Main problem that project will solve is a lack of quality education programs in leather and footwear sector in Slovenia. Project is targeted to develop competence of the following expert profiles which provide added value knowledge in the process of product development and manufacturing: (1) footwear technologist, (2) shoe and haberdashery designer, (3) last developer, (4) soles developer, (5) CAD expert for shoe and haberdashery computer modelling, (6) quality manager. Beside IRCUO consortium consists also of ISC (international shoe competence centre from Germany), Ars Arpel Footwear School from Italy, University Tomas Bata from Czech Republic and CTC – Technology center for footwear from Portugal. The project has ambitious benchmark in terms of planned impact. We will educate at least 15 young (age between 20 and 45 years) experts per profile, which means 90 new educated profiles, able to take over or improve the efficiency of their added value positions in the companies.