On December 2 and 3, the third plenary meeting of the Erasmus FLIER project took place. The meeting was held at WEcontractBCN, a showroom in the heart of Barcelona managed by AMBIT.

During the first day of the meeting, the focus was on reviewing the general management aspects of the project and on sharing the partners’ progress with the training materials under development. FLIER partners are currently immersed in the preparation of the training materials that will make up the new online course on circular economy for furniture designers. The course will be composed of four highly topical learning units: i) Circular Design Process; ii) Legislative Framework for Furniture Industries; iii) Voluntary Instruments; and iv) Effective Environmental Communication.

The second day of the meeting was devoted to fine-tuning the functionalities of the e-learning platform that will host the new online course and to dissemination and community development. Regarding the platform, it will be available in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Italian and Slovenian) and will integrate 4 learning units and 3 lessons each. The course will last 25 hours (equivalent to 1 ECVET credit, EQF 4) and will allow flexible learning paths, allowing the lessons to be taken in the order and pace desired. Passing the multiple-choice test for each learning unit will automatically result in obtaining a certificate of recognition for that unit. And if all 4 learning units are passed, the certificate for the full course will be obtained. The online course is expected to open in April 2025.