Textiles, clothing and footwear
The textiles, clothing and footwear industry produces materials and products that support Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capability, from everyday clothing and footwear to specialised textile applications across health, industry and defence.
At a glance
Projects
Current
Ways to get involved
Industry participation helps ensure training, qualifications and workforce planning reflect real jobs and on‑the‑ground conditions.
Upcoming events
New Entrants to Sewing Machinists – National Webinar 3 – General Stakeholders #1
21 October 202611:00 am to 1:00 pmOnline – Microsoft TeamsRegistera { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color:…
New Entrants to Sewing Machinists – National Webinar 4 – General Stakeholders #2
23 October 20261:30 pm to 3:30 pmOnline – Microsoft TeamsRegistera { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color:…
Public Consensus Gathering Webinar | Textile Flooring Manufacturing Pathway Project
12 November 202611:00 am to 12:00 pmOnline – Microsoft TeamsRegisterTo ensure training products continue to meet the evolving needs of industry, proposed updates to the MST20722 Certificate II in Apparel,…
Governance for this industry
Our work to support this industry is guided by a Stakeholder Network that provides expert advice and connects industry priorities through Skills Insight’s governance structures. It is one of 13 Networks that guides our work. Each Network also nominates a representative and a proxy for the Stakeholder Forum.
Representative
Edwina Walsh, Assembled Threads
Proxy
Catherine Cluning, Drycleaning Institute of Australia
TextileWorks, a part of ForestWorks, has a collaborative partnership with Skills Insight to support stakeholder engagement activities and JSC projects for this industry.