Objective
High quality design is increasingly becoming one of the key elements that will assist the European footwear industry to survive and compete. It is clear that good design, improved quality, and an ability to respond quickly to the market's demand for more varied products are all pivotal to gaining this competitive edge. All these aspects are considerably improved through both CAD (computer-assisted design) related skills training and a real understanding of how to optimise and exploit such skills. SMEs suffer difficulties of access to these new technologies and associated training. An earlier Leonardo survey and analysis project on this subject identified a number of ways of improving existing, and developing new, vocational training programmes and employment related measures to provide an optimum response to defined labour market needs.
The project will : assess the depth and complimentarity of training related to design, and more specifically CAD, in the footwear industry; study the models for delivery; incorporate best practice case studies for transfer of knowledge across to the new member states involved; and use the partnership's extensive contact network to broadcast the status of the project and its findings and outputs to countries outside the core partnership.
Impact
The project will have a considerable impact on the survival and development of the European footwear industry as the growing value of CAD implementation and usage will be demonstrated.
Contract number : UK/97/1/37024/PI/III.3.a/FPC
Domaine : Continuing vocational training
Contents :
Industrial Change
Sectoral development
Relationship training - work organisation
Products :
Methodologies for forecasting training needs
Training programmes/ curriculum
Semi-autonomous/ flexible training
Public :
Managers/ Owners of SMES
Representatives of sectoral organisations
Trainers, designers & managers of training programmes
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
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CSC - Cost-sharing contractsCoordinator
W1N 3AA London
United Kingdom