When employers pick people for jobs or internships, they don’t look only at academic qualifications and languages, but also at practical skills. In his course on "Real-time Policy Tracking", Paul Culley, EU Policy Advisor, trains CIFE students for the job. Over a period of six months, they track EU negotiations, in real time, on a specific subject. Students “learn by doing” and acquire the skills and expertise – in research, analysis and writing – so that EU procedures and jargon are no longer a mystery when they make their transition from the academic world to the workplace.