The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) addresses forward-looking issues in the field of education and training on an annual basis. This year’s theme will be explored during different events and meetings at the crossroads between the Cypriot and Irish Presidencies of the Council of the EU, while ensuring that the 2026 Annual Theme provides a new vision for one of the salient issues in education and training, which has been slightly overlooked in recent years: Reimagining validation and...
19 Feb 2026
The European Commission Communication on the Union of Skills launched in March 2025, announced the formation of a new governance body in education and training at the EU level, the European Skills High-Level Board. After much anticipation, on 29 January, Ylva Johansson (former Commissioner for Home Affairs) was appointed as the Chair of the European Skills High-Level Board . Her mission is also set-up according to the vision of the Union of Skills. The Lifelong Learning Platform welcomes...
2 Feb 2026
It is often said that education takes a village, meaning that each individual’s learning process is a shared responsibility involving educators, parents and the wider community with the goal of providing space for the learner to develop their full potential. This shared responsibility doesn’t stop at graduation, it extends beyond the walls of learning institutions, throughout our lives, including traineeships . While at first glance, a traineeship might appear as falling solely under the...
22 Dec 2025















