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From Heritage to Innovation: METASKILLS4TCLF Builds Skills for Tomorrow’s TCLF Industries

Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 14:47English
On 6–7 May, partners from Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, and Ukraine gathered in Pirmasens, Germany, a city renowned for its shoemaking heritage, to advance the Erasmus+ Blueprint MetaSkills4TCLF project. This EU co-funded initiative aims to develop specialised training programmes focused on the green and digital transition in the textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) industries, equipping individuals with knowledge to thrive in a changing industry.
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NOVEX, el resurgir del CTCR

Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 14:37Spanish
El Centro Tecnologico del Calzado de La Rioja celebra la innovacion y el futuro con el lanzamiento de su nueva marca en un evento en el que se ha estrenado la innovadora imagen corporativa, que, dieciocho afios despues. abandona el acronimo CTCR Aquella organizacion sin animo de lucro, establecida en Arnedo, La Rioja, desde 2007, bajo la forma de una Asociacion Privada sin animo de lucro, ofrece este 2025 su version mas renovada, como un Centro de lnnovacion e Impulse Tecnologico, inspirado en un enfoque mas practico, orientado al mercado y destinado a fomentar la competitividad empresarial y la prosperidad social a traves de la l+D+i en diferentes sectores. El Centro Tecnologico del Calzado de La Rioja refuerza su imagen con el lanzamiento de su nueva marca: NOVEX.
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Learning by Doing: A New Era for Leather Goods Training in Europe

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 10:54English
Last week, partners from Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, and Romania came together in Iasi, Romania, to drive forward the Erasmus+ project Learning Factories, a pioneering initiative that places European leather goods companies at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and education through a “learning by doing” approach. Partners have completed the development of the four forward-looking curricula: Leather Goods Design for Circularity, AI Supporting Design and Pattern-Making, 3D Printing for Prototyping and Tools for Industrialisation, and Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Operations. The focus is now on the creation of the respective innovative, multilingual learning materials (in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, and Romanian) that combine concise video modules (“video pills”) with AI-powered learning resources. These resources will include interactive questions, real-world problems, and case-based solutions delivered through an intuitive app designed for use by trainers and trainees, particularly within workplace settings.
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