Informations Administratives 18.10.2000	N° 81-2000 COMMISSION, BRUXELLES
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INTER-INSTITUTIONAL LANGUAGE COURSES STANDARD, SPECIALISED and SPECIFIC COURSES 2nd semester 2000-2001 Deadline for receipt of applications : 1st December 2000 IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION TYPES OF COURSES LANGUAGE TRAINING SECRETARIAT TRAINING APPLICATION FORM form in form in IMPORTANT Our team deals with 9.000 requests a year on a very tight time-scale. Please, therefore, remember we must apply the deadlines strictly. The only exception is in cases where there are still places available after the classes have been created (except for French and English for which there are always more requests than places). If we have a place available for you we will contact you. We will inform you of the outcome of your request by 19 February 2001 at the latest, as we have to include the students from the 1st semester which ends on 2 February 2001. Therefore please do not contact us until you have received a written reply to your request. If you do not hear anything from us after this date do not hesitate to contact the course manager of the language of your choice. NEW : "Survival level" / "niveau de survie" courses aimed at those with little or no knowledge (= beginners) of FR or EN To supply a rapid response to the operational needs of the services of the Commission (recruitment, internal transfer, etc.), a new type of accelerated course was launched on 25th of September 2000. Several sessions will be run throughout the academic year. These courses are characterised by a training approach entirely based on real professional situations and on material (internal publications, notes, forms, etc.) used daily in the European institutions. The aim is to enable beginners in as short a time as possible to communicate in a satisfactory way within their working environment, orally and in writing. The details have been published in the Administrative notice n° 49-2000 of 23 May 2000 GENERAL INFORMATION CALENDAR Courses will start on Monday 26 February 2001 and will end on Friday 6 July 2001. The detailed timetable will be indicated in the classrooms at the start of the semester. LANGUAGES AVAILABLE Community languages : DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French), IT (Italian), NL (Dutch), PT (Portuguese), FI (Finnish), SV (Swedish). Non-Community languages : AR (Arabic), JA (Japanese), RU (Russian). TIMETABLE If you are given a place on a course, you will be allocated to one of the following time slots :                     08 h 00 - 09 h 50                     11 h 40 - 13 h 30                     13 h 45 - 15 h 35                     16 h 10 - 18 h 00 ADMISSION CRITERIA Candidates who at the closing date for applications and at the start of the course are either an official, a temporary, auxiliary or local agent or a seconded national expert (SNE) are eligible to apply for a course. Spouses of officials and former officials will be admitted, if there are places available, to courses in the languages on offer except for French and English for which there is always a very large number of requests. Officials and other servants who have been newly recruited (within the previous 3 months) can be included in the course of the session if their service makes a special request (except for level 1 beginner courses in which it is essential to participate from the beginning of the session). The following categories of applicants will not be accepted if at the closing date for applications and at the start of the course they are 'interimaires', service providers ('prestataires'), trainees, consultants, staff in receipt of an invalidity pension or on leave on personal grounds or on sick leave or on maternity leave. People working part-time can attend a course only during their working hours. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Please use the application form provided for this purpose. You are only allowed to enrol for one course per semester. You will not be allowed to change language once the secretariat of the language courses has received your application form. People who are currently attending courses 1 to 5 do not need to submit a new application as their enrolment is automatic until they complete level 6. People who are currently attending a level 6 course or a specialised or specific module will need to send in a new application if they wish to continue their studies. People who were enrolled on a course in the 1st semester 2000-2001 and who either : never attended or gave up attending or did not attend regularly (6 consecutive absences or 10 non-consecutive absences for a twice-weekly course; 5 absences for a specialised or a specific course, regardless of the reason for the absences) will need to submit a new application. The original of the completed request 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 : 1st December 2000 Unauthorised applications will not be accepted. You will be informed of the outcome of your application by 19 February 2001 at the latest. In order to enable the secretariat to organise the courses effectively and efficiently, please do not contact us before that date. PLACEMENT TESTS For people whose level in the language requested is not known or who have not attended a course in that language during the previous three years placement tests will be organised from 8 to 12 January 2001 and from 22 to 26 January 2001. An invitation to a test will be sent in due course. TYPES OF COURSES The courses will be organised provided that there are sufficient participants. Applicants will be admitted to the courses on the basis of the number of places available. STANDARD COURSES (twice a week) Languages All languages mentioned in point 2. Aim To enable participants to acquire the language skills which are necessary to carry out their daily work and to express themselves in everyday situations. Levels The levels on offer range from level 1 (complete beginner) to level 6. Length and frequency Course length is approximately 64 hours on a twice-weekly basis, 1 h 50 per day, for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays). SPECIALISED COURSES (once a week) These courses are for participants who have successfully completed the six standard courses or those who can demonstrate in the placement test that they are at an equivalent level. A specific request is necessary as automatic re-enrolment ends after level 6 of the standard courses. People who have previously successfully completed a specialised course can re-enrol for the same module after a period of two years has elapsed. Languages Courses will be organised for the languages mentioned in point 2 if we have received enough applications and if there are sufficient resources available. Aim To improve the participants' listening, speaking, reading or writing skills. Content There are four specialised modules : Oral expression (code 020) Listening comprehension (code 022) Written expression (code 024) Reading comprehension (code 025) Length and frequency Each module lasts approximately 32 hours, 1 h 50 once a week for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays). SPECIFIC COURSES (TASK BASED) (once a week) These courses are for participants : who have finished level 6 of the standard courses and at least one of the specialised modules mentioned above or who can demonstrate in the placement test that they have an equivalent level. A specific application is required. Languages Specific task-based courses are only organised in DE, EN, FR if there is sufficient demand and if the necessary resources are available. Aim Specific writing courses focus on professional writing tasks (administrative writing). Specific speaking courses focus on professional oral tasks (speeches, meetings, negotiating). Content Specific writing courses - Preparation for administrative writing (code 026) FR, EN, DE - Letters and memos (code 027) FR, EN - Note taking and minute writing (code 028) FR, EN - Report writing (code 029) FR, EN Specific oral courses - Speeches and presentations (code 051) FR, EN, DE - Meetings (code 052) FR, EN, DE - Negotiating (code 053) FR, EN, DE Length and frequency Each module lasts approximately 32 hours, 1 h 50 once a week for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays). RECOMMENDATION : Please keep the description of the course for future reference, together with a copy of your application form. 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 1st October 2000) (enquiries by phone or in person may be made between 10 and 12 a.m.) Language Name Office Tel. AR - Arabic DESMEDT Sandra 1 / 61 92734 DA - Danish DE KONINCK Valérie 1 / 47 58654 DE - German DE KONINCK Valérie 1 / 47 58654 EL - Greek DESMEDT Sandra 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 DESMEDT Sandra 1 / 61 92734 JA - Japanese DESMEDT Sandra 1 / 61 92734 NL - Dutch DE KONINCK Valérie 1 / 47 58654 PT - Portuguese DESMEDT Sandra 1 / 61 92734 SV - Swedish DE KONINCK Valérie 1 / 47 58654 RU - Russian DESMEDT Sandra 1 / 61 92734

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Auteur : Personnel et Administration A 7: Career Guidance and Development, Training Office Editeur : Personnel et Administration Direction C : Ateliers de reproduction Page créée le 12/10/2000 15:06:37, dernière modification le 13/10/2000 10:29:23