<p align="justify">The Executive Training and Animation Programme for cross-border region councils, using the successful ICLRD model linking training and animation developed under CroSPlaN I, targeted the 22 Councils involved in the three local authority-led cross-border networks, namely:</p>
<ul>
	<li>Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN);</li>
	<li>North West Region Cross Border Group; and</li>
	<li>East Border Region Ltd.</li>
</ul>
<p align="justify">The programme was delivered through a programme of plenary sessions, seminars, discussion forums and working groups.</p>
<p align="justify">As demonstrated in CroSPlaN I, this programme has improved the quality of cross-border cooperation and provided a critical forum to bring together cross-border councils, selected cross-border bodies and central government departments to support joint solutions supported by collaborative agreements.</p>
<p align="justify">The programme consisted of 10 modules; with post module reports to be prepared for the initial five plenary sessions. Modules 1-5 involved all councils that make up the three cross-border networks mentioned above. The modules were organised and delivered through a mix of seminars and working group discussions, with issues such as territorial cooperation, community planning, public sector reform, efficiency agendas and customer-centric governance lying at the heart of the programme.</p>
<strong>Post-Module Reports for Modules 1-5</strong>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Post-Module-Report-Mod1-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank">Module One - Visioning Local Government: Reform, Realisation, Responsibility</a></li></li>
	<li><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Post-Module-Report-Mod2-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank">Module Two - Exploring the Operational Framework: Brussels to the Irish Border</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Post-Module-Report-Mod3-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank">Module Three - Steering a Course: Leadership and Decision-Making in Spaces of Transition</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Post-Module-Report-Mod4-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank">Module Four - Service Delivery: New Models of Delivery and Community Empowerment</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Post-Module-Report-Mod5-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank">Module Five - Strategic Cooperation: Strength in Unity of Purpose</a></li>
</ul>
<p align="justify">Please see the training website for more information on the modules and various readings <a href="http://iclrd.org/training-crosplan/" target="_blank">http://iclrd.org/training-crosplan/</a></p>