The project's general aim is to develop the role and capacity of lifelong learning in promoting the sustainability of rural and agricultural communities. The project seeks to develop courses that can assist farming communities either to make the transition from the farm to the non-farm workplace, or to supplement farm income with non-farm income. Research will be undertaken in each country on the status of the agricultural sector and uses made of lifelong learning over the past fifteen years and trends and skills shortages will be identified and compiled in a report. Local/regional networks will be established between VET organisations and agricultural agencies, within the partner countries and will be based on a model for maintaining close cooperation in an effort to promote lifelong learning amongst rural/agricultural communities. From the research evidence collected and based upon the priorities identified through the local/regional networks, the project will respond to the skills-base of farm families and create appropriate courses/modules that can accommodate the need for diversity in income generation. Module courses will be piloted, evaluated, and lessons will be drawn. Local/regional networks will use the research evidence and will pilot results to develop a map of lifelong learning opportunities, consisting of formal and informal learning, in rural/agricultural communities. The project outcomes (research report; lifelong learning maps; model of inter-agency co-operation; modules/courses) will be hosted on the project website which will be used as source for project development and dissemination. Project outcomes will also be produced on CD-Rom and in hard copy..