{"id":15,"date":"2026-02-11T15:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:30:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6adcadae3d27c8783 .post-breadcrumbs {justify-content: center; text-align: center;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6adcadae3d27c8783 .post-breadcrumbs ul {justify-content: center; text-align: center;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-6adcadae3d27c8783 .post-breadcrumbs ul li:last-child {color: #99C339;}<\/style><div class=\"thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs thegem-custom-6adcadae3d27c8783\"> <div class=\"post-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- .breadcrumbs --><\/div> <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<strong>Evidence to inform skills and learning decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The TCLF Skills Observatory brings together evidence about skills, occupations and change across textiles, clothing, leather and footwear. It helps companies, education and training providers, researchers, policymakers and professionals identify priorities for learning and workforce development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the Observatory exists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Circular production, digital technologies and changing business practices are reshaping work across TCLF value chains. Relevant evidence is spread across projects, studies and professional networks. The Observatory connects this information and explains its context, helping users understand what it means for skills and learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you can explore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/skills\/\"><strong>SKILLS<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;introduces green, digital, technical and vocational, and transversal skills, with practical context for their application across the sectors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/profiles\/\"><strong>PROFILES<\/strong><\/a> connects occupational responsibilities with relevant skills, technologies and learning pathways. These are descriptions of professional roles, not profiles of individual people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/insights\/\"><strong>INSIGHTS<\/strong><\/a> presents selected findings about skills gaps, emerging needs and sector developments, together with the context needed to interpret them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/reports\/\"><strong>REPORTS<\/strong><\/a> provides access to analytical publications, foresight studies and other relevant documents, organised by report type, cycle or year, and theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tclf-skills-observatory.ecosystex.eu\/index.php\/training-institutions\/\"><strong>TRAINING INSTITUTIONS<\/strong><\/a> helps users discover education and training providers through a directory, a country map and individual institution pages. Official website links provide the next step for exploring programmes and contacting providers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From evidence to practical use<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Employers can use the Observatory to inform workforce development. Learning providers can connect curriculum priorities with sector needs. Researchers and policymakers can explore the evidence behind reported changes, while professionals can identify skills and learning providers relevant to their development.<\/p>\n<p>The information supports decisions alongside local knowledge and the underlying sources. Geographic coverage, samples and reference periods vary between outputs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A resource that develops over time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Observatory is being developed within Skills4Circularity and connects with the wider European TCLF skills community. Its operating model follows an annual cycle of evidence collection, validation, analysis and publication, with individual resources reviewed as relevant information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>The Training Institutions directory grows as records are reviewed. Its map and totals describe the institutions listed in the Observatory; they are not a complete measure of training provision in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contribute to the Observatory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a relevant report, dataset, institutional resource or correction to share? Contact the team with a source link and a short description of its relevance to TCLF skills.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]Evidence to inform skills and learning decisions. 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