Context:AONTAS have a long history working and engaging at a European level. AONTAS is represented on the Board of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) and acts as the Irish correspondent for the Infonet project. In 2014 AONTAS were assigned the role of the National Co-ordinator for the Implementation of the European Agenda for Adult learning which runs until 2018.Over the next two years AONTAS hope to complement this work by developing its work at European level and strengthen existing partnerships and broadening this work to the Community Education Network(CEN). The Community Education Network of independent community education groups within the AONTAS membership serves under the organisational development section of the AONTAS Strategic Plan. The network comprises over 130 community education organisations which work collectively to gain recognition for community education, raise its profile and lobby to ensure it is adequately resourced. AONTAS on behalf of the CEN Consortium is applying for 29 mobilities. The consortium comprises of 7 diverse organisations from the Community Education Network (CEN )who have expressed a need for Continuous Professional Development and which will in turn strengthen practice in the Irish adult education system. Objectives of this project:-Build the capacity of AONTAS staff benefiting their professional development which will impact on our organisation and members-Build the capacity of Consortium members in their continuous professional development -Strenghten the capacity of the wider Consortium as a result of participation.-Integrate an international dimension into the work of CEN members-Share best practice of Irish adult education and community education across Europe-Complement existing work of the European Agenda of Adult LearningThe main areas for improvement identified by the CEN Consortium are:• Management Competencies : Analytical Thinking; Managing Performance and Projects, Organisational Communications; Political Skill, Thinking Strategically, PR, social media, Leadership managing online teaching• Staff Competencies: Organisational Leadership, Valuing diversity• Learning dimension: European policy and developments, EU Funding• New teaching methods: ICT tools, social enterprise training• Organisation of teaching and learning: course development, design and planningResults:The Consortium will develop their skills in a wide range of areas including management skills, new teaching methods, social enterprise and in the organisation of teaching and learning AONTAS staff will develop their skills in running programmes/campaigns and increase their knowledge of European policy and developments while developing their own relationships with European organisations and networks. This knowledge will be shared among AONTAS staff, the Executive and membership.Overall the impact of the Consortiums participation will have a wide reaching impact on the overall CEN which comprises of 130 organisations delivering community education programmes. This learning will have a knock on impact on the learners who will benefit from the implementation of new ideas, methods and programmes from adult education practitioners who have developed new skills and expertise.