfactory knowledge), under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
5. Not have already been a trainee of the Centre, or have been employed by the Centre in any capacity, or have worked for the Centre as an interim staff member, consultant or external service provider
6. Have a clean criminal record
7. The following criterion is applicable only to translator traineeships: Have a perfect command of their principal language (the principal language means mother tongue, or a language of which the applicants have an equivalent command) into which they will translate

Trainees shall be entitled to a monthly grant of 1.666,62 EUR, on condition that they are not entitled to a grant or a financial contribution from another source. Article 3 of the Administrative Decision No 1/2022 on traineeships gives detailed information on traineeship grants and related matters (health and accident insurance, taxation, reimbursement of travel expenses at the beginning and end of the traineeship, etc.).

The Centre shall provide trainees with health and accident insurance coverage, in accordance with the insurance policy taken out by the Centre.

Trainees shall be entitled to a flat rate-contribution for the travel expenses incurred at the beginning and end of the training period, subject to the conditions laid down in the article 11 of the Administrative Decision 1/2022 on traineeships.