4 minute read
More Professional Training… More Professional Installation Craftsmen
FLOOR ED
More Professional Training… More Professional Installation Craftsmen!
Advertisement
One of the contributing factors leading to the enormous lack of qualified flooring installers is the absence of any structured training program within the technical and community college systems. Other trades, with which we compete for talent, have long been present in these vital community-based education centers. The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is working to change that.
$100 A MONTH CAN
SAVE OUR INDUSTRY...
IF EVERY RETAILER STEPS UP WE CAN SOLVE OUR INSTALLATION SHORTAGE CRISIS.
DEB DEGRAAF Owner, DeGraaf Interiors Board Member, FCEF
FCEF.org/Donate
In partnership with the Technical College System of Georgia, FCEF launched a pilot program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in January 2022 as a 10-week non-accredited course. That program has now been accredited making it easier to replicate throughout Georgia and the entire country. The program was developed in collaboration with the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), Certified Flooring Installers (CFI), and the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) ensuring that this training program meets the high standards of these organizations.
Awareness of flooring craftsmen (especially with young adults) is extremely low. Help us generate awareness one community at a time!
FCEF.org/Donate
$100PER MONTH Your monthly donation comes with our DIGITAL AWARENESS KIT, so you can raise awareness about the flooring craftsman career in your • Social Media Posts • Digital Campaign Creative • HTML Emails • Customizable Flyers • Door Decal • Best Practices Guide
$500DONATION ONE TIME
Local Job Fairs and High School Career Days are a great opportunity to share the flooring craftsman career. We have the entire kit ready for you to raise • Pop-Up Display • Tablecloth • Video Loop • Counter Card + Certificate • Handout + Digital Download • Digital Assets • FloorYourFuture.org Landing Page • Best Practices Guide
With a program developed and students already benefitting from a solid start to their flooring careers, the next step is to replicate this program across the nation. FCEF has already made connections with technical colleges in seventeen states. To learn more about this initiative and see where FCEF is currently working, please visit fcef.org/impact. You can help by connecting FCEF with your local technical colleges and by supporting FCEF financially.
FCEF is making progress and finding solutions to one of our industry’s biggest problems. Will you STEP UP to help? ■
PEOPLE CAN’T CHOOSE TO BE FLOORING CRAFTSMEN IF THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE CAREER.
Recruits can’t choose flooring installation as a career if they don’t first consider it. They can’t consider it if they aren’t aware of it. And our industry has an enormous awareness issue.
Local Job Fairs and High School Career Days are a great opportunity to share the flooring craftsman career and they happen in every retailer’s local market. Want to make a difference? To be a part of the solution? Then be our ambassador in your community. We have the entire kit ready for you to raise awareness with potential recruits all for a donation that’s less than it would cost you to purchase on your own.
VISIT FCEF.org/DONATE TO RESERVE YOUR KIT TODAY! Kits available in 4-6 weeks.
ITEM Pop Up Display Tablecloth
RETAIL VALUE DONOR COST $300.00 Included in Donation $50.00 Included in Donation
Video Loop $1,000.00 Included in Donation Counter Card + Certificate $200.00 Included in Donation Handout and Digital Download $250.00 Included in Donation Digital Assets $500.00 Included in Donation FloorYourFuture.com Landing Page $100.00 Included in Donation Best Practices Guide $100.00 Included in Donation TOTAL COST $2,500.00 $500
