An integrated approach to training

The Career Structure Scheme, instigated by companies within the wool textile industry and administered by the Confederation of British Wool Textiles (CBWT), was introduced during the late 70s as an attempt to establish a comprehensive and cohesive training programme for young people entering into the industry. Today the scheme is recognised as one of the best training programmes in the country, a view substantiated in 1988 when the CBWT received a National Training Award for the scheme from central government.