SKILLS HUB
Welcome to the Skills Hub, the area for training and learning. The hub brings together details of courses specific to the finishes and interiors sector, making accessing and booking training quick and easy. In addition, it provides information on sector careers, apprenticeships and funding, as well as access to e-learning, CPD and other training.
FIS activity in this area is member led via our Skills Board. To find out more or get involved email info@thefis.org.uk
Training Directory
Our Associate Member – Approved Training Providers (ATPs) deliver the training and qualifications required by members to support their businesses and to provide proof of competence – a key element in ensuring success.
Competency
Everything you need to know about how the Building Safety Act is effecting how you need to demonstate competence in your workforce
Advice & Information
Ask questions by completing the form at the bottom of the page or call 0121 707 0077
Apprenticeships & Qualifications
Information for individuals and employers
Careers
Find out about career opportunities in the finishes and interiors sector
CSCS
Providing proof that individuals have the appropriate qualifications and training to work on site.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
A range of sector specific CPDs delivered by FIS or its members
Recruitment & Induction
Sustainability information including measuring plasterboard waste in the sector
Skills Board
Leading the FIS Skills Strategy to support the development of a competent sector workforce
Skills & Training Funding
Skills clinics, developing training plans and available funding
Training Offers
Funded and discounted training provided by FIS Approved Training Providers.
SKILLS AND TRAINING NEWS
Government to fund construction skills
Promising to ‘back the builders, not the blockers’ in Wednesday's Spring Statement, the Chancellor has announced £600 million of investment to train up to 60,000 more skilled construction workers by 2029 in order to tackle the industry’s skills shortages. The funding...
Can you offer work experience to trainees in internal / external insulation and drylining?
The Skills Centre at Southwark are running new Skills Bootcamps in partnership with FIS in Internal / External Insulation and Drylining and we are seeking employers support in offering a work trial and/or potential employment to candidates that are taking part. The...
Employers wanted for Skills Bootcamp in Interior Systems
FIS, in collaboration with Construction Skills People and British Gypsum, is set to host a comprehensive skills bootcamp focusing on interior systems at Erith Academy. This 10-day intensive course, titled "Build Better Academies," will run from March 31 to April 11,...
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