The Erasmus Plus project “E-learning course for innovative textile fields” – Advan2Tex is funded with support from the European Commission. This project is a Strategic partnerships– KA2 / Vocational Education and Training, in the field of innovative textiles. The coordinating National Agency is ANPCDEFP: www.anpcdefp.ro . The implementation of the project has a duration of 2 years: September 2014 – August 2016.

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 for enhancing 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 of young textile specialists: professionals in the textile industry, young entrepreneurs and students in higher textile education.  

A total number of 115 trainees will participate to the blended courses and improve their skills through face-to-face classes and by e-learning on the platform, containing  the 7 modules with graphics and animations, special user accounts and dedicated trainers. These blended courses will contribute to the upgrading of the e-learning platform, based on the feed-back of the trainees. 

A total number of 100 textile specialists will participate to the joint staff events, organized by each partner. They will have the opportunity to propose new business and research ideas for the development of the textile field as well as to conceive an intercultural guide, based on the partnership experience.

Based on the Erasmus Plus instruments: blended courses and joint staff events, the project will aim the following results:

1. Innovative textile course and manual;

2. e-learning platform;

3. Training activities;

4. A guide for promoting intercultural partnership, a guide for best practices in the field of the courses and a guide with new research and business ideas;

5. Articles, events presentations, posters.