MOSAIC ‘Green’ mobility in Finland
2 students from École National du meuble et de l’ébénisterie arrived on the 24th of May 2025 to start their internship as cabinetmakers at Wooden Oy in Espoo, Finland.
Mastering job-Oriented Skills in Arts & crafts thanks to Inclusive Centres of vocational excellence
MOSAIC: Future-proofing VET in Arts & Crafts
The MOSAIC project will focus on three areas within Arts & Crafts sector: Traditional & rare crafts, Precious metals & jewellery, Furniture & Wood and their relation with Design, Arts & Industry. The platform of transnational cooperation that will be set up within this coves project will bring together relevant EU and non-EU partners who want to foster Excellence in VET within the Arts & Crafts sector, ensuring high quality skills that lead to quality employment and career-long opportunities, which meet the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy. The platform will also make it possible to break down the barriers and bring together certain universes, which still too often function in silo.
objectives
The specific objectives of the project are:
To increase and improve collaboration between companies and VET centres, to reach a state of mutual fertilisation
To improve VET provision by delivering new training modules
To foster Internationalisation and transnational strategies in response to the evolutions of VET and society
To provide forward-looking VET through the use of digital methodologies and tools
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Understanding the Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)
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Latest news about the project
From Craft to Calling: Shushan Ayvazyan’s Journey in Jewelry
Under the guidance of Shushan Ayvazyan—TUMO Studios alumna, founder of ShuShu Contemp, and one of Armenia’s most exciting young jewelry designers—students learn timeless metalwork techniques while exploring modern interpretations.
Dissemination event for project’s achievements to date and the Observatory
On May 15, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Dobrich, as an official partner of the international MOSAIC project, organized a dissemination event to present the project’s achievements to date, the Observatory www.craftingthefuture.eu and to highlight the opportunities it offers for the development of the arts and crafts sector.
MOSAIC project sparks international exchange: CEGEP hosts European and Canadian delegations
Cégep de Victoriaville welcomed an international delegation of approximately twenty dignitaries, policy makers, business leaders, and education specialists from Finland, France, Italy, and Canada on May 11 and 12.
Mosaic furniture making study module pilot at Omnia
The latest piloted workshop, “The Future of Making”, has been an inspiring way to introduce new ideas and technologies into the teaching of Omnia’s wood department.
International Conference on Arts & Crafts : CIMAD
The International Conference of Crafts and Design returns in May 2025 for a vibrant second edition in France.
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