This report represents the essential piece of sectoral intelligence, needed to implement concrete actions for the benefit of the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear industries in the fields of employment and training.

This report aims at describing innovative tools, national and/ or regional strategies, local initiatives, methods put in place by members of the council to monitor skills needs and address the question of skill mismatch and gaps, with particular reference to the ones identified according to the 7 drivers of change (Regulation and Governance, Demographic and Population Change, Environmental Change, Economics and Globalisation, Technological Change, Values and Identities and Consumer Demand).