Roadmap for further development and implementation of the open Framework for Continuing Professional Development for trainers in Europe

Summary The concept of Lifelong Learning has led to ever wider contexts and processes of learning including the increasing focus placed on non-formal learning, work based learning and elearning. This leads to a diffusion of the training process, with increased numbers of people taking some role in training and increasing roles and responsibilities for the professional trainers. The overall aim of the TTPlus project is to examine the issues involved in the training and professionalisation of trainers in the EU through several key actions: − examination the context in which training takes place in enterprises through a case study research − examination of present policies and provision for the training of trainers and consider effectiveness − development of a framework for the continuing professional development of trainers These products are available at the website of the project: http://www.ttplus.org/ The ambition of this paper is to draw up a roadmap for further development and implementation of the Framework. The roadmap is addressed to the European Commission. The roadmap is not a step-by-step instruction on how to implement the Framework1. Instead, it is a paper that presents the results of a consultation process and it presents areas of further thinking and research, and recommendations for next steps. Starting point for developing this roadmap is the feedback on the open Framework that was received during a consultation process amongst focus groups and experts in the field. In total, 8 focus groups and 18 (group)interviews with experts were organized in the six partner countries.