KOS COURSES · LEVEL 3 · CONNECTED GARMENTS
Connect the garment. Manage the information.
QR Strategy & Digital Product Passport Readiness
Build a working digital experience for a real garment. Learn to organize product evidence, measure meaningful engagement and prepare for emerging EU textile passport requirements.
Format: six two-hour sessions, 12 instructional hours. Taught by a KOS-prepared and assessed partner instructor, with scheduled guest contributions from Chuck and Vilma.
The third step in the KOS learning path
Level 1 teaches design and manufacturing. Level 2 teaches presentation and audience engagement. Level 3 develops the product records, digital experience and operating responsibilities that follow the garment.
Recommended entry: Levels 1 and 2, or equivalent garment and campaign experience demonstrated through a short entry task. Bring a sample garment or use the instructor’s classroom sample. No coding background is required.
Six practical modules
1. QR fundamentals & garment testing
Two hours · Create and test a scannable garment link.
Static and dynamic destinations; product versus campaign identifiers; contrast, clear space, fabric stretch, folds, placement and scan distance.
Practical assignment: Test the same code on a flat sample and a worn garment or mannequin. Record device, distance, lighting, stretch and successful opens. Explain failures and revise placement.
2. Product identity & supplier evidence
Two hours · Build a traceable product-information record.
Model, batch and item records; fibre percentages; fabric and ink documentation; printing, cutting and sewing locations; source evidence and unknown fields.
Practical assignment: Reconcile a fictional supplier pack, separate design location from manufacturing and material origin, and write a request for missing evidence.
3. Build the connected product experience
Two hours · Publish a working demonstration with a stable product destination.
Mobile product information; optional campaign and inquiry paths; introductory GS1 Digital Link concepts; access permissions; accessible page structure.
Practical assignment: Build a product page with materials, care, provenance and evidence status. Link the sample code, change a campaign destination, and confirm the product record remains available.
4. Measurement & responsible information capture
Two hours · Explain what the data can and cannot prove.
Requests versus people; repeated visits and bots; campaign tags; optional forms; consent, retention and access; separating customer information from product records.
Practical assignment: Analyze the provided fictional campaign dataset, calculate response rates using stated denominators, and create a minimal-data inquiry form using dummy information.
5. EU Digital Product Passport readiness
Two hours · Produce a dated readiness assessment with evidence gaps.
ESPR framework; forthcoming textile rules; responsible economic operators; product data and origin; interoperability, access and ongoing record accuracy.
Practical assignment: Classify statements as current requirements, forthcoming textile detail or unsupported claims. Map a sample garment record to preparation fields and assign owners to gaps.
6. Capstone, maintenance & handover
Two hours · Demonstrate a connected garment and its operating plan.
Link continuity; domain ownership; backups and exports; version history; support responsibilities; incident response and instructor assessment.
Practical assignment: Demonstrate a successful scan, a corrected product record and a destination update without reprinting. Submit evidence, an analytics explanation and a maintenance handover.
What you complete
- A tested QR-linked garment or classroom sample.
- A product-information page with source evidence and clearly marked unknowns.
- A supplier-information request and a product/batch identification plan.
- An optional inquiry flow and a measurement report using appropriate privacy controls.
- A dated DPP-readiness gap assessment and a maintenance handover.
Assessment and instructor delivery
The capstone is assessed against a 100-point rubric covering scan reliability, product evidence, user experience, responsible measurement, regulatory accuracy and maintenance. The completion standard is 80 points, with all critical checks passed. Learners can correct and resubmit their work.
KOS prepares and assesses the designated instructor through a working capstone, a practice lesson and a marking exercise. The partner instructor leads regular classes and student assessment. Chuck and Vilma contribute scheduled guest appearances. KOS instructor authorization relates to this curriculum; it is not EU compliance certification.
Europe: prepare with accurate information
The European Commission currently lists Q4 2027 as the planned adoption date for the textile delegated act. Textile-specific passport fields and implementation details are forthcoming. This is not a universal 2027 garment compliance deadline. The course teaches readiness and evidence management, not a guarantee of legal compliance. Read the Commission’s textile guidance.
A QR code is an access point. It does not establish product origin, certify sustainability or identify everyone who scans it. Students distinguish product facts, supporting evidence, marketing measurements and customer information. Explore GS1 Digital Link.
Institutional licensing
Institutional fees are calculated from the defined delivery costs, curriculum development and maintenance allocation, instructor preparation and assessment, support, guest participation and operating margin. Each proposal specifies the license term, location, student capacity and service commitments.
Manufacturing, shipping, ongoing QR hosting and custom integrations are separately itemized when required. The institution provides regular teaching staff. Request a formal scope and costed proposal.
Discuss a Level 3 institutional license
Curriculum specification published. Enrollment and delivery dates are arranged with participating institutions. Regulatory reference review: October 1, 2026.