29 September 2026 – The European textile, clothing, leather and footwear ecosystem is turning the Pact for Skills into measurable action. The latest TCLF Skills Alliance progress figures show growing participation in training, new education programmes and stronger cooperation between industry and skills organisations. According to the 2025 TCLF Skills Alliance Progress Report, 34,117 people…
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1 September 2026 – Europe’s textile, clothing, leather and footwear skills community now has a new digital home. The TCLF Skills Alliance platform brings together companies, education and training providers, regions, social partners and policymakers around a common objective: building the workforce the sector needs for the future. The platform creates a single entry point…
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17 July 2026 – Ten new Regional Skills Partnerships have joined the EU Pact for Skills ecosystem, strengthening the local infrastructure needed to support upskilling and reskilling across Europe’s textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries. The partnerships were developed with support from TCLF SkillBridge, METASKILLS4TCLF and AEQUALIS4TCLF and bring together industry, education and training providers,…
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6 May 2026 – Understanding future workforce needs requires continuous evidence. In 2026, METASKILLS4TCLF launched a new update of its Skills Intelligence research to capture how skills requirements are evolving across the textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries. The annual exercise builds on research carried out in 2024 and updated in 2025. It collects input…
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3 March 2026 – The transformation of Europe’s textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries is changing not only what people need to learn, but also how technical education can be delivered. Within METASKILLS4TCLF, trainers and technicians are testing new immersive learning tools designed to bring digital and industrial environments directly into vocational education and higher…
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19 November 2025 – Skills shortages are European challenges, but they are experienced locally. Textile regions have different industrial structures, specialisations and education systems, and effective solutions therefore need to be built close to companies and workers. TCLF SkillBridge is strengthening this regional dimension by supporting Regional Skills Partnerships that bring together companies, industry organisations,…
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9 October 2025 – A renewed European skills strategy is setting out how the textile, clothing, leather and footwear ecosystem can prepare its workforce for a period of profound industrial transformation. Developed within AEQUALIS4TCLF, the EU TCLF Skills Strategy builds on the previous Skills4Smart TCLF Blueprint and the commitments of the TCLF Pact for Skills.…
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4 August 2025 – Planning training for yesterday’s jobs is a risk Europe’s textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries cannot afford. As companies invest in digitalisation, circularity and more sustainable production, the competences needed on the factory floor, in design offices and across supply chains are changing too. The 2025 Skills Intelligence work carried out…
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A Strategic Imperative for Europe’s Future As the European Commission prepares its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, the Intergroup on the Future of Education and Skills urges the EU to place education and training at the centre of its long-term strategy for competitiveness and resilience. Despite clear evidence of high…
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3 July 2025 – Europe’s textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries are changing rapidly. Circular production, digital tools, traceability requirements and new technologies are creating new skills needs across the value chain, while companies continue to face difficulties recruiting people with the right technical profiles. Through the METASKILLS4TCLF and AEQUALIS4TCLF projects, EURATEX and its partners…
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