EDUCATION RELATED TO PROJECT PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
Our complex training offer includes fundamental areas related to EU projects. Trainings may be implemented as individual topics or as more complex programmes created exactly according to your specific requirements. For detailed characteristics of trainings click on single topics.

TRAINING TOPICS:

• THE EUROPEAN UNION AND PROJECTS, 2 DAYS (16 HOURS)
• PREPARATION OF PROJECTS FOR EU FUNDS - Project Cycle Management(PCM) and Logical Framework Approach (LFA), 10 DAYS (80 HOURS)
• METHODOLOGY OF PROJECT CREATION, 3 DAYS (24 HOURS)
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 5 DAYS (40 HOURS)
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS, 3 DAYS (24 HOURS)
• COMMUNICATION IN PROJECTS, 5 DAYS (40 HOURS)
• CHANGE MANAGEMENT, 2 DAYS (16 HOURS)
• ENGLISH FOR PROJECT MANAGERS, 60 HOURS

COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICE
The Education Center for Non-Profit Organizations has arranged for you a system of services that helps you with your project, namely with preparation or implementation of the project. The CVNO staff is ready to provide you with their experience and expertise, to enter the processes within your projects and to ensure implementation of key activities or supervision over them in such way that they are in concordance with rules required by Steering Bodies.

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THE EUROPEAN UNION AND PROJECTS, 2 DAYS (16 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s Profile: Graduate of the module
• Knows functioning principles of institutional framework of the European union
• Is familiar with the mechanism of financial aid provision from EU funds and programmes
• Is skilled in work with strategic programme documents and key information

The European Union and Aid Programmes
• Bases and objectives of the European Union
• Institutions of the European Union
• Aid Programmes of the European Union
• EU portals
• EU regulations related to structural funds
• Common policy of the European Union

National Strategic Referential Framework for the years of 2007-2013
• National approaches and documents
• Eligible territory pursuant to the objectives of cohesion policy
• Horizontal priorities
• Strategic priorities of the NSRF
• Operational programmes
• Programme manuals, calls for proposals
• Steering and intermediate bodies
• Forms and annexes





PREPARATION OF PROJECTS FOR EU FUNDS, 10 DAYS (80 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module
• Knows project management theory and practical creation of projects pursuant to official methodology of the European Commission
• Masters principles and particularities of creation of projects financed from EU funds
• Is skilled in creation of projects practically
• Is able to orientate himself / herself and to use financial resources, available funds and additional resources
• Knows to plan effectively and to apply the system of internal monitoring and project evaluation in practice

Introduction to Project Cycle Management – PCM
• Basic terms and categories
• Frequent errors of projects financed from EU funds
• Elements of project management
• Project cycle creation and management of projects implemented from financial means of the European Union
• Programming phase

Creation of projects with use of the Logical Framework Approach
• Analytical phase - analyses of environment
• Planning phase – Logical framework, plan of activities and plan of resources
• Logical framework
• Plan of activities
• Plan of resources
• Forms and methodology
• Creation of a model project

Monitoring and reports
• Monitoring
• Project evaluation and audit of activities and finances
• Creation of monitoring system
• Monitoring plan
• Determination of indicators
• Definition of information flow, responsibilities, means and costs

















METHODOLOGY OF PROJECT CREATION, 3 DAYS (24 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Masters basic principles of project management and general rules of project preparation
• Knows the project management issue
• Is able to use different forms of analyses and surveys in the process of project preparation
• Knows basic general rules of project preparation and knows to implement single stages of project activities independently

Methodology of project creation
• Basic terms and categories
• Frequent errors of projects financed from EU funds
• Elements of project management
• Project Cycle Management and administrating projects implemented from financial means of the European Union

Project preparation
• Background Analysis
• Logical Framework Matrix
• Forms and methodology









TOPIC: PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 5 DAYS (40 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module
• Masters basic principles of project management and general rules of project preparation
• Is able to use different forms of analyses and surveys in the process of project preparation
• Knows basic general rules of project preparation and knows to implement single stages of project activities independently
• Gets basics in the area of change management
• Knows patterns of work with project team

Basics of project management
• Introduction to project management
• Substance of project management
• General principles of project preparation
• Planning of projects
• Management of projects
• Team project management
• Project and organizational structure

Change management
• Main reasons of change failures and myths about changes
• Possible reactions to change in organization
• Lewin – Shein (Unfreezing-Change-Refreeze)
• Meier´s rule E = K x A
• Basic model of change development
• Barriers + resistance to changes, Methods of conquering the resistance
• Force field analysis
• Change transition stages


TOPIC: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS, 3 DAYS (24 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Knows the issue of financial management of projects
• Is able to work with financial analyses, plans, financial evaluation of single alternative projects

Financial decision-making
• Basic terms
• Types of financial plans and use thereof
• Functions and tasks of budget, budgetary process, budget creation system
• Estimation of revenues and costs
• Fixed and variable revenues
• Types of costs and determination process thereof, determination of total costs of projects
• Financial evaluation of different alternatives

Financial analysis
• Substance and methodology of financial analysis
• Budget monitoring and budgetary control
• Cash management
• Analysis of financial balance
• Cash flow






TOPIC: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROJECTS, 2 DAYS (16 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Is familiar with basic monitoring and evaluation system of projects financed from EU funds
• Knows to apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills when creating internal monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Is able to plan and practically apply the system of internal monitoring and project evaluation

Project monitoring
• Definition of monitoring
• Project monitoring and audit of activities and finances
• Creation of monitoring system
• Monitoring plan
• Formulation of managerial questions
• Monitoring of inputs / activities, monitoring of outcomes
• Monitoring of effects, monitoring of impacts
• Determination of indicators
• Defining the information flow
• Defining the responsibilities
• Defining the financial means and costs

Project evaluation
• Definition of evaluation
• Managerial decisions about evaluation process
• ToR outline: definition of information needs
• Evaluation process




TOPIC: COMMUNICATION IN PROJECTS, 5 DAYS (40 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Knows and is able to use basic communication skills
• Knows and is able to use basic team skills
• Knows and is able to use basic presentation skills

Communication skills
• Personality of a project manager
• Profile of a successful project manager
• Basic communication skills
Team skills
• Basic team skills
• Communication in team work
• Management and building of efficient project teams
• Maslow´s hierarchy of needs and its functioning at staff
• Taking decisions
• Tools for reaching agreement in team
• Coping with stress in a team
• Negotiating and conflict solving

Presentation skills
• Structure of a effective presentation
• Work with listeners
• Basic presentation skills
• Use of presentation tools



TOPIC: CHANGE MANAGEMENT, 2 DAYS (16 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Is able to react to necessary changes in project and organization aiming at improved performances and sustainability thereof
• Knows change management principles

Change schedule creation
• Change schedule creation: WHY, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN? (Why a change, what to change, under what conditions and when?)
Change process management
• Leaders and actors of change: Who?
• Change process management: How? (How to implement changes?)











TOPIC: RISK MANAGEMENT, 3 DAYS (24 HOURS)
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the module:
• Is able to identify and reduce “negative” risks and to use “positive” risks for minimization of losses/damages and maximization of opportunities
• Knows risk management principles

Introduction to risk management
Risk management
• Risk assessment – identification, analysis and evaluation
• Planning of risk management and risk control
• Risk management and “financing”
• Risk management monitoring and effect evaluation
• Risk management “corporate culture” and “corporate governance”










TOPIC: ENGLISH FOR PROJECT MANAGERS, 60 HOURS
Methods: lecture, discussion, self-study / alternative e-learning

Graduate´s profile: Graduate of the course
• Commands routine formal and informal communication with foreign partners
• Is experienced in grammar and in both written and verbal form of English language on intermediate level
• Has knowledge of basic EU terminology, project terminology and project form terminology in English

Content structure:
• Written communication with foreign partners
• Making telephone calls
• Curriculum vitae and interview
• Preparation and leading of meetings with partners
• Informal communication
• Travelling
• Project, project objective and analyses presentation
• Project planning
• Project management and documents
• Brief history and functioning of the EU



COMPLEX PROJECT SERVICE


We offer selection of following services according to stage at which the project stands and according to consideration of individual needs of each client:





PROJECT PREPARATION
• Assistance in the process of selection of appropriate tools within current state analyses necessary for project draft preparation
Analyses recommended by official methodology of the European Commission for project creation, surveys focused on region / target group
• Preparation and moderating of meetings
Meetings of project team, partners and different interest groups related to the project plan and / or meetings with target groups
• Coordination and professional supervision over processes connected with project planning
Creation of logical structure of the project, planning of activities and resources in the project, work with form / project document







PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
• Coordination of project activities
Facilitation of project team meetings, creation and update of agendas, assigning of responsibilities

• Administrative provision of project
Elaboration of interim monitoring reports and payment requests, communication with steering body, realization of public procurement in projects

• Monitoring of project implementation
Creation or update of monitoring project plan (creation / update of indicator system and subsequent evaluation thereof), proposals of changes within project implementation (activities, budget, management)

• Project publicity
Coordination of activities connected with project publicity

• Financial management of the project
Monitoring of budget drawing, coordination of accounting work, preparation of project accounting documents



FINAL EVALUATION
• Final evaluation of the project
Evaluating the achievement rate of set objectives, efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation

• Elaboration of final evaluation report
Processing the evaluation results into the form of final report as required