Improving the quality of traineeships in the EU - European Commission

Improving the quality of traineeships in the EU - European Commission

Trainees all over the EU will benefit from better quality traineeships thanks to new Commission proposals. They will improve and enforce working conditions for trainees, and ensure everyone can do a traineeship regardless of their socio-economic background or disability, by:

• improving learning content
• ensuring fair pay
• helping trainees claim their labour rights
• recommending access to adequate social protection
• combatting regular jobs disguised as traineeships
• creating channels to report malpractice and poor working conditions
• promoting equal access to traineeship opportunities
• allowing for hybrid and remote working
• offering career guidance and mentorship
• covering all types of traineeships

The EU's current framework for traineeships already sets out 21 quality principles to ensure high-quality learning and working conditions. (...)