Apply for ACER Traineeship Programme

The programme creates a pool of talents with first-hand experience in the European Union and on the Agency’s specific procedures. In exchange, trainees acquire technical and operational experience through their everyday work in the Agency and are able to practice the technical knowledge acquired in their studies or professional careers.

A traineeship at ACER is a great opportunity to develop professionally in a multinational and intellectually stimulating environment, while contributing to the Agency’s mission.

The place of traineeship will be Ljubljana (Slovenia), where the Agency is based.

​Traineeship Includes

• The Traineeship Programme is mainly targeted to young university graduates, without excluding those who, in the framework of lifelong learning, have recently obtained a university degree and are at the beginning of a new professional career.
• The Agency offers traineeship positions in all of its five departments and in the Strategy Delivery & Communications team, according to the following profiles:
  • Press and Communications
  • Human Resources
  • IT
  • Policy
  • Market Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Gas Security of Supply
  • System Operation and Grid Connection
  • Regulation on Electricity Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) Policy

​Traineeship Grant

• Trainees not receiving a salary, scholarship or other form of financial support are provided with a monthly grant. As of 1st January 2024, the Traineeship grant amounts to 1,265.36 EUR. Trainees can also be awarded some extra contributions:
• Travel expenses (beginning and end of traineeship): Trainees who have completed at least a 3-month traineeship period might be entitled to the reimbursement of their travel expenses.
• Public transportation: All trainees are granted a monthly pass for public transport within Ljubljana.

Who can apply?

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• The traineeship programme is opened for university graduates, nationals of a Member State of the European Union, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein who have completed their university studies (3 years or more), attested by a diploma. ACER also opened its traineeship programme to Ukrainian graduates.
• Traineeship candidates are also required to have a very good knowledge of at least two EU languages, one of them should be English.
• Have language skills at level C1 for the first language (thorough knowledge) and at level B2 for the second language (satisfactory knowledge), these levels being defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• Traine​eships last a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 6 and can be extended once for up to 6 other months (1 year in total).

For more information, visit ACER.