O1. Research Report on Need Analysis & State of the Art
This report is a comparative study of the leather sector. It includes:
1) Background and context analysis including statistical data and trends of leather and connected industries in Europe;
2) Analysis of existing sectorial reports and papers dealing with skills and training needs in the leather industry and connected ones;
3) Identified training programmes targeted to leather professionals;
4) Identified MOOCs in the leather sector and connected ones;
5) EU best practices related to innovation and effective management systems in leather industries and successful experiences of cooperation between SMEs, research centres and training centres for products development;
6) Perceived training needs of managers of leather industries and connected ones;
7) Perceived training needs of potential managers of leather industries and connected ones;
8) Inputs by experts and VET professionals about the needs of the sector.