European permanent officials, who had been recruited by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) are categorised into Administrator (AD) and Assistant (AST) groups. Administrators must have a college or university diploma issued on the basis of at least 3 years of studies, and they must have passed a recruitment competition to be given an open-ended permanent contract. There are other criteria that need to be met, see the article on Admission criteria.
See also:
Assistants (AST), Admission Criteria, EPSO, Internal Competition, Assessment Centre
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