EasyC isn't supported on the new controller. You can use C++ or C.
The best thing to do is search the forum for Labview.
This will give you helps of links to training info.
Also check the official FIRST website for info.
If your sponsor wants you to use labview then does this mean they use Labview? If it does see if someone there will mentor you.
Here is a link to some videos done by WPI to get you started.
http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/contro876.html
Hope this helps, if you search this forum you will find a lot of what you need to know.
Labview is not a CAD type system.
It is more like EasyC on steriods, you place blocks down then change their values like say specifiying which motor to use. Then connect the diffrenet block with wires that transport data around the program. A very quick and dirty overview.
Brent