Putting the human in ‘human capital’? A lifelong learning vision that responds to people’s needs
On the first anniversary of the Union of Skills, LLLP publishes a milestone statement on the Council Recommendation on Human Capital. What is it? And why does it promise to impact lifelong learning systems in the EU?
5 Mar 2026
ANNUAL THEME
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...
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24 Feb 2026
In 2025, the European Commission launched a strategic package to respond to identified threats linked to Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, rising geopolitical tensions, state-sponsored hybrid and cyberattacks, sabotage targeting critical assets, foreign information manipulation and interference, and electronic warfare, by treating education and training as a key pillar. The Commission’s strategic package includes the release, in March, of the European Preparedness Union...
The EVBB EU Policy Camp 2025, held at the VET House in Brussels, from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October showed how the open school philosophy is radically transforming VET across Europe. Bringing together educators, policymakers, and VET experts, the three-day event focused not only on policy, but also on practical, community-driven innovation to promote inclusion and sustainability. The central message was clear: VET institutions must become open ecosystems integrated within their...
28 Oct 2025
Podcast
LLLTalk - S05E01 - Research Meets Practice #1
LLLTalk - S02E03 - The Conference on the Future of Europe
There is a new podcast in town! "LLLTalk - EU Education Made Simple" is the new podcast by the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) that tries to better communicate education to European citizens. The gap between decision-makers and citizens should be bridge, and who better than civil society organisations ought to do it? With short episodes, LLLP will discuss the main issues with the European political agenda in education, training and lifelong learning.
