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ATA introduces workforce development website
November 9th, 2024
The Workforce Development Council, a member group of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), has launched its new website as a resource for building the textile industry workforce. The Council is working to find solutions to one of the biggest challenges our members in the textiles industry are facing—finding and keeping skilled employees. This group works to […]
The four C’s of workforce development
October 11th, 2024
Workforce development as defined is a multifaceted approach that encompasses programs, policies and initiatives designed to enhance individuals' skills and knowledge, enabling them to thrive in their respective fields. While workforce development is a problem that all businesses face, more specialized industries such as ours require more frequent focus on development of our workforce. As […]
The future landscape of the workforce
August 1st, 2023
Organizations need to be thinking about tomorrow and, more specifically, how the future of work, the workforce and the workplace will be dramatically different from what we know today. And more important, from what it has been in the past. Warp-speed changes ahead Let’s start by thinking about today and taking a pulse of the […]
Plant expansion will introduce new workers to textile industry
April 1st, 2022
An aerial view of Glen Raven’s Norlina plant, where an expansion project is underway. Photo: The Warren Record Construction of Glen Raven Custom Fabrics plant expansion in Norlina, N.C., is progressing on schedule, and equipment installation will begin in April. The Norlina plant manufactures synthetic yarn to be woven into the company’s flagship product, Sunbrella. […]
Solving a global problem
March 1st, 2022
Back in January, we told you about the labor shortage affecting many American industries (page 22, Specialty Fabrics Review, January 2022). But even as more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the economy gains strength, labor shortages continue to perplex businesses not just in the U.S. but around the world. How can the textiles industry […]
Anybody out there?
January 1st, 2022
The pandemic may be loosening its stranglehold in many parts of the U.S. but its effects are still being felt across the country in the form of supply issues, logistic and transportation challenges, and labor shortages. The latter may be the most vexing of all for business owners who see the jobs coming back but […]
WorldSkills USA at the Global Trade Skills Competition, August 22-27, Kazan, Russia
May 24th, 2019
SkillsUSA today revealed 22 young competitors who will represent the United States at WorldSkills, the largest international showcase of the skilled trades. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Its selected team members, with an average age of 19, are masters in their craft. […]
Strategies that can change the workplace and workforce
March 1st, 2019
Picture this: It’s bedtime and children are getting their goodnight kisses. The parents wish them sweet dreams, leave the room and close the door behind them. With their defenders gone, the children begin their nightly debate: Is the boogeyman here? And if so, what exactly are they going to do about it? The boogeyman comes […]
May the workforce be with you
April 1st, 2017
Manufacturers are facing a variety of staffing challenges, and responding to the need to educate the public as well as potential employees about the benefits of a hands-on career. It’s easy enough to understand that a lack of jobs can wreak havoc on economies, from local to global scales. What can be more complex is […]
Engaging the workforce
November 1st, 2015
Finding, training and retaining skilled employees remains a vital issue. Labor and workforce issues have always been an industry concern, and from the first issue to the current one, the Review has run frequent and regular articles about how readers can improve the bottom line by getting a better grip on finding and keeping valuable […]