The elp-DESK project is an international network with funding from the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme. The project is seeking to raise awareness and recognition of the Europass Language Passport and to identify means and tools to disseminate the document throughout Europe.

The primary objective of the elp-DESK project is therefore to investigate how the Europass Language Passport can become a standard and recognised element of the professional and academic curriculum of all European citizens.

Specifically, the project concentrates on areas within which measures can be undertaken to realise this objective:

providing access to support and guidance for those wishing to prepare a Europass Language Passport and those evaluating the document

assessing and defining whether and how the document can be directly integrated into language teaching and training

prototyping and realising hardware and software resources and media to encourage and facilitate the use of the Europass Language Passport

promoting and encouraging the implementation of the Europass Language Passport among all relevant stakeholders (individuals, educational institutions, companies)

The elp-Desk project will also propose specific guidelines for the implementation of the Europass Language Passport in all significant educational and employment contexts, and investigate ways in which the existing format and presentation of the document could be improved to aid dissemination and recognition across Europe. In particular, the possible integration of portfolio-based elements will be assessed.