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Registration now possible!

For the new school year 2025/2026 (start: August), you can now exclusively use the online registration tool is now available. The PDF registration from previous years is no longer valid.

Industry meeting for the textile and clothing industry NRW: Exchange and outlook

On May 19, 2025, the 19th NRW Textile and Clothing Industry Discussion with NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur took place at the AUNDE Group in Mönchengladbach. The event was hosted by ZiTex – Textil & Mode NRW.

NEXT 2025 competition launched

The Textile Academy is looking for the best young talents in the textile and clothing industry in northwest Germany! Suitable graduates can apply now and until October 10, 2025 to win attractive prizes.

Training Day 2025 at the Textile Academy NRW – a successful exchange

On April 4, 2025, our Training Day 2025 took place at the Textilakademie NRW. Numerous trainers accepted the invitation and took the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information about the training conditions and the environment of our academy.

NEXT 2024 awards ceremony: We celebrate the best in the industry!

Today, the winners of NEXT 2024 were honored in a festive setting at the Textilakademie NRW. With this annual award ceremony, we honor the outstanding achievements of young talents in the textile and fashion industry – and this year the evening once again filled us with pride!

Successful completion of the “Textile production specialist” certificate course

The “Textile Production Specialist” certificate course at the Textilakademie NRW ended today with great success. Throughout the course, the participants showed impressive commitment and great interest in the wide range of topics relating to textile production.

State best honors 2024

On November 8, 2024, the time had come again: the best trainees in the state of NRW were honored by the IHKs at a ceremony in the Siegerlandhalle in Siegen. Four outstanding talents from our vocational school were among them:

A special evening for our future master craftsmen and women

Before our aspiring master craftsmen and women at the Textile Academy NRW embark on their intensive final exams, we had one last opportunity to share a special moment together. Over delicious food, refreshing drinks and inspiring conversations, we came together with the participants and lecturers to celebrate the successes to date and to get in […]

3rd TexTech Start-up Night: meeting place for innovation and networking

The 3rd TexTech Start-up Night took place this evening in the auditorium of the NRW Textile Academy.

Minister Dorothee Feller visits the Textile Academy NRW

Today, Dorothee Feller, Minister for Schools and Education of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited the Textilakademie NRW to get an idea of the dual training and educational opportunities offered by the vocational school. She was accompanied by the principal Anke Hollkott-Söhte, managing director Detlef Braun, mayor Felix Heinrichs, other industry representatives and members of […]