In the late 1970s, Don succeeded Tom Wylie as professional adviser to the In-Service Training and Education Panel (Instep) based at the (then) National Youth Bureau. The initial remit of Instep was to promote the staff development of professional youth workers and to endorse in-service training courses. The remit evolved to include the Initial Training of professional youth and community workers and the accreditation of training for part-time youth and community workers under the new title of the Council for Education and Training in Youth and Community Work (CETYCW). Don remained at the helm of CETYCW through the 1980s, before retiring at its merger with the NYB in 1991 to form the new National Youth Agency.
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