Only 54% of traineeships or apprenticeships in the EU receive compensation, according to Eurofound data published in a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on participation, quality and outcomes of traineeships in the 27 EU Member States. The report highlights the need to improve the quality of traineeship offerings, including learning support and the possibility of obtaining new skills. People who have completed tertiary education were more often entitled to compensation than those whose highest completed education was secondary level. These data were extracted from the 2023 edition of Eurofound’s survey ‘Living and Working in the EU and Neighbouring Countries’.
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