As the EU persists in promoting its model of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, Member States progress in the implementation of their operational programmes to create jobs, enhance education and research and development, seek sustainable energy and environmental solutions, and reduce poverty and social ; But how are EU-funded programmes managed and what do you need to know to become a better programme or project manager?  

Programme management is not the same in the 2014-20 programing ; There is more focus on results, less on absorption; more responsibility afforded to the national authorities, less paperwork for Beneficiaries; more focused priorities, less resources ; Several measures have been taken to step up the effectiveness and simplification of programme implementation, with great impact on the operations of the MAs, IBs, CAs and AAs in the Member ;
 
The EU Funds Management Toolkit: from project selection to closure is a new five-day course that will give you all the essential knowledge and skills to manage and control the funds, at all ; We start off with the role of project selection in addressing the intervention logic of the programmes and understanding all the forms of support available and the ways they are ; Simplified cost options and financial instruments therefore claim high regard, along with the intricacies of state aid and public ; Management verifications complement the system by providing the necessary checks and balances that safeguard sound financial ; Much attention to its role in programme control, and error prevention, detection and correction is also ; And speaking about sound financial management, the reinforced role of evaluation and monitoring is discussed in the context of programme effectiveness, and what is expected of programme and project managers in these two important areas of performance ;

This seminar delivers a complete, practical toolkit of skills for the management of EU-funded projects, for all levels of experience, from beginner to the most seasoned managers and ; The toolkit is accredited at a degree-equivalent Level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework and all successful participants receive a certificate of achievement (not simply participation).