Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) and the Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) have partnered to offer a joint convention and trade show, bringing together an expanded community of flooring professionals.
Floor Trends was on site for the first retailer-led, five-week International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) training in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted by DeGraaf Interiors. Five students received scholarships through the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) with the other half of the tuition covered by DeGraaf and another area retailer.
Scholarships for specific trainings with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) and Certified Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) are currently available through the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF).
The Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) and the Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) are delighted to announce their partnership in hosting a highly anticipated convention and trade show, scheduled to take place from September 20 – 22, 2023 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL.
International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) unveils its comprehensive floor covering installation training and certification courses scheduled now through October. These courses are designed to meet the evolving needs of the flooring industry and provide hands-on training to enhance the skills and knowledge of professionals.
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young,” said Henry Ford. In March, the Certified Flooring Installers association put on multiple trainings in Nashville, Tennessee at Buddy Allen Carpet One Floor & Home where a wide range of ages, ethnicities and experience levels came together for one purpose—to learn.
Eleven students, a blend of field supervisors and installers, are participating in the Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) one-week intro class to hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl plank (LVP) at Pruitt Flooring's training facility in Skinner, Wichita. Dwayne Pruitt, owner, and Jonathan Varden, senior manager of training, CFI, are leading the training.
The Certified Flooring Installer (CFI) program and the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will now offer credit toward certifications for students completing the Floor Covering Education Foundation Basic Flooring Installation program.
Last week, Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) introduced the first industry-wide Advanced Commercial Carpet Certification program, CIII, during preview sessions with carpet, adhesive and tool manufacturers in Dalton, Georgia.
The International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) association is putting on both residential and commercial carpet certifications at the new Natural Fiber Installer Certification training facility in Jasper, Georgia, March 23 to 24.