1. Actions to support administrative capacity building for the management of ESI Funds
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Unit E1 "Competence Centre for Administrative Capacity"

2. Demand analysis – survey among Member States
TAIEX-REGIO PEER 2 PEER
Demand analysis – survey among Member States
Pilot running until mid-2016
Application link:
Questions:
Public sector employees
ERDF / Cohesion Fund
Management and control bodies
Expert missions
Study visits
Workshops
2-5 Days
2 Days

3. N.B. It is not a legal interpretation of the Directives!
Public Procurement Guidance for Practitioners on the avoidance of errors in ESI Funded projects
Guidance structured around the 6 main stages of a public procurement process
Toolkit of resources addressing specific topics with concrete examples on what to do and what not to do during the procurement and contract implementation
Focus is on the 25 most common errors observed by our auditors on PP and how these can be easily avoided
Translated into all EU languages
N.B. It is not a legal interpretation of the Directives!

4. Integrity Pacts – pilot project
Integrity Pact (IP) - agreement between contracting authority and companies bidding for public contract to abstain from corrupt practices. External monitor from civil society monitors that process is transparent and credible,
01/2015 DG REGIO and Transparency International launch pilot project “Integrity Pacts - Civil Control Mechanisms for Safeguarding EU Funds”. Objective – promote IPs in ERDF/CF.
conference in Brussels promoting the tool to MS
2 Calls of expression of interest for piloting IPs in ERDF/CF projects
01/2016
Up to 18 pilot IPs to be launched

5. State aid action plan – planned actions
Inventory of organisational arrangements with the purpose to identify good practices
Identify and disseminate good practice
Country-specific seminars (HR, RO, CZ/SK, BG)
Topic based workshops (RDI in November, transport, energy, ICT)
Strategic training programme
Support actions and follow-up of implementation of action plans
Possible use of PEER 2 PEER exchange tool
Customised assistance to MS not fulfilling the EAC on state aid

6. Why? Further professionalization of the management of the funds
EU competency framework for the management and implementation of ERDF and CF
Why? Further professionalization of the management of the funds
What? Provide a competency framework for efficient management and implementation of the ERDF and CF – incl. a self-assessment tool
Expected results?
Help MS/regions to
- identify competency and skills gaps among their staff and thus define training and recruitment needs
- structure their administrations in a more efficient way
The results can also be used for the development of training modules at national/European levels, and for the development of curricula for academic training programmes on management of Structural Funds.
When? By end 2015

7. Training for MS experts
Ensuring result-orientation in operational programmes : programme management, project selection, monitoring, reporting and evaluation
Date
Location
N° of participants
Language
Registration deadline
3-4  November 2015
BRUSSELS 35
ENGLISH
26 October 2015
3-4 December 2015
25-26 January 2016
18 January 2015
16-17 February 2016
Previous training modules:
- Programme implementation, ensuring greater focus on results
- Management and control; management verifications
Training material, incl. podcasts, is available on the following website:

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