Verification and Monitoring for New Project Management (Study Visit)

Verification and Monitoring for New Project Management (Study Visit)

4 intensive days to improve Monitoring and Control based on concrete Walk-through Checks with Beneficiaries and Auditors  and a good occasion to anticipate the design and implementation of new Management & Control systems. This study visit will focus on the evolution of Verification and Monitoring officers’ job for both “soft” and “hard” interventions and to see concrete improvement of  the data collection and reporting from beneficiaries to authorities. A panel of experts (including project managers, beneficiary representatives, supervision engineers…) and auditors will present their techniques, tools and checklists with a specific discussion about the type and level of corrections and
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Simplified Cost Options

Simplified Cost Options

SCOs are in the air but at what conditions and under what surveillance ? This training is the occasion to screen all the options and requirements to integrate it in Programmes based on ex-ante discussions with auditors, in calls and in projets to allow full simplification and security for both Authorities and Beneficiaries. This seminar offers also the possibility to tackle in details the possible application and precise calculations and related risks for soft and hard interventions in relation with key results and outputs (and not only inputs) based on the latest guidances and best practices of simplification of programming,
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Better Risks Management

Better Risks Management

Sampling operations, payment claims and expenditures in a simple and effective way Time to sample and to identify the risks to ensure to the best their mitigation at programme, project and expenditures level. This seminar is the occasion to apply all the new expectations for project, programme managers, financial officers and auditors to go all throughout the intervention logic and to illustrate by practical cases the mapping, scoring and mitigation of risks. This is the occasion to anticipate the 2021-2027 requirements to ensure sample checks based on risks both for operations and expenditures and to make more efficient and effective
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Faster Selection and Checks for Appraisal and Verification officers (New)

Faster Selection and Checks for Appraisal and Verification officers (New)

Organising transition from activities to outputs-based and results-oriented approach by Franck SOTTOU and Inga MOISIEJUTE 2-day Face-to-Face Seminar about faster and secure Selection, Appraisal and Verification in the context of the new financial control Key elements: Lesson from the past: key irregularities and fraud, key alerts from auditors, key obstacles, key steps to ensure fast and secure payments to beneficiaries (process and content) Responsibilities and division of tasks between Selection, Appraisal and Verification Linking in a better way ex-ante and ex-post checks (including Public procurement) The different options for selection (competitive / non competitive) The scoring of proposals and final
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Better indicators for Programming and Verification

Better indicators for Programming and Verification

Results, results and results! The question is to make clear straight from the beginning the type and profile of these targets and to associate it to some concrete outputs. A good occasion to shift from activity-based approach to a sound results-oriented monitoring ensuring some better collection and aggregation of data. A full occasion also to review the new core and common indicators.  Finding the right balance between common, core and specific indicators 21-23 November 2022 Valencia By Franck SOTTOU, Ivaila ILIEVA and Colm DUNNE Key elements: Workshop in the context of next generation EU, CPR about identification of targets, indicators
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State aid, Public Procurement and PPP

State aid, Public Procurement and PPP

Respecting competition rules is one of the key condition of successful implementation of EU funds. But these rules are not only rules, it’s full concept in the respect of criteria, logic and cases. Our experienced lecturers will present you these rules through numerous case studies and up-date your knowledge with the most recent reforms and will put in context of reform of the Management and Control systems including risks-management. by Dencső Balázs dr. and guests 2-day Face-to-Face Seminar onsite / online on demand Key elements: Competition rules in the context of Emergency Package and new schemes Specific focus on PP
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The New Management from A to Z

The New Management from A to Z

The New Management from A to Z 5 days to discover with us in Paris all the key aspects of EU funds management (project and programme). From the basic definitions about operation, outputs and results to the most elaborate logframes and financial control issues. This seminar is associated with a personal test in the beginning and at the end to validate the gain of qualification and includes a face-to-face discussion about potential improvements and specific questions.    by Franck SOTTOU and/or Ivaila ILIEVA, Goran ZAKANJI, Teja FLORJANCIC 5-day Face-to-Face Seminar   Key elements: General vision about EU funds management Key
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