The Consortium's distinguishing features are:

• Leading structure: able to cover the spectrum of required competences and to give a quick response to the training requests, made by both professionals and beginners, capable of integrating high quality knowledge and experience, coming from university and professional worlds.
• Recipients: industries, both big companies and small/medium businesses, in the perspective of a realistic technological transfer.
• Didactic methods: wide use of distance learning and opportunity for students to test practically what learnt.
• Contents: issues effectively important for the working world and according to its hierarchies.
• Tools: software of everyday use for current industrial planning.
• Students' certification: according to company quality criteria and training procedures like “learning credits”.
• Attention to the demands of the job market: orientation services, students’ placement and internships.