Training objectives

• Presentation of the ECAP programme and its current status of implementation
• Simple, easy to understand information on EU environmental policies and essential environmental legislation
• Funding opportunities most relevant to the ECAP programme
• Relevant good practices, preferably from the Member State where the workshop is organised with the aim to raise awareness on how to address (typical) problems / needs among SMEs for applying legal requirements and improving their environmental performance
• Present successful methods for involving SMEs and triggering an improvement of their environmental performance (based on best practices from all over Europe)
• Present the ECAP website and its interactive features (e-alert, Helpdesk) 

The overall aim of the trainings is to offer participants the comprehensive information on how to provide reliable and cost-effective assistance to SMEs in the implementation of ECAP.

Participants profile

• Environmental experts from Business associations, Chambers of Commerce, Enterprise Europe Network and sectoral or district organisations

Workshops are mainly targeted to business support organisations (SME associations, Enterprise Europe Network contact points, Chambers of Commerce, Agencies for Environmental Services etc), regional and local authorities, but as well to individual SMEs as users. They will help to implement the actions of the ECAP and provide training to contact persons at national, regional or local level in order to enable them to promote the ECAP initiative towards SMEs and fulfil their role as national contact point for SMEs under ECAP.

In line with the 'train the trainer' approach, workshop participants are meant to become contact points for other SME support organisations and individual SMEs on ECAP-related issues. If participants agree, their contact details would be published on the ECAP website.

Trainer profile

• Expert in environmental matters, with experience in training/consultancy projects involving SMEs

List of all workshops in alphabetical order: