"<< Background >>The HOPE (Home and Overseas Project management Excellence) project focuses on the skills of Overseas or European project managers in the community development sectorCommunity Development projects contribute to the development of a community. Unlike emergency projects, they are characterised by a long-term approach and aim to empower local actors in a sustainable way. These projects can be carried out by different categories of actors (NGOs, associations or local authorities). Project managers hold a key position. They coordinate the projects and demonstrate the ability to manage all of the project management life cycle (needs assessment, project design , funding, implementation of activities, administrative and financial monitoring, partnership management, evaluation of project results, etc.). This position has several titles within development NGOs: Project Manager, Program or Programme Manager, Assistant Project Manager, Country Manager, Country Coordinator, etc. that is why it covers a large number of jobs, all over Europe. These jobs have evolved considerably for many different reasons: a wider range of stakeholders, the increasing level of donor requirements and security needs plus the implementation of digital and environmental approaches.In addition, the experience of the 3 partnership members demonstrate that ""project management"" has very different meanings over the world.<< Objectives >>The HOPE project aims to define and enhance, at European level, the competencies of development project managers and to strengthen them through the implementation of innovative trainings. It will develop an agreed definition, at a European level, of the profession and its competences, by prioritising them. It will identify training needs to compensate for the lack or insufficiency of certain skills. In this way, the HOPE project will contribute to the adaptation of vocational training to the needs of the labour market and will strengthen the partnership between companies (or non-profit organisations with employees) and training centres.<< Implementation >>To achieve these objectives, the following activities (related to project results) will be implemented. - To design a glossary in the languages of the partnership. This glossary will consist of a list of definitions, in 4 languages (English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) of useful terms connected to different project types and to the main competencies relating to project management. It will facilitate the exchanges between all partners all along the HOPE project and will help the implementation of the other project activities. - To carry out a European study on the skills of project managers in Overseas or European community development projects. This study will be carried out in the 4 partner countries and will focus on 2 levels: The skills expected when recruiting project managers. The skills developed by the project managers on the job. -To design a common language for project manager skills relating to European or Overseas community development projects. The objective for the partners will be to create a common list of skills, adapted to the different contexts of the partner countries and taking into account the evolution of jobs in the sector and also the results of the study-To design a training framework.Taking into account the previous project results, the partnership will define the topics and the learning outcomes of the training. -To create a training manual.This manual will be a support for trainers carrying out the training implementation. - To trial the training as an experiment (face-to-face). The learners will be project managers currently working and/or vocational students in project management. - To design an online training course. The face-to-face training will be adapted and put online to allow a large-scale roll out and enable learners to go at their own pace and in their own time. In addition, it will participate in the digital transition of individuals and organisations.<< Results >>HOPE project will allow : - to analyse the evolution of the project mangers of European and International development projects ;- to recognize and promote these project managers competencies at a European level ;- to strengthen the competencies of these project managers or future project managers ;- to improve the quality of the trainings in development project management ;- to reinforce the impact of the development projects for the benefit of their target groups ;- to promote the digital and environmental transition of the HOPE project participants (individuals and organisations)."