LLLP Statement - Sport: a lifelong learning companion
The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) advocates for a holistic understanding of learning that encompasses the entire lifespan and takes place across formal, non-formal and informal environments. Learning does not occur only in classrooms, it emerges thanks to active participation, hands-on experience, and social interactions. In this context, sport represents a formidable yet systematically under-recognised learning environment, despite its proven contribution to key competences, social...
6 Apr 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...
LATEST NEWS
1 Apr 2026
The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) is proud to announce the publication of a new recommendation paper on ' Assessing Skills Needs and Addressing Skills Development in Place-Based Innovation Strategies ', co-authored by Piotr Sadowski, LLLP Vice President, alongside regional and academic experts from across Europe. This paper was developed under the Harnessing Talent Platform of DG REGIO and it offers a future-oriented roadmap to embed lifelong learning and inclusive skills development at...
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.
