Key Experiences

  • Project:
    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE THIRD COLOMBIA'S PEACE LABORATORY
    Duration:
    2007 - on-going
    Country:
    COLOMBIA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    EVALUATION OF COLOMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM (HRP)
    Duration:
    2008 - on-going
    Country:
    COLOMBIA
    Financing:
    USAID
    Client:
    DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL / USAID COLOMBIA
  • Project:
    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVISION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY TO SUPPORT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH TRAINING CENTRES AND RELAYS
    Duration:
    2007 - on-going
    Country:
    TURKEY
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    THE TURKISH CENTRAL FINANCE AND CONTRACTS UNIT (CFCU)
  • Project:
    PREPARATION OF THE NATIONAL TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN
    Duration:
    2007 - on-going
    Country:
    EGYPT
    Financing:
    EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM
    Client:
    TDA - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
  • Project:
    STUDY FOR THE REORGANIZATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE TOWN BOUTILIMIT
    Duration:
    2008 - on-going
    Country:
    MAURITANIA
    Financing:
    QATAR EMIRATE
    Client:
    PROJET «VILLE NOUVELLE DE BOUTILIMIT»
  • Project:
    UPGRADING THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR
    Duration:
    2007 - on-going
    Country:
    SYRIA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EC/SYRIAN MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Project:
    STRENGTHENING OF THE DAY CARE CENTRE IL CASALE FOR THE REINSERTION OF DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS
    Duration:
    2000 - on-going
    Country:
    ITALY
    Financing:
    LAZIO REGIONAL FUNDS (COUNTY OF RIETI)
    Client:
    RIETIS PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY
  • Project:
    WEB - WOMEN ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS - AN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICY
    Duration:
    2006 - 2008
    Country:
    ITALY
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND / LAZIO REGION GLOBAL GRANT
    Client:
    ASS.FOR.SEO (LAZIO REGIONS INTERMEDIARY ORG.)
  • Project:
    IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES AND WORKS FOLLOW UP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM ITINERARIES IN THE FÈS MEDINA
    Duration:
    2001 - 2007
    Country:
    MOROCCO
    Financing:
    WORLD BANK
    Client:
    ADER-FES (AGENCE POUR LA DEDENSIFICATION ET LA REHABILITATION DE LA MEDINA DE FES)
  • Project:
    IMPLEMENTING A GRADUATE RESOURCE PROGRAMME
    Duration:
    2005 - 2006
    Country:
    EGYPT
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    IMC - INDUSTRIAL MODERNISATION CENTRE
  • Project:
    SUPPORT TO THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND FAMILY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY
    Duration:
    2005 - 2006
    Country:
    ROMANIA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    MINISTRY OF LABOUR SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND FAMILY
  • Project:
    LABOUR LEGISLATION AND ARBITRATION
    Duration:
    2003 - 2005
    Country:
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    THIRD TOURISM PROGRAMME - SECONDARY CITIES SUSTAINABLE URBAN REGENERATION STUDY
    Duration:
    2004 - 2005
    Country:
    JORDAN
    Financing:
    WORLD BANK
    Client:
    MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES
  • Project:
    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE - CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TOURISM
    Duration:
    2004 - 2005
    Country:
    PAKISTAN
    Financing:
    WORLD BANK
    Client:
    WORLD BANK PAKISTAN
  • Project:
    HIGHER EDUCATION - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REALISATION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN POLYTECHNIC
    Duration:
    2003 - 2005
    Country:
    ITALY
    Financing:
    SICILY REGION
    Client:
    SICILY REGION
  • Project:
    STRENGTHENING THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN MONTEVIDEO
    Duration:
    1999 - 2004
    Country:
    URUGUAY
    Financing:
    ITALIAN BILATERAL COOPERATION
    Client:
    ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRES
  • Project:
    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE MONITORING OF THE EC SUPPORT TO THE AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES AND CHITRAL
    Duration:
    2000 - 2003
    Country:
    PAKISTAN
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION / AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
  • Project:
    STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH SECTOR
    Duration:
    1999 - 2003
    Country:
    NICARAGUA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL RURAL PRODUCTION IN A DRY TROPICAL AREA IN NICARAGUA
    Duration:
    1996 - 2002
    Country:
    NICARAGUA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (PSDP) - PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT UNIT
    Duration:
    1996 - 2001
    Country:
    EGYPT
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  • Project:
    SUPPORT TO SOCIAL REFORM IMPLEMENTATION AND LABOUR RELATIONS (SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP AND LABOUR DISPUTES)
    Duration:
    1999 - 2001
    Country:
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    MEDA TEAM LEBANON
    Duration:
    1998 - 2001
    Country:
    LEBANON
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EC DELEGATION IN BEIRUT
  • Project:
    PRIVATE HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOR HURRICANE MITCH AFFECTED COUNTRIES
    Duration:
    2000 - 2001
    Country:
    CENTRAL AMERICA
    Financing:
    WORLD BANK
    Client:
    IFC - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
  • Project:
    DIAGNOSTIC STUDY AND AUDIT OF 25 VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MANFORME PROGRAMME
    Duration:
    2000 - 2001
    Country:
    TUNISIA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    MINISTÈRE DE LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE ET DE LEMPLOI
  • Project:
    UPGRADING THE CAPABILITIES AND EFFICIENCY OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF LABOUR
    Duration:
    1997 - 2000
    Country:
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CENTRAL AMERICA
    Duration:
    1995 - 1999
    Country:
    CENTRAL AMERICA
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    JOB CREATION, TRAINING AND CREDIT PROGRAMME IN THE URBAN INFORMAL SECTOR
    Duration:
    1994 - 1999
    Country:
    EL SALVADOR
    Financing:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Client:
    EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Project:
    PILOT PROGRAMME FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN (PTREV)
    Duration:
    1987 - 1997
    Country:
    COLOMBIA
    Financing:
    ITALIAN BILATERAL COOPERATION
    Client:
    ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
    



Since its foundation Cotecno has acquired a great deal of experience in projects aimed at institution-building/strengthening to various institutions and in different sectors, particularly looking to improve their organisational efficiency and the quality of the services they provide. [read more]


Since the beginning, Cotecno has provided capacity building support, vocational training and targeted assistance to local and national social and health authorities in the provision of social services with a strong emphasis on health issues and the fight against social exclusion. [read more]


Cotecno has gained a great deal of experience in defining strategies aimed at job placement and the creation and management of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (ranging from industrial and tertiary sectors to handicrafts and agricultural ones), through the development of an all-embracing framework (legal, institutional, financial, informational, technological and training) for private sector development and direct assistance to entrepreneurs. [read more]


Over the years Cotecno has expanded its experience within the social development sector, paying a growing attention to the importance of safeguarding the world's cultural diversity and of harnessing the opportunities offered by the tourism development for the benefit of local people. [read more]


Cotecno has gained a great deal of experience in defining strategies aimed at improving the services delivered by education and vocational training organisations. In this context, great attention has been paid to the integration of these organisations in the national education and training system and to establish an effective liaison between the national education system and the labour market and local productive sector. [read more]