苏格兰：推出新的纺织学徒计划

Scotland to unveil new textile apprenticeship scheme
Buoyed by the success of the textile apprenticeship scheme in Borders region, textile makers in Scotland plan to unveil a nationwide initiative intended at encouraging more youth in the country to join the industry.
Fourteen knitwear producers – Hawick Knitwear, William Lockie & Co, Barrie, Eribe, Peter Scott, Hawick Cashmere, Caerlee Mills, Holland & Sherry, Johnstons of Elgin, House of Cheviot, Robert Noble, Kearse & Boys, Scott & Charters and Lochcarron – jointly launched the scheme in Borders during last October to address the issue of crisis of skilled manpower jeopardizing the industry’s existence.
The scheme worked so well that the Scottish Textile Industry Association (STIA) now wants it to be implemented across the country.
STIA Chairman, David Breckenridge, said the textile industry has not only wiped out negative perceptions about it, but has also managed to retain its buoyancy in the midst of global financial crunch and other issues concerning the global economy. All textile mills are running to good capacity, and there is no question mark on their survival, he stated.
The scheme developed in association with Creative Skillset, an independent body working with industry and Government to identify and address skills shortages in industries, has till now trained 60 apprentices who have got jobs in various textile mills across the Borders.
The organization intends to draw in nine new Borders producers this year under the scheme, and intends to create 150 more apprentices this year.
Hawick Knitwear, which has added 13 apprentices to its list of 230 workers, said the firm intends to take in increasing number of apprentices each year, as it believes it is essential to bring in young blood for survival of the industry.
While the textile industry has been losing its lustre, and has become unattractive for young aspirants over the past few years, initiatives that allow young people to get a qualification, can again bring the industry’s development potential to forefront, according to experts.
Earlier, skill requirements of a firm were met due to discharge of workers following closure of other companies, but now as industry has gained stability, it is necessary to bring in new people, analysts opine.
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苏格兰：推出新的纺织学徒计划
纺织品学徒计划在边境地区的成功鼓舞下，苏格兰纺织品制造商计划推出一个全国性的倡议，旨在鼓励本国更多的年轻人加入这个行业。
14家针织品服装生产商—霍伊克针织品、威廉Lockie公司、巴里、Eribe、彼得•斯科特、霍伊克羊绒、Caerlee米尔斯、Holland & Sherry、Johnstons of Elgin、罗伯特•诺布尔、Kearse & Boys、Scott & Charters和Lochcarron，在去年10月份联合推出该计划，旨在解决熟练劳动力危及行业生存危机的一系列问题。
该方案行之有效，苏格兰纺织工业协会（STIA）现在希望它在全国范围内实施。
苏格兰纺织工业协会主席大卫•布雷肯里奇说，纺织行业不仅摧毁了关于它的负面看法，而且还设法保留其在全球金融危机和其他有关全球经济问题中的上升力。所有的纺织厂一切正常运转，且不存在生存困惑。
该计划与创造性技能协会联合开发，作为一个与工业界和政府工作独立的机构，创造性技能协会找出并解决纺织工业面临的技能人才短缺的问题，至今已培养学徒60人，且已在国外不同的纺织厂工作。
该组织计划今年吸引9个新的海外生产商，并打算培养150多名纺织学徒。
霍伊克针织品增加了13名纺织学徒，至今拥有230名员工。该公司打算每年增加新的学徒，因为它认为每年引进年轻血液对企业生存是至关重要的。
据专家介绍，纺织行业虽然已经失去了它的光彩，并在过去几年不受有志青年的青睐，但此激励举措可以让年轻人获得资格，又可以再次为纺织行业带来发展潜力。
早些时候，随着其他公司的倒闭，使得一部分熟练工流失，但现在纺织行业已基本上稳定，因此分析师认为，为企业注入新鲜血液是很有必要的。