The CLEM project aims to transfer a model of Clustered Learning Environment (CLE), originally developed in Scotland and Finland, to small and medium enterprises, representatives of regional government, development agencies, regional chambers of commerce in the three least developed regions in eastern and north-eastern Poland. The objective of the project is to develop an innovative e-learning or blended learning training program focusing on cluster creation and development  as an excellent and innovative stimulus of regional growth.

The CLEM project will aim at:

• reviewing results of completed or on-going projects in the areas of knowledge sharing and learning in clusters in Finland and Scotland;

• defining a CLE model – an innovative approach to be synthesized from these experiences and transferred to Poland;

• establishing three clusters in the project regions or attracting existing clusters and inviting them to participate in the validation of the CLE model approach;

• validation (through a one year-long pilot) of CLE approach through training and moderating knowledge exchange within the three clusters and by stimulating SMEs to share their experiences through a virtual learning environment (VLE), disseminating best practices in the area of establishing a culture of lifelong learning as a means to support growth and sustainability in emerging clusters in the underdeveloped regions.