This initiative aims at meeting a number of interconnected needs, expressed repeatedly by operators and entities engaged in cooperation and assistance projects abroad. Government institutions cannot rely any longer simply on the good will and pro-activeness of operators in the field of cooperation, they need more qualified personnel, who would ensure a more structured approach towards the planning and management of actions in the field of cooperation for development, particularly in South-Eastern Europe. The growing diversification of the type of institutions involved in cooperation for development activities is reflected in the various initiatives and projects. In addition to the traditional subjects involved - international governmental and non-governmental institutions, national and international - local bodies have appeared on the scene of Decentralised Cooperation. It becomes therefore essential to train personnel with a wide range of skills spanning from the national legal, institutional and historical context, with all its regional intricacies, to the international, with a variety of scenarios. The course, targeting unemployed subjects in the eligible Programme area, intends to train operators who will work in bodies engaged in the field of cooperation and active in South Eastern European Countries, who will be able to work both in the public and private sector, at local and international level.