European Platform for Communities of Practice in Lifelong Learning

Dissemination and exploitation of projects results are currently the major mechanisms to make more valuable and increase the impact of project results. Nevertheless , it is also indicated that there is a need for further improvement in the direction of cooperation between LLL projects and exchange with users that can significantly increase peer learning, capitalize on previous efforts, create synergies and develop new innovations. Moreover, there is a growing need for long-term collaboration among projects and target groups beyond the lifetime of projects.
DISCUSS project will bridge this gap by incubating communities of practice (CoP), helping to stimulate dialogue and exchange between beneficiaries and users of the LLL program: practitioners, researchers, experts, learners, stakeholders and decision makers. The major results of the project will be: five CoPs, each one dedicated to major priorities of the Lifelong Learning Program, a state-of-the-art platform and collaborative tools which can be used by the CoP members to share project information and good practice, discuss and collaborate on common issues and get engaged through professional and social interactions. More...