About

The AEQUALIS4TCLF Blueprint project aims to address the skills gap in the Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) sector in the European Union. The project involves relevant stakeholders such as industry representatives, chambers of commerce, employers’ associations, Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers from seven European countries: Czechia, Croatia, Lithuania, Finland, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Serbia. 

The project has two main objectives. The first objective is to expand the reach of the METASKILLS4TCLF and S4STCLF Blueprint projects from 11 countries to 18 through the AEQUALIS4TCLF project, unifying Europe in skilling and reskilling the TCLF workforce. This will enable the TCLF industry to better prepare for the future and achieve a sustainable and circular economy.

The second objective is to address the skills gap in the TCLF industry by promoting partnerships, identifying specific skills needed, and developing new curricula for a more sustainable and digital industry. It also supports social inclusion, safety, and compliance through integrated workshops and guidelines. By working together towards these objectives, the project will position these countries as leaders in sustainable and innovative production models, contributing significantly to the TCLF sector in the EU.

 

Specific Objectives of AEQUALIS4TCLF:

• Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement: The objective aims to strengthen existing partnerships and establish new ones to ensure effective collaboration among relevant stakeholders to address the skills gap in the industry and promote regional and national TCLF Skills Partnerships.

• Skills Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis: The objective of conducting comprehensive skills needs assessment and gap analysis is crucial for identifying the specific skills required by the TCLF industry.

• Curriculum Development: The objective of developing new curricula for upper and post-secondary VET levels and tertiary levels that address the green and digital skills needed to support the industry’s transition to a more sustainable and circular economy.

• Development of Learning Materials and Programs: The objective of developing new learning materials and programs that align with the new curricula, ensuring that the education and training programs offered to the industry’s workforce are engaging and practical.

• Pilot the Training Programs: The objective of piloting the new training programs in selected European countries is essential for ensuring that the new programs are practical and relevant.

• Promoting Diversity, Innovation, and Well-being in the TCLF Industry: The objective of providing integrated workshops and guidelines that promotes social inclusion, including for migrants and people with disabilities, the safety of workers in their workplace against discrimination and violence as well as gender balance is to attract and retain talent, improve productivity and competitiveness, and ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards.

 

Coordinating organisation

EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION

Partners

CONFEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE L’INDUSTRIE DE LA CHAUSSURE

COTANCE CONFEDERATION DES ASSOCIATIONS NATIONALES DE TANNEURS ET DE MEGISSIERSDE LA COMMUNAUTE EUROPEENNE

TEKSTIILI- JA VAATETUSTEOLLISUUS FINATEX RY

MODINT BV

LIETUVOS APRANGOS IR TEKSTILES IMONIU ASOCIACIJA

ASOCIACE TEXTILNIHO-ODEVNIHO-KOZEDELNEHO PRUMYSLU

ZVEZA INZENIRJEV IN TEHNIKOV TEKSTILCEV SLOVENIJE

CROATIAN CHAMBER OF ECONOMY

PRIVREDNA KOMORA SRBIJE

TAMPEREEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY

STICHTING HOGESCHOOL VAN AMSTERDAM

KLAIPEDOS TECHNOLOGIJU MOKYMO CENTRAS

TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V LIBERCI

UNIVERZITA TOMASE BATI VE ZLINE

SOLSKI CENTER CELJE

UNI SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU

UNIVERZITET U KRAGUJEVCU

VET OBRTNICKO UCILISTE – USTANOVA ZA OBRAZOVANJE ODRASLIH