Information sessions are being held by the managing authority of the Planning and Priorities Coordination Division on the drawing up of application forms relating to projects under Operational Programme I – Investing in Competitiveness for a Better Quality of Life; and Operational Programme II – Empowering People for more jobs and a Better Quality of Life.

The sessions will be on issues relating to the preparation of project applications for funding under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF).

The call for proposals under the ERDF is restricted to project proposals under the following Priority Axis and Focus Area of Intervention: Priority Axis 1 Focus Area – Enterprise Infrastructure; Focus Area – Investment in RTDi and RTDi-related Infrastructure and ICT.

Priority Axis 2 Focus Area – Product Development; Focus Area – Niche Market Development and Branding.

Priority Axis 6 Focus Area – Internal Mobility; Focus Area – Education, Social and Health-related Infrastructure.

The repeated information sessions will be held as follows: Monday, 6 August 10am to 1pm, Thursday, 9 August 1.30pm to 4.30pm and Friday, 10 August, 9am to noon.

Registration can be made by downloading a registration form from www.ppcd.gov.mt and sending it by email to [email protected] by not later than noon of Wednesday, 1 August.

The call for proposals under the ESF is restricted to project proposals under the following Priority Axis and Focus Area of Intervention: Priority Axis 2 Focus Area 1 – Continuous Training and Education.

The repeated information sessions will be held as follows: Thursday, 2 August and Friday, 3 August from 8 to 11am; and Monday, 6 August from 1.30 to 3.30pm.

Registration can be made by downloading a registration form from www.ppcd.gov.mt and sending it by email to [email protected] by not later than noon of Tuesday, 31 July.

Due to logistical constraints, places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis and the number of participants from each organisation may be capped. Preference will be given to those entities eligible for funds under the focus areas identified above. Registrations with incomplete information will not be considered.

Application forms, guidance notes and both the Operational Programme I and II will be found on the PPCD website: www.ppcd.gov.mt (useful links and downloads).