Under the Eurodyssey programme, companies / organisations offer traineeships (3 to 7 months) to young people (18-30 years old) coming from one of the participating regions in Europe.
Eurodyssey is open to organisations of all sizes and in all fields of activity, public or private (companies, associations, public administration), as long as:
- They are based and legally registered in one of the participating regions;
- They provide the necessary guarantees for the trainees to benefit from a quality and tutored traineeship;
- They commit to respecting the programme stated in the traineeship convention signed between the company, the region and the trainee.
Why hiring young trainees under the Eurodyssey programme?
- To make the most of the skills and knowledge of young European trainees, and developing them in your company / organisation;
- To build an international dimension through cooperating with regions in other European countries, and hosting international trainees;
- To develop training, mentoring and tutoring;
- To benefit from a sponsored traineeship programme, supporting your company / organisation with young, motivated trainees, remunerated by the region;
- To support youth employment and training through your participation in the programme.
Commitments
- Welcoming a young European in your team and draw up a quality traineeship programme, with concrete tasks and a learning curve.
- Making sure that the trainee can apply and develop their skills and knowledge in your organisation.
- Tutoring, following up with and evaluating the trainees, and providing them with a supervisor in the company.
- Supporting their integration in the organisation and in the region.
Practical Details
- The trainees are remunerated by the Region: depending on the applicable regulations, the nature of this remuneration can be a scholarship, a stipend, a compensation, a grant, a salary… The company / organisation hiring the trainee can be required to provide payslips, if this aspect is not managed by the region itself.
- The company must provide a tutor to the trainee, in charge of welcoming and mentoring them, supervising their tasks, following up and evaluating them.
- The trainee is under the company’s working regulations and working hours.
- The Assembly of European Regions (AER) provides an international insurance policy to the trainees, covering personal accident, civil liability, health and repatriation.
- A traineeship convention, stating the nature of the traineeship, and the responsibilities of all parties (company, trainee, region) is signed prior to the traineeship.