The 10-Week Basic Flooring Installation Program Kicks Off at GNTC

FCI’s Beth Miller talks with Jim Aaron, executive director, Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), and Dave Garden, CFI Master Instructor, about the launch of the program and how students responded to the groundbreaking curriculum as well as how they plan to take the program nationwide. The FCEF Basic Flooring Installation program is designed to introduce students to the four major types of flooring materials and basic installation skills needed to succeed as a flooring craftsman. The pilot program launched officially on January 10, 2022 at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in Dalton, Georgia.

// Journey to Flooring Installer: A Front-Row Seat

In January 2022, the first round of students completed the Floor Covering Education Foundation’s (FCEF) Basic Floor Covering Installation program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in Dalton, Georgia. See more highlights from the course!

Beth Miller began her journalistic journey in 2005 while still working as a mechanic in her dad’s garage. She has written about everything from artists to WWII veterans and in 2010 stepped into the healthcare sector where she created digital content for 11 years. She, then, received her master’s degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2017, she took the leap into the flooring industry. Here, she has discovered a place where she can apply both her technical and journalistic abilities.