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ECONOMIC SECTOR
The textile industry
performs the complete process of creating clothing and industrial products,
from the extraction of the raw materials
to distribution and sales.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
The sector includes the manufacture of chemical fibres,
yarn, clothes and household fabrics,
as well as their industrial applications.
STRONG COMPETITION The strong competition coming from the Asian markets
STRONG COMPETITION and other emerging economies
has compelled the sector to adapt to new changes,
making R+D and innovation its strategic resources.
The design of new materials and revolutionary production systems,
along with the optimisation of the distribution processes,
has become the key to the industry’s progress.
A sign of this restructuring of the sector
is the application of the information technologies,
which can convey a piece from the designing board
INTERNET SALES to the shop in a question of days,
INTERNET SALES while internet sales are increasing non-stop.
(FIELDS OF ACTIVITY) The professional situation in the sector
(FIELDS OF ACTIVITY) is organised into four fields of activity:
That of the chemical fibres is devoted to producing non-natural fibres
based on synthesising oil or cellulose.
The top textiles field
consists of the processes of spinning, weaving and finishing,
which go from transforming the fibres into threads
to converting them into a fabric,
passing through chemical or mechanical treatment.
The clothing industries
consist of stitching and making-up,
and convert the fabric into a piece of clothing,
leather or fur products,
by cutting and joining the pieces according to a pattern.
Distribution and logistics
include the entire logistics framework of supply, transport,
storage and distribution of the made-up product,
and we can include the activities related to purchasing
and the management of new modern production processes.
Although it is not an activity included in the production process itself,
its strategic influence
is so important that we could say that it forms part of it.
(JOB PROFILES) We find work opportunities for all professional profiles in this sector.
More qualified profiles
will find a wide range of jobs
centred on management, logistics and distribution,
product design, R+D and research with new technologies,
as the training profile sought is quite extensive
from chemical and industrial engineering related to textiles,
to company management or economics.
Profiles with creative tasks such as design
also have their respective higher training lines.
The lower-qualified,
whose interest is centred on operational tasks in the production process,
also cover a wide training perspective
from secondary school, in more basic production tasks,
to the latest PT qualifications related to pattern-making and fashion,
such as making-up and fur.
Although no other supplementary training is required,
values such as experience, aptitudes for teamwork or versatility
can be even more decisive when seeking work.
Having innovative and creative ideas,
such as intelligent fabrics
or new personalised ways of reaching the consumer,
is essential to standing out and finding a place in this market.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
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