The document summarizes the LEADLAB project which aims to create an integrated model of personalized learning and self-directed learning for adult education. The project will identify best practices in personalization and self-learning, develop guidelines and competencies for a new "Learning Personalization Trainer" role, and test an experimental course to train these trainers. The expected impact is to facilitate the development and transfer of innovative practices in adult education across Europe.

1. L eading E lderly and A dult D evelopment -LAB Grundtvig Project 502057-LLP-1-2009-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG-GMP

2. Who we are: Project partnership Associated partners: Hellenic Regional Development Centre

6. Duration: 24 months

7. Aims An andragogic paradigm based on personalization and self-learning approaches allows to develop NVEA paths that improve adult partecipation in Lifelong Learning and to promote successful learning outcomes. LEADLAB aims to support european NVEA system by developing a new andragogic approach integrating personalization and self-learning methodologies on the basis of the model and practices developed and applied in the partner countries; it also aims to introduce a new professional, a teacher/trainer in possession of the strategic competences to guide and scaffold adult learners , the " Learning Personalization Trainer " (LPT).

11. Impact The impact of the outcomes will be produced in terms of facilitating development and transferring of innovative praxis in the field of adult education. NVEA teachers and trainers will be involved in all diffusion activities: focus groups , workshops or seminars organized in trans-national meetings, the virtual community in the webspace or other events of association involved (APP, A-GRAF, educommunity, CECE) will enable to fully reach the target of reference and guarantee the necessary impact. Involvement of some key-institutions in the events (municipalities or other public bodies referred to adult and elderly training): experts, key actors, learners, stakeholders, policy makers will be able to replace some good practices.

13. http://leadlab.euproject.org [email_address]