Course information

COURSE TITLE

Normative acts in certification process

Part of MICROCREDENTIAL /module:

SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS FOR ASSESSING OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS / Role of certification process in assessment of sustainability

EQF level:

EQF 7

ECTS credits:

1 ECTS

LEARNING METHODS

AND DURATION:

Approximately 25 hours (8 hours e-learning, 2 hours face-to-face, 13 hours work-based learning, 2 hours assesment)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Initial assesment (qiuz) 

Formative assessment (quizzes, group works and activities)

Summative assessment (projects and assignments)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The learner will be introduced to:

·        normative acts and certification frameworks in textiles, types of standards (voluntary, mandatory, international, national) relevant to textiles

·        global and EU policies for sustainable and circular textile practices (EU Green Deal components and EU strategy for sustainable textiles)

·        Key international standards: ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, ISO 59000 series and compare ISO 14001 and 50001 and application possibilities of textile application of ISO 59000 series

·        Environmental directives (REACH, Waste Framework Directive, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation)

·        EU Ecolabel and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) in textiles. Circular economy action plan and its impact on textile regulations. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology and its role in regulation compliance

·        New regulatory trends: Digital Product Passport (DPP), Green Claims Regulation and Traceability Systems

ENROLLMENT

(to be announced later)

TIMING

(to be announced later)

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

(to be announced later)