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1 CFA Training Overview

The Contract Flooring Industry Training Guide 2025 aims to be
the definitive source for the latest information about training

opportunities in the UK, including apprenticeships, qualifications,

training courses, funding and recruitment signposting.

The Contract Flooring Association (CFA) believe At the CFA, we believe that the growing dialogue
it is important employers have access to this kind around skills and training has been partly driven by
of information to make calculated and informed our efforts to address the skills and labour shortage
decisions on skills, labour and training. The CFA through the Future Fitter campaign. This initiative
provides advice on training as one of the many has one clear goal: to identify and increase the

benefits available to members and is fairly unique in number of floor fitters of all ages entering the UK’s

co-founding its own training organisation, Flooring commercial and domestic floorlaying sector. Our
Industry Training Association (FITA), to deliver approach focuses on providing support and training
formal training to the sector. to create pathways for individuals to become skilled

The training and upskilling of current and future and qualified installers.
floorlayers remains a central topic in nearly Through this campaign, CFA have engaged with a
every conversation I have. As Training Manager, wide range of stakeholders, including Contractors,
this focus is naturally a key part of my role, but Training Providers, Manufacturers, Distributors,
the sharp rise in demand for training has been Careers Advisors, and Schools, to explore practical
striking. Whether supporting training providers or solutions for tackling the sector’s shortages. CFA
introducing new programs to our sector, the need have also supported training providers in sourcing
has grown significantly since I began working on instructors, materials tools and equipment, held

this guide. This increase reflects the challenges in STEM Ambassador and Open Doors events all
the current skills and labour market. According to across the UK and also supported apprenticeship
CFA data gathered from its members, the skills and opportunities in Wales and the continuation of
labour gap for floorlayers has expanded from 11% apprenticeship delivery in Scotland after 18 months
in 2019 to 18% in 2024. of upheaval. One huge success for 2024 was
successful completion of the funding and content
review for the Apprenticeship Standard in England.
With the support of a dedicated working group
chaired by Alan Gayle of A.G. Flooring Ltd, there has
been a full review of all content and a 30% uplift in
funding.
The CFA also continue to work in conjunction
with the Construction Industry Training Board
(CITB) to review the current Floorcovering National
Occupational Standards (NOS) which directly
makes up both S/NVQ’s in floorlaying and the

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