Mar 25 2014
Computer-based booking period and admission tests (EPSO/AST-SC/01/14)
EPSO/AST-SC/01/14
SECRETARIES (grades SC1 and SC2)
The booking period for the admission tests is planned to run from 27 March to 16 April 2014.
The testing should take place from 24 April to 13 May 2014.
Further information concerning these tests has been published in the EPSO accounts of all candidates concerned on 24/03/2014.
Booking of your computer-based tests – most important points to remember
Before you book your admission tests, do not forget that:
- Booking is only possible between the dates published in your EPSO account. In general, booking starts at 0h00 on the first day and ends at 12 o’clock (midday) Brussels time on the final day. If you do not book during this period, you will not be able to book – even if booking is still open for other candidates in the same competition. All candidates are offered the same number of days in which to book a test, regardless of when they apply. Please check the booking invitation letter in your account for more details.
- You will be able to see the list of available test centres when booking via the link provided.
- In case of technical problems during the booking procedure, please use one of the numbers provided in the booking invitation and in our FAQs: http://europa.eu/epso/doc/faq_as_pdf_en.pdf
- Make sure you complete the whole booking procedure. At the end, you should see a confirmation number (e.g. 8800000001507876). If you do not see this number, it means that your booking has not been completed.
- Straight after the booking, you should receive an e-mail confirming your booking. This is not the official confirmation you need to bring to the test centre. This official booking confirmation will be uploaded later (usually within 48 hours after the booking) into your EPSO account. If you do not receive this e-mail confirmation, please check your spam filter and your junk e-mails.
- Rescheduling is possible but is subject to availability. To reschedule your test, you must first wait until the booking confirmation uploads in your EPSO account (usually within 48 hours after your initial booking). The letter will include a link to the booking management system which you should use if you want to change the date or place of your test. Further instructions are provided in that letter.
- If you cannot participate in the tests, please refer to the instructions provided in the booking confirmation.
- For all other important details, please check the booking invitation and booking confirmation letters published in your EPSO account.
Some Member States organise information sessions to prepare their citizens for competitions. If you do not see a link next to your Member State, it means that EPSO has not received any information on this subject from the Member State concerned.
Full information on this competition is available by clicking on the navigation bar above and at http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/assistants/assistants-2014/secretaries-mf/.
Please check your EPSO account at least twice a week.
Jun 27, 2014 @ 15:10:21
Bonjour,
Pouvons-nous encore espérer des résultats aujourd’hui?
Je vous souhaite une bonne fin de journée
Cordialement
Sonia
Jun 27, 2014 @ 16:48:20
Chère Sonia,
Les résultats devraient être publiés la semaine prochaine.
Merci de votre patience.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Jun 27, 2014 @ 14:44:50
Thank you for letting me know when the results are published
Jun 27, 2014 @ 16:51:09
Dear candidate,
The results should be published next week.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Jun 26, 2014 @ 14:28:22
Bonjour,
Pouvez-vous me confirmer si les résultats seront publiés avant ce week end ?
Amal Loukili
Jun 26, 2014 @ 14:30:00
Cher candidat,
A l’heure actuelle nous n’avons pas plus de renseignements, il est possible que ce soit encore publié demain, mais nous ne pouvons confirmer cette information à 100%.
Merci pour votre patience.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Jun 18, 2014 @ 12:20:37
Bonjour,
puis-je vous demander si les résultats seront publiés cette semaine?
Merci d’avance.
Dimitra
Jun 23, 2014 @ 16:54:54
Chère Dimitra,
Les résultats devraient être publiés cette semaine effectivement.
Merci pour votre patience. Cordialement.
Emmanuelle
Jun 24, 2014 @ 10:47:08
Bonjour,
Est-il toujours prévu que les résultats du concours soient envoyés cette semaine?
Bien à vous,
Maria-Elena
Jun 24, 2014 @ 12:48:56
Chère candidat(e),
Les résultats devraient effectivement être publiés cette semaine.
Merci pour votre patience. Cordialement.
Emmanuelle
Jun 26, 2014 @ 12:25:14
Dear Emmanuelle, can you please inform us, if the result will be available today or only tomorrow?
Thank you!
BR
gabriella
Jun 26, 2014 @ 14:24:38
Dear Gabriella,
That should be this week, but we didn’t get the confirmation yet, so that can still be later next week.
Thank you for your patience.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Jun 26, 2014 @ 10:36:17
Hello!
We are the 26/06… and still not any results? When will they be published exactly?
Thanks,
Linda.
Jun 26, 2014 @ 14:26:35
Dear Linda,
That should be this week, but we didn’t get the confirmation yet, so that can still be later next week.
Thank you for your patience.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Jun 18, 2014 @ 10:26:43
Good morning
I would like to ask whether it has been confirmed that the results are to be published this week?
Many thanks
Jun 18, 2014 @ 15:59:43
The results are planned to be published next week.
Kind regards,
Ana-Maria
Jun 23, 2014 @ 13:16:03
Avez-vous une date plus précise pour cette semaine ?
Jun 23, 2014 @ 14:10:10
Chère Maud,
Nous n’avons pas plus de renseignements à part que les résultats devraient être publiés cette semaine.
Merci pour votre patience. Cordialement.
Emmanuelle
Jun 26, 2014 @ 10:27:42
Bonjour,
Cela est-il confirmé que les resultats arriveront cette semaine?
Merci,
Sylvia
Jun 26, 2014 @ 14:30:25
Chère candidate,
A l’heure actuelle nous n’avons pas plus de renseignements, il est possible que ce soit encore publié demain, mais nous ne pouvons confirmer cette information à 100%.
Merci pour votre patience.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Jun 17, 2014 @ 12:45:28
Hello. How pre-selection tests are checked? Is it done automatically? Do you inform all candidates about the results at the same time? Or you inform first people who succeed?
Karine.
Jun 20, 2014 @ 15:48:23
Dear Karine,
The tests are checked automatically and validated by the selection board. All the candidates receive the results in their EPSO account at the same time.
Kind regards,
Ana-Maria
Jun 17, 2014 @ 09:35:13
Bonjour,
Savez-vous si les résultats seront communiqués aujourd’hui? Cela fait exactement 5 semaines que le dernier test a eu lieu, nous avons donc espoir.
D’avance merci
Bien à vous,
Stephanie
Jun 17, 2014 @ 14:57:30
Bonjour,
Nous n’avons pas de confirmation de la date exacte, mais les résultats ne seront certainement pas publiés aujourd’hui. Je vous conseille de souscrire au présent blog et vous serez informée par courriel dès que les résultats seront publiés dans les comptes.
Cordialement,
Nathalie
Jun 18, 2014 @ 09:45:09
Hello.
I would like to subscribe to this blog with my yahoo account, but I see that I can only subscribe with a gmail account.
Is this the only possibility?
Thank you.
Regards,
Catalina
Jun 20, 2014 @ 16:22:38
Dear Catalina,
You should be able to subscribe with your yahoo account. Please try again.
Kind regards,
Ana-Maria
Jun 18, 2014 @ 13:43:32
Bonjour,
Savez-vous si les résultats seront communiqués aujourd’hui?
bien à vous,
Delphine
Jun 23, 2014 @ 16:52:49
Cher/chère candidat(e),
Les résultats devraient être publiés cette semaine.
Merci pour votre patience. Cordialement.
Emmanuelle
Jun 12, 2014 @ 09:57:40
Puis-je vous demander si la date de publication des résultats est déjà connue?
Merci d’avance.
Lamia
Jun 12, 2014 @ 18:18:35
Bonjour,
C’est prévu pour la semaine prochaine (à confirmer).
Cordialement,
Nathalie
Jun 17, 2014 @ 11:59:26
Bonjour,
Pouvez-vous, svp, nous dire si c’est déjà confirmé la date de publication pour les résultats?
Jun 17, 2014 @ 14:49:02
Bonjour,
Non, nous n’avons pas de confirmation pour l’instant.
Cordialement,
Nathalie
Jun 17, 2014 @ 13:17:35
Hello
Is it confirmed that the results will be published during this week?
Thank you
Jun 18, 2014 @ 10:26:00
Dear Maria,
The results are expected next week.
Kind regards,
Ana-Maria
Jun 04, 2014 @ 04:12:19
Hello,
I apologise if this message appears more than once but even though I submitted it several times it has never appeared on my screen, so I’m not sure how often it will appear in the posts 🙂
But I was wondering whether the different fields (e.g. SC1-EN, SC2-FR, etc.) will be scored on an individual basis; i.e. since the number of candidates sought per language and grade (SC1/SC2) varies, will there be different threshold to be achieved (in % of the total marks to be achieved) for a each language and grade in order to be invited to the assessment centre?
Thank you very much for your advice,
Ina
Jun 04, 2014 @ 12:24:24
Dear Ina,
The threshold to be achieved will be different for each language and grade.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Jun 03, 2014 @ 10:01:32
Bonjour,
Je souhaiterai savoir quand est ce que les résultats des premiers tests nous seront envoyés et aussi quand est ce que les postes seront ouverts et qu’on devrait commencer à travailler.
Bien à vous,
Jun 03, 2014 @ 10:08:02
Cher candidat,
Les résultats sont en général publiés 3 à 5 semaines après la fin de la période de tests. La période de tests c’est terminée le 13/05/2014.
Les recrutements ne débuteront pas avant 2015.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
May 14, 2014 @ 15:28:45
Hello,
When will the results of the admission tests be published?
Thank you!
May 14, 2014 @ 17:58:11
Dear Jaga,
The results are usually published 3-5 weeks after the last testing takes place. The testing period of the competition ends on 13/05/2014.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
May 15, 2014 @ 15:57:54
so, we should have the results around mid-june?
May 16, 2014 @ 10:12:04
Dear Laura,
Yes that should be around mid-june.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Jun 10, 2014 @ 09:28:44
the results will be published this week or next week? on these results, is it the same procedure as for other exams? First we get the points and after 2-3 weeks, the average that tells us if we can move to the second stage or not?
Jun 11, 2014 @ 13:10:13
Dear Madam,
The procedure is the same.
Kind regards,
Ana-Maria
Jun 23, 2014 @ 12:12:28
Dear Emanuelle,
is there a problem with the correction of the selection test? It’s now 6 weeks that the last exam took place and we would like to know when will be the results published in our accounts?
Thank you for your kind help.
Best regards,
Stephanie
Jun 23, 2014 @ 14:13:05
Dear Stephanie,
The results should be publish this week.
Thank you for your patience.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
May 08, 2014 @ 15:24:25
When will the AC aproximately take place?
May 08, 2014 @ 16:00:10
Dear Linda,
It should take place in september.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
May 09, 2014 @ 13:51:30
Bonjour Emmanuelle – EU Careers,
je suis désolée de poser la meme question plusieurs fois de suite mais je relève des difficultés sur ce blog. Bien que j’aie cherché sur mon compte Epso, je n’arrive pas à savoir si j’ai posé une candidature pour le niveau SC1 ou SC2.
Pourriez- vous m’aider à ces propos là?
Je vous remerci par avance.
Très cordialement.
Iris
May 12, 2014 @ 10:11:21
Bonjour Iris,
Si vous allez dans votre formulaire, voicic e qui est indiqué: Grade: Je pose ma candidature pour le grade SC1.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
May 08, 2014 @ 12:48:16
Bonjour, j’ai renoncé a ma candidature pour le concours EPSO/AST-SC/01/14 AST SEC il fait plus d’un mois!!, et j’ai le résume du desistement en ligne, mais je n’ai pas reçu un e-mail avec la confirmation de mon désistement, c’est normal ça?
La date que j’avais programmée avant du désistement était le 12 mai 2014.
J’ai peur d’avoir des problemes pour mettre ma candidature dans un autre concours.
Vous pouvez me confirmer que tout va bien?
Merci.
May 08, 2014 @ 14:20:32
Cher candidat,
Cela ne posera pas de problèmes si vous vous inscrivez à d’autres concours, vous pouvez pour des raisons personnelles devoir interrompre votre participation.
Afin d’annuler votre test, pouvez-vous suivre la démarche décrite dans ce guide, voir page 9.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
May 05, 2014 @ 13:29:23
Dear EPSO-TEAM,
I booked for the 08/05/2014 computer based test for the EPSO/AST-SC/01/14. Can I change the date, today? There are some places on the 23rd May.
Thanks.
May 05, 2014 @ 14:21:05
Dear Annamaria,
You can proceed via your EPSO account, please read this manual: http://europa.eu/epso/doc/cbt_manual_en.pdf
In case of a technical issue with the booking system, please contact only Prometric as they are best placed to give you efficient support (http://europa.eu/epso/doc/cbt_manual_en.pdf – page 16/17).
Regards,
Emmanuelle
May 02, 2014 @ 10:33:53
Bonjour,
J’ai fait une programmation pour les tests d’admission a Bucharest mais je n’ai pas reçu une invitation. Est-ce que je dois juste présenter la confirmation de la réservation le jour de l’examen ou je dois attendre une invitation aux tests d’admission ? merci beaucoup.
May 02, 2014 @ 14:48:08
Chère Irina,
Dans les 48 heures vous recevez une confirmation dans votre compte. Je vous invite à lire attentivement le manuel que vous trouvez avec le lien de booking.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Apr 29, 2014 @ 16:14:54
Bonjour,
Le jour des tests doit-on apporter les documents originaux (diplôme-attestations d’expérience) ou doit-on les apporter à la 2ème étape lors des entretiens d’évaluation ?Salutations,
Yasmina
Apr 29, 2014 @ 17:17:54
Chère Yasmina,
Cela sera pour la deuxième partie des tests.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Apr 24, 2014 @ 13:15:30
Hi,
When are the results usually mailed to the test-takers ? Is it after the testing period is over or can it be before ?
Apr 24, 2014 @ 14:10:33
Dear Alex,
You will be informed after the testing period. (most likely in June)
Best regards,
Marie – EU Careers
Apr 16, 2014 @ 09:48:13
Bonjour,
j’ai envoyé correctement la demande d’admission au concours, en revanche dans ma page EPSO je pas encore reçu la mail pour reserver mon test CBT et aujourd’hui c’est le dernier jour pour le faire.
Cordialement
Apr 16, 2014 @ 10:27:07
Bonjour,
C’est normal cela n’a pas encore été envoyé, vous devriez recevoir les invitations à la fin du mois.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Apr 15, 2014 @ 10:15:54
I have a question concerning the section Prioritising and Organising. In the notice of competition, it is indicated that “this test will be marked out of 40” whereas in the instructions to candidates it is indicated that we “will have to answer 24 questions”. Could you please clarify this? Many thanks in advance.
Apr 16, 2014 @ 15:55:59
Dear Christina,
It means 24 questions marked on 40 points.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Apr 14, 2014 @ 21:04:25
Dear all,
I have a question regarding the type of tests in the first phase of this competition.
In the notice of competition test a is “verbal reasoning” marked out of 20.It is followede by professional skills and language comprehension tests.
Could you please confirm there will be no numerical or abstract reasoning for this competition?
Apr 16, 2014 @ 16:00:03
Dear Raluca,
You will only have the tests that are listed in the Notice.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Apr 12, 2014 @ 14:34:32
Bonjour
J’aimerais bien changer la date de mon examen (ordinateur) mais je n y arrive pas car le site ne fonctionne pas. Comment dois je procéder ?
Merci par avance
CC
Apr 12, 2014 @ 15:51:41
Bonjour,
Veuillez contacter Prometric en cas de problème technique (numéros de tél. disponible dans l’invitation).
Cordialement,
Apr 03, 2014 @ 13:21:24
Dear Sir, Madam
I am trying to book a date for the admission test in London, but the Prometric website is always down. I am checking everyday since the 27th March. How can I book? Is there an alternative way?
Best regards,
Apr 03, 2014 @ 14:03:40
Dear Monika,
For technical issues as such, please contact directly Prometric via the contact details you have in the invitation letter.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Apr 03, 2014 @ 10:51:04
Could you please let me know more about the language skills tests, such as duration and if there any publications. I understand it is the first time you are using such a test and therefore very little is known about it…
Thank you and best regards. AS
Apr 04, 2014 @ 11:44:00
Dear Anna,
You will find examples on our website : http://europa.eu/epso/apply/sample_test/index_en.htm (please see under chapter ‘Assistants (AST-SC) in the Secretarial Field’)
Please note that we do not provide any preparatory courses or material apart from the sample tests on our website, neither do we endorse any other organisations’ publications or training courses.
Best regards,
Marie – EU Careers
Apr 04, 2014 @ 12:11:48
Thanks, but there is no information regarding the duration of the test.
Apr 04, 2014 @ 15:37:36
Dear Anna,
You will find this type of information in our latest communication via their EPSO Account.
Best regards,
Marie – EU Careers
Apr 01, 2014 @ 20:15:09
Dear,
I would like to know how much time is there normally between CBT and assessment centre (of course if you succeed in CBT)?
Thank you
Apr 03, 2014 @ 12:28:36
Dear Petra,
It depends on the competitions, there is no specific rule on that.
Some competitions will have other tests between AC and CBT.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 30, 2014 @ 01:09:37
Bonjour, est ce-que je pourrais savoir l’adress du premier test EPSO/AST-SC/01/14
SECRETAIRES (grades SC 1 et SC 2) in milan? j’ai reçu l’email de confirmation avec un adress different du prometric.
merci d’avance
Mar 31, 2014 @ 11:32:15
Bonjour Stefania,
Merci de contacter directement Prometric via les points de contacts présents dans votre lettre d’invitation.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Mar 28, 2014 @ 19:41:10
Dear all,
I can find the link to book my test! can you help me?
Thanks
Ana
Mar 29, 2014 @ 12:02:00
Dear Ana,
In your EPSO account, under the news feed for the competition, you can find the following text/link:
You can book your test from 27/03/2014 to 16/04/2014 12:00.
>>> Click here to book
If you miss the deadline your application will be considered as withdrawn and your participation in this competition/selection will end.
Please contact the candidate contact service by e-mail or phone if need further assistance: https://europa.eu/epso/application/base/index.cfm?controller=webform&action=index&usertype=2&lang=en
Kind regards,
Nathalie
Mar 28, 2014 @ 12:17:10
Hi,
I’ve completed the registration for the test. What document should i bring the day of the test? The confirmation appearing on my epso account or will i receive something else?
Thank you in advance,
Andrea
Mar 28, 2014 @ 14:14:29
Dear Andrea,
You need to print the confirmation that you can access in your account.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 22:56:33
Hi,
I am trying to register for the exam and was almost at the last step when I got an error message. Then I tried again but kept getting the following message: “Some of the data passed in by your referring web site could not be recognized. Please complete the form to continue.” Then I am asked for “Eligibility ID” and “4 letters of my last name”.
At the same time, I got a confirmation e-mail with a scheduled appointment- so is now my appointment scheduled or not?
Thanks a lot and best regards,
Elena
Mar 28, 2014 @ 12:11:58
Dear Elena,
Your booking confirmation is appearing in your account so that’s ok.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 21:33:06
Bonsoir,
pourriez vous me dire en quoi consiste le test de compréhension linguistique, svp?
vous avez des exemples des tests?
merci d’avance!
Mar 28, 2014 @ 12:06:16
Bonjour Adriana,
Vous pouvez voir des exemples de tests ici: http://europa.eu/epso/apply/sample_test/index_fr.htm#chapter3
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 18:43:08
Dear EPSO,
there are no Saturdays available for testing as I asked before…?
Mar 28, 2014 @ 10:46:07
Dear Natali,
It can depend on the test centres but YES.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 18:34:29
Hello.
Since this morning I’ve been trying to book a date to sit the admission tests EPSO/AST-SC/01/14 – Secretaries (grades SC1 and SC2), but the system is not allowing me. It looks like there’s a system glitch. I only managed to put down the country of preference.
Please advise.
Thank you.
Jelena
Mar 28, 2014 @ 14:41:03
Dear Jelena,
We had an issue with the booking, this should be solved now. Can you try again? Thank you.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 12:15:06
Bonjour, je rencontre un problème technique pour choisir mon lieu/date d’examen. J’arrive à choisir le lieu et la catégorie d’examen mais ensuite on me dit que ma session a expiré ou on me renvoie vers mon profile EPSO où je ne sais plus rien faire d’autre que me déloguée. Pourriez-vous m’aider svp? Merci d’avance.
Mar 27, 2014 @ 14:24:14
Chère Vanessa,
Pour les problèmes techniques merci de contacter Prometric, vous trouverez les différents points de contacts dans votre lettre d’invitation.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 12:01:03
Dear Epso-Team,
is there any chance to be put on a waiting list for specific dates in a specific testcenter? There is no way i can make it on the few days offered, as i will be abroad.
Thank you! KR
Mar 27, 2014 @ 14:40:21
Dear Lena,
You can’t be on a waiting list, but you can still rescheduled if you want to change.
Regards,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 11:26:23
bonjour,
une fois que je selectionne la date je recois un message d’erreur
the page cannot be displayed
Mar 27, 2014 @ 15:21:47
Cher/e Chrastek,
Pouvez-vous réessayer? si le problème persiste merci de contacter directement Prometric.
Vous trouverez les contacts dans votre lettre d’invitation.
Bien à vous,
Emmanuelle
Mar 27, 2014 @ 10:53:05
I am wondering what is it about this new ‘language’ test?
Mar 27, 2014 @ 15:23:17
Dear Laurence,
See samples here: http://europa.eu/epso/apply/sample_test/index_en.htm#chapter3
Regards,
Emmanuelle