The document summarizes a 6-week multi-national training course on research reactors organized by EERRI (Eastern European Research Reactor Initiative) and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). The course is intended to develop nuclear skills and infrastructure in countries planning to construct research reactors. It involves institutions from Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and the IAEA, and covers topics from reactor operations and safety to calculations and utilization over 30 lectures and practical exercises. The first iteration of the course is planned for spring 2009 in Vienna and Budapest with 6 participants from interested IAEA member states.