The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) is the latest trade association to join the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), ensuring that a voice for the training requirements of installers is represented in… Read more
FIESTA chairman Gary Baker took the alliance’s message to the airwaves last week appearing as a guest on the Foyne Jones Show, a weekly podcast run by Foyne Jones managing director Peter Jones. In the latest of the podcast’s survival… Read more
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is urgently appealing to UK furniture manufacturers to financially support vital work needed to renew the level 2 Furniture Manufacturer Apprenticeship Standard. The current level 2 standard is the mainstay… Read more
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is organising a conference next month to launch Furniture and Interiors Skills Plus (Skills Plus) – a service that will help close the industry’s skills gap. Since the Bridging the… Read more
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is delighted to announce that the Institute for Apprenticeships (IFA) has approved five new Level 3 apprenticeship standards for the furnishing industry. The standards, which were approved in December 2018,… Read more
On 23rd January in a Westminster Hall debate on the contribution of furniture manufacturers to the UK economy, FIESTA was recognised for its role in the development of furniture apprenticeships. “In the long term, we want to nurture home-grown talent… Read more
