The strong competition in the textile industry on international level, imposes a better flexibility of the industry as well as the investment in education and the adaptation of new skills for young textile specialists. This is the reason for the need to enhance the quality and relevance of the learning offer in education towards the latest developments in textile research and innovation. The Advan2Tex project envisages the development of new tools for improving key competences for young textile specialists. The project's objectives were:- to enhance the quality and relevance of the learning offer in training by developing of a innovative textile course and e-learning platform and supporting the dissemination of the project’s outcomes; - to improve the level and the assessment of textile competences, including entrepreneurship, languages and digital skills;- to promote take-up of innovative practices by use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), open and flexible learning.- to promote structured inter-regional cooperation- to improve the capacities of organizations in the fields of training of specific textile target group- to promote entrepreneurship education, employability and new business creation and to support the personal and professional development of the target group.The key competences in textiles were made relevant through the expertise of the partners: 3 universities and 2 research institutes from 4 countries - Czech Republic (Textile Testing Institute-TZU), Portugal (University of Minho), Romania (The National R&D Institute for Textiles and Leather - Bucharest and The Technical University - Iasi) and Slovenia (University of Maribor). All the objectives were met by fully accomplishing the main outputs of the project:A. Innovative textile course and manualB. E-learning platformC. Training activities (organization of blended courses, joint staff training events)D. A guide for promoting intercultural partnership, a guide for best practices in the field of the courses, a guide for new business and research ideas and a guide for courses evaluation and upgrading, resulting from the joint staff training eventsE. Articles, events presentations, etc. A. The innovative textile course included relevant state-of-the-art knowledge of the project’s partners within the modules: 1. “Advanced Knitting Technologies” 2. “Virtual prototyping of garments, 3D scanning, clothing for people with special needs”3. “New method for testing textile materials”4. “Standardization of textile testing”5. “New sustainable textile technologies, LCA, Eco-labelling” 6. “Entrepreneurship” 7. “Innovation management”B. The course’s materials were supported by a Moodle e-learning platform, configured and adapted on the INCDTP server with the URL address: www.advan2tex.eu/portal/ . The platform is multi-language and hosts the e-learning course in English, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian and Slovenian. The e-learning course is build in weekly format and includes one module per week, with lessons on the module’s content, multiple choice tests for self-assessment / final exams and online tutoring for the trainees by means of forum and chat. Moreover, the platform hosts the four Guides in e-learning format. User accounts were granted for a number of 425 users, including trainers, trainees and stakeholders for all the partners. C. A number of 6 blended courses were organized by the project’s partners. A blended course consisted of one week of face-to-face training and 7 weeks of online training on the e-learning platform. Agenda and PPT presentations were prepared for the face-to-face course. A total number of 176 trainees were trained, the target group consisting in professionals from the industry, teachers in textile secondary high schools, PhD, master and bachelor students in textiles universities and young entrepreneurs.D. A number of 5 joint staff training events were organized in the project, hosted by each partner. A number of 20 persons from the consortium partners (4 persons / partner) participated to each joint staff event. The outcomes of these training events were the four Guides. E. A large dissemination activity with a considerable impact was accomplished: 12 presentations in conferences; 9 papers in journals and magazines; 15 posters presented.Project impact on the target group led to:- better textile knowledge, better entrepreneurial competencies and ICT skills;- better employability by reaching new competencies;- improved skills to apply at the workplace. The impact on participants from partner’s organizations was expressed by:- a change to better understanding of textile practices and VET policies in European countries;- better skills in performing European partnerships;- greater understanding to cultural diversity;- increased capacity to work at international level.The e-learning platform is ready for new courses in the sustainability phase.

<< Background >>The Green Deal, the European Commission Plan to work towards a climate neutral society, which will transform the EU into a resource-efficient and competitive economy, outlined that digital technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals. This is an ambitious and cross-cutting objective to all EU policies. Thus, the New Industrial Strategy and digital strategy Shaping Europe’s Digital Future reflect the necessity to deploy technologies and reshape European industries towards a new reality, ensuring that it can become the accelerator and enabler of this change. Accelerating the twin green and digital transitions will not only require new technologies, but also to reskill its workforce. In this way, the European Skills Agenda and the Council Recommendation on VET has already expressed the necessity of update current VET programmes to industry needs to reskill European workforce on digital and green skills, while at the same time introducing innovative learning and teaching methodologies. This necessity has become a key issue in fragmented and traditional industry sectors, as it is pointed in the “SME strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe”.The issue is that Europe has strong traditional and manufacturing industries that were not born digital, neither adapted for a green economy. The twin digital and green transition of these industries will therefore require large investment on innovation, but firstly reskilling its workforce is essential for the success of this twin transition or revolution.Among the manufacturing industries, the furniture and textile are examples of traditional and fragmented sectors, with more than 90% of SMEs, but with a high impact on the European industry. According to the DG of Internal Market data, the furniture and textile industries are labour-intensive sectors that employ a total of near 3 million workers and generate an annual turnover of around EUR 262 billion. Despite this, their index of innovation, based on Eurostat, is lower than that of the rest of manufacturing industries, so a higher effort for their digital and green transition is required.The TwinRevolution project addresses VET providers´ needs, according to the European Skills Agenda recommendations of updating information on skills needs and ensuring relevant skills updated offer along the entire lifelong learning continuum. In this way TwinRevolution aligns VET offer to the manufacturing SMEs needs, especially those of the furniture and textile industry, due to their importance for the whole economic ecosystem. Although there is a strong focus on digital and sustainable innovation within these sectors, this may not match the existing industry model. As the furniture and textile industries are generally based on traditional SMEs with lower capacity of innovation and with an aging workforce, there is a need to reskill their workforce and introduce innovative practices for a twin transition, to produce and design with less waste and with new sustainable materials. In fact, the European manufacturing industry shows a lower digital level than other industries, but this is drastically shocking in the furniture and textile sectors with a high digital intensity index which barely reaches 15% and 10%, respectively. TwinRevolution target groups could be grouped in two according to their nature and how they could be benefited from project results:VET learners. Current and future workers of manufacturing SMEs, which will be benefitted by the TwinRevolution project results through new training resources and an interactive tool that will help them to face the current knowledge gap to implement the necessary twin transition in these sectors.VET providers. TwinRevolution will launch a key blueprint and develop a complete Joint Curriculum and learning experience to enrich their training offer adapted for the twin transition.<< Objectives >>Due to the necessity to update and align VET offer to the industry needs to facilitate a twin digital and green transition of manufacturing and traditional sectors, the main objective of the TwinRevolution project is to develop an innovative and interactive tool & a training course that will up- and re-skill VET learners (from upper secondary and current workers) providing them with the necessary digital and green skills and competences.To accomplish this goal, TwinRevolution will achieve the following specific objectives (SO):SO1. Launch an interactive tool & e-training course for VET learners and providers to support and facilitate how to implement changes in manufacturing industries management system and processes towards greener and more digital organisations.SO2. Offer pioneer training resources for VET providers to reskill the European workforce to prepare them as true agents of change for a circular and smart industrial ecosystem.SO3. Design a Joint Curriculum for VET for new trainings that meets and addresses the needs and priorities of the twin transition on SMEs of manufacturing sectors.SO4. Launch a Blueprint with a general overview about the twin transition on the manufacturing industry and VET offer, and the necessary green and digital skills to be covered, increasing quality of VET system.To sum up, TwinRevolution objectives ensure a dual impact: support the re- and up-skilling of VET learners, and new resources for VET providers; with the final aim to foster the twin transition withing the EU manufacturing industry.These objectives will have a wide impact at different geographic levels, and to many different target groups:- Boost internationalization activities, knowledge, and quality of VET activities of the participant organisations.- Project staff will benefit from exchange knowledge, methodologies and experiences, while increasing their language competences and capacities in strategic development, organizational management, leadership, quality of learning provision, equity and inclusion.- Increase digital and green competences of workers, using the developed platform and the acquired knowledge, boosting their employability, and fostering the motivation in their daily work.- Enhance the training offer of VET providers and therefore update and increase their training activities, while increasing the digital competences of their trainers. -Policy authorities and decision makers will better understand the consequences of the twin transition and how to upskill the workforce.- Increase the general society understanding and awareness on European initiatives and policies, on the importance of the twin transition and the tailored European strategy.<< Implementation >>TwinRevolution´s Cooperation Partnership brings together partners from the academia, research, industry and VET areas from Germany, Finland, Spain, and Czech Republic which profiles and competences ensures the achievement of proposed project result through the share of expertise and knowledge in the addressed topics and sectors.The activities that they will implement under the frame of the project, with the support of a set of associated partners, target user representatives and stakeholders will lead to:- The delivery of four Project Results: Blueprint on updating VET for a twin transition, a Joint Curriculum, training materials and a platform with an interactive tool and a e-training besides of a learning experience report. To successfully achieved the proposed project results many different activities will be carry out by all project partners: desk mapping and analysis activities; planning, design and development of learning outcomes; grouped them into training units/modules; interviews to target users and stakeholders to define results main requirements and validate them; harmonization to the ECVET framework; elaborate innovative training resources; develop and implement interactive tools; and carry out a learning experience with target user representatives.-A “project management and implementation” activity, to correctly tracking and managing the development of the project, both in results and financial issues, through coordination and monitoring tasks, preparation of a partnership agreement, and any activity towards GDPR compliance as well as the assurance of the environmental sustainability, inclusion and diversity of the project.- A “share, promotion and use” activity that have for objective to establish the necessary actions to share and promote the TwinRevolution project and its results among the defined target groups and interested stakeholders. Some of the already planned tasks are: Execution of a Share and Promotion Plan, set up and management of the project website, reach project stakeholders in order to constantly inform them about last project progresses and gather their feedback, social networking, delivery of press releases, preparation of promotional materials (brochures, leaflets, poster, video, newsletter), scientific paper development, and contribution in related events.- A “Quality Assurance and Risk Monitoring” activity to monitor the quality of all project activities and results carried out under the project's development, ensuring that the project implementation follows the foreseen working plan and defined quality indicators. For that aim it will be set a QA & RM Plan at the project initial that will detail the methodology, following the EQAVET recommendations, to be implemented. - The organisation and holding of four Transnational Project Meetings among the TwinRevolution cooperation partnership, associated partners and stakeholder representatives at key milestones of the project to review activities already performed, discuss and plan upcoming tasks, monitor financial issues, and exchange information and experiences.-The organization and holding of four regional/national physical Multiplier Events and one online Multiplier Event at European level to reach all defined target groups and interested stakeholders, promoting and sharing through a wide audience the four produced project results, improving the understanding of their use and the associated benefits.<< Results >>The TwinRevolution project will support VET learners to pursue new learning paths after or during their working life by improving their digital and green skills, which will allow their personal and professional development, especially tailoring furniture and textile sectors; and also VET providers, to update and foster current training offer through new programs and methodologies. Taking all this into account, the TwinRevolution project will achieve the following project results:BLUEPRINT ON TWIN TRANSITION AND VET. The Blueprint will map technologies and circular strategies to be implemented in a complementary way on manufacturing industries; compile and analyse European policies that influence the twin transition and the current approach in VET offer; and define the necessary learning outcomes to reskill current and future workforce.JOINT CURRICULUM (JC). The JC, base of the training materials, will define the necessary learning path to ensure the knowledge acquisition by future students, grouping defined skills into the necessary training modules and units.TRAINING MATERIALS ON THE TWIN TRANSITION FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. These materials, that will be online accessible jointly with the interactive tool, will be defined and developed to cover the knowledge gaps for a successfully green and digital transitions. With these materials, the TwinRevolution project will contribute to train current and future workforce to become true agents of change. Materials will include video-pills to explain key concepts and subjects.E-PLATFORM. It will include an interactive tool and e-training course on twin transition. The tool, a supported resource for SMEs and VET providers, will show the different manufacturing processes of addressed sectors, and offer the necessary information for the twin transition in a double and complementary way:- Circular strategies/tools that could be implemented in each process of the value chain and Industry4.0 technologies that could support their implementation.- Technologies of the industry4.0 that could be implemented in the different processes of the value chain and the associated circular strategies/tools that could be associated.The interactive tool will be linked to the e-training course with the developed training materials, and implemented through a complete learning experience.LEARNING EXPERIENCE REPORT. A conclusion of two learning experiences, carried out with current (C-VET) and future workers (I-VET); the report will provide tips on how to implement the developed resources on both kind of VETs.The above-mentioned Project Results will be considered as “Open Educational Resources” (OER), they will be easily accessible and retrievable without cost or limitations, and the selected open license will allow the public to use, reuse, adapt and share such resources.Other outcomes that will be developed are those designed and developed in the framework of the three activities to be done under the item “project management and implementation” as promotional materials (website, video, newsletters, contributions on different thematic platforms), interim report or the QA Plan and S&P Plan.With all the defined project results and outcomes within the TwinRevolution project, participants or learners will improve and enlarge their green and digital skills and competences, becoming true agents of change. This will allow to increase the number of SMEs implementing industry4.0 technologies and circular strategies, while boosting and updating VET offer on how to adapt current jobs and companies of the manufacturing industry for a smart and circular industry model.

"Context:The quality of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in technical fields at European level means a competitiveness leverage in the international context. European VET schools have a good performance and a strong tradition - however, the key competences have to be maintained and developed. The speed-up of technological development is a challenge for the young VET students, while the development of the textile industry needs well prepared specialists in multidisciplinary fields. In correlation with these facts, the Skills4Smartex project was centered on improving knowledge, skills and employability of VET students in the STEM related fields, by providing adequate training instruments to understand multidisciplinary working.Objectives:Obj1: Performing of a Guide for smart practices meant for supporting innovation in textile enterprises.Obj2: Performing a course in smart textiles, meant for multidisciplinary thinking.Obj3: Performing a dedicated e-learning instrument, meant for channeling the interest of VET students for ""serious games"".Obj4: Improving the skills of VET students by means of practical work in constructing a smart textile prototype.Type and profile of participants:The partnership reflected a very well-balanced distribution of activities and responsibilities: two research institutes (INCDTP = coordinator, TZU), three universities (Ghent University, University of Maribor, Technical University Iasi) and one training / technology transfer center (TecMinho, interface of the University of Minho), from 5 countries with great importance for the textile industry in Europe: Belgium, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia.Main activities and results: (O1) A Guide for smart practices with the current and envisaged situation in technical and smart textiles, based on a survey activity with 63 textile enterprises, multiplied within multiplier events for 200 young professionals in textiles. (O2) A Course in smart textiles with 56 modules on three criteria: from theory to practice and vice-versus, on 7 chapters of manufacturing technology for smart textiles and on four basic STEM disciplines. Please consult the modules with open access at the URL: http://skills4smartex.eu/instrument.php. (O3) A Dedicated e-learning instrument and an e-learning platform with the following main functionalities: - for the instrument: PHP filter-based access on the 56 modules and a simple attractive interface;- for the platform: 6 Moodle e-learning courses in national languages of the project (CZ, DU, EN, PT, RO, SI), with the modules in Book format, 420 multiple choice tests in Quiz format and 28 embedded PPT presentations. Creation of 200 new Moodle user accounts for e-learning courses, URL: http://www.advan2tex.eu/portal/. (E1-E6) Organization of 14 multiplier events with 200 participants and 89 feed-back questionnaires stating option of transfer for best practices, on partnership level, for multiplying the three IOs. The events were organized either virtually or face-to-face due to pandemic restrictions. (C1-C6) Organization of 11 courses with 262 VET students in virtual, blended or classroom format, with support of smart textile prototypes and the e-learning platform.(C7-C8) Organization of two Joint staff events: creation of smart textile prototypes on three levels of complexity for educational purposes and a methodology for VET students. Achievement of an unitary concept of the 56 modules.The following dissemination results were achieved at partnership level:- Leaflets/ e-mails to inform about 300 stakeholders;- 6 Promotional posters / roll-ups in each partner’s language and English; - 37 papers published in scientific revues or conference proceedings;- 34 Posters presented at events (exhibition, trade fairs, invention fairs etc.);- 16 standard PowerPoint presentation template for the project;- 12 announcements via social media posts;- 8 posts on partner’s website with up-to-date information; Impact attainedImpact was ensured for the 262 VET students by the attractive concept of the Course and its related e-learning instrument with filter to access the 56 modules, as well as the Moodle e-learning platform with courses in 6 languages and the work with the smart textile prototypes. The project partners supported as well the textile enterprises’ 200 young professionals by means of new instruments and training methods. The 89 feed-back questionnaires showed the preferences of best practices in smart and technical textiles to be transferred. The enlarged target group was impacted by the 107 dissemination activities. Longer-term benefitsThe main sustainable output of Skills4Smartex, the e-learning instrument and platform, will be hosted on the INCDTP server even after project’s end and will further support the textile world-of-work in improving innovation and training."

Beyond45 was created in response to unfavorable social and economic trend in the form of marginalization amongst the working age populations regarding citizens aged 45 and over. According to the official statistics in the EU this problem affects every fifth person from this group. The countries where the partners come from - have both similar and complementary socio-economic trends. Each of these countries contends with problems of the target group “45+” in traditional sectors, each of these countries can offer different resources, scope of competence, which in turn may allow to improve the situation of the target group and the economies of these countries. The Partners are related to the traditional sectors of economy: furniture , timber and building industry and they conduct activities for the benefit of these industries by means of training as well as initiatives involving associations and trade unions. All Partners constitute communities of highly qualified and competent professionals from selected industries that have valuable competence and achievements, both in research and practical application, needed for this project. They represent a high degree of innovation, international character and profound experience in projects of that kind. At present one can notice economic fluctuations in the traditional sectors and industries which on the one hand result in employment reductions, and on the other hand there is a growing shortage of relevant specialists from new generations. This causes incomplete use of the existing economic potential and the social losses in the form of unemployment. The aim of the project is to elaborate a program which - within the scope of the methods being applied - is complex and innovative and stimulates the employment of people from “45+” group by means of increasing their skills in relation to the demand which is shown by the modern labour market and the sectors they represent. The project is aimed at increasing the ICT knowledge. They will be provided with knowledge concerning contemporary market trends in the form of home automation and smart furniture technologies, and creating products verging on consumer electronics, combining traditions with modernity. Target group will be given support concerning their personal development, resourcefulness and communications skills. Working in international groups will allow to eliminate barriers in functioning in the new environment and will make effective cooperation in reaching the goals possible. The project assumes participation of 100 people from the defined target groups from the following sectors of industries: 1) furniture industry 2) wood-based materials sector, 3) building industry in the area of finishing works utilizing wood as the main material, 4) electronics used for interior design and smart furniture design. The outcome of the project realization will include: Profound analysis of the target group in relation to the intended objectives of “Beyond45”; Developing the methodology, the program, learning paths and the subjects, as well as educational materials taking into consideration innovative methods, e.g. e-learning; Elaboration of the personal development tools, e.g. coaching, mentoring and case studies for development of competence in the area of entrepreneurship , promoting of creativity and innovativeness, developing communication skills as well as ability to use ICT; Development of multilingual e-learning platform. The project will be carried out on the basis of the administrative and organizational framework and the strategy for communication in “Beyond45” project. An important element of the Project is on-going verification of its effects by means of, e.g. regular workshops, studies, research and observations during the course of the project as well as its continuous improvement. The project will bring tangible effect in the form of evaluation of competence of the participants reflected by means of assessment marks. The project will be carried out by the consortium with the use of electronic means of communication as well as periodical meetings and workshops. The general principle is full cooperation and co-creating of the framework for “Beyond45” project by its Participants. As a result of the project a complex program for professional activation of the target group of citizens aged 45+ will be created aimed at people from traditional sectors and industries of the economy highly sensitive to economic fluctuations negative influence on the labour market. Moreover, Beyond45 - thanks to assumed high efficiency and flexibility of the project - can be successfully applied by other countries and other target groups. transfer of the information and materials concerning this project pursuant to Erasmus+ guidelines. The experience gained while implementing Beyond45 may be applied by other industries or business branches, target groups and countries, increasing the global competitivenes of the whole EU.

<< Background >>Innovation and value creation within the EU industry are profoundly changing, driven by a new consumer who expects value-co-creation, connectivity and real-time performance measurements [1]. As a consequence, on 2013 the European Committee for Standardization published the European Technical Specification CEN/TS 16555-1 on Innovation Management Systems to assist organisations in the deployment of innovation.To correctly establish an Innovation Management System, it is important to implement a strategy on Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence, key instruments defined by the Observatory for Industrial Technology Foresight as the structured system for searching, detecting and analyzing the environment to transmit information and knowledge continuously to be aware of the main activities in their sector.Both Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence have become crucial business practices to compete in today's increasingly digital, global and dynamic environment. They allow organisations to know the latest developments from competitors, to systematically monitor what is happening in their environment, to anticipate changes and to make decisions, minimising risks and seizing opportunities for innovation. In this sense, SMEs from sectors that traditionally follow fashion trends, such as furniture and textile, are starting to realise about the importance of monitoring the business environment to learn about the state-of-the-art trends in the future and to adapt to the market changes, and furthermore, the importance of the key staff to have the right skills for integrating such practices into daily activities.Therefore, the systematization of an innovation strategy is becoming increasingly crucial in such sectors, that need to adopt innovation management strategies and update their skills and knowledge as it is recommended in sectoral reports stating the need of adapting VET systems to include new sector specific skills and competences required in the future [2,3].Both sectors in Europe are massively dominated by small enterprises, requiring flexibility and multiple skills within the staff and very specific and straightforward programmes that allow them to put the acquired skills and competence into practice in a specific process.These sectors have undergone significant changes to focus on upgrading quality, innovation and new applications areas, which forces organisations to be constantly informed of everything that happens around, and not exclusively of technological or sector-related news. The main opportunities ahead lie in continuing investment in skills, creativity, research, innovation, and new technologies [3,4].Both sectors share similar threads, like the fierce competition from Asian Markets, but also have common opportunities and strengths, such as the innovative character and the resilience shown, and new business models arisen from a new profile of consumer. In this sense, a properly implemented Innovation Management Systems become a great asset for counteracting their common threads and weaknesses.SIBILA will meet the current needs that the target groups have for increasing the quality of their activities and practices of their organisations that will provide clear benefits:-Anticipate changes in the environment by identifying threats and new business opportunities.-Reduce risks, identifying alternative products and competitors.-Identify new partners and contributors, opening up to new actors, not naturally included within one sector.-Be informed on best practices in business and R&D management.[1] Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry. EESC[2] Study on the EU furniture market situation (CEPS, Economisti Associati, CSIL and Demetra) - Nov 2014.[3] A Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda for the EU Textile and Clothing Industry, the ETP Fibers, Textile, Clothing – Oct 2016.[4] https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/raw-materials/industries/forest-based/furniture_en<< Objectives >>The main objective of SIBILA is to support European SMEs from furniture, textile and other traditional sectors with the design and development of a set of training tools for implementing innovative practices and methods to build a culture of systematised Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence and boost innovation and competitiveness.To accomplish this goal, SIBILA will work towards the following specific objectives:SO1. To design a Joint Curriculum on Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence specifically tailored for professionals, managers and employees from SMEs of traditional EU sectors, VET students and unemployed willing to focus their careers in such sectors. This, along with a transfer guide to transfer it to other sectors that will address common needs and training priorities, will contribute to adapt Vocational Education and Training to the labour market needs of European traditional sectors.SO2. To launch an innovative diagnostic tool for traditional SMEs to identify the sources, the treatment and the appropriate valorization of information according to their activity and needs, as well as for the identification of the right skills for the staff to focus on and reinforce, and the design of the most appropriate flexible and learner-centred VET path. This open tool developed specifically for the furniture and textile sectors will help SMEs to prioritize their efforts to focus on undercutting the company’s risks and seizing new opportunities.SO3. To develop a pioneer learning and training strategy towards Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence, defining a EU learning pathway for managers and workers from addressed sectors that will enable transformation and change at individual, organisational and sectoral levels and will contribute to closing existing gaps in the access to training for working age adults to successfully manage labour market transitions.SO4. To break borderlines among SMEs and experts on Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence, creating common procedures and skills that will allow to increase the quality in the work, activities and practices of both the SIBILA partners and associated partners, and the SMEs from the target sectors, and to build capacity to work transnationally and across sectors.These objectives will have a wide impact at different geographic levels, and to many different target groups:-SIBILA will boost the internationalization of the daily activities of participating organisations and associated partners-Project staff and participants will benefit from knowledge sharing and exchange, and increase of competences. -SIBILA will provide to professionals from furniture and textile sectors, VET students and unemployed improved provision an assessment of knowledge, skills and competences on Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence strategies and transversal ones, like entrepreneurship, language competences, critical thinking, digital skills and media literacy.-Relevant stakeholders, like business associations, VET and HE providers related to furniture and textile sectors will have the possibility to enhance their academic offer, creating new programmes and methodologies based on the SIBILA results that will allow them to use them as reference tools for competences recognition and validation, and increase synergies and links and improved transition between VET and HE. -SIBILA will contribute to raise awareness among VET and labour authorities about the importance of the use of learning outcomes for describing qualifications and curricula for learning assessment, and about the integrated use of ICTs and OER in VET.-SMEs, associations, VET and HE providers from other sectors will have a guide on how to support them to adapt the training programme to their needs.<< Implementation >>SIBILA´s Cooperation Partnership brings together partners representing the fields of VET, Higher Education, the furniture and textile industries and society from France, Spain, Poland, Bulgaria and Czech Republic wich profiles, competences and previous experiences in EU-funded partnership projects will provide a successful achievement of the project’s objectives. The activities that they will implement under the frame of the project, with the support of a set of associated partners, target user representatives and stakeholders will lead to:-A proper track and management of the project both in results and financial issues, to guarantee the success of the project in time and without budget deviations through coordination and monitoring tasks, preparation of a partnership agreement, and any activity towards GDPR compliance as well as the assurance of the environmental sustainability, inclusion and diversity of the project.- Share and Promote the project and its results beyond the project’s own community to a multitude of audiences, including the media and the general public: Execution and update of a Sharing and Promotion Plan, set up and Management of the project website, reach pproject stakeholders in order to constantly inform them about last project progresses and gather their feedback, social network monitoring, delivery of ress releases, preparation of promotional materials (brochures, leaflets, poster, newsletter, etc.) and contribution in congresses, journals, etc. (preparation of articles, presentations, etc.).- Ensure the quality of all project activities and results carried out under the project's development, and the proper implementation of the project according to the foreseen working plan and defined quality indicators and their values, taking into account the framework principles and recommendations of EQAVET: Execution and update of a Quality Assurance Plan, monitor and evaluate the quality of project’s activities and results, handle project risks and ensure OER protection of all project´s results.-The delivery of four Project Results: Learning outcomes, a joint curriculum, training materials and a competitive intelligence tool and a learning platform through desk research activities, planning, design and development of the results, interviews to target users and stakeholders to define results main requirements and validate them, and development of real tests with target user representatives.- The organisation and holding of five Transnational Project Meetings among the SIBILA cooperation partnership, associated partners and stakeholder representatives at key moments of the project to review activities already performed, discuss and plan upcoming tasks and to exchange information and experiences.-The organization and holding of five local Multiplier Events among target users and stakeholder representatives aiming at sharing and promoting the wide range of Project Results produced within the project, improving the understanding of their use and the presentation of all their potentialities for the purpose they will be developed for.<< Results >>The SIBILA cooperation partnership will deliver four Project Results:-A set of LEARNING OUTCOMES, in terms of Knowledge, Skills and Competences, in line with the needs of the staff from the furniture, textile, and other traditional sector for implementing Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence strategies. This will be endorsed by SMEs from such sectors and other stakeholders to certify the project approach, which comments and perspectives will be compiled in an additional key-report.-The defined learning outcomes will set the basis for the design of a JOINT CURRICULUM that will led to develop a pioneer and innovative learning and teaching strategy towards Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence, define a European learning pathway and a training methodology that will improve the learning process and that will be specifically tailored for SMEs from the furniture and textile sectors.The design of the Joint Curriculum will consider the general ECVET and EQF recommendations to ease the mobility of students and workers, future alliances with other education providers and the transference of learning contents. It will also entail the definition of a learning philosophy among project partners for setting out the programme´s purpose, its educational and professional value, the nature of the learning environment and the key approaches to teaching, learning and assessment, along with a report on guidelines for future curricula transferability to other manufacturing sectors.-TRAINING MATERIALS developed according to the agreed methodologies, formats and the contents that will address the SIBILA programme. It includes interactive resources, such as videos or infographics to develop an attractive e-learning course for workers and students, adapted to the new technologies and learning methodologies, and completed with links and specific documents on national information of each partner country. -A COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE TOOL AND LEARNING PLATFORM developed based on the Learning Outcomes report and the Joint Curriculum, that will allow SMEs to identify the sources, the treatment and the appropriate valorization of information according to their activity and needs. This open tool developed specifically for the furniture and textile sectors will help SMEs to prioritize their efforts to focus on undercutting the company’s risks and seizing new opportunities.SIBILA diagnosis tool will be linked to and complemented with an e-learning platform, where the SIBILA training course and all the didactic materials will be available. The workplan includes an external test experience, where managers and workers from SMEs of the addressed sectors and other stakeholders will test and provide feedback about the four Project Results for their improvement.The above-mentioned Project Results will be considered as “Open Educational Resources” (OER), they will be easily accessible and retrievable without cost or limitations, and the selected open license will allow the public to use, reuse, adapt and share such resources.The “Project Management and Implementation” item will lead to the delivery of internal outputs for sharing and promoting and ensuring the quality of the project outcomes and activities, like a Sharing and Promotion Plan, a Quality Assurance Plan, a project website and dissemination materials, like brochures, newsletters or scientific articles.The SIBILA workplan also includes the celebration of five Transnational Project Meetings among project partners, associated partners and relevant stakeholders for implementation and coordination purposes, and 5 Multiplier Events in the 5 participant countries aimed at sharing and promoting project results.