New skills fit the bill

Wanted: new skills for a new garment industry

The global garment industry is changing quickly and radically, with the worldwide recession exacerbating this change. Old jobs are disappearing…

UK: Fashion firms to share GBP24.5m skills pot

More than 1,500 fashion and textile firms in England are to get help to beat skills shortages and build a…

INDIA: Design, development skills key to industry growth

The Indian textile and apparel industry urgently needs to develop new capabilities in design and product development if it is…

BANGLADESH: London college to provide skills boost

The UK’s London College of Fashion is to provide consultancy services to the Bangladesh apparel industry, just-style has learnt, as part…

UK: New awards target ‘back-room’ design staff

UK-based professional pattern-cutters, garment technologists and sample-makers are being urged to take part in a UK-wide campaign to identify the…

Apparel industry training falls short on sourcing skills

Design talent in the developed world is falling short in managing the demands of international outsourcing with its overseas manufacturing…