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K - knowledge
00 - generic programmes and qualifications
01 - education
02 - arts and humanities
03 - social sciences, journalism and information
04 - business, administration and law
05 - natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
06 - information and communication technologies (icts)
07 - engineering, manufacturing and construction
070 - engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined
071 - engineering and engineering trades
072 - manufacturing and processing
0720 - manufacturing and processing not further defined
0721 - food processing
0722 - materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
0723 - textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
- apparel manufacturing technology
- assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction
- assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction
- assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction
- automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods
- braiding technology
- buttonholing
- CAD for footwear
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- camouflage
- challenging issues in the textile industry
- clothing and footwear products
- clothing sizes
- commercial clothing glossary
- dressmaking
- dyeing technology
- e-tailoring
- ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design
- fabric types
- footwear bottoms pre-assembly
- footwear components
- footwear creation process
- footwear equipments
- footwear finishing techniques
- footwear industry
- footwear machinery
- footwear manufacturing technology
- footwear materials
- footwear quality
- footwear stitching techniques
- footwear uppers pre-assembly
- functionalities of machinery
- hides, skins and leather products
- horse riding equipment
- knitting machine technology
- last types
- leather chemistry
- leather colour chemistry
- leather finishing technologies
- leather goods components
- leather goods manufacturing processes
- leather goods materials
- leather goods quality
- leather physical testing
- leather products maintenance
- leather technology
- maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines
- manual cutting processes for leather
- manufacturing of children clothing
- manufacturing of fur products
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of sports equipment
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- nonwoven machine technology
- orthopaedic goods industry
- physico-chemical properties of hides and skins
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods
- properties of textile materials
- prototyping in the wearing apparel industry
- research and development in textiles
- spray finishing technology
- standard sizing systems for clothing
- staple spinning machine technology
- sustainable footwear materials and components
- tanning process
- test leather chemistry
- textile chemistry
- textile finishing technology
- textile industry
- textile industry machinery products
- textile measurement
- textile printing technology
- textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
- textile techniques
- textile technologies
- textile trends
- tufting technology
- types of carpet
- types of textile fibres
- types of weave for wire mesh
- upholstery fillings
- upholstery tools
0724 - mining and extraction
0729 - manufacturing and processing not elsewhere classified
073 - architecture and construction
078 - inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction
079 - engineering, manufacturing and construction not elsewhere classified
08 - agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
09 - health and welfare
10 - services
99 - field unknown
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
T - transversal skills and competences

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clothing industry

knowledge

engineering, manufacturing and construction

manufacturing and processing

textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)

clothing industry

Concept overview

Description

Major suppliers, brands and products involved in the clothing industry.

Alternative Labels

clothing business

clothing company

clothing industries

clothing manufacture

clothing trader

the clothing industry

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

sector specific skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Narrower skills

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Optional for

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)