From field to fabric to furniture, a skilled textile, clothing and footwear industry with local producers and manufacturers, is a crucial part of the value chain, supporting the Australian economy and producing essential items used every day.
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The Textile Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industry is undergoing a significant post-pandemic transformation, changing the nature of workforce occupations and skills.
The 2024 Skills Insight Workforce Plan revealed opportunities and challenges impacting the TCF industry. Increasing consumer interest in locally made, ethical and sustainable products is providing opportunities for businesses to focus on quality craftsmanship and strong technical skills, which may shift the skills needed of the current and future workforce. The growth in textile repair, reuse and recycling is also predicted to have a significant impact on the industry, including the development of new skills in eco-friendly production and design.
This research project will seek to collect further information about the current TCF workforce and whether the qualifications in the national Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package meet workforce needs.
We will consult with industry stakeholders, training and education providers, and unions to make connections and gather insights. The project team will also undertake analysis and mapping of existing industry resources and strategies for skilling, upskilling and re-skilling opportunities.
A subject matter expert working group of key stakeholders will be established to help guide the research.
The insights gained from this research project will be used to identify future JSC activities and projects, to support the industry in meeting its workforce needs.
Get involved
Stakeholder participation from all sectors within the textiles, clothing and footwear industry across Australia is encouraged.
Contact Nina at [email protected] or 1800 177 001 to share your insights or find out more about the project.
3.885 billion
Industry Value Added (IVA)
31.467 billion
Domestic Value
Project Scope
The project will include desktop research, surveys, written feedback, forums, focus groups and one-on-one interviews with stakeholders as appropriate.
Stakeholder participation from the Australian TCF industry across all states and territories is encouraged.
These include areas such as:
This research project will:
Project Timeline
Project Team
Paul Cavicchia
Project Manager
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Nina Laxmandas
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
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Georgiana Daian
Head of Skills Standards Development
Adele Moreira
Senior Project Administrator
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At the broad consultation stage, we present and discuss potential solutions, collecting feedback from a wide range of stakeholder across the country. It follows consultation with various stakeholders that has already taken place throughout the project.
This stage has not yet commenced.
As part of consensus gathering, we check our work with stakeholders to confirm that solutions are in line with expectations.
This Skills Insight JSC project is being managed with the support of ForestWorks as part of their collaborative partnership with Skills Insight. ForestWorks has an enduring and strong connection working with the forestry, timber, paper, fibre and furnishing industries and have been engaged by Skills Insight to deliver this project in partnership.