TRAINING OF TRAINERS

"Building advisory capacities on Institution Building in preparation for EU membership"

Place: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Date: April 26 – May 1, 2004

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

NISPAcee (The Network of Schools and Institutes in Central and Eastern Europe), with the support of the UNDP RBEC Regional Support Centre and MATRA programme, is in the frame of the 2nd phase of the project "Building Advisory Capacities in CEE states" organizing the TRAINING OF TRAINERS "Building advisory capacities on Institution Building in preparation for EU membership".

 

Main objective of the project is to strengthen general advisory capacities on institutional reform matters in CEE states, based on the training methodology and manual developed in the pilot phase of the project and to assist the governments of the EU candidate states in Central and Eastern Europe to cope with the requirements of institution building in the frame of European integration through the training of local specialists and the development of a training manual.

 

AIM:

The aim of the training course is to design and implement a specialized training course focused on building advisory capacities in the field of Institution Building for EU membership. This course will be based on the overall methodology developed under the pilot project "Building advisory capacities in CEE states".

 

TARGET GROUP:

Experienced trainers from current EU candidate states from Central and Eastern Europe with expertise in EU integration and advisory work who will be responsible for design and delivery of training programme for public sector advisors on Institution Building.

 

OUTCOMES OF THE TRAINING:

Participants of the training of trainers will be included into the NISPAcee database of trainers and can be invited to lead future NISPAcee training programs within the above mentioned project. 

 

DATE AND PLACE:

Date:                           April 26 – May 1, 2004

Place:                          Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Language:                  English

 

SELECTION PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA:

The participants of the course will be selected by the selection committee according to the following criteria:

Ø      Knowledge and experience in EU Institution Building and EU affairs

Ø      Academic background and training experience (at least 3 years training experience)

Ø      Current employment at an academic teaching or research institution

Ø      Proficiency in spoken and written English

Ø      Country (Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia / Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Ukraine)

 

Selection process can include two stages: document review and telephone interviews in selected cases.

 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

The travel, accommodation and subsistence costs of selected participants will be fully covered by NISPAcee.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in participation, please, submit the following documents by e-mail to the NISPAcee Secretariat:

1.      Application form (available on www.nispa.sk or from the NISPAcee Secretariat [email protected] on request)

2.      Resume (Curriculum Vitae)

3.      Short description of the relevant knowledge and experience with EU Institution Building and Policy (0,5 page)

4.      At least 2 recommendation letters (one of them confirming the training skills and experience and second one confirming knowledge and experience in EU Institution Building and EU affairs)

 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 10, 2004

 

CONTACT:

NISPAcee Secretariat, Ms. Elena Zakova, Project Manager

Address: Hanulova  5/B, P.O.Box 163, 840 02 BRATISLAVA 42, Slovak Republic

Phone: +421 2 64285435, Fax: +421 2 64285557, [email protected]