🏢 EU-OSHA Traineeships 2026 – €1,493/Month Paid Trainee Positions in Spain 🇪🇸 & Belgium 🇧🇪

Gain hands-on EU experience promoting safe, healthy, and productive workplaces!

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🇪🇺 About the Programme

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) — an official EU Agency based in Bilbao (Spain)with a liaison office in Brussels (Belgium) — is inviting recent graduates to apply for its 2026 paid traineeship programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the work of a European Union body, contribute to meaningful projects on occupational safety and health, and develop your professional skills in an international and multicultural environment.

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📍 Traineeship Details

• Reference: EUOSHA/TR/25/02
• Locations: Bilbao (Spain) 🇪🇸 & Brussels (Belgium) 🇧🇪
• Start Date: March–April 2026 (Bilbao) / March or September 2026 (Brussels)
• Duration: 6 months (renewable for up to 12 months total)
• Application Deadline: 24 November 2025 – 13:00 (Bilbao time)
• Type: Full-time paid traineeship

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💶 Financial Benefits

• Monthly allowance: €1,493.36
• Travel reimbursement: Return journey to/from traineeship location if residing 50+ km away
• Disability supplement: Up to 50% extra allowance (if applicable)
• Additional benefits:
  • Opportunity to work in an EU-level agency
  • Dynamic, multicultural team of 65 staff members
  • Personal supervision and professional mentoring

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🧩 Available Traineeship Areas

1️⃣ Prevention and Research Unit (PRU)

• Area 1 – Occupational Safety and Health

2️⃣ Resource and Service Centre Unit (RSC)

• Area 2 – Procurement
• Area 3 – Facility Management

3️⃣ Communication and Promotion Unit (CPU)

• Area 4 – Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Area 5 – Network Communications
• Area 6 – Digital Communication & Media

4️⃣ Network Secretariat Unit (NET)

• Area 7 – Stakeholders & Governance
• Area 8 – Relations with EU Institutions & Other Stakeholders

📘 Detailed descriptions of each unit and tasks are available in the official Call Document (PDF).

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🎯 Eligibility Criteria

To apply, candidates must:

• Be a national of an EU Member State or EEA country (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein).
• Have completed at least three years of university education (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Have a very good command of at least two EU official languages, one of which must be English.
• Be at the start of their professional career with no prior EU-OSHA traineeship experience.
• Be able to provide proof of nationality, degree, health insurance, and a clean police record before starting.

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🧠 What You’ll Gain

• A deep understanding of the European Union’s work on occupational safety and health.
• Practical experience within a diverse, multilingual, and international organisation.
• A chance to apply academic knowledge to real-world challenges in workplace safety.
• Exposure to EU policy-making and communication practices.

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⚖️ Equal Opportunities

EU-OSHA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background.

Applicants with disabilities or special needs are encouraged to apply — the agency provides reasonable accommodation where required.

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🕒 Application Procedure

Applications must be submitted in English via the official EU-OSHA e-Recruitment portal before 24 November 2025 (13:00 Bilbao time).

👉 Apply online: https://euosha.gestmax.eu/832/1/traineeships-2026
👉 More information (official call): Call for Traineeships 2026 – PDF