Applicants (Creative Facilitators) should be established CCSI organisations or SMEs with a legal personality, such as cultural and youth centres, creative hubs, textile labs, maker spaces and others, from one of the 40 Creative Europe countries:

Albania, Austria, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Tunisia and Ukraine.

The Learning Labs Program will enable students to enlarge their creative and transversal skills through project-based work and to get a first-hand impression on different types of work in the field of fashion. The program aims to test innovative methods of integrating those skills in formal education.

Further, LLabs aim to draw attention to and create awareness about the importance of IP in the context of creative works and the respect of others’ IP: Why do creations need to be protected and what is the process of IP protection?

Finally, the program will strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation between the CCSI and Education, stimulating long-term collaboration to the benefit of both parties and making use of existing synergies.

Want to know more about our previous LLabs?

Check out the results of the previous two rounds:

Learning Labs 2022/2023

Learning Labs 2020/2021

It comprises a series of min. 6 workshops (90+ minutes each), which cover the following topics: 

• Fashion Industry & Careers: Showcase different occupations across the value chain, e.g. fashion designer, tailor, raw material farmer, salesperson and (if possible) arrange meetings with professionals from different segments.
• Fashion & Sustainability: Discuss environmental impact of textile processes, fast fashion and the overall fashion industry.
• Intellectual Property Rights in the field of fashion: Learn about protecting creative work, design and infringement, with interesting case studies from the fashion world. Material and Resources will be provided by Creative FLIP.
• Behind the scenes: Visit a textile factory or company, fashion manufacturers, finishing mills, tailors, shoemakers, design studio, raw material farmers, exhibition or similar.
• Re-think Fashion: Implement a hands-on co-creation project activity that enables students to further engage with sustainable fashion (e.g. upcycling, sustainable dyes, repurposing clothes, embroidery).
• Showcasing Results: Present students' work to the school community.

Please keep in mind to adjust the complexity of the content according to the students' age, school level and prior knowledge.

Other requirements:

Learning Labs should be

• organised in person
• organised as part of regular classes or extra-curricular, but always in close cooperation with a school representative
• ideally involve minimum one school class (approx. 20 children or more, depending on class size) throughout the whole programme, i.e in all workshops
• organised between January 2025 and July 2025

As part of the Learning Lab program, the selected Creative Facilitators will meet and exchange their experience during the Learning Labs Peer Exchange from 25-27 November 2024 in Prato, Italy. (Participation is obligatory)

 Participation in the Learning Labs Program foresees the following benefits:

• Financial support of 5.000 EUR (gross)

Full budget for the design and implementation of a Learning Lab (total of 6 or more workshops). This lump sum will be paid in two instalments, based on a cooperation agreement between selected candidates and the Creative FLIP project. The budget should go towards working hours of Creative Facilitators, development and design of learning materials, production costs, venue-related costs (cleaning, electricity, technical equipment, etc.), photo and video documentation of Learning Labs, catering/refreshments for final showcasing event and other relevant costs.

• Learning Labs Peer Exchange: The Creative Facilitators will meet to deepen their knowledge and exchange on their experience on organising Learning Labs in the inspiring halls of Lottozerro, based in Prato (Italy).  The Learning Labs Peer Exchange will take place from 25-27 November 2024. We kindly ask you to save the date!

The logistical organisation of the Learning Labs Peer Exchange lies in the responsibilities of the Creative FLIP management team. Additional to the financial support of 5.000 EUR (gross), the Creative FLIP project will cover travel and subsistence costs related to the 1,5 days peer exchange. 

• Educational materials delivered by Creative FLIP partners to Creative Facilitators, to enable them to transfer knowledge on IPR to the students
• Promotion of your LLab on social media, with the European Commission and other relevant stakeholders
• Becoming part of the Creative FLIP community, networking with other Learning Lab projects across Europe and neighbourhood countries
• Inclusion of best practice cases on Creatives Unite platform, drafted by the Creative FLIP Project Team

Creative Facilitators are expected to:

• Demonstrate solid knowledge of the topic of Sustainable Fashion 
• Conduct min. 6 workshops of 90 min each, in line with the requirements stated under “What is a LLab”
• Participate in the Learning Labs Peer Exchange organised by Creative FLIP
• Document their Learning Lab in form of videos, high-quality photos and social media posts
• Organise a final/showcasing event in cooperation with the school
• Conduct a brief survey with students at the beginning and the end of the programme (template provided)
• Provide participants lists of workshops
• Submit a short final report on the implementation of their project, incl. pictures

• 7 October 2024, 10:00-12:00h CET

  Open online information session on IP
• 16 October 2024, 17:00h CET

  Online Q&A Session for Learning Labs Applicants
• 24 October 2024, 23:59h CET

  Application Deadline
• mid-November

  Announcement of results
• 25 – 27 November 2024 at Lottozero in Prato (Italy)

  Learning Labs Peer Exchange
• January – July 2025

  Project implementation in schools

Interested applicants should fill out the online application form, presenting their Learning Lab project idea and motivation.

To prepare, you may view here the questions that will be required during the application process.

Please note:

Applications may only be submitted when having a confirmed agreement with a local school, cooperating in the proposed LLab. Written proof of agreement will be requested from all selected candidates.

We recommend watching the video of the information session on IP before applying.

For further information, we advise going through the presentation of our Expert Q&A Session for Learning Labs Applicants.

Application deadline: 24 October, (23:59h CET)

Applications will be evaluated by a panel consisting of three evaluators: two drawn from the Creative FLIP project consortium and the Learning Lab expert. 

The evaluation will be based on:

• quality of the proposed program( clarity of objectives, combination of methodologies, co-creation element, and tailored to the target group)
• motivation to participate in the Learning Labs
• knowledge of the topic and experience in conducting interactive workshops

Furthermore, the diversity of participating Creative Facilitators and geographical balance will be taken into consideration.

Please elaborate your answers to open-ended questions, as this will help the evaluation of your application.

Disclaimer: We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all project activities. Applications are welcome from all, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, or parental status. Even if you don't meet all criteria, we encourage you to apply.