<< Background >>The TECOFASH project emerged in response to a multi-faceted set of needs in the European fashion industry. The currently existing linear system does not allow to take benefit of any type of economic advantage, it stresses the reserves of natural resources, pollutes and degrades the environment and ecosystems and promotes significant negative social impacts at the local, regional and global scale. The entire model of this industry must be transformed. Our partnership could observe among his public, made of entrepreneurs and workers from local textile small companies, the lack resources to face those challenges in an extremely competitive context. New skills are needed to follow forward and accelerate this transformation, also giving the new generation opportunities to integrate this ageing industry. More sustainable and resource-efficient business models not only helps protect the environment, but also provides competitive advantage by creating important cost savings and boosting innovation for sustainability. Technological progress and consumer behaviour are at the heart of a profound transformation within the fashion industry, which needs to be encouraged with proper training.<< Objectives >>The main objective of TECOFASH is to support a performant, competitive and sustainable European fashion industry, focusing on increasing the capacity of professionals from SMEs and start-up to turn their business toward circular business models and environmental and sustainable innovation thanks to transnational and intergenerational cooperation and training. TECOFASH based on knowledge sharing and peer-learning for working fashion stakeholders’ up-skill in terms of business model innovation, circular economy, integrating channels and process innovation, cooperation and networking, digital improvement, sustainability and CSR, personal development, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, among others. To answer this challenge, our training proposal focus on two pillars: Sustainable and digital production processes and Sustainable and digital management of a fashion company, that explore how to turn the entire management system in a circular and responsible loop, including for instance cooperative management systems based on human and social responsibility.<< Implementation >>The following activities were implemented during the lifetime of the TECOFASH project: •Project Result 1: Sustainable and digital production processes - a training package addressed to both experienced entrepreneurs and youth targets with different level of complexity to address each one specific needs under a technical perspective, with a focus on products, sources of contamination and production •Project Result 2: Sustainable and digital management of a fashion company - a training package addressed to both experienced entrepreneurs and youth targets with different level of complexity to address each one specific needs. It focus on managerial and transversal aspects related to the business models and digital and lean management. •Project Result 3: Online cooperative platform - a training platform hosting the different training packages and the social modules for the implementation of the training and collaboration activities. •Project Management and Implementation: three TPMs, and SC Meetings organised and successful realised, Project Management, Budget Control and Quality Assurance and Risk Management Plans designed, •Dissemination: Project website created and regularly up-dated, information speeded by newsletters, social media - local and pro-ject wide on-line and off-line dissemination activities realised (activities involving 115871 participants) •Multiplier Events in 5 countries. << Results >>TECOFASH project present a training programme oriented towards the following outcomes: Connect the companies from the sector with the younger generation, and attract new talented workforce towards this industry, Link representatives from the sector with training experts, Be clear and open based, without conditions and free from constrains, Focused on the main skills gap identified, being the production processes, the digital and green skills, Make full use of the digital technologies and virtual collaboration to contribute to the up/reskilling of the sector. This is achieved through the production of 3 main results: Project Result 1: Sustainable and digital production processes - a training package addressed to both experienced entrepreneurs and youth targets with different level of complexity to address each one specific needs under a technical perspective, with a focus on products, sources of contamination and production, Project Result 2: Sustainable and digital management of a fashion company - a training package addressed to both experienced entrepreneurs and youth targets with different level of complexity to address each one specific needs. It focus on managerial and transversal aspects related to the business models and digital and lean management, Project Result 3: Online cooperative platform - a training platform hosting the different training packages and the social modules for the implementation of the training and collaboration activities.