{"id":27953,"date":"2024-02-27T20:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renouveau-democratie.eu\/?p=27953"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T09:16:29","slug":"online-training-sessions-for-the-ast3-com-ast3-2024-internal-competitions-open-to-ast-sc-mcq-format-on-knowledge-of-eu-policies-and-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renouveau-democratie.eu\/fr\/2024\/02\/online-training-sessions-for-the-ast3-com-ast3-2024-internal-competitions-open-to-ast-sc-mcq-format-on-knowledge-of-eu-policies-and-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Training Sessions for the AST3 (COM\/AST3\/2024) internal competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Online Training Sessions for the AST3 internal competitions open to AST-SC<br>MCQ FORMAT ON KNOWLEDGE OF EU POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS <strong>(COM\/AST3\/2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear AST-SC colleagues, &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is no doubt that AST-SC colleagues are constantly being let down by our institution&rsquo;s staff policy and this is no longer acceptable!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enough is enough! AST-SC colleagues have always been treated as \u201c<em>Children of a lesser God\u201d<\/em>, by our administration, whether in terms of promotions or opportunities for career advancement through internal competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R<\/strong><strong>&amp;<\/strong><strong>D <\/strong><strong>has always been a vocal opponent of this scandalous practice :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/renouveau-democratie.eu\/2021\/06\/rd-alongside-ast-sc-colleagues\/\"><em>R&amp;D alongside AST\/SC colleagues! \u2013 Renou\u00adveau &amp; D\u00e9mocratie (renouveau-democratie.eu<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong><strong> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/renouveau-democratie.eu\/2023\/12\/all-we-are-saying-is-give-ast-scs-a-chance\/\">All we are saying \u2026 is give AST-SCs a chance \u2013 Renouveau &amp; D\u00e9mocratie (renouveau-democratie.eu)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>As the <\/strong><strong>leading Tr<\/strong><strong>ade <\/strong><strong>U<\/strong><strong>nion of European civil service, we have always used the best practices also of other institu\u00adtions to fight the bad practices of the Commission and to reject any unreasonable decision of our administration, <\/strong><strong>namely&nbsp; to pretend that the <\/strong>Staff Regulations did not permit the organisation internal competitions<strong>for AST-SC. <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>&amp;<\/strong><strong>D <\/strong>immediately supported the petition organised by our colleagues in TAO-AFI, members of the Alliance to which we be\u00adlong, asking for internal competitions to be organised for AST-SC colleagues.&nbsp;<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With the aim of countering the administration\u2019s arguments and proving that they had no basis, <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>&amp;<\/strong><strong>D <\/strong><strong>presented the \u2018good practices\u2019 that our <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>&amp;<\/strong><strong>D<\/strong><strong>\u2019s sections in other institutions had negotiated, namely at the Committee of the Re\u00adgions, the European Council, the European Parliament, etc., which had actually organised such internal competitions for AST-SC under the same Staff Regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A FIRST <\/strong><strong>step in the right direction, but there&rsquo;s still a lot for AST-SC colleagues to do&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We are pleased to say that we have won <\/strong><strong>the FIRST<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>a battle here and that our advocacy has tipped the scales, as the administra\u00adtion has finally announced that <\/strong><strong>the FIRST<\/strong><strong> internal competition will be held to allow AST-SC colleagues to access the AST career path, which <\/strong><strong>has just been &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>published :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myintracomm.ec.europa.eu\/infoadm\/en\/2024\/Documents\/ia24008-COM_AST3_2024_EN.pdf\">NOTICE OF INTERNAL COMPETITION &#8211; EN &nbsp;(europa.eu)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myintracomm.ec.europa.eu\/infoadm\/fr\/2024\/Documents\/ia24008-COM_AST3-2024-FR.pdf\">AVIS DE CONCOURS INTERNE &nbsp;&#8211; FR (europa.eu)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>True to its commitments, R&amp;D will make a special effort to offer you the best possible training to maximise your chances of succeeding in these competitive exams. And without asking you to pay outrageous prices, because we never treat our colleagues as clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These internal competitions open to AST-SC colleagues will be very challenging for you. It is therefore time to start your preparation right away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, we are convinced that no external consultant will be able to grasp the challenges of CBT on European knowledge better than very experienced and\/or former colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking of you, our <strong>trainer Maria Glowacz &#8211; de Chevilly<\/strong> and <strong>colleague Blandine Pellistrandi<\/strong> <strong>are launching new sessions on EU Knowledge including a<\/strong> <strong>new set of 100 MCQ<\/strong> in an interactive exercise format of 4 separate<strong>&nbsp;<u>sessions in EN and FR<\/u> (each session will consist of 50 questions)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sessions will allow you to assess your knowledge of the European construction, the main policies and the decision-making procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">It will also be an opportunity to discuss the usual <strong><em>tips and tricks<\/em><\/strong> and the methodology to use in order to prepare in the most efficient way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to check where you are in your preparation, please:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>SAVE THE DATES<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>MCQ format on knowledge of EU policies and institutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Training sessions in ENGLISH &amp; FRENCH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Training<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Trainer | Colleague<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">07\/03\/2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16:30 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MCQ session 1 in EN<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maria &amp; Blandine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12\/03\/2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16:30 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MCQ session 2 in EN<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maria &amp; Blandine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19\/03\/2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16:30 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">QCM session 1 in FR<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maria &amp; Blandine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21\/03\/2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16:30 &#8211; 18:30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">QCM session 2 in FR<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maria &amp; Blandine<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong><em><u>LOGIN LINK WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE YOUR REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED<br>ON EACH TRAINING DAY BEFORE NOON<br><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>REGISTER***<br>To participate in the session, it is mandatory to subscribe via<\/strong> <strong>:<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renouveau-democratie.eu\/become-an-rd-member\/\"><strong>Renouveau-D\u00e9mocratie.eu\/become-R&amp;D member<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong>and<\/strong><br><br><strong>to complete this form<\/strong>: &nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1uSCRD69_FQQ1OC9F3Th00enBO6ZAJU7QVg2ozFk6t9U\/edit\">MCQ FORMAT ON KNOWLEDGE OF EU POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/owydpFcTEeyEykAM9\">&nbsp;<\/a><strong><em>Deadline for registration: 06\/03\/2024 at 5.00 pm<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Training Sessions for the AST3 internal competitions open to AST-SCMCQ FORMAT ON KNOWLEDGE OF EU POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS (COM\/AST3\/2024) Dear AST-SC colleagues, &nbsp; There is no doubt that AST-SC colleagues are constantly being let down by our institution&rsquo;s staff policy and this is no longer acceptable! 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