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A new and attractive Clothing Technician profile

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WHAT WE AIM FOR

CosTUmE ambitions to provide support for policy reform in textile and clothing sectors through the following objectives:

Decrease Skills Mismatches

Open the pathways for diminishing skills mismatches between the qualification offer and labour demands in the textile and clothing sector

Attract Youngers

Increase the interest of youngers in enrolling in technical qualifications by contributing to a positive perspective of the textile and clothing sector

Increase Workers’ Qualifications

Increase the interest of textile and clothing workers in updating their qualification

Increase Supportive HR Strategies

Intensify the awareness-raising of textile and clothing companies in the need of promote internal mechanisms that motivate/support their workers in updating their qualification

Increase European Mobility

Faster European mobility as a way of youngers and unemployed persons to increase their employability opportunities

Update Clothing Technician Profile

Validation and recognition of the clothing technician profile qualification by at least one national regulatory VET authority

1156

Textile and Clothing Companies and other stakeholders

1141

VET providers and Professionals

21

National VET Regulatory Bodies, social partners associations

1000

iVET and cVET learners and interest persons, unemployed and NEETs

Our action

CosTUmE project is running operation in 3 different countries. However, the results will be transferred European-wide.

Portugal

Spain

Romania

Our Results

CosTumE ambitions to create a new clothing technician profile with the purpose to contribute for the development of a proper qualification and foster workforce mobilization within EU in order to answer to industry needs and demands.

Roadmap on Qualification Needs andWBL
Good Practices for the T&C sectors0%
Clothing Technician Profile and Qualification0%
Matrix ECVET0%
Tutorial Guide for Mobility0%
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WHAT CLOTHING TECHNICIANS SAY

  • According to the Euratex, the skills and qualifications is one of the challenges to help the sector to reach its visibility and sustainability

    Sónia Seixas, Trainer in the Clothing and Textile fields, Portugal

  • Almost every year, since 10 years ago, I receive different job offers to change [of company] If I want and make different things. [This qualification] is not really to stay in the same company. If you want to change and try different things, you have these opportunities as well [in the textile and clothing sectors].

    Sandra Moreira, Fashion Product Industrialisation Technician, Portugal

  • I chose to work in the textile-leather business because I felt I had the skills to practice this job. The vocational school assures me this qualification and the opportunity to hire me immediately after graduation. Time has shown me that I made the best choice. If you want to develop professionally and personally, the flexibility of our education system always allows you to do this. I started out as a simple textile manufacturer and now I work as a technician in a Bangladesh branch of a major shoe company, CARMENS.

    Ramona Andreia Fugaru, Leather Goods Technician, Romania