For tomorrow’s professionals in the textile and clothing industry

The textile and clothing industry has undergone a transformation in recent decades: Away from a dusty image, towards an industry that today stands for sophisticated products and innovative production processes. The textile and clothing industry is developing rapidly, especially in the industrial-technical sector. Qualified specialists are needed to meet the special requirements of the industry.

This is where the Textilakademie NRW comes in. The Association of the North-West German Textile and Clothing Industry in Münster and the Association of the Rhineland Textile and Clothing Industry in Wuppertal are bundling vocational training for industrial and technical professions at the Mönchengladbach site on their own initiative. The players are investing 20 million euros in this – without public funding.

The aim of the Textile Academy NRW

The aim is to take account of structural and demographic change in the textile and clothing industry and to secure the next generation of qualified specialists for the future of the industry.

The state-recognized private alternative vocational school sets the highest standards in terms of quality

  • of the lessons,
  • of the college,
  • educational support,
  • the digital infrastructure
  • and the quality of the accommodation.

But that’s not all. The Textile Academy NRW links its vocational college

  • vocational preparation for pupils,
  • an inter-company training center,
  • professional development,
  • and a dual block study program in close cooperation with the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.

The location

NRW is the number one location for the textile and clothing industry in Germany. Mönchengladbach is home to the textile industry, and the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology with its Research Institute for Textiles and Clothing at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences is a flagship.

 

With the Textile Academy NRW, the Mönchengladbach location will be home to an ensemble of museum-textile history (Monforts Quarter with textile machine depot), training and further education (Textile Academy), studies (university) and research (Fraunhofer Institute).

Actors

The Association of the Northwest German Textile and Clothing Industry, Münster

The Association of the Northwest German Textile and Clothing Industry e.V. based in Münster, is an employers’ and trade association for around 260 companies in Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg in the industry of the same name. The association’s member companies employ around 28,000 people in Germany. Turnover amounts to around 6.2 billion euros. This makes the Association of the Northwest German Textile and Clothing Industry the largest regional association in the sector and represents more than a quarter of the business sector. In addition to its headquarters in Münster, the Association of the Northwest German Textile and Clothing Industry also maintains offices in Bielefeld, Hanover and Hamburg in order to provide its members with local support.

The Association of the Rhineland Textile and Clothing Industry, Wuppertal

The Association of the Rhineland Textile and Clothing Industry e.V. is the employers’ and trade association for companies in the textile and clothing industry in the North Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia with the administrative districts of Düsseldorf and Cologne.

The purpose of the association is to represent and promote the common socio-political and – on a national level – economic policy interests of its members. It concludes collective agreements with IG Metall for its member companies in the textile industry.

The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld/Mönchengladbach

The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences is a renowned educational and research institution in the German university landscape. Innovative and international degree courses, intensive support during your studies, an education with its finger on the pulse of practice as well as applied research and development speak for studying at the locations in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach. With around 14,600 students, the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences is one of the four largest universities of applied sciences in Germany. The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences is not only the most important educational institution on the Lower Rhine, but also a permanent point of contact for companies in the region when it comes to research and transfer.