Join TFIA

The Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has been successfully representing Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s

Design is much more than the aesthetic. It encompasses thinking, innovation and process.

Our focus is on high value added products

TFIA is focused on workplace learning in highly specialised and advanced technology areas to deliver flexible, formal and customised solutions for managers, workers and professional educators

Through TFIA, Australian firms have access to the latest market intelligence - both at a national and international level

TFIA began when the Textile Council of Australia was formed as an umbrella organisation to provide a focal point for a number of sector-specific associations

TFIA engages in many activities on behalf of its members and the wider TCF industry

TFIA contact details

There are many competitions available to Australian fashion and textile designers and design students

Australian fashion festival schedule

Over the years, TFIA has devoted a lot of resources to lobbying Government for TCF funding and support programs

TFIA plays a number of important roles in advocating the need for quality standards in the TCF industry

There are many labelling requirements for Australian TCF products

TCF Review

Initiatives

Were you aware that amendments were made on 22 March 2012 to the Fair Work Act (FWA), TCF provisions? The modern award TCFAI MA000017 is also under review.

As highlighted in the 2008 TCF Review by Professor Roy Green, the survival of the TCF industry is reliant on businesses being innovative - both in new technologies and business models

Australian & international TCF conferences

TFIA supports innovative research and development in the TCF industry through the ISS Institute Fellowship program

TFIA and the Textile & Fashion Hub in the media

Australian fashion's modern guild

Broadsheet - April 19, 2012

They're clothing ranks, keeping it close to home

The Age - April 8, 2012

Textile and Fashion Hub launch

The Vine - April 4, 2012

Putting the source back in resource

Fashion Exposed Online - March 2012

About TFIA

TFIA has been successfully representing the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s - from big business to small and medium enterprises.

TO PUT IT SIMPLY...

WE ARE AN ADVOCATE FOR TCF INDUSTRIES

TFIA and the Textile & Fashion Hub in the media

Australian fashion's modern guild

They're clothing ranks, keeping it close to home

Textile and Fashion Hub launch

Putting the source back in resource