For more than 20 years, ISTA (Institut Supérieur duTextile d'Alsace) has been training the new talents of the textile industry and helping companies to cope with the challenges of globalisation.

To respond to the needs of the  industry and anticipate its evolution, ISTA offers :

- A core program spanning 2 years and built around 5 specific modules: design and art,  textile technology, marketing and retail, management and business control as well as language courses.

- A range of vocational training seminars that covers most current issues faced by textile businesses today.

ISTA develops pragmatic and hands-on profiles, creative, open-minded  and proactive personalities  and specialised competencies.

All its faculty is composed of industry professionals.
As of today, more than 500 ISTA graduates work in the textile industry, in France and overseas.

ISTA's initial program leads students to a variety of functions such as : procurement, marketing or sales, merchandising or management. The diploma of Textile Product Manager is registered at the French Professional Certifications Directory. More than 90 % of the students find a job in the textile sector within 6 months after their graduation. This high success rate demonstrates the relevance of ISTA's teaching approach : it is  based on both theory and case studies, individual and group work, presence at school and trainee positions in companies.

Investing in the competences of your personnel enables you to cope with rapid changes in your business environment while at the same time developing your in-house know-how.

We offer modular inter and intra-company seminars in sales, marketing, merchandising,  textile technologies, procurement, business control, management and IT.