Training for Public officials of the Government of MACEDONIA (FYROM) on IPA Programme and procurement

client: Secretariat of European Affairs (SEA).

The overall objective of the mission is strengthening capacities of government institutions to

fully undertake the programming, tendering and contracting of the projects foreseen under IPA and efficient utilisation of IPA funds. Specifically, the objective of the assignment is trained government staff to have full understanding of the principles and basic regulations of the European Union, mostly in the fields of:

• preparation of Project Fiches,

• drafting TOR’s,

• financial and Procurement Rules and Procedures.

• monitoring and evaluation of the project implementation.

In order to meet these objectives, the mission included two cycles of training for future trainers (Selected representatives from the government institutions) and three Cycles of training for representatives of the national IPA structures.

Corporate Solutions SA was in charge of the preparation of the material and training of all the 5 groups of public servants of seven Ministries beneficiaries with the support of local partner CS Global.