The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) is the latest trade association to join the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), ensuring that a voice for the training requirements of installers is represented in… Read more
FIESTA hits the airwaves
3rd Jun 2020
FIESTA chairman Gary Baker took the alliance’s message to the airwaves last week appearing as a guest on the Foyne Jones Show, a weekly podcast run by Foyne Jones managing director Peter Jones. In the latest of the podcast’s survival… Read more
FIESTA is delighted to announce dynamic new partnership with Achieve+Partners
25th Mar 2020
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is delighted to announce its innovative strategic partnership with newly formed End-point Assessment Organisation, Achieve+Partners. Achieve+Partners provides End-point Assessment products and services for the furniture, wood and trade supplier industries…. Read more
Northern skills conference to help furnishing businesses access funding for employee training
28th Feb 2020
A second Closing the Gap conference promoting how companies can access funded training for upskilling staff and apprenticeship programmes is taking place next month in the north of England. The half-day conference, organised by the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills… Read more
New Government Apprenticeship Initiative for Non-Apprenticeship Levy Payers
23rd Jan 2020
The Government has announced a new initiative to encourage non-levy paying employers to access funded training for apprentices. Currently 98% of registered employers do not pay the apprenticeship levy, however, starting in January until the 31st March 2020 an initiative… Read more
Eight level 2 manufacturing apprenticeship pathways to be renewed for 2020
20th Jan 2020
The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) finished 2019 on a high after confirming that eight level 2 manufacturing apprenticeship pathways will be renewed in 2020, following much campaigning by the trade body. Back in July the… Read more
