Shortlisted Projects

05/10/2020 By EPM

Shortlist – Support to Basic Education in Kosovo

European Projects Management Ltd. has been shortlisted for the EuropeAid project contract, in consortium with Particip GmbH.

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Project Title:

Support to basic and upper secondary education

Location:

Kosovo

Project Reference:

Europeaid/140812/DH/SER/XK

Contract Description:

The service contract will contribute to strengthen the quality of basic and upper secondary education (grades 0-12) in Kosovo. The expected main results of this contract are a) accountable and effective management of education system at central, municipal and school level: the beneficiary institutions will be supported to implement reforms related to the recruitment of teachers, school directors as well as their professional development; b) effective quality assurance mechanism: the quality assurance functions at central, municipal and school level will be strengthened through a range of capacity building activities, including coaching responsible staff and c) improved legal, regulatory and procedural framework for the development of quality textbook. Beneficiary institutions will be assisted to review policies, legislation and regulatory framework for the textbook development in line with the new competence-based curriculum.

04/08/2020 By EPM

Shortlist – Smallholder Agriculture Reform in Ukraine

European Projects Management Ltd. has been shortlisted for the EuropeAid project contract, in consortium with WEglobal.

Ukraine flag — Photo by Max Kukurudziak on Unsplash

Project Title:

Strengthening of an integrated strategic approach to increase the efficiency and productivity of IPA funds during the third period (2021-2027)

Location:

Ukraine

Project Reference:

EuropeAid/140723/DH/SER/UA

Contract Description:

The project will support ongoing policy and institutional reforms in Ukraine’s Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) sector based on an approved strategic action plan and the Association Agreement between the EU and the government of Ukraine. The project will notably contribute to more inclusive, competitive growth-orientated agriculture that respects the environment, increases rural incomes and slows down rural-urban migration. The project will operate at central but also at decentralized government levels. At central level, the project will support the government to develop effective evidence-based policy analysis and monitoring, and further approximate Ukrainian legislation. At decentralised level, the project will assist Oblasts and Amalgamated Territorial communities (ATCs) to actually and efficiently implement national strategy/policy/institutional reforms linked to ARD through capacity building, technical assistance, training, information and advisory support.

22/07/2020 By EPM

Shortlist – Social Protection, Employment and VET in Albania

European Projects Management Ltd. has been shortlisted for the EuropeAid project contract, in consortium with Hulla & Co. Human Dynamics GmbH & Co KG.

Project Title:

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS IN THE SECTOR OF SOCIAL PROTECTION, EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & VET AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN ALBANIA

Location:

Albania

Project Reference:

EuropeAid/140619/DH/SER/AL

Contract Description:

This service contract will provide a technical assistance (TA) to the programme “EU support to Social Inclusion under IPA 2019“. The programme aims to strengthen social inclusion by increasing coverage, inclusiveness and effectiveness of social care services, the provision of inclusive education and employment opportunities. The action supports populations at risk of poverty and social exclusion – including at risk youth, men and women, people with disabilities and minorities.

The technical assistance will provide support and strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; Ministry of Finance and Economy and, their subordinate institutions and partners, and local government units, to coordinate and implement national reforms in the context of the Social Protection Strategy (2015-2020, ext. 2022), the National Employment and Skills Strategy 2020 (NESS, under ext. 2022), and the National Strategy for Pre-University Education (2014-2020). These activities include reinforcing both the implementation of the new legislation and coordination mechanisms on policy design, monitoring and reporting in the context of the National Strategy for Decentralization and Local Government (2015-2020). More specifically the contractors will provide the services to achieve the following results:

Enhanced policy coordination for implementation of social inclusion reforms, through support to IPMG (Integrated Policy Management Group) and Thematic Groups covering Education, Employment, Social Protection and Inclusion, coordination of central and local level as well as increased understanding and awareness of implementation of strategies;
Improved regulatory framework for modern social care practice streamlining the service delivery architecture of social care services, the monitoring and inspection and quality assurance functions;
Improved capacities of MoHSP (Ministry of Health and Social Protection), local governments and other stakeholders for the establishment of a functional integrated system of social and community care services in local government;
Enhanced capacities of the MEYS (Ministry of Education Youth and Sports) and other stakeholders for the implementation of inclusive education in schools which ensure improved child well-being in schools, quality assurance and inspection systems in public pre-university education system;
Increased inclusion in the labour market and employability of youth, women and men and populations at-risk of exclusion;
Extended vocational education and training offer to all municipalities (including rural areas) and to the most at risk groups (girls and women in rural areas; people with disabilities; Roma and Egyptian communities; youth not in employment and training etc);
Providing support to the overall communication and visibility of the EU support to Social Inclusion Programme;
And other support activities, as relevant.

16/07/2020 By EPM

Shortlist – IPA Funds in Turkey

European Projects Management Ltd. has been shortlisted for the EuropeAid project contract, in consortium with WEglobal.

Project Title:

Strengthening of an integrated strategic approach to increase the efficiency and productivity of IPA funds during the third period (2021-2027)

Location:

Turkey

Project Reference:

EuropeAid/140516/DH/SER/TR

Contract Description:

The main objective of this service contract will be to further increase and consolidate management capacity of the Turkish administrations for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the EU financial assistance to Turkey. Specifically, the managerial and technical capacity of the NIPAC office, NAO and other relevant institutions will be strengthened to ensure overall coordination of strategic planning, the new programming framework, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of EU assistance under the national IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) programme. This intervention will operate in the transition period from 2014-2020 to 2021-2027 perspective, which will allow triangulation of experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the previous financial assistance and use those to address more demanding IPA III framework.