Trainee

There are several administrative details you need to take care of before you start your traineeship with the ECB. Within the first few days of arriving in Germany you will also need to register with the German authorities and, if need be, open a SEPA compliant bank account.

Before coming to Frankfurt

Documents to be provided before the start of your traineeship

Once you have received your traineeship agreement, please send the following documents as soon as possible by post to the Security Division of the ECB:

• the privacy statement and security self-declaration form for selected candidates
• the original criminal record certificate (does not need to be translated into English)
• the medical certificate (please see the link below)
• a copy of your passport/ID card 

Please submit the medical certificate (see the link below) by email to HR.certificates@ecb.europa.eu. 

On your first day at the ECB, you will receive a notification with a link asking you to review your personal data, to submit your bank account details and confirm your accommodation details via the “Start HR Process” app.

• Medical certificate

Security clearance

To protect the institution and its reputation, the ECB employs only individuals whose criminal history (if any) does not call into question their capacity to maintain high standards of professional ethics in the performance of their duties at the ECB. Please submit the completed privacy statement and security self-declaration form for selected candidates and a criminal record certificate (which does not need to be translated into English) before starting work at the ECB.

Please send both documents in the original by post to:

European Central Bank
Security Division - Clearance
Sonnemannstrasse 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

To facilitate the security clearance process:

• send both documents together
• use your official name consistently on all documents
• ensure that all fields are filled in
• make sure your handwriting is legible
• send them to the Security Division – not to the HR department

Useful information:

• The time it takes to obtain a criminal record certificate can vary substantially depending on you