European permanent officials, who had been recruited by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) are categorised into Administrator (AD) and Assistant (AST) groups. Assistant must have a high school or vocational school qualification and may or may not possess professional experience.
For AST3, however, professional experience or higher level qualification is required as there are AST3 positions covering financial management, project management, communication or other related issues.
All permanent officials, however, must pass 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:
Administrators (AD), Admission Criteria, EPSO
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