SEMINAR ON THE EU FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTORS

The Staff Development Organisation in the Prime Minister's Office is organising a training programme, on the 22-23 May 2001, titled How the European Union Operates.

This seminar is targeted at the newly-appointed Directors, Office of Review and Directors Change Managers who, amongst other duties are expected to be the change managers for EU-related initiatives aimed at building the administrative capacity of the Public Service as mentioned in the National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis.

The aim of this course is to provide a practical understanding of how the European Union operates, the institutions of the EU, the individuals and their roles, how it is financed and how it spends its budgets.  The course is designed to provide individuals with a working knowledge of the European Union and help them understand how developments in the EU will effect the Public Service.

This seminar will be facilitated by Dr Sean McCarthy from Hyperion Ltd, Ireland, who specialises in the development of training courses for research managers.  Dr Sean McCarthy provides training courses on the European Union to companies, regional development organisations and government ministries.

The costs for this seminar, as in previous activities related to the EU-integration process, are being borne by the EU Commission under the 4^th Protocol - Technical and Administrative Cooperation Agreement.