the european fast stream. robin walker uk civil service (home office) european fast stream...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
The European Fast Stream
![Page 2: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
The European Fast Stream
Robin Walker
UK Civil Service (Home Office)European Fast Stream
University College LondonTuesday 6th March 2012
![Page 3: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
A little background...
• UK severely under-represented in EU institutions (European Commission, Parliament etc)
• EFS originally launched in 1991 but stopped in 2007
• Resurrected in 2010 as part of the ‘Success in the EU’ initiative
• Funded by all government departments
![Page 4: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
The two year EFS programme
• Departmental postings• Language Training• Intensive introduction to EU course• Concours - computer based tests
training• Concours - assessment centre training• A five month placement in the
European Commission (e.g. NEPT)
![Page 5: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
The EU Civil Service selection process -
The ‘Concours’
• Application form (incl. ‘Statement of Motivation’)
• Initial online computer based tests (CBTs)
• Assessment centre• Reserve list
![Page 6: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
The EFS Our experience...so
farForeign OfficeDEFRA
Department for Business, Innovation & SkillsDepartment of Energy & Climate Change
Home OfficeMinistry of Justice
Department of HealthDepartment for Work and Pensions
Scottish Government
![Page 8: The European Fast Stream. Robin Walker UK Civil Service (Home Office) European Fast Stream University College London Tuesday 6 th March 2012](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022062404/5515db3b550346dd6f8b4a91/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Questions ?