The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) welcomes a new partnership with Sika-DriTac that will help support technical college programs across the nation. Sika-DriTac has committed to providing supplies and assisting with training demonstrations for FCEF programs.  

NKBA and ASID Chapters in Hawaii partnered with Lunada Bay Tile to bring design education to members. 

Guest expert Mike Burgener, technical flooring consultant and president of 850 Group, will discuss flooring claims and litigation. 

Continuing to expand its training offerings, INSTALL, the North American leader in floorcovering installation training and certification, recently presented a Hardwood Flooring Installation course at the Northwest Carpenters Institute (NWCI) in Burlington, Washington. 

Cevisama Tech will spotlight on the effort the Spanish ceramic tile industry has invested in research, design, and innovation, including the field of machinery, frits, glazes and colors for ceramic, software, logistics, BIM technologies and applied technology.

The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC), a domestic, industry-wide promotion initiative for Real American Hardwood products, has launched a website at RealAmericanHardwood.com designed to inspire and educate consumers

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) just returned from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Annual Convention in Austin, Texas where it represented the flooring industry as a potential career option.

The convention unites top distributors and suppliers for three days of professional development and relationship-building.

Week nine marks the second week of ceramic tile installation education. The students are permanently laying tile in their workspaces and wrapping up the final week of hands-on training. 

As the program expands and more and more colleges and organizations are made aware, the need for more sponsorship is still present.