By SPESA

As we mentioned in this month’s SPESA Speaks, there were a few key topics that piqued our interest this year and we would like to explore more. To close out 2020, we wanted to provide a quick breakdown of the news articles and discussions that have surrounded these topics in recent months.

2020 News on Workforce Development:

• Digital Transformation Is About Talent, Not Technology - May 2020

• US Manufacturers Spend Billions to Close Skills Gap - January 2020

• There’s a Skills Shortage in Fashion—Is Poor Training to Blame? - October 2020

• Fashion Industry Facing Digital Skills Gap Post-Covid - October 2020

• Post-crisis Support Must Put Women Garment Workers First - November 2020

• Workplace Cooperation Enhances Gap Supply Chain - November 2020

• The US Sewn Products Industry Faces Sizable Labor Shortage - July 2019

Previously Included in Behind the Seams:

• The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Workforce - August 2020

• Closing the Skills Gap in Retail with People Analytics - September 2020

• The Richardization of Apparel Manufacturing (And Why That's a Good Thing) - September 2020

• From the Frontline: An Interview with Tea Yang - September 2020

• A Conversation with ISAIC CEO & Chairman, Jen Guarino - September 2020

• AFFOA: Working Toward a Manufacturing-based Revolution - September 2020

Other 2020 Hot Topics:

• Sustainability

• Reshoring