General requirements that candidates must meet to apply for the accreditation of experts are:

Participation in the process is open to all people who meet the following requirements:
a) To have the “Digitalization of the textile value chain” course certificate;

b) To have an official university degree from one of the countries belonging to the SUDOE region (Spain, Portugal, France), or from a member country of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)/approved in the SUDOE region if it comes from a third country;

c) In the absence of the degree established under letter b) above, a training degree that exceeds 60 ECTS credits or equivalent can be accepted (the ECTS credits value and quantify the work and dedication of the student in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) numerically measuring the work to be done in order to acquire all the knowledge and skills necessary to complete their study plan. One ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 hours of student work; therefore, the 60 ECTS credits are equivalent to 1500 hours, which are attributed to an annual course);

d) 5 years of experience in the digitisation sector (experience in the textile sector is recommended but not mandatory)

e) To have an updated public profile on LinkedIn, which can be consulted without the need to register on the platform. In this updated profile you must specify the training, experience and services for which you position yourself as an expert;

Required documents for application:

In order to verify compliance with the requirements, the following documentation should be submitted:

a) The “Digitalization of the textile value chain” course certificate;

b) An official university degree from one of the countries belonging to the SUDOE region (Spain, Portugal, France), or from a member country of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)/approved in the SUDOE region if it comes from a third country;

c) In the absence of an official university degree, an official document proving a course that exceeds 60 ECTS credits or equivalent;

d) Experience: verifiable through the link to the candidate’s public LinkedIn profile or an official report of the candidate’s work life where the information related to education and experience for which he is positioned as an expert is recorded. This profile must be up to date;

e) Projects: certificates or invoices of 3 different projects carried out in the last 5 years in the digitisation area (preferably related to the textile sector) issued by the client companies, where the name of the candidate is stated. In the case of the candidate not being able to provide the required documentation for confidentiality reasons, a confidentiality agreement signed with the company must be presented.

Amendments and enhancements

If the application does not meet the established requirements, the candidate will be required to solve the defect or attach the mandatory documents within a period of 10 business days. If not done, it will be considered a withdrawal of the request.
This requirement, as well as its follow-up, will be made through the specific email address of each region.

Catalonia: industria40.accio@gencat.cat
Valencian Community: jcampos@aitex.es
Portugal: joliveira@citeve.pt
France: uitsud@uitsud.fr

Failure to comply with the non-rectifiable requirements entails the inadmissibility of the application. If none of the required documentation is adequate to prove the suitability of the candidate, other documents may be requested to prove it.

Resolution and publication

The candidates will be duly notified through the designated email address of each of the regions.
The resolutions of the accredited experts will be published in a public document, on the same DIGITVC website, which will be updated as applicants are accredited. Within the Ecosystem platform of the DIGITVC website, the accredited advisors will also be displayed.