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.