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Preparations for EPSO competitions specifically tailored for colleagues in the institutions.

When registering, please note that the Situational competency-based interview (SCBI), the General competency based interview (GCBI) and the Competency-based interview (CBI) are different types of tests, prepared by different training courses.

European Commission Internal Competition

Written test + QCM EU AD6

AD6 only

The preselection tests of this year EU Commission internal competition consist of an MCQ test on EU knowledge as well as a 2-hour written assignment-based test, in order to assess the competencies required to perform the duties of an administrator in the Commission.

The purpose of this training session is to allow candidates for the internal competition to better understand those tests and to prepare them effectively through methodological approach and simulations

9.00 AM -> 12.30 PM Written test (1/2)

 TEST PRESENTATION

	course and conditions of the tests
	file reading strategy
	specific skills tested and expected behaviors
	methodological approach
	preparation tips

 SIMULATION

20-minute simulation

1.30 PM -> 2.30 PM Written test (2/2)

 SIMULATION

collective correction of the simulation

2.30 PM -> 4.00 PM EU knowledge MCQ

 TEST PRESENTATION

	course, conditions, and objectives of the MCQ
	an evolutive format and content
	types of questions
	methodological approach
	preparation and reading tips

 SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Languages: English. The presentation of the test and the methodology will be in English. However, simulations can be done, at the choice of the candidate, in French or in English.

Public: 20 participants maximum.

NB : The training will take place subject to a sufficient number of participants. Registrations will be accepted in order of reception within the limit of the places available. Training schedules are subject to change depending on the number of participants. Registrations are closed two working days before the start date of the session.

On-line training from your desktop

via Zoom.

Date : 13 January 2023, from 9.00 to 16.00

Fee : 185 €

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COURSE FOR REASONING TESTS

This course is to prepare for each of the reasoning test and multiply your chance of success to the competition. For each test, we will study the methodology illustrated by examples. We will then practice with tests which will be explained and corrected by the trainer.

We are all capable of developing these skills. It is not a question of intelligence, but of learning.

VERBAL REASONING

The verbal reasoning test is not a test of knowledge but of logic. To be successful, candidates must display four key qualities:

	the ability to analyse a statement and understand the meaning of a text;
	a mastery of certain rules of verbal logic in order to establish whether or not an answer can be deduced from the information in the text;
	the ability to identify quickly which statements are most likely to constitute the correct answer;
	the ability to read a text selectively.

NUMERICAL REASONING

The numerical reasoning test is not just a test of calculation. To be successful, candidates must display three key qualities:

	the ability to understand and analyse: you need to know how to read a piece of information and interpret tables and graphs in order to decide correctly what operations are needed,
	a mastery of basic mathematical concepts: percentages, variation rates, averages…,
	speed: to answer the questions within the time allowed, you must avoid long calculations wherever possible and also avoid automatic use of the calculator.

ABSTRACT REASONING

Abstract reasoning questions are presented as series of diagrams containing geometric shapes which are repeated or modified according to a logical sequence. Candidates have to identify the underlying logic and find the diagram that completes the series.

Abstract reasoning tests call for skills that candidates do not normally use in everyday life:

	the ability to visualise geometric transformations (rotations, symmetries, …),
	an aptitude to spot similarities between complex shapes, ...

SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT

The situational judgment test assesses the behaviour and decision-making capability of candidates in a working environment. Each question describes a work-related scenario and gives a set of four possible actions that might be taken in response. Candidates must choose the action they believe to be most effective and the action they believe to be least effective.

To succeed in this test, candidates must approach each question as a role play exercise and set aside their own professional experience. They must answer each question on the basis of the information given in the scenario and on what is expected of them in terms of competencies and good professional practice. They must be able to rank actions by using the most appropriate criteria: degree of problem resolution, degree of priority, life positions, etc.

PRIORITISING & ORGANISING TEST

The prioritising and organising test demands a rigorous and methodical approach. It includes timetabling problems (organising a journey or schedule management) and constraint optimisation problems (choosing the best possible option after taking certain constraints into account).

To succeed, you must interpret a table correctly and be able to transcribe a question in the form of an equation (timetabling problems) or a series of instructions (constraint optimisation problems).

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