The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic was approved by Government Resolution No 318/2013 as certifying authority for the operational programmes of the 2014-2020 programming period financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, including programmes under the European territorial cooperation objective, in which the Slovak Republic fulfils the role of managing authority. In order to effectively fulfil all the functions of the certifying authority (hereinafter referred to as “CA”), the professional qualifications, practical skills and knowledge of employees need to be constantly upgraded, while the financing of activities related to the upskilling of eligible CB employees is the subject of the present project.