Complete preparation guide
EPSO AD5: The Complete Preparation Guide
A substantial, structured study resource for candidates preparing for EU administrator competitions. Learn the methods, practise under time limits, build EU and digital knowledge, and review worked answers.
535 pages
Comprehensive preparation, practice and worked solutions.
15 chapters
Teaching and strategy
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What’s inside
The guide is organised into three parts: learn the methods, practise under time limits, then check your answers and improve. It combines explanatory chapters with practice batteries, written-task exercises, detailed solutions and a printable personal study companion.
Part I · Learn the methods
Competition rules, study planning, verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning, EU institutions and law, EU policies, digital skills, and dossier-based writing.
Part II · Timed practice
Multiple practice batteries covering verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning, EU knowledge, digital skills, EU law and policy, treaty applications, and written tasks.
Part III · Check and improve
Answer key, detailed worked solutions, references and printable planning, progress-tracking and revision worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter contents
Read the rules for your AD5 competition
Build a preparation routine that produces evidence
Read verbal passages precisely
Calculate only what the question needs
Explain visual transformations
Build a working map of the EU institutions
Understand how EU law is made and applied
Study EU policies through objectives, powers and instruments
Find, evaluate and manage digital information
Communicate and collaborate through digital tools
Create useful, accessible and reusable digital content
Protect devices, information and wellbeing
Diagnose digital problems and choose useful improvements
Write a clear EU-focused response from a dossier
Revise with evidence and rehearse the full workflow
Practice materials and appendices
Timed practice batteries
Practice sets for verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning, alongside EU knowledge, EU law and policy, treaty applications and digital skills.
Three dossier-based written tasks
Sample tasks on an appointment pilot, explaining a funding opportunity to applicants, and comparing data-quality interventions.
Answer key and detailed solutions
Review answers and reasoning so you can understand errors and identify what to practise next.
Personal Study Companion & Printable Workbook
Competition fact sheet, milestone tracker, weekly schedule, practice-results log, CBT checklist, answer sheet, error log, study notes, reflection prompts, strategy drafting grid and exam-day checklist.
Digital editions
Ebook
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Audiobook
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Competition requirements and test formats can change. Always consult the current official Notice of Competition and EPSO updates. This guide is an independent preparation resource and does not guarantee exam results.