It is well documented and widely accepted that active ageing can give the opportunity to adults 50+ to be more competitive and productive by improving their skills through training. The Europe 2020 strategy recognizes that more adult learning can help overcoming the economic crisis, meet the need for new skills and keep its ageing citizens productive. Learning is also essential for social inclusion and active citizenship. A good number of research papers and EU programmes cover priorities associated with active aging. The way adults approach learning and their capacity to learn, is different compared to the younger generation. For instance, they are more self-guided in their learning, they bring more to a learning situation, because of their wider experience and they require learning "to make sense". Although older people may have spent their entire careers in paid employment, gaining along the way lots of experience and a certain skills-set, they often luck the set of skills necessary to become more competitive in their jobs. This project, through carefully crafted learning methodology / tools, will directly respond to these challenges. The actions and outcomes associated with providing learning and mentoring to adults is considered new. The project promotes the participation of older people from any background, including those in disadvantaged rural areas and including those who have not completed basic education. The project is open to any person, age 50+, willing to improve its skills. The project will actively encourage participation of people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, including immigrant groups, irrespective of racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation. Promoting equality between men and women will be particularly addressed, since EU research reveals weak representation of women in entrepreneurship - self employment. The development of the online portal is also innovative and new. To the best of our knowledge there is no such interactive tool addressed directly to older people, but also accessed and used by other stakeholders. The tool will allow users to explore their occupational interests in relation to other candidates of the same interest. Face-to-face courses, group workshops and mentoring support directly related to adults 50+ are considered new. Among other skills, participants will learn how to use social media tools thought a learning-by-doing activity, benefiting at the same time from establishing cooperation and creating networks – this is considered new for the particular target group. The project aims to: • Improve low-skilled adults through non-formal and informal learning • Validate skills and competencies • Reduce the number of low-skilled adults (50+) • Create active citizenship • Provide acquired new work skills in order to increase competitiveness and employability • Educate, train and support adults (50+) to help turn their experience and good ideas for personal development and fulfillment • Promote social cohesion In achieving those aims the project will implement the following objectives: • Educate and support mentors in order to give value added services to the target group. The topics will be developed are relating not only the development of ICT skills but also in social skills. • Develop an online portal where the beneficiaries can explore their occupational interests in relation to other candidates of the same interest and promote on line one stop shop website for the extraction of information regarding formal and non-formal training courses, group workshops and mentoring. • Develop and implement an adults’ (50+) training programme, which enables them to understand, support and increase their skills in order to be competitive and productive The project activities are compatible with the aim of Europe 2020 and fulfill priorities associated with the reduction of low-skilled adults by educate, train and re-skilling them through informal and non formal learning.