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
Programmes to help recruit and induct operatives into 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
CITB secures construction industry support for Levy proposals
Construction employers have backed CITB’s Levy Proposals to support skills and training across England, Scotland and Wales, by way of the Consensus process. The provisional result will now be taken to the Secretary of State for Education to make the final decision on...
Industry Placement card set to launch ahead of new academic year
The Industry Placement card is to be made available by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and a number of other partner schemes on 1 September 2021, in time for the new academic year. Initially announced back in June, the card is for learners aged sixteen or...
Recruiting and retaining the next generation
To drive the economic recovery post‐COVID‐19, the industry will need to overcome its longstanding skills gaps. Whilst we continue to discuss the new Points‐Based Immigration System with the Home Office, employers should look at what they can do to recruit the next...
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