Vetrine – Vocational education and training to reinvent manufacturing procedures

This Erasmus+ project aims to reduce the environmental impact of clothing production through specifically developed vocational education and training modules. VETRINE provides awareness of the negative environmental footprint of the fashion industry along with learning modules that will take into account the entire production cycle, including material choices, design and sewing, energy consumption, distribution and post-consumer habits, such as repair and recycling

The three-year VETRINE project (September 2023 to March 2026) brings together higher education institutions, vocational training centers and labor market organizations with the aim of establishing a flow of information and laying the foundations for application of ecological practices in the clothing industry. More specifically, the project has the following objectives

• Identify the needs and demands of the labor market in the field of the clothing industry by mapping the current state of the clothing labor market and the level of response of VET centers.
• Develop and apply new learning perspectives to provide opportunities for future designers to apply green initiatives during garment production.
• Establish avenues for collaboration between education and the labor market, bringing together VET students with labor market agents so that the former acquire a realistic vision of the business world.
• Open to new learning opportunities through practical experience and the application of business initiatives.
• Develop the initiative, introducing European concepts around entrepreneurship.
• Lead a new era of exploitation of available ICT resources by creating and launching the “FashPass” application.
• Raise awareness among consumers and stakeholders through webinars and events.

Texfor is working closely with the textile industry and students to identify needs for sustainable knowledge and skills so that these can be developed by specialized teaching centres.

Texfor will develop and implement business initiatives that allow for more practical learning and will work as a link between students and the labor market. All this without losing sight of sustainability and the future challenges of sustainable European textiles.

More information about the project on the website vetrine.eu, Instagram @vetrine_eu, Facebook and LinkedIN.

Association: Eurotraining Educational Organization, Kauno Technologijos Universitetas, Chimar (Hellas) Ae, Centro Tecnologico das Industrias Textil e do Vestuario de Portugal, Associacao Textil e Vestuario de Portugal, Nevrokopska Profesionalna Gimnaziya Dimitar Talev, Pirin-Tex Eood, Centro de Estudios Aeg Arroka Sl, Texfor – Confederation of the Textile Industry, CEDECS-TCBL, Center Scientifique & Technique del'industrie Textile Belge Asbl, Novel Group Sarl.