Project schedule
The project will be implemented within three years. After completion of the project the Center will operate at its own cost.
Milestone plan
| Events | Status/time |
|---|---|
| Establishment of the Project implementation group (PIG) | Completed |
| Kick-off meeting and consultations of representatives of the RF Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, UNIDO and PIG in Vienna. | Completed |
| Workshop with participation of representatives of countries of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia in Tbilisi | Completed |
| Search of partners for co-financing and participation | Received prior consent of Danfoss and Rossoyuzkholodprom association. For final arrangement and further extension of the list of partners, an opening date of the Regional center needs to be agreed |
| Discussion of a certification system for use in the Regional center with Russian refrigeration associations and WorldSkills | Completed |
| Preparation of tender documents for the Center | Completed |
| Selection of a beneficiary in Armenia | Completed. Anania Shirakatsi international lyceum was selected. |
| Holding of tenders for establishment of the Center | Completed. The winning bidders are OOO Atmosfera Komforta-M for supply of equipment and materials for establishment of the training center, and OOO SP Sodruzhestvo for adaptation, development and printing manuals and development of a web-portal and online courses |
| Selection of a place and potential partners for the pilot project(s) | Completed. The beneficiary for the pilot project will be selected later |
| Preparation of tender documents for the pilot project | In process |
| Establishment of the infrastructure of the Center, development of interactive online courses (in Russian and English) and web-portal (in Russian and English) | Subproject “Supply of equipment and materials for the training center”: from 27.03.2018 to 31.09.2018. Subproject “Adaptation, development and printing manuals and development of a web-portal and online courses”: from 25.04.2018 to 31.09.2018 |
| Holding of the tender for the pilot project | Autumn 2018 |
| Training of trainers and pilot group | The training will be organized in thee steps:
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| Establishment of the pilot project | From October 2018 to end of February 2019 |
| Launch of the pilot project Public awareness activities |
February–March 2019. Additional approval by the RF Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia and UNIDO |
| Operation of the Center | From March 2019 to February 2020. Since February 2020, the Center will operate at its expense |
| Preparation of project implementation reports to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol | The report to be submitted in the end of March 2019 |