Monitoring & Auditing for ESF & ERDF Projects (2998)

Tuesday, 16th March 2010, Birmingham, City Centre

Overview

The workshop will be suitable for all organisations involved in project delivery including Intermediate Bodies (RDAs, Assemblies), Package Accountable Bodies or lead applicants and their partners.  It will also offer an informative background for Co-Financing Organisations and organisations sub-contracted through Co-Financing Rounds. 

Content

If you have a project funded through Convergence, Competitiveness and Employability or Interreg V  – or are you a partner/sub-contractor to a lead applicant/co-financing organisation, then prepare for audit!

A daunting expectation, though with understanding and preparation the audit process can be turned into a distinct advantage in terms of project management and performance review.  To help project applicants, this one-day workshop intends to cover the essential “must knows” in terms of the legal and procedural aspects of auditing European Structural Fund projects.

The workshop will cover:

• Background to the EC Audit Regulations and their impact
• The Audit Process – systems and procedures
• Source documentation – sufficiency and relevance
• Roles of teams – auditors and project staff

Who Should Attend?

Project/Funding Managers from Training Providers, LSC’s, FE Colleges, Universities, Chambers of Commerce, European Officers in Local Authorities, Business Links, Connexions, the Employment Service and Regional Development Agencies.  Also Government Office staff, particularly audit teams, European Secretariats and Objective 1 Secretariats and others with the responsibility for managing Structural Fund projects.

Programme

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Facilitator

Over the past 15 years Our Facilitator has been involved in all aspects of regeneration and economic development investment.

From small project bidding, delivery and completion to regional scrutiny of RDA programmes for Regional Assemblies, Article 4 audits for Government Offices and sectoral representation on national consultations.

He has run Structural Funds projects for groups of Universities, social enterprises, Local Authorities, Charities and through RDAs. He has managed complex partnerships and transnational projects as well as being the representative on a regional Sustainability Commission and Regional Objective 3 Committee.

He now works as a consultant to Universities and regional strategic bodies.

Venue and Travel

Venue details and travel information will be included in your confirmation email. If the venue has not been confirmed at the time of booking, then the information will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Booking & Confirmation

Bookings will only be accepted on receipt of full payment PRIOR to the event via cheque, BACS or credit card.  Cheques to be made payable to ‘National Training Resources Limited’.

All reservations will be confirmed by email within two days of receipt of your completed booking form and payment in full and will include venue details and times.

Please direct all conference queries to the Conference Team.
Tel:  0845 130 6152 or 01827 63919.
Fax:  01827 60836 or 01827 61428. 
Email: conferences@national-training.co.uk

Terms & Conditions

Please read our full terms and conditions. Completion and return of the Booking Form constitutes a contract between yourselves and National Training Resources Limited.  Delegate cancellations/transfers are only accepted up to 3 weeks prior to the event and are subject to a small administration charge. Delegate substitutions can be made at any time.  We reserve the right to cancel or alter the event at any time.