Edtex

Project Summary

The EDTEX project (International Strategic Partnership in Textile Education) has been launched with the aim of improving the balance between the needs of employers in the textile industry for skilled labourand the educational programmes offered by schools and training centres specialising in the textile sector, thereby improving employment opportunities – particularly amongst young people – and the mobility of their students across the participating countries (Portugal, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland).

Main project outcomes:
1 – Comparative study of national qualification systems in the participating countries (Portugal, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland)
2 – Comparative study of the educational programmes at the schools participating in the project
3 – Learning units to support the mobility of students from the partner
schools 4 – Multilateral agreement to promote strategic partnership between the partners and schools in the textile and clothing sector

Partners:
ATOK (Association of the Textile, Clothing and Leather Industry) – Czech Republic (project promoter)
TZU (Textile Institute) – Czech
Republic SPST (Secondary School with Textile Training) – Czech Republic Modatex
(Vocational Training Centre for the Textile, Clothing, Garment and Wool Industries) – Portugal
ATP (Portuguese Textile and Clothing Association) – Portugal
PIOT (Federation of Employers in the Textile and Clothing Industry) – Poland
CKZiU (Secondary School with Textile Training) – Poland
ASECOM (Association of Clothing and Fashion Companies of Madrid) – Spain
Fuenllana (Textile Training Centre) – Spain
This project began in December 2016 and will end in November 2018.
The EDTEX Project is co-funded by the European Union through the ERASMUS+ Programme.