ADAPT was one of a package
of 14 Initiatives adopted by the European Commission for the
period 1995-1999. Within this package, ADAPT and EMPLOYMENT were
the two Human Resource Initiatives being led by the European
Social Fund. The ADAPT Community Initiative aimed to help the
workforce adapt to industrial change, and to promote growth,
employment and the competitiveness of companies in the European
Union.
EU-wide 215 out of a total number of 3.915 ADAPT projects were
more or less related to the Textile Sector. Following table shows
the regional distribution of these projects among the member
states.
ADAPT Projects within the European Union* - sorted by total number of textile related projects -
Member State
ADAPT
Textile related ADAPT projects
Textiles and textile products
Description**
Total
all
BIS***
Textile
Clothing
571
70
25
9
3
70
229
26
9
2
3
26
118
19
6
4
1
20
444
18
15
1
5
18
399
14
10
1
0
14
204
13
4
1
1
13
677
0
0
12
7
12
763
4
3
6
0
7
158
6
0
2
1
7
98
7
4
0
0
7
75
7
5
0
0
7
62
5
3
0
0
5
58
5
3
0
0
5
55
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
Total
3915
195
87
42
22
212
* 1st (1995) & 2nd round (1997)
** Not covered by the search criteria "Textiles and textile
products" within ADAPT & EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS DATABASE -
Identified through a former "Project description" query
at EUROPS.BE's ADAPT & EMPLOYMENT DATABASE.
*** Projects fitting additional search criteria "Building the
Information Society"
Source ADAPT & EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS DATABASE
FOLLOW UP INITIATIVE EQUAL
For the 2000-2006 period, a new Initiative, EQUAL,
takes over from Employment and Adapt. Information about this
initiative is available at
