French industry reaches out to young generation

13/12/2011
This year, for the first time, French leather industry organisations, including the Conseil National du Cuir and research and training body CTC, attended the Aventure des Metiers careers fair, held November 24–27 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris.

The principle objectives of this initiative were to increase awareness among young French people of the career possibilities in the leather sector, to modernise the image of the sector and make contact with young people.

Footwear, leathergoods and tanning were all represented around four career themes: fashion career and design, innovation and technology, materials and expertise, and international marketing and distribution.