EU consultation on the proposal on a Quality Framework for Traineeships

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission invites all interested parties to respond to the questions set out in the Staff Working Document 'Quality Framework for Traineeships'. This Staff Working Document is accompanying the Communication from the European Commission 'Towards a job-rich recovery (COM(2012) 173 final). Acknowledging that the provision of high quality traineeships requires the involvement of all relevant actors, enterprises in the first place, but also national authorities, social partners and representatives of youth and trainees, this position paper is submitted for consultation to all stakeholders. The aim is to build the necessary consensus for a common recognition of a quality framework on traineeships taking the form of a Council Recommendation to be adopted before the end of 2012. The period of consultation is from 19/04/12 to 11/07/2012. The questionnaire is available online (http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=Traineeships&lang=en).