The Vision
Supporting the European Economy through design-related education and training.

The Project
The European Design Training Incubator (EDTI) began as a 24-month project with 6 partners from Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. It has been funded and supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, Leonardo da Vinci.

The Inspiration
At the heart of the EDTI project is the belief that there is much to be done in terms of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to improve the employability of designers and to foster the use of design as an economic driver. Unfortunately, no organisation has sufficient resources to achieve what needs to be done on its own.

The Idea
The six founding partners from six different backgrounds came together and agreed to set up a collaborative platform to foster exchange, share resources and benchmark Lifelong Learning in a wide variety of design-related areas.

The methodology
This ambitious project sits within a logical framework:
• Audit training needs
• Audit the training provision
• Identify gaps in provision
• Incubate training courses to address the gaps and needs
• Set up a course description database