MODATEX

MODATEX - The Centre for the Professional Training of the Textile, Apparel, Clothing and Wool Industry – is created in 2011 through decree no. 135/2011 of 4 April, based on a protocol signed between the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP,I.P.), the Textile and Clothing Association of Portugal (ATP), the National Association of the Clothing and Confection Industries (ANIVEC/APIV) and the National Association of Wool Manufacturers (ANIL).

This Centre has a national scope – its head office is in Porto, it has delegations in Lisbon and Covilhã, and it has centres in Vila das Aves and Barcelos – and aims to contribute to better strategic and operational coordination of training in the sector, to respond more effectively to the qualification, improvement and retraining needs of people and organisations and to provide close technical support to all players of the textile and clothing industry.

MODATEX’s activity covers:

Professional training;
Services to companies in the sector: tailored training; technical interventions;
Skills recognition, validation and certification processes;
Participation in national and international projects.

The Centre develops Training in the areas of fashion design, textile design, IT applied to design, fashion management and marketing, fashion merchandising, textile arts, industrial pattern making and production, pattern making and production for atelier, tailoring, knitting, weaving, spinning, textile enrichment, quality in the textile and clothing industry, production planning and management, maintenance, hygiene and safety at work, management and commerce, communication and organizational behaviour, working time and methods, international textile and clothing commerce and pedagogical training for trainers.

MODATEX follows a socially responsible conduct and its quality policy is based on compliance of the requirements of the quality management system, aiming at continuous improvement and the satisfaction of all stakeholders.

MISSION

To qualify human resources and value the textile and clothing agents, contributing to the development of economic activities and the competitiveness of the sector.

VISION

To lead in the qualification for the textile and clothing sector.

VALUES

People

Closeness

Creativity

Competence

Innovation

PRINCIPLES

To offer value, anticipating needs and exceeding stakeholders’ expectations;

To see the client as a co-creator of value;

To respect the principles of sustainable development;

To act ethically in all our activities.

Organisational Structure

The organic structure of the centre includes:

Social Organs – formed by the parties’ representatives of the protocol to create the centre;
Administration;
Units and sectors that support the management and training initiatives of the centre – formed by a team of qualified staff to support its clients.

Quality Policy

The Centre for the Professional Training of the Textile, Apparel, Clothing and Wool Industry – MODATEX’s quality policy is based on the fulfilment of the requirements and improvement of the efficacy of the Quality Management System at individual and organisational level, aiming at the permanent satisfaction of trainees, trainers, employees and external clients, specifically companies in the sector.

The guidelines of Modatex’s Administration are:

To build new relationships with external clients and suppliers.

To develop new training offers, providing a high level of service quality so as to anticipate needs and meet customer expectations.
To increase the level of satisfaction of MODATEX’s clients.
To value and motivate the human potential of the organisation, through training initiatives, upgrading skills and continuous socio-professional development and motivation for Customer Services.
To foster team work.
To promote the organisation’s culture, which should be guided by rules of ethical conduct, respect for human integrity and good customer service.
To asser the image of credibility/quality of the Centre through the effective use of the Quality Management System.

The principles above will be the responsibility of all MODATEX’s employees.

Modatex’s Quality Management System is certified by the NP EN ISO 9001:2015 standard, by APCER, so as to continuously improve the quality of its services to satisfy the needs and expectations of its clients.

APCER Certificate

IQNet Certificate

Protocol Parties

The entities that created MODATEX are as follows:

The National Association of Wool Manufacturers (ANIL) is a sectoral structure that associates and represents textile companies operating in the Wool subsector in Portugal.

It represents and supports the interests of the wool industries, meeting their needs to guarantee their development.

The National Association of the Clothing and Confection Industries – ANIVEC/APIV – represents the Portuguese clothing and confection industries alongside several national (the government, CIP, unions, the press) and international (IAF, Euratex, IFTF, Ginetex, Intercolor) institutions, bringing together companies that manufacture and distribute the most diverse products. Internally, ANIVEC/APIV offers a wide range of technical, economic, legal, commercial, technological, informative and fashion services to its associates.

The Textile and Clothing Association of Portugal (ATP) is a national Employers’ Association which became the largest representative organization of the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Sector and one of the most important in Europe with the merger between APIM (the Portuguese Knitting and Clothes Manufacturing Industries Association) and APT (the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Association) in 2003.

The Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP,I.P.) is a public entity governed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, who is responsible for implementing the employment and vocational training policies defined and approved by the government.

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