“Skills4Smart TCLF 2030” constitutes the first step into a new dynamic sustainable community of diverse private/public actors committed to support skills development and employment opportunities across EU in the Textile, Clothing, Leather, Footwear and Leather Goods sector, which are indispensable to innovate and produce high-added value products.The consortium will build an evidence-based industry-led "TCLF Skills Strategy", and during the first four years, partners will work to [a] identify concrete actions, priority activities, and well-defined tools/outputs to anticipate and match skills’ supply with demand; [b] improve skills intelligence and information mechanisms by creating networks and partnerships; [c] update/enhance the attractiveness of the sector to engage newcomers, families, companies, and policy makers at regional, national and EU levels, and [d] identify funding opportunities and engage regions and other stakeholders to ensure the long-term sustainability of outcomes and further implementation of the strategy.Activities will create tools for skills anticipation and new curricula/qualifications by [a] sharing/integrating existing VET and skills knowledge/best practices to provide a pool of tools, research, innovative learning methods suited to new generations; [b] designing 8 new transnational VET profiles and respective curricula and training programmes focused on digitalisation, sustainability and KETs to better suit companies’ needs and global opportunities. Such profiles and programmes, in line with EQF/ECVET, will be piloted and validated by national VET recognition bodies. An EU Fashion Virtual Campus will be the operational and living hub, sharing project’ outcomes, and other useful education/ employment data in a second phase, to attract and orientate newcomers, strengthen VET, research, and industry partnerships, and nurture all TCLF stakeholders throughout EU to consolidate/enhance TCLF skills excellence for the creation of jobs.
The three main objectives of the Skills4Smart TCLF Blueprint project can be summarised as the following:- Update the training and curricula offer to respond to the mismatch between industry needs & training offer- Develop a common EU-wide Sectoral Skills Strategy supported by public and private actors across Europe- Upgrade the image of careers in the TCLF sectors to attract new workers (especially youngsters)
The TCLF industries suffer from an attractiveness deficit due to an outdated image and ongoing misconceptions which does not appropriately reflect the modernity and competitiveness of these industries and the large variety of career opportunities that they offer today. In order to respond effectively to these challenges, 22 private and public stakeholders from 9 different EU countries have worked together in the Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint during the last 4 years and a half.
<< Background >> The TCLF industries suffer from an attractiveness deficit due to an outdated image and ongoing misconceptions which does not appropriately reflect the modernity and competitiveness of these industries and the large variety of career opportunities that they offer today. In order to respond effectively to these challenges, 22 private and public stakeholders from 9 different EU countries have worked together in the Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint during the last 4 years and a half. << Objectives >> The three main objectives of the Skills4Smart TCLF Blueprint project can be summarised as the following:- Update the training and curricula offer to respond to the mismatch between industry needs & training offer- Develop a common EU-wide Sectoral Skills Strategy supported by public and private actors across Europe- Upgrade the image of careers in the TCLF sectors to attract new workers (especially youngsters) << Implementation >> The S4TCLF project has carried out thorough research of international scope whose results laid the ground for the adaptation of the current skills provision to the real industry needs, thus helping to bridge the existing mismatch in the TCLF industries in the EU. At the same time, S4TCLF has created synergies among all the target groups (industry, VET providers and national/regional authorities, potential employees) and has worked on boosting the attractiveness of the sectors for new employees. << Results >> - 8 new and/or updated job profiles for the TCLF sectors with their corresponding MOOCs- One EU Sectoral Skills Strategy and 9 national sectoral skills strategies - A network of European TCLF VET providers and a network of EU Regions with strong presence of TCLF industries- A set of materials to promote the attractiveness of the TCLF sectors as a career choice- A European online platform that will serve as a repository of TCLF skills related resources (the European Fashion Campus)- Etc...