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THE EUROPEAN ADMINISTRATIVE SCHOOL

Why it was set up•Increased importance of training and development•The administrative reform of the Commission•Inter-institutional cooperation

Its added value •To promote cooperation among the institutions•To spread common values and exchange best practice•To extend the training offer and guarantee a « quality label »•To create synergies in the use of resources

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TRAINING : WHO DOES WHAT IN THE INSTITUTIONS?

• Departmental training units

• Central training units in institutions

• The inter-institutional EAS

• Internal and external delivery

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The role of the EAS

Shared responsibilities•Training of new staff•Training for managers or potential managers

Sole responsibility•Career development procedure (certification)

Services on demand against payment•Specific requests from an institution or agencies•Advice and expertise

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The School’s new programmes

For new staff A box of skills

For management :

A structured programme from basic team leader to top management

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Certification

• An entirely new procedure for career development resulting from the new staff regulations

• Candidates selected within each institution• About six weeks course-based training and

10 days individual work• 4 examinations• Successful candidates can apply for posts

as administrators

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The Training Programme

Candidate numbers for 2006/7• 151 candidates from all institutions

and one EU agency

Aim• To help candidates acquire the skills

they need to become successful administrators and to prepare them for the examinations

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The Skills

• Understanding and exploiting information

• Analysing and problem solving

• Negotiation

• Managing meetings

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The Skills

• Effective writing

• Developing effective groups and teams

• Personal effectiveness

• Getting the best from colleagues

• Verbal communication

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The examinations

• Assessment by observation : group problem-solving (E1)

• Preparing a briefing note (E2)

• Making a presentation in public (E3)

• An in-tray exercise (E4)

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• Individual preparation based on briefing and then work in groups of 5-6 candidates

• The aim is to test negotiation and persuasion skills, reasoning powers and creativity, and interpersonal skills

• Subject matter in 2006/7: “European Council School budget meeting”

Assessment by observation (E1)

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Preparing a briefing note

• Preparation of a briefing note on the basis of information contained in a file supplied to candidates

• The aim is to test candidates’ ability to analyse and solve problems, to think strategically and see the big picture, and to write effectively

• Texts prepared on PC

• File used in 2006/7: Phoenician Princess Airways – the problem of the route

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Make a public presentation (E3)

• 10-12 minutes presentation on a general topic communicated to candidates two weeks in advance

• 10-minutes question and answer session with the examining board

• The aim is to test ability to find and process information, to present a case logically and coherently, and to communicate convincingly

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An inbox exercise (E4)

• Candidates have to cover for a sick colleague, deal with their incoming e-mails and write a summary of how they have handled them

• The aim is to test ability to organise and prioritise, to solve problems, to demonstrate customer service skills, and to summarise clearly in writing

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Key Figures2005/6 2006/7

Institution N° of candidates

Successful candidates

N° of candidates

Successful candidates

Parliament 20 12 14 11

Council 5 2 5 3

Commission 116 84 113 63

Court of Justice 5 3 3 2

Court of Auditors 3 3 9 6

Economic and Social Committee

4 3 2 1

Committee of the Regions

3 2 2 1

Others 1 0 3 1

Total 157 109 151 88