• This programme is aimed at students from a Member State or an Associated Member State.
• Trainees must be registered in an educational establishment for the duration of the traineeship.
• Trainees must be at least 18 years and enrolled in full-time education (PhD students are not eligible).
• Traineeships cannot be interrupted by periods of study (no “alternance” option is possible at CERN).

Procedure:

• Application submitted by Trainees via Smartrecruiters.
• Supervisor should contact directly HR department using this link for the access of Smartrecruiters (more information provided by HR).
• Supervisor should proceed with the trainee selection in SharePoint. Access granted by HR.

The full procedure for searching and selecting trainees is described in the document. https://admin-eguide.web.cern.ch/en/content/how-search-stagiaire-smartrecruiters-and-make-selection-sharepoint

• HR informs Trainees of the selection and request them an ID document and the Home Institute Declaration.
• HR draws up the contract on the basis of the information previously entered in SharePoint by the supervisor.
• Trainees must sign the contract and return it to HR.
• Trainees are registered into the CERN personnel database (Status TRNE) and an EDH/REG is sent to the BE Central for information.

Once registration has been confirmed:

• Welcome email with useful and practical information is sent to trainees (Action: GAOs).
• • It is essential that the TRNE submit their Emergency Contacts and Local Address at the same time as their Bank Details in EDH.
• A monthly subsistence is paid to trainees (Budget code has to be provided by the GAO) (Action: BE Central).