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4 Skills, Labour, Recruitment and Support

As an organisation, the CFA (and its training arm published the first version of this guide in 2022, the
FITA) have always been active in supporting the foundations had been laid. Since then, much has
sector to create more skilled labour. We have changed, while some challenges remain the same.
been running our dedicated training organisation The demand for skilled floorlayers continues to
since the early 2000s, delivering short duration outstrip supply; the current skills gap estimated at
flooring courses for timber, textile, and resilient 18% or 12,400 floorlayers.
floor coverings as well as specialist areas such
as subfloor preparation and moisture prevention. It’s a statistic that’s impossible to ignore and a
FITA also been delivering the ‘gold standard’ or reminder of why CFA need to keep momentum
apprenticeship delivery in England since 2021 and behind their efforts.
now plays its part in training the floorlayers of the In 2025 CFA relaunched an updated version of
future. Future Fitters. The guide continues to serve as

In 2020, CFA first started work on the Future Fitter a comprehensive industry resource for anyone
Programme, the goal was clear: to address the looking to build a career in flooring, while
skills gap and build a sustainable pipeline of talent supporting employers and training providers to
for the contract flooring industry. By the time we play their part in securing our future workforce.

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