This SMEELEARN Project has as its aim to test and transfer elearning practices that are common in the formal education sector to SMEs in order to address the vocational skills needed to develop and sustain SME growth in Europe. This involved working closely with SMEs employees and managers and VET providers. Research has shown that SMEs have limited resources for offering training and what they really require is “informal” training for specific problems they encounter, at a time to suit them. Bespoke training is not usually on offer from traditional training institutions. Therefore e-Learning offers a great opportunity. However, there is reluctance on the part of SMEs, and their employees, to engage in this form of learning, despite the many advantages. The objective of this Project is to ensure, by way of the creation of an “SME e-Learning Portal” that SMEs are aware of the e-learning opportunities available to them, and, more importantly, how these can be used to best advantage to ensure acceptance by the Managers and workforce. Throughout Europe SMEs are increasingly important to the economic well being of the EU. It is estimated that they account for 99% of all business with 42% of all turnover. Meeting the training needs of SME employees/managers is a challenge that requires review; their very survival may depend on an appropriately trained workforce. Established to provide real solutions to the challenge of embedding e-learning in the training practices of SMEs, the SMEELEARN consortium sought to promote the development of strong economies through the identification and use of innovative training systems e.g. using technology-based learning. The Project outcomes included establishing a “SME e-Learning Recognition Review Group” to conduct research leading to the production of a “Best Practice Guide to e-learning for SMEs throughout Europe.” This included: a study of the conditions under which SME employees will be more likely to accept and use technology-based learning; recommendations as to what strategies SMEs need to adopt to gain the acceptance of their employees and the development of a “best practice approach” for SMEs when considering including e-learning as part of their training portfolio. The impact of the Project will be the direct promotion of e-learning as a viable training strategy, through the dissemination of the report and it’s findings, the transfer and embedding of innovative training practices in SMEs contributing to the sustainability and growth of SMEs with the EU. The project consortium was strategically assembled to ensure quality and value for money in the project execution and outputs, including a University, NGO and a buisness support agency. Each Partner has a particular interest/skill/and expertise in elearning and working with SMEs. The majority of Partners have vast experience of international partnership projects, and all have specific access either directly or through their networks, to the target group of the project i.e. SME’s. All 8 Partners from 5 different Countries had an active role in disseminating the Project outcomes and using appropriate dissemination tools appropriate to their sector, networks and country, be that social media, business support agencies and so on. The main results and long term benefits of the project can be described as: the publication of a "BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR SMEs & eLEARNING DEVELOPERS" to accompany a new “SME e-Learning Portal” so that SMEs are aware of the e-learning opportunities available to them, and, more importantly, how these can be used to best advantage to ensure acceptance by the Managers and workforce. Seeking to address issues associated with access to information related to e-learning and to provide a means of sharing best practice. This project; a) developed, promoted and continues to maintain an “SME e-Learning Portal" to ensure that innovative training practices are shared and made accessible to European SMEs, b) continues to engage the target group in the processes of e-learning by ensuring that training materials are accessible and fit for purpose, and c) continue to promote and emphasise the importance of e-learning and blended learning as innovative, accessible and economically viable alternatives to traditional and often costly training practices.