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| 31.3.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 75/4 |
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31.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 75/4

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Corrigendum to the notice of open competition EPSO/AST/76/08 to constitute a reserve pool of Social Welfare Assistants (AST 1)

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 322 A of 17 December 2008
  )

Official Journal of the European Union C 322 A of 17 December 2008

(2009/C 75 A/03)

On page 5, Title III, second paragraph and following:

for:

for:

‘After examining the list, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the 40 highest aggregate marks (2) in the admission tests and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Section I.B.2.

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TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written tests — Marking

You will take written tests (a) and (b) in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in the field of the competition.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour. |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in the field of the competition.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour.

| (b) | A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:






  — | your knowledge, |
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(b)

A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:

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your knowledge,

| — | your ability to understand, analyse and summarise, |
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your ability to understand, analyse and summarise,

| — | your drafting ability. |
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your drafting ability.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

Time allowed (subject to change): 2 hours.

| (c) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes. |
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(c)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).

Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes.

The written tests will be held simultaneously for all candidates at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date for the written tests will be set by EPSO and cannot be changed at a candidate's request. You will be notified of the date when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

2.   Oral test — Marking

Once the written tests have been marked, the candidates with the 20 highest aggregate marks (
  2
  ) in those tests and a pass mark in each will be admitted to the oral test.

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| (d) | Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:






  — | your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A, |
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(d)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:

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your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A,

| — | your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition, |
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your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition,

| — | your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language (language 1) will also be examined.

This test will be marked out of 50 (pass mark: 25).

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.’,

read:

read:

‘After examining the list, the selection board will admit you to the written and oral tests if you are among the 40 candidates with the highest aggregate marks (2) in the admission tests and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Section I.B.2.

2

TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written and oral tests — Marking

You will take written test (a) in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:






  — | your knowledge, |
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(a)

A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition, designed to test:

—

your knowledge,

| — | your ability to understand, analyse and summarise, |
| --- | --- |

—

your ability to understand, analyse and summarise,

| — | your drafting ability. |
| --- | --- |

—

your drafting ability.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

Time allowed (subject to change): 2 hours.

| (b) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (a). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes. |
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(b)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (a). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).

Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes.

| (c) | Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:






  — | your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A, |
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(c)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to assess:

in English, French or German

—

your suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A,

| — | your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition, |
| --- | --- |

—

your specialist knowledge in the field of the competition,

| — | your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
| --- | --- |

—

your motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language (language 1) will also be examined.

This test will be marked out of 50 (pass mark: 25).

The written and oral tests will normally be held in Brussels.

The date for the written and oral tests will be set by EPSO and cannot be changed at a candidate's request. You will be notified of the date when you receive your invitation to the tests.’;

On page 8, Title IV(3):

for:

for:

‘Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each to determine whether they satisfy the conditions laid down in Section I.B of this notice. The selection board will invite you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the highest marks and meet all the criteria for admission to the competition (see Section III, second paragraph).’,

read:

read:

‘Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will examine the files of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each to determine whether they satisfy the conditions laid down in Section I.B of this notice. The selection board will invite you to the written and oral tests if you are among the candidates with the highest marks and meet all the criteria for admission to the competition (see Section III, second paragraph).’.

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