The “European Project Planning” training course is addressed to individuals who wish to acquire the skills for successfully accessing and managing European funds in the field of culture, education and training. The “European Project Planning” training course has a duration of 65 hours. - 30 hours of classroom based learning in Florence, organized in 6 days, Monday to Saturday, 5 hours each day. - 35 hours of e-learning integrated with 2 virtual meetings with the course trainers and the other course participants. The approach used during the course is highly practical, based on the expertise of the trainers who have over 15 years experience in planning and managing activities funded by the European Commission, mainly in the Culture, Education and Training sectors. A practical simulation is carried out for each topic in focus. The objective of the practical activities is the simulation of the development and presentation of a European project.The dates of the European Project Planning course are:Edition 29:  6 – 11 February 2012Edition 30:  11 – 16 June 2012Edition 31:  8 – 13  October 2012 The dates of the European Project Management course are:Edition 6:  5 – 10 November 2012The course is included in the Grundtvig/ Comenius database therefore those who wish to participate, can obtain a training grant to cover both the course fees and accommodation and subsistence costs. In order to do so, they should contact both Pixel and the Lifelong Learning Programme National Agency in their country.