Following a successful implementation of the Educational Netbook Pilot, Acer and European Schoolnet are carrying out a new pilot study on the use of tablet devices to enhance teaching and learning practices. The tablet study will take place during the next 12 months in eight European countries.

Six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom) are participating in the Acer-European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot project in schools. The pilot is interested in exploring how the introduction of netbooks and 1:1 pedagogy in schools can have an impact on the processes involved in teaching and learning.

The two year CPDLab project, started in October 2011, aims to improve the quality of ICT-related Continuing Professional Development available to teachers, school leaders and other school staff and help schools become effective learning environments by offering a portfolio of training courses directly related to the needs of teachers in the future classroom.

The European e-Skills Career Portal is a one-stop-shop to support young people and young professionals in upgrading their IT skills, in response to the growing demand for IT skills in today’s knowledge economy.

ENTITLE is a multilateral project under LifeLearning Programme Key Action 4 - Dissemination and Exploitation of Results, designed to support and extend the progress made to date by Europe’s public libraries in supporting learning for all age groups and sections of society. It focuses on the contribution to be made through informal learning settings in libraries to lifelong learning, combating digital illiteracy and social exclusion, paying special attention to gains achieved through the applications of ICT.