"ContextThe European labor market is undoubtedly facing major changes. It is not certain that the skills and qualifications provided by the European education system are capable of meeting current and emerging needs, which means that there is a possibility of continuing imbalances and gaps in supply and demand for skills. The European Commission (EC) has launched the ""New Skills for New Jobs"" initiative to provide a general framework for the implementation of policy actions in the European Union (EU). Building on this initiative, the EC has highlighted the need to enhance the attractiveness of VET, for example through ""An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs: o European Contribution to Full Employment"" and ""A New Impetus for European Cooperation in education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy ""(EC, 2010a; 2010b).Following the analysis of needs and shortcomings made by partners to prepare this proposal, the main problems identified were:- Practice traineeships in the EU continue to be underdeveloped. The situation varies greatly by country. Those enrolled in apprenticeship, strictly speaking, account for 33% of secondary VET students. 24 EU countries have programs where students spend more than 50% of their time at work, but the scope of the systems varies greatly.- Efforts are needed to invest in expanding apprenticeships and in internships in countries where opportunities for this type of learning remain very limited.- The permeability between IVET and CEFP is often an important challenge for individuals in pursuing their professional training.- Lack of experience at work, skills and professional skills is one of the factors contributing to the ""skills gap"" in the EU today. While 5.6 million young people in the EU suffer the consequences of unemployment, 36% of employers' reports refer to the fact that they are struggling to find new recruits with the skills they need. The project aimed at the homogeneous and systemic application of WBL principles at the level of the VET provider, the development of VET programs (both EIT and CEFP), guaranteeing transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, increasing employment opportunities, lifelong learning behaviors and mobility for learning and work within the sector.PurposeThe project aimed at developing a European Training and Training Instrument to support the practical implementation of labor-based learning at all stages of education and training. Furthermore, the project supports the implementation of WBL quality assurance mechanisms in VET in the fashion sector, with a specific focus on feedback loops between iVET and cVET systems.Project objectives were as follows:- The qualitative increase in the VET offer, leading to more professional qualifications for the labor market and hence higher insertion capacity.- Greater professional collaboration between VET providers and businesses as part of the learning process.- Increasing the level of interest among businesses and VET providers, adopting learning methods based on work experience, as learning tools.-Developing a European-level technical education and a set of tools to support and apply on-the-job learning at all stages of textile education and training.PartnershipThe project brought together 9 partners from 4 European countries, forming a transnational cooperation partnership with a balanced geographical representation of the Erasmus area and a qualitative representation for Romania.The project partners were companies, VET providers, chambers of commerce, universities, schools, from Romania, Italy, Bulgaria and the Netherlands.The main activities of the project were: the development of the management and quality plan, the definition of bilateral cooperation agreements with partners, the organization of virtual partner meetings, the development of operational, administrative and financial management (including organization of partner meetings, project brochures and other dissemination materials, exploitation and sustainability strategy and IPR agreement.The results obtained within the project were:-Report on the Implementation of Learning and Quality Assurance in VET in the 4 partner countries in the fashion sector.- Set of tools to support WBL to implement concrete WBL (learning-based learning) programs in IVET.- Quality assurance guidelines and tools for WBL.- Learning program for IVET teachers and trainers (tutors, mentors, coaches) in WBL and Quality Assurance.Impact: supporting iVET programs to align quality initiatives with European sectoral education and training policies,help providers in this sector and local / regional / national authorities understand the level of change needed for VET providers and delivery to align WBL and QA with existing WBL and QA policies, promoting awareness-raising of work-based learning and quality among stakeholders in the sector, creating a space for cooperation and trust between iVET providers at national and European level."