During the COVID-19 pandemic, vocational, education and training organisations had to adapt quickly from face-to-face training to online training.

Some learners, particularly learners with intellectual disabilities and learners with no or low digital literacy skills experienced barriers to participation in learning. For many people with intellectual disabilities this meant a setback in their personal progress and greater dependence on others to support their participation.

Organisations also found that some staff needed additional training and support to deliver training online.
VOLT was designed as an initiative that would upskill staff and learners with disabilities as co-creators of useful, accessible videos for vocational, education and training organisations across Europe.