Gary Baker, chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), took part in an episode of ‘The Lockdown Diaries’, produced by Jones Digital. During the 10-minute webisode, Peter Jones, founder of Jones Digital, asks Gary about… Read more
Bathroom Manufacturers Association joins FIESTA
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance’s (FIESTA) influence in the kitchen, bedroom bathroom sector continues to gather apace as the organisation has welcomed the Bathroom Manufacturers Association to its ranks. Founded in 2017, FIESTA brings together the… Read more
‘Don’t be put off by complexities of Kickstart Scheme’, urges FIESTA chairman
Gary Baker, the chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Educations, Skills and Training Alliance, is urging employers in the UK furniture and interiors sector to not be put off by the complexities of the government’s Kickstart Scheme and work with… Read more
Sign up to support Level 2 Furniture Apprenticeship Reviews or lose them
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) are pleased to confirm the review of the Level 2 Furniture Manufacturer Apprenticeship following much campaigning by the trade body with support from Achieve+Partners. The review will see eight new… Read more
FIESTA featured in kbbreview podcast
Gary Baker, chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), took to the airwaves again earlier this month, this time being a guest on the kbbreview podcast. The weekly podcast, which is recorded and distributed by… Read more
Foyne Jones: Q&A with Callum Church
We talked to Peter Jones, managing director of Foyne Jones, and Callum Church, digital content producer at Foyne Jones, about the latter’s apprenticeship, what an average day is like for him and what…