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Become a trainee at the EU's most dynamic and rapidly changing agency: Frontex

Want to gain work experience at an EU institution that has become one of the most recognisable EU agencies? Frontex is undergoing fundamental changes to provide even stronger support to Member States at the EU's external borders. And you can be a part of this transformation.

In recent years we have become a key actor at the European level working to address irregular migration and cross-border crime at the EU's external borders. We are building the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps, an ambitious task that will set the path for Europe’s security for years to come. 

We are expanding at a rapid rate and filling our ranks with people with fresh skills and ideas, making Frontex EU’s most dynamic agency. That dynamism makes us one of the most exciting European institutions for young people seeking work experience.

If you have completed your studies and are looking to put your knowledge to work in service of the European project, do not miss this opportunity.

Frontex offers up to 60 paid traineeships per year through the Blue Book Traineeship Programme. Don’t forget to indicate Frontex as your preferred option!

What is in it for you?

• Paid five-month traineeship (currently EUR 1.418,20 per month) starting on either 1 March or 1 October
• Hands-on experience in a unique, dynamic, and challenging environment
• Multicultural and diverse working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Headquarters in the centre of Warsaw, a bustling city in the heart of Europe

What we expect from you

You are:

• Highly motivated, committed, eager to learn, and proactive
• Open to working in a multicultural environment
• Interested in Frontex and our working methods, and willing to contribute with a fresh point of view
• A university graduate holding an EU Member State degree with at least three years of study (minimum: a bachelor's degree)
• Have a very good command (C level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) of two EU official languages, one of which must be a procedural language: English or French or German. English is the working language of Frontex

You have not:

• previously completed more than six weeks of in-service training or work (paid or unpaid) at any European Union institutions, bodies or agencies 

The programme is managed for us by the European Commission’s Traineeships Office.

To find out more about the application procedure, please see: Blue Book Traineeships and FAQs.