COURSE DESCRIPTION The Training Services of the European Institutions are jointly organising intensive summer courses (4 to 6 hours a day). This will enable participants to complete a level in either two or three weeks depending on the frequency of the course.
- Courses will be organised only in Community languages.
- Proposed levels : 1 to 6.
- One course per participant.
- Two sessions will be organised :
| 1st session : | Dates : | from 24 July to 11 August 2000 (3 weeks) |
| | Frequency : | 4 hours per day |
| | Levels : | all level 1 and 2 classes |
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| 2nd session : | Dates : | from 16 to 29 August 2000 (2 weeks) |
| | Frequency : | 6 hours per day |
| | Levels : | all level 5 and 6 classes
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For levels 3 and 4, the majority of courses will be organised during the first session.
- Timetable for courses :
- Frequency - 4 hours per day : a half-day (morning or afternoon)
- Frequency - 6 hours per day : 4 h in the morning + 2 h in the afternoon
- Courses will be organised for each period and level only on condition that there are sufficient participants. Requests will be accepted within the limits of the number of places available.
- Requests made by a directorate general or a service will take priority over requests from individuals.
- Priority will also be given to applicants who have not yet participated in the standard twice-weekly courses or the semi-intensive or intensive courses organised during the current academic year.
PLACEMENT TESTSFor people whose level in the language requested is not known, placement tests will be organised at the beginning of June. An invitation will be sent in due course.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Applicants must :
- be either an official, a temporary, auxiliary or local agent , a seconded national expert (SNE) at the closing date for applications and during the course;
- not be in receipt of an invalidity pension, on leave on special grounds, on sick leave or on maternity leave, or if they are working part-time not attend the course outside their working time.
- never have participated in a specialised or specific course in the language requested (or not have been assessed as being of a higher level than level 6 in the placement test).
PROCEDURE FOR ENROLMENT
All applications for an intensive course must be on the basis of a specific request even if the applicant is already attending a standard twice-weekly course.
If the participant passes the examination at the end of the intensive course :
- Those who are not enrolled in a standard twice-weekly course and wish to continue classes in that language must submit a new application for the next session of standard courses by 30 April 2000 (which is also the deadline for the 1st semester of the 2000-2001 academic year).
- Those who are already attending a standard twice-weekly course will be automatically enrolled at the next level when the courses restart.
The original of the completed application has to be signed by the line manager and the training coordinator of each DG/Service. It then has to be sent only by internal mail to the Secretariat of the language courses, GUIM 1/60.
For organisational reasons, applications which are sent by fax (even as an advance copy) will not be considered.
Deadline for receipt of applications : 30 April 2000.
You will be informed of the outcome of your application by 7 July 2000 at the latest. In order to enable the secretariat to organise the courses effectively and efficiently, please do not contact us before that date.
LANGUAGE TRAINING SECRETARIAT
Telephone n° (29)51160
Fax n° (29)51106 |
Head of sector : Italo RUBINO, GUIM 1/56, tel. : 62593
Secretariat of the sector : Diane de BLAYE, GUIM 1/60, tel. : 51160
Secretariat coordinator : Mario LABATE, GUIM 1/43, tél. : 52108
Address : Rue Guimard, 10
Administrative address : GUIM 1/60
List of course managers (on 1 November 1999)
(enquiries by phone or in person may be made between 10 and 12 a.m.)
| Language | Name | Office | Tél. |
| DA - Danish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| DE - German | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| EL - Greek | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| EN - English | VAN LOO Martine | 1 / 50 | 52394 |
| ES - Spanish | LABATE Mario | 1 / 43 | 52108 |
| FI - Finnish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| FR - French | MAAS Marijke | 1 / 46 | 57551 |
| IT - Italian | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| NL - Dutch | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| PT - Portuguese | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| SV - Swedish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
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