"As a concept, workplace learning incorporates a diverse set of scenarios and practices some of which are more regulated and controlled than others. While apprenticeships are generally very structured programmes with clear learning milestones that can be measured and assessed other popular models like internships, job shadowing and service-learning voluntary work offer less in the degree of certainty that substantial learning outcomes are achieved. While it is widely accepted that workplaces provide strong learning environments because they offer real on-the-job experience that makes it easier for some students to acquire essential hard and soft skills, the quality of workplace learning can be somewhat unpredictable especially in the less regulated environments. The DIDO project aimed to offer a new and innovative contribution to the field of VET pedagogy that was not reflected in current initial teacher training or within the resources available for the continuous professional development of VET staff. Workplace learning is a powerful tool in VET for up-skilling existing employees and for enabling a two-way flow of information between potential employers and future employees. There are considerable benefits for employers and employees if the workplace learning environment is structured and appropriately resourced.The project responded to the communication ""A new impetus for cooperation in vocational education and training"" which stated that the continuing development of skills and competencies of teachers and trainers must be reviewed in light of their evolving roles. The key element of workplace learning that the DIDO project addressed was ensuring quality in workplace learning environments by improving the capacity of teachers, trainers, mentors and counselors to respond to the demands of training provided on the job. It was also a tool to support teachers to value learner diversity, support all learners, to work with others and to manage their own personal professional development. DIDO developed and piloted an innovative didactic approach that addressed the specific challenges of workplace learning for those working in the field. All partners in all partner countries engaged with these professionals, presented the project objectives and results and then completed the CPD curriculum. The project consortium consists of the following:•Ireland - Lead organisation – Louth & Meath Education and Training Board. A local statutory education and training authority •Austria – BEST InstitutAn independent Austrian organisation •Solvenia – KADIS D.O.O. LiublianaA private organization operating in the field of human resources•Romania – GRUPUL PENTRU EIROPEANA ASOCIATIEAn NGO whose mission is to contribute to EU integration process •Cyprus – INNOVADE LI LTDAn SME based in Cyprus, with a team of professionals with several years of experience •Italy – People Help The People A non-profit organization. It establishes relationships and projects within the EU•Switzerland – Swiss Federation For Adult LearningThe Swiss Federation of Adult Learning (SVEB) is the umbrella organization of adult education and lifelong learning in Switzerland and is a silent partner on this project.Five partner meetings were held. A project website, Facebook page,a logo and branding concept was devised. All the modules from the curriculum have been translated to the 6 languages and are now available on the project website http://www.didoproject.org/In total the curriculum has been completed by 72 teacher trainers mentors and counselors in Ireland, Cyprus, Romania, Italy, Slovenia and Austria. Local working groups were established in each partner country of 3 workplace trainers and 3 low skilled workers and the function of these groups was to ensure that the tools and resources developed were appropriate to each local partner setting. The project has held dissemination events in the 6 countries to over 300 stakeholders. The DIDO project developed an innovative didactic model for a new continuous professional development intervention in workplace learning. It adopted an ab initio approach to developing this new CPD resource that will help teachers, trainers, mentors and counselors address the needs of workers, low-skilled workers and workers in vulnerable employments. As targets and expectations for workplace learning are increasingly framed within overall lifelong learning objectives and policies of Member States the didactic model developed by DIDO will be relevant and applicable beyond the initial target group and indeed throughout the economy where up-skilling of the workforce is a prerequisite for competitiveness and inclusion. It is hoped that the positive reception the project has to date and the completion of the curriculum will continue."