Training and Traineeships Unit

The Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament (EP) with translation services for its written or electronic communications in all official languages of the European Union.

Our mission is:

• To make available in all official languages all documents relating to Parliament’s role as co-legislator and one of the two arms of the budgetary authority, in order to ensure the legitimacy and transparency of the legislative and budgetary process of the European Union;
• To enable the European Parliament to meet its commitment to the policy of multilingualism, designed to ensure the equal treatment of languages and permitting all citizens of the European Union to communicate with the institutions and have access to the documents of those institutions in their own language;
  To support the Members of the European Parliament and its administration in their multilingual communication with citizens by providing high-quality, modern, multilingual services in text, audio and video and ensuring that content is clear and in all official languages of the EU;
• To ensure that all these services are supplied as efficiently and effectively as possible.

The Training and Traineeships Unit (TTU) ensures DG TRAD’s application of the European Parliament’s Learning and Development policy. It defines the internal training strategy and establishes the training policy. In its endeavour to support DG TRAD staff in developing their key competencies, TTU defines, together with the relevant stakeholders, the learning needs and the resulting learning solutions. TTU manages, delivers and designs DG TRAD-specific training. 

In response to the fast-changing working environment in DG TRAD, staff need constantly to adapt their skills to keep the pace with the new developments and trends.  TTU, therefore, needs to react in time and match the defined learning needs with appropriate L&D solutions. 

Information technology and computers have become part and parcel of everyday working life. With this, learning is also changing and so are methods of training and learning environment. To provide DG TRAD staff with the means and the ability to re-shape their knowledge and skills in line with ever-changing needs, TTU has to complement traditional training and courses with online learning materials, which allow DG TRAD colleagues to learn: anytime, anywhere, at any pace; with the relevant focus on their learning gaps.

You will be working with a fun and collaborative team, in a highly diverse and multilingual environment. At the Training and Traineeships Unit, we enjoy the team’s good spirit and are always ready to support our colleagues along the way - you will be:

1) Participating in the preparation of the e-learning environment;

2) Helping to define the most relevant areas of focus;

3) Actively involved in the preparation of the training content and creation of different online, self-paced courses;

4) Involved in the organisation and follow-up of various activities for DG TRAD’s trainees.

As a trainee in the Training and Traineeships Unit:

• You have a very good command of English; knowledge of French would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite; 
• You have very good communication skills;
• You have either a degree, knowledge or experience in educational technology or online training material creation, or have education, knowledge or experience in the field of pedagogy, teaching, or material writing, and a wider interest in eLearning;
• You are able to work with Adobe Captivate or a similar tool; possibly you are an IT enthusiast with relevant education or experience, ready and capable to grasp knowledge of a new tool in a short period of time;
• You are eager to learn new things;
• You are able to work independently and in a team.

If you are interested in this offer, please submit a motivation letter in English or French summarising your educational background, relevant skills and experience, and your reasons for applying. The motivation letter should not be longer than 600 words. 

Please also submit relevant supporting documents (university diplomas, course transcripts, etc.). The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.