The Commission is inviting all stakeholders to share their opinion on the quality of traineeships and on how they could be developed further. The public consultation is open until 13 June 2022.

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Traineeships/Internships are a common way for young people to gain practical and professional experience before taking up regular jobs. They improve employability and facilitate transition into regular employment, but are also useful for employers to find new talent. However, traineeships need to be of good quality to bring real benefit.

The Quality Framework for Traineeships (QFT) is an EU instrument aiming to improve the quality of traineeships which are taken outside education context*, in particular as regards learning and training content and working conditions.

The Commission is currently evaluating the QFT, to see to what extent it has improved working conditions of trainees, whether the framework still meets the needs of trainees and employers, or whether it lacks elements that could increase the quality of traineeships. This evaluation contributes to the European Year of Youth.

Your opinion matters

In the context of the evaluation, the Commission is interested in hearing the opinions of stakeholders interested or involved in traineeships. If this is your case, please respond to this survey, and contribute to a better understanding of what works and what doesn’t in traineeships (outside education programmes).

The survey is available in 24 languages.

Please note that in the framework of the same evaluation of the QFT another survey targeted specifically (former) trainees. The trainee survey ended on 25 March 2022.

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* Please note that work placements that are part of formal education or vocational education and training, and traineeships which are mandatory to access a specific profession (e.g. medicine, architecture, etc.) are not covered by the QFT Recommendation.