CEC – Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030

Digital skills and qualified technicians – key needs of the TCLF industries in the future.
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Digital skills and qualified technicians – key needs of the TCLF industries in the future.

Katarzyna Sulisz2022-02-04T19:26:15+01:00January 30th, 2022|Categories: Articles, Events|Tags: CEC, COTANCE, EURATEX, Events, PIN, Politecnico Calzaturiero|

Numerous contributions were made during the international conference entitled "The future of Fashion industry: innovations, scenarios, strategies and skills in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear" which took place on 12 January at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, within the evocative setting of Pitti Uomo. 60 participants physically present, 377 in live streaming with connections from Portugal, France, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Germany, Poland, Greece, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, United States, Brazil, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, UK, Armenia, South Africa. Among these, about 70 fashion-oriented high schools that participated with the students, for a total of over 2000 people who attended the [...]

Digital Skills and qualified technicians. The main needs of TCLF industry of the future.

Katarzyna Sulisz2022-01-25T12:36:50+01:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Events|Tags: CEC, COTANCE, Education, EURATEX, Events, PIN, Pitti, Politecnico Calzaturiero, Workforce|

Numerous contributions were made during the international conference entitled "The future of Fashion industry: innovations, scenarios, strategies and skills in the textile-clothing-leather-footwear" which took place on 12 January at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, within the evocative setting of Pitti Uomo. 60 participants physically present, 377 in live streaming with connections from Portugal, France, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Germany, Poland, Greece, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, United States, Brazil, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, UK, Armenia, South Africa. Among these, about 70 fashion-oriented high schools that participated with the students, for a total of over 2000 people who attended the event. Pitti Immagine and [...]

How has Covid-19 changed consumers’ expectations and buying practices?
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How has Covid-19 changed consumers’ expectations and buying practices?

Skills4SmartTCLF2021-05-19T11:37:16+02:00May 17th, 2021|Categories: Articles|Tags: CEC, COVID-19, Innovation, Skills, Sustainability, TCLF, Trends|

COVID-19 deeply changed consumer behaviour. With the right skills and opportune approach TCLF companies can benefit from it. The scale and length of the COVID-19 sanitary and economic crisis have had a profound impact on everyone’s lives. Millions of people have been asked to stay at home to slow down the pandemic. In Europe, government health and safety measures have incurred the closing of workplaces, schools, and many businesses. The ensuing economic downturn has negatively affected the finances of many Europeans, and the enduring lockdowns have incurred drastic lifestyle changes. A combination of economic uncertainty and lifestyle changes have changed what [...]

PEF & Eco-design in the footwear industry

s4stclf2021-04-30T17:27:13+02:00March 26th, 2021|Categories: Articles|Tags: CEC, Footwear, Sustainability|

Demystifying the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) A Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) is a measure of the environmental performance of a good or service throughout its life-cycle that takes into account supply-chain activities (from the extraction of raw materials, through production and use, to final waste management). It is a method to model the environmental impacts of a product throughout its life-cycle. The PEF was implemented through the adoption of the European Commission Recommendation on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations and the Communication Building the Single Market for Green Products. The titles of these two documents [...]

What are the educational needs of the TCLF sectors?
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What are the educational needs of the TCLF sectors?

s4stclf2021-04-30T18:00:59+02:00March 10th, 2021|Categories: Articles|Tags: CEC, COTANCE, Education, EURATEX, HCIA, TCLF, VET|

Discover how companies and SMEs of the TCLF sectors have evolved since 1995, what are the most significant challenges faced by the TCLF sectors in EU, and what is the strategy for matching the skills offer of VET and Lifelong Learning with the needs of the market in EU, with a focus on the case of Greece. In 2019, a total of 6.080 companies were active in the Textile - Clothing - Leather - Footwear (TCLF) sectors in Greece. The TCLF companies employed a total of 27.500 employees. Most employees were in clothing (14.700 individuals), followed [...]

Apprenticeship: A mechanism to match skills supply and demand
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Apprenticeship: A mechanism to match skills supply and demand

s4stclf2021-04-30T18:04:09+02:00February 22nd, 2021|Categories: Articles|Tags: CEC, Education, Skills, TCLF|

What is an apprenticeship? Apprenticeships are a form of work-based learning. Although existing apprenticeship schemes in Europe differ between the Members States, the Council Recommendation on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships [1] offers a unified definition of the key elements that distinguish apprenticeships from other work-based learning schemes. A formal apprenticeship scheme must: Lead to nationally-recognised qualifications, Combine learning in education or training institutions with work-based learning in companies, Be based on an agreement defining the rights and obligations of the apprentice, the employer, and, where appropriate, the VET institution Be financially compensated for the work-based component. Why are [...]