Ideal Standard, in partnership with the BMA, CIPHE and FIESTA Learning is dedicating a proportion of their Apprenticeship Levy fund, to gift small plumbing UK businesses with financial support to sponsor their own accredited Plumbing Apprenticeships. This half an hour… Read more
Gary Baker – Lockdown Diaries
Gary Baker, chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), took part in an episode of ‘The Lockdown Diaries’, produced by Jones Digital. During the 10-minute webisode, Peter Jones, founder of Jones Digital, asks Gary about… Read more
Government Kickstart Scheme – FIESTA Q&A
Funding for Employers to create job placements for 16-24 year olds. With Carmen Daley, Apprenticeship Manager with FIESTA Skills Plus Hosted by Jeremy Stein, FIESTA Secretary FIESTA Kickstarter Q&A
Bathroom Manufacturers Association joins FIESTA
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance’s (FIESTA) influence in the kitchen, bedroom bathroom sector continues to gather apace as the organisation has welcomed the Bathroom Manufacturers Association to its ranks. Founded in 2017, FIESTA brings together the… Read more
‘Don’t be put off by complexities of Kickstart Scheme’, urges FIESTA chairman
Gary Baker, the chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Educations, Skills and Training Alliance, is urging employers in the UK furniture and interiors sector to not be put off by the complexities of the government’s Kickstart Scheme and work with… Read more
Sign up to support Level 2 Furniture Apprenticeship Reviews or lose them
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) are pleased to confirm the review of the Level 2 Furniture Manufacturer Apprenticeship following much campaigning by the trade body with support from Achieve+Partners. The review will see eight new… Read more