European Skills Council launched for TCL sectors

08 Dec '11

4 min read

In reaction, Mr. Gonzale highlighted that “By bringing together corporate executives, owner-operators of smaller firms, employees, union leaders, educators and interested government representatives, the EU TCL SKILLS COUNCIL aims at addressing a wide range of issues related to technological change, quality standards, planning, and human resource development. Through their participation, the EU social partners pledge to cooperate actively and loyally with the EU TCL SKILLS COUNCIL and to contribute to its success in a spirit of openness and transparency.”

Designed to support the networking and the activities of the EU TCL SKILLS COUNCIL a web portal was also launched to allow exchanges between key players and to provide with a regularly updated collection of pedagogical materials – courses, lesson plans, activities and audiovisual resources that cover both information on the Textile Clothing and Leather Industries and strategies for adapting to and improving the current Labour Market. Visitors will also find web tools (as a TCL wiki tool, web based training seminars, conferences, Web interviews, job searches and offers, news and events; forums of discussion, EU directories…etc.)

Practically, The EU TCL SKILLS COUNCIL will mainly aim at identifying and monitoring training needs, communicating on the training needs towards Education and Training entities, promoting of matching activities between identified training needs and market offer, and elaborating and supporting specific projects and initiatives at EU and national levels.

Eventually the overall goal of this EU TCL SKILLS COUNCIL is to improve the quality of the European labour force, and to assist enterprises and workers/students to be more flexible in meeting changing competitive demands to sustain the European Textile Clothing and Leather as Industry leaders at international level on Innovation and Creativity.

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