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The CirCLER project partners met in Vaasa on 20th November 2025, hosted by the University of Vaasa, for the fifth transnational project meeting. The CirCLER project aims to define a new qualification profile and develop innovative curricula for the Circular Economy Transition Manager (CETM) in the furniture industry. 

The CirCLER consortium has completed the development of all training contents within the CirCLER training course for Circular Economy Transition Managers (CETM): Leading the Circular Shift in the Furniture Industry.

This achievement represents an important step in CirCLER’s mission to enhance circular and sustainable skills in the furniture and woodworking sectors. The partnership has designed and validated a comprehensive Joint Curriculum that bridges Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE), providing a coherent European framework to prepare professionals capable of leading the circular transition.

On September 24, 2025, Carlo Proserpio, Ecodesign expert from the Department of Design at Politecnico di Milano, presented the CirCLER project at the seminar “LCA and Ecodesign in the New European Regulatory Framework”, organized in Manzano (UD) by the Innovation Ecodesign and Sustainability platform.

On 12 November 2025 at 10:00 CET, the first session of the Women for Circular Furniture Conferences Cycle will take place online, bringing together inspiring women leaders and organisations driving transformation in the European furniture industry.

Hosted by CETEM within the framework of the CirCLER project, this webinar will explore gender equality, leadership, and the transition towards a circular and sustainable economy in the furniture and wood sectors.