Bostik to Aid NFCAP Train Flooring Contractors Nationwide
The National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP), launched officially in 2020, offers an apprenticeship agenda registered with the Department of Labor. Its goal is to set standards within the flooring industry by training a new generation of flooring tradesmen, who ultimately become professionally certified. Connected to three national vocational schools (Job Corps, YouthBuild and Big Picture Learning) NFCAP now has access to over 200 campuses nationwide. This strong outreach offers students anywhere within the country to receive high-level training. To date, students receive a certified 8-week pre-apprenticeship training program to identify committed prospects that want to join the flooring apprenticeship. Partnering has been established with Certified Flooring Installers (CFI), the National Association of Floor Covering Technicians (NAFCT), the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) to assist in placing the apprentices and continue training. Via this training course, seasoned employers have the opportunity to hire tradesmen with the highest standards of training.
NFCAP is the brainchild of 32-year-old Carlos Mongalo. He grew up in Miami, helping his father at the family's flooring installation firm before going to undergraduate in San Francisco, and then graduate school in Miami where he ultimately received his MBA. "Early on in life, I learned about the flooring installation business while helping my dad," said Mongalo. "Since graduate school, I wanted to get into nonprofit work to initiate economic development projects in low-income communities. And when I found out that the flooring industry had a national labor shortage crisis, it was the perfect initiative with the support of Lumber Liquidators and Bostik to present the flooring trade to the next generation through an apprenticeship program offering training by top professionals... anywhere within the country?"