Textile production is one of the oldest skills in the world. Spinning wool into yarn, weaving cotton into fabric - such skills have been around since man began farming and domesticating animals.

Today, companies that transform raw materials such as wool, cotton and man-made fibre into textiles need highly skilled and qualified people.

In textile production you could learn techniques involved in spinning, knitting, weaving, carpet making, and producing technical textiles or non-woven materials. Also, the development of high-tech synthetic and polymer fabrics, like the multi-layered Gore-Tex, are becoming an increasingly important and fascinating area to explore.

You could specialise in dyeing and finishing, textile technologies and innovations, technical consulting or commercial testing of fabrics. You could work with textile processors, designers and retailers in both the apparel and interior textile markets throughout the world.

You could also work as a textile designer, producing original ideas and designs for a large variety of printed, woven or knitted textiles.