In the framework of the International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of the Republic of Slovenia a three-day training titled Strengthening the Capacity of Albanian Representatives on Local Level IPA Funds Management (Module No. 1) organized by the Centre for European Perspective (CEP) started yesterday in Koraca, Albania. The participants will be acquaint with broader knowledge of IPA fund management.

Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Tirana Bojan Bertoncelj, opened the training stressing the importance of such cooperation between Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Albania for the strengthening of the capacities of the Albanian institutions for disbursement of funds from Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and for the further cooperation of the country in the European integration process.

The first module of the training is designed for representatives of regional and local authorities and representatives of other public bodies working at the operational level on IPA projects in Albania. Training is intended to provide the basic conceptual knowledge in the area of the EU institutions and the EU decision-making process, EU cohesion policy, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) funds (objectives, concept, evolution and prospects for 2014-2020), EU programme management cycle, IPA project development and information technology support for IPA funds. Two Slovenian experts share their knowledge and experiences of the Republic of Slovenia from the EU pre-accession period and preparations for the absorption of EU cohesion policy funds with their Albanian counterparts.

CEP has already prepared training for strengthening the capacities of the Albanian institutions for disbursement of funds from Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). Training of Albanian representatives was carried out as a study visit at the CEP premises in Jablje castle between 12. and 16. November 2012.

The training in Korca was organized in cooperation with the Albanian National Municipalities Association, USAID and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Tirana.

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CEP izvaja usposabljanje za predstavnike Albanije o upravljanju sredstev IPA

V okviru Mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja in humanitarne pomoči Republike Slovenije se je v sredo v Albaniji v organizaciji Centra za evropsko prihodnost (CEP) začelo tridnevno usposabljanje z naslovom Krepitev usposobljenosti predstavnikov albanskih institucij za upravljanje sredstev IPA (modul 1). Udeleženci usposabljanja bodo pridobili osnovna znanja o upravljanju sredstev iz instrumenta IPA.

Usposabljanje, ki poteka v mestu Korca, je odprl veleposlanik Republike Slovenije v Tirani Bojan Bertoncelj. Poudaril je pomen takšnega sodelovanja med Republiko Slovenijo in Republiko Albanijo za izboljšanje usposobljenosti predstavnikov albanskih institucij, pristojnih za črpanje sredstev EU IPA, ter za nadaljnje sodelovanje države v evropskih povezovalnih procesih.

Usposabljanje je v prvi fazi namenjeno predstavnikom regionalnih in lokalnih oblasti ter predstavnikom drugih javnih institucij, ki na operativni ravni izvajajo projekte, financirane iz sredstev IPA. Prvi modul usposabljanja je tako namenjen temeljnemu spoznavanju institucij EU in odločevalskih procesov na ravni EU, kohezijske politike EU, instrumenta za predpristopno pomoč IPA (ciljev, koncepta, razvoja in smeri izvajanja za obdobje 2014-2020), projektnega vodenja programov EU, pripravljanju projektov IPA in IT podpore za upravljanje sredstev IPA. V splošnem delu usposabljanja dva slovenska strokovnjaka svojim albanskim kolegom predstavljata konkretne izkušnje Slovenije iz predpristopnega obdobja in priprav na črpanje sredstev kohezijske politike EU.

CEP je lani že pripravil usposabljanje za krepitev usposobljenosti albanskih institucij za črpanje sredstev iz instrumenta IPA. Usposabljanje v obliki študijskega obiska je potekalo v Sloveniji med 12. in 16. novembrom 2012.

Tokratno usposabljanje CEP pripravlja v sodelovanju z Albanskim nacionalnim združenjem občin, agencijo USAID in Veleposlaništvom RS v Tirani.