28.01.2020

TAILORING COMPANIES ARE FIGHTING FOR HR

Managers of 9 Montana sewing companies demand before the Regional Education Department and the Regional Governor the Vocational High School for Light Industry to retain the class " Production of textile clothing". This was announced by Maya Grigorova, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in the regional city.

According to the Labor Office, 1,200 people were employed in the sewing industry in the Montana District in 2019. 15 years ago, their number was over 3,000. Traded firms say the decline in employment is due to labor shortages rather than fewer orders. Tailors and builders are constantly on the job market, informs Svetla Uzunova, director of Labor Office -Montana. They then start further vocational trainings. The industry envisages the need for new 180 employees. According to the employers, in the plan for the 2020-2021 it is imperative to preserve the lesson on "Production of textile clothing". The high school is the only one that trains the sewing industry, and this year's admission did not take place. “It is very important to feed the local economy against the background of the demographic collapse,” says Maya Grigorova. Thus, there is a big gap between the needs of business and education. Practice shows that students from Vocational High School for Light Industry are trained mainly as beauticians, hairdressers and manicurists. The school had trained teachers in modeling and clothing production.