According to the European Commission, there are 5 million people directly employed in the fashion value chain and over 1 million people employed in high-end industries, numbers which provide an important contribution to the EU economy. In addition, the intimately related textiles and clothing sectors that play a significant role in the European manufacturing industry, employ 1.7 million people and generate a turnover of EUR 166 billion. EU exports to the rest of the world represent more than 30% of the world market, reaching a turnover of 50 billion in 2019, while the EU Single Market is also one of the most important in terms of size, quality and design.At the same time, older age groups of workers indicate the existence of training needs for new skills and knowledge.The project combines a mixture of partners that allow for interactions and exchanges between VET providers of different levels and industry representatives. The flow of cooperation between these diverse actors is established by two main pillars: a) a common understanding and agreement on future shared strategies and activities, and b) facilitated actions via an online networking platform for initiating and maintaining collaborations and learners’ mobility.In this direction, the project aims at the creation of a network of regional Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) composed by:- VET providers;- Industry representatives (Chambers, Associations, companies, business support organizations etc.);CoVEs will cooperate both at regional and at international level in order to:- Identify needed skills from the fashion industry in the next future;- Develop new and modify the existing training programs accordingly;- Make a career in the fashion industry more appealing for young people;- Contribute to the development of greener and more sustainable economic models in the fashion and design sector.

ACE-EX project provides a multidisciplinary profession, the “Expert at applying Circular Economy processes in agriculture” and tools to guarantee quality of training, recognition, transferability and exploitation. General objectives:- to support the agriculture sector in the transition to a Circular Economy (following “CE”);- to develop an entrepreneurial mind set for the new opportunities coming for the CE applications;- to facilitate the transition to a “green” chemistry using the waste/ surplus coming for agriculture;- to contribute to sectoral compliance with the EU Green Deal standards. Specific objectives:1. To upskill professionals working in the agriculture and industrial sector, specifically production of oil, wine and corn, in the reuse of agricultural production waste/surplus for the production of new business products and/or innovation of business processes by developing an innovative and multidisciplinary curriculum, also through V/R modules. 2. To provide Open Access and flexible training for a certification EQF 4 and 5, accessible virtually from professionals located in at least 9 EU and Extra Eu countries, guaranteeing sustainability of contents, constant update and scalability to an EQF 6 Master. Developing horizontal digital and green skills applicable to other professional sectors.3. To guarantee procedures for the RPL of professionals and link these arrangements with national accreditation authorities.4. To certify experts at applying CE in agriculture by developing professional skills that, on one side, enhance individuals’ employability and, on the other, are highly beneficial for agricultural firms, particularly wine, oil and cereals, since they provide them with the concrete opportunity of applying and benefit from CE practices.ACE-EX involves 20 consortium members from 9 EU and extra Eu countries, representing more than 200.000 agriculture firms Europe Wide, which will be approached during the project