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an Implementation Plan. CFA will create a working
group of members to develop a framework for
flooring engaging with CITB, CSCS and other
construction stakeholders to ensure the flooring
sector is fairly represented. It is also critical to
highlight all of the hard work and development of
training opportunities that have been created in the
flooring sector over the past few years.
The CFA continues to proactively represent
members’ views on training and related funding
to regulatory bodies and CITB, while at the same
time investing in its own training organisation,
the Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA),

which was specifically set up to deliver some of
Modern Apprenticeship programme in Scotland and the training required by the flooring sector. This
Wales. This outlined that the NOS was outdated in type of venture is relatively unusual for a trade
relation to the activities and demands of a current association to undertake and demonstrates the
flooring installer and a group of CFA member level of our commitment. This includes increasing
industry professionals went to work in rectifying this. the apprenticeship delivery at the Loughborough
training centre to 50 apprentices on rolling cohorts
At the time of going to print this work is still to be and further cohorts in conjunction with industry

formally completed but what has been confirmed is stakeholders also planned for 2025.
that the current floorlaying NVQ Level 2 in England

will change to a NVQ Level 3 qualification. The Finally, the combination of short duration courses,

opportunities this will create for the flooring sector qualification support (including NVQ assessment

are excellent, raising the profile of the qualification and on-site assessment), sector specific

alongside other similar construction trades where accreditations and clear focus on apprenticeships,
the CFA believe it rightfully belongs. The result means that through both FITA and other supported
of the review also present new opportunities to activities, the CFA is extremely active in delivering
engage with training organisations that were much of the training the sector needs.
currently unavailable to our sector such as ELCAS
(Education Learning Credits Administration Service)
who offer training support for those leaving MOD
service. We also envisage better collaboration with
DWP (Department for Workplace and Pensions) and
prisoner reform agencies in the same vein which
allows our sector to tap into areas of new skills and
labour that were previously not available.
A large and important project that CFA will begin
work on in 2025 will be around the Building Safety
Act and in particular the creation of a competence SHAUN WADSWORTH
framework for the flooring sector. Competence TRAINING MANAGER
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core competence requirements for individuals Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
across the built environment. They are made up Build UK (Build UK)
of a Route to Competence and a SKEB document Construction Leadership Council (CLC)
(Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Behaviour) and Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IFATE)
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