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What kind of educational qualifications do I need?

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Minimum educational requirements vary according to the profiles sought.

In general:

  • all non-graduate positions (assistant-level/function groups II, III) require (at least) that you have completed secondary education
  • all graduate positions (administrator-level/function group IV) require (at least) that you have completed university education of three years minimum.

Full details on the educational qualification(s) required for a specific profile are available in the Notice of Competition or Call for expressions of interest. Please see our examples of types of qualifications accepted.