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FCEF Reaches the Younger Generation
[Rome, Ga.] At Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), class is now in session with the inaugural participation of dual enrollment high school students from Dalton Academy. The students from Dalton Academy started their first-class January 8th, 2024 at GNTC....
Looking back on FCEF’s major milestones
As we approach the start of a new year, I reflect with pride on the FCEF’s remarkable achievements and milestones attained throughout this year, on behalf of the floor covering industry. The inaugural Accredited Basic Floor Covering Installation Program marked a...
FCEF Kicks Off 100 in 100 Installer Training Scholarship Promotion
Dalton, GA, November 14, 2023-Through a new promotion named "100 in 100," the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) will offer scholarships to cover the full cost of tuition for installation training to 100 individuals in 100 days. Traditionally, it has covered...
Funding the Solution: FCEF Awarded Grant
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) announced that it has been awarded a federal grant to fund installation training programs at several colleges in Alabama over the next three years. This grant represents the FCEF's inaugural funding success outside of the...
“Whose Job Is It Anyway?”
The semi-annual meeting of the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) Board of Directors was held on the last day of June. And while it was a very productive meeting, there was a consistent theme that ran through all our conversations — the immediate need for...
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FCEF and Partners Host Ribbon Cutting for Installer Course
The Floor Covering Education Foundation hosted a ribbon-cutting at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton, Georgia, on January 13 to mark the start of the 10-week...
Foundation Offers Full Scholarship in Floor Installation Trade at Technical College in Dalton
A foundation funded by carpet industry titans is giving back in a very unique way in a first-of-its-kind program that offers individuals training and certification in a much-needed skill. Thursday...
Floor Covering Education Foundation Board Meeting Underway Now
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) board has been meeting this week in Chattanooga, Tennessee to discuss its start-up and progress on tackling the installer shortage crisis. This...
FCEF makes strides in solving installer shortage
FCEF BOARD MEETING During its first in-person board meeting with new executive director Jim Aaron at the helm, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) proved that when the industry comes...
FCEF Gears Up for 2022 Installer Recruitments
FCEF BOARD MEETING After eight months, more than a dozen events attended, and thousands of miles traveled, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) convened for its board of directors meeting...
FCEF Discusses Next Steps for Installer Recruitment Campaign
Welcome to Board members of the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) are meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this week to discuss progress of the installer recruitment campaign and the...