Translation of "étude sur l'équivalence des grades " (French → English) :

It should be noted, moreover, that the criteria required of candidates who were staff from the national diplomatic services of the Member States, in paragraph 2 of the second group of eligibility criteria, namely that they should have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, matches the criterion required in Article 5(3)(b)(i) of the Staff Regulations for appointment at grades 5 and 6 in the administrators’ function group (AD), a criterion which is very different from that required by Article 5(3)(c) of the Staff Regulations for appointment at grades ...[+++] 7 to 16 in the same function group.

Officials in the AD function group are intended, as such, to follow a career path within the EU institutions, performing, inter alia, conceptual and analytical functions in grades AD 5 to AD 14.

a diploma certifying that the holder has successfully completed a post-secondary course of at least four years’ duration, or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis, which may in addition be expressed with an equivalent number of ECTS credits, at a university or establishment of higher education or another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, that he has successfully completed the professional training required in addition to the post-secondary course’.

With a view to ensuring that all members of the EEAS staff are treated equally, regardless of whether they come from the European Union's administration or the national diplomatic services of the Member States, in particular as regards eligibility to assume all positions and responsibilities within the EEAS under equivalent conditions, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, as appointing authority, shall draw up a table of equivalence between EU administrative grades, in particular at A ...[+++]D level, and the diplomatic seniority titles in order to ensure that, at the time of their recruitment, staff originating from Member States are graded in a way which is commensurate with average seniority for that specific grade.

6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 and up to an overall maximum of 90 posts, the European Parliament may create a function group for its ushers comprising four grades equivalent to AST 1 to 4.

The following shall be treated as level-4 training: regulated training which is directly aimed at the practice of a particular profession and which consists of a three-year programme of post-secondary study or a part-time programme of post-secondary study of equivalent duration, carried out in a university or an institution providing an equivalent level of training, and, possibly, professional training, probationary or professional practice required in addition to the programme of post-secondary study.