3D design software and virtual prototyping are current developments of the clothing industry, in line with Industry 4.0 digitization pillar. Use of software renders to the textile-clothing domain much more attractiveness for the students and the young professionals. Virtual prototyping of clothing enables fabric modelling, appearance of the fit and visualising of the garment. It permits fast design to market cycles, simplified communication and improved quality of garments. A partnership of six European education and research providers from Romania, Belgium, France, Portugal and Slovenia have joined forces to conceive educational materials and train students in the field of virtual prototyping of clothing. The necessity and benefits of e-learning in this field were outlined within a interviews with stakeholders on partnership level. An e-learning platform was designed and will be implemented with educational materials in the field of virtual prototyping. The e-learning platform will include a digital-design-learning (DDL) page, which enables online 3D design of clothing, by connecting to databases of fabrics, garments, styles and human avatars. The e-learning platform will also include educational modules with descriptions of the manufacturing processes, a search engine into the database, as well as connections to partner's websites, project website and other users via APIs. The work is in progress within the Erasmus+ DigitalFashion project with duration 2022-2025, www.digitalfashionproject.eu.

virtual prototyping, students, young professionals, education, e-learning