The project “Fashion Training Center: Growth Point for Professionals” is implemented by the NGO “Agency for Sustainable Development “ASTAR” within the framework of the USAID “Dream and Act” program, which is implemented by IREX. 🧵🪡 The project allows you to get one of the most sought-after professions in Khmelnytskyi or improve your skills in the…

      CLOTEX-HUB: the first Ukrainian hub of the EDIH network   Podillia Fashion Cluster is one of the members of CLOTEX-HUB, the first Ukrainian hub to officially join the network of European digital innovation hubs.   CLOTEX-HUB also brings together Khmelnytsky National University, Khmelnytsky IT Cluster, and ASTAR, the Agency for Sustainable Development.…

One of the top priorities for Podillia Fashion Cluster members is to establish hemp cultivation by agricultural enterprises in the western regions of Ukraine to produce long fiber, install a universal line for the integrated processing of hemp and flax into fiber, and install yarns made from hemp and flax fibers in production.Ukraine should use…

The idea of creating a competitive Fashion Training Center based on modular training arose in the spring of 2022. The idea is aimed at building human resources at the request of Khmelnytskyi garment industry enterprises and will contribute to the clustering of the industry, which is defined as a smart specialization of the region. The…

An idea of the establishment of the Cluster Sewing Factory in buildings of Khmelnytskyi National University is dictated by time.Today, a lot of entrepreneurs are interested in activities in modern technological space, not in small adapted buildings.It becomes possible where several dozen companies which can strengthen each other with both equipment and knowledge.Joint usage of…

An idea of the establishment of the competitive Fashion Training Center on the basis of modules training which will provide sewing enterprises of the Khmelnytskyi Region with human resources and will contribute to clustering of the branch, determined by the smart specialization of the Region appeared on Spring of 2022. Members of the Podillia Fashion…

The roadmap was developed under the EU4Business program with funding from the EU and Germany. The roadmap includes the establishment of a processing enterprise during 4 years.The need for a roadmap for textile waste recycling has long been overdue. A large number of garment companies operating both in Khmelnytskyi and in Ukraine indicate 15% to…

Under the EU4Business program, Podillia Fashion Cluster is implementing a project to improve garment production in Ukraine with funding from the EU and Germany.In the course of this process, the involved expert developed a roadmap for the production of hemp long fiber Nm9-12.The primary objectives of the Podillia Fashion Cluster members are to establish hemp…

Public presentation at the EU cluster level (GIZ) On September 26-27, for the first time, a delegation from Ukraine took part in the European Cluster Conference in Prague. The UCA delegated a group of 6 women participants from such clusters as Vinnytsia Instrumentation and Industrial Automation Cluster, Rivne Medical Cluster, Ivano-Frankivsk Business Association, Khmelnytsky Sewing…

Tools for green and digital transition Podillia Fashion Cluster was actively involved in this landmark event.    Firstly, the experience of implementing the SURE stress resistance strategy at the cluster level.    Secondly, as a signatory of the Industry 5.0 Manifesto, which shapes the European agenda in Ukraine. On July 14, Kyiv hosted a landmark…

In 2022, 4 companies of Podillia Fashion Cluster effectively cooperated with the ASTAR team. The companies have sewn 800 sets of men’s, women’s and children’s underwear to support internally displaced persons with the support of the USAID Competitive Economy of Ukraine project.All cluster members are working for Victory and to solve social problems faced by…