Footwear worldwide production reached 21 billion pairs in 2011 with Asia in the top, with and overall share of 87%. Europe with its 3% share of production is responsible for 11% share of exportations with the highest worldwide average price close to 25 USD, against Asia’s 5 USD. European Footwear Industry definitely found its positioning in terms of price but the potential of Asia shouldn’t be overlooked, as well as other players in Oceania and South America. European footwear industry is constantly looking for aspects that differentiate products and services, (new product concepts, business models, functionalities articulated with fashion, quality, high performance) and, more recently, the sustainable manufacturing which comprehends a multifaceted framework from design till distribution. Consumer behaviour toward sustainable conscientiousness opens notably opportunities for growth for European Footwear Industry. However, there’s a lack of qualified human resources at technical and managerial level, capable to support footwear companies, mainly SME in a universe of 21.000 companies, in the implementation of sustainable manufacturing strategies. Therefore, a consortium composed by the most representative research and training centres, associations and companies, from the most representative countries of European Footwear, decided to undertake the challenge of creating, developing and piloting a new occupation and qualification profile and correspondent training integrating ECVET and EQAVET, to cope with the shortage of vocational education skills in this field, anticipating a major need in the near future, mainstreaming in Education & Training Systems and contributing for a systemic view on sustainable manufacturing implementation strategies in Footwear, improving competitiveness and job opportunities. Products including, among others, a b-learning course combining e-learning and work based training workshops, will be delivered in En, Pt, Sp, It, Ro, Sl, Cz, Fr & De.